Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-06-28
A PAINTING MATCH.
COlumbia's Freshman Grew Col
lapsed Completely.
SIX PAINTING AT THE FINISH

The Pennsylvanians Didn't Weaken. but
Pulled LeIsarely in at the, Rear-Cor-
nelra DaagniAcent Work Harvard's
Easy Victory over Columbia.
NEW LONDON, Conn, June eS.- The
features OF yesterdays boat races were
the contest between Cornell and Column
bla and the sensational collapse of the
Columbia crew the moment they crossed
the line at the finish. When the crew
stopped rowing six of the men fell back
in dead faint from exhaustion. Five
of the six men recovered consciousness
in few minutes, but the sixth, Meick-
elham, remained unconscious half an
hour. As soon as his critical condition
was observed by the officials they
steamed to the tug Wellington and
brought a physician to attend him.
The six men were then lifted out OF
their boat and placed on board the Car
RE Goodwin. While these transfers
were being made the two other men in
the Columbia boat also tainted and had
t.. be assisted out of their boat.
All Hands Put to BED.
y
at their quarters the entire Columbia
crew were lifted out and carried to their
rooms and put to bed. The men were
in pretty bad shape. They had been
rowed 70 a standstill and completely
broken down. Tuttle was quite excited
and at times slightly delirious. Meickel-
ham and several others were slightly
hysterical and plainly showed the effects
of severe strain under which they had
been rowing, and of the high tension Of
their nerves.
They VIII Survive.
Jasper Goodwin, the famous Columbia
oarsnlan, admitted that the men were
badly used up and were still under the
weather, but said there was nothing Sc
rl0us. Many alarming rumors are cur
rent about the condition of two of the
Columbias, but the Columbia men assert
that they will be all right.
The Cornell men, who pulled won
derfully pluckY race, We're around town
last night bright and sound. The de-
tails OF the two races are as follows:
Harvard Easily Defeats Columbia.
Shortly after o'clock the Harvard
and Columbia freshmen were sent away.
Harvard caught the water first and their
shell at once went to the front, pulling
thirty-four strokes. Columbia started
with thirty-eight strokes. splashing
badly for several strokes. The Column
bias were cl, arly over matched by the
heavy crew from Boston, and the race
was practically over after the first two
minutes. Harvard pulled in nearly per-
feet form, and their slow stroke was
very effective. She took the lead and
maintained it to the finish, winning by
about two lengths. Time, 1921; Col
umbia, 1928; distance, two miles straight
away.
The Three C0rnercd Race.
The Cornell, Pennsylvania and Col
umbia crews came into position at 1870
for the three cornered race. When the
word was given, Pennsylvania caught
the water first and gained lead of one
half length. This they could not hold,
and Cornell quickly dashed to the front,
taking lead of a full length. They
managed to increase their lead to two
lengths. finishing in apparently fresh
condition.
CorneII's Remarkable Exhibition.
Cornell's exhibition was remarkable
and is the talk of the town. With the
lightest crew on the river they averaged
a stroke of forty per minute for three
miles. Columbia and Pennsylvania
could not stand their gait and were out
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