Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-07-09
ooRNEnI FIRST, nut RULED OUT.
Fouls Have 90 be Decided by N
Referee Who Could Not See.

Referee Who Gould Not See.
The result of the intercollegiate boat
race ON Lake Quinsigamond Saturday
afternoon is very unsatisfactory outcome
of the weeks Of training which the con-
testing crews have undergone. Cornell's
crew came in first, beating Brown by some
is feet, with the Bowdoin crew third, less
than boats length behind, and the
University of Pennsylvania were last,
with about two boats length of clear
water between, There were, however,
fouls at the upper end of the course
between Bowdoin and Cornell and
between Pennsylvania and Bowdoiu, and
the referee threw Cornell out of the roce,
gave Pennsylvania third place, and
ordered Bowdoin and Brown to row over
again on July 18th. The race was seen
by over $4,000 people.
The preparations for the start are thus
described by the New York Herald. Then
Brown handled her dainty spider little
boat and the four thined faced men from
Providence took their seats and padded
confidently away. These likely looking
lads were in sleeveless white shirts with o
big old English "B" on their breasts,
except stroke Clarence Littlefield, who
was stripped to the buff. There was
mischief in his eye, and, as the sequel
proved, mischief in his oar. Cornell,
from the upper boathouse, was next 10
take their shell, in cornelian and white
shirts and drab pantaloons. They
looked formidable, and capable of repeat
ing their Childs Cup victory. Big
muscled Bowdoin followed, in white
sleeveless shirts and blue pantaloons,
every man with shoulders and arms like
fighter and with determination stamped
all over the features. Pennsylvania was
the last TO put her shell overheard, and
then the crowd and the cheering
would have done justice TO Presidential
nomination convention on the final and
decisive ballot. The cheers shook the
causeway; shook the insecure bridge to
the island house, shook the leaves on the
stout chestnut trees and made thousand
women wave parasols ont of pure sym
pathy. The crews then logged along up
the lake. From the grand stand at Re.
gatta Point, from Pine Tree Point, from
every cove and standing place on the
pebbly shore there were cries of admira,
ton and of good luck. The scene wat
never equaled on Quinsigamond AMI
never will be surpassed. The puny, sinai
like Meteor, with referee, judge and re
| porters, on board, steamed painful,
slow after the shells, and upon it's arriva
found each crew at their right starting
buoys. grander sight may have BEEF
seen in the olden days at Saratoga, whei
q dozen or more SKIES were aligned an,
waiting for the command to leave, bu
Quinsigamond never saw prettier pic
ture.
A special to the Philadelphia Press thu
describes the race: Hardly had the SCUM
of the shot struck the ear than Pennsy
vania caught the water and with tw
rapid strokes, before the other crews ha
finished their first, put the red and blu
ahead. No sooner had the crews covere
o hundred yards in the race than Bow
doin, steering her usual erratic cours,
fouled Cornell and broke their steerin
gear. The men from Ithaca, who's
course had been as straight as die no
began to row in way which resemble
the letter w and pushed Bowdoin unit
! their starboard oars locked with the pc
oars of the Philadelphia. This force
Pennsylvania to cease rowing for
moment and let Cornell and Bowdoin pn,
| oNbI HeT DuW. hulluhtr, DOW OI rem
: SYLVAN, had been steering perfect
straight race, which was kept u
: throughout the whole mile and IL llal
As soon as Bowdoin was on the starbo,l
: side of the red and blue crew they aga
i fouled. Again the Pennsylvania DO
: had to stop, and Lindsay, stroke of Il
Philadelphia, threw up his hand to ca
9 the referees attention to the foul. Go
G nell end Bowdoin had meanwhile be,
e drawing ahead. The Providence men hi
7 the west shore and smc 9th water to thel
r selves, and they made the best of it, viii
Cornell, more lucky than Pennsylvania
getting rid of Bowdoin, steered perfect
straight, in spite of having lost their ru
der, and were soon ahead of Brown.
the press boat was unable to keep up wi
the crews, the features of the race we
v lost to those on board. As Brown d
" clined to row the race over again, il W
e awarded to Bowdoin. The crews were
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