New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-25
1T WAS A GLORIOUS VICTORY
THE CORNELL FRESHMEN vANQUISH TIE
YALE AND COLUMBIA CREWS.
4 BEAUTIFUL RACE PLUCKILY RowED on THE
THAMEs-THE WINNING CREW VICTORIOUS
II SPITE or DE- ADv>NTAGES-YALE'S
RAGGED FORM-TIE CREWS. THE
TIME AND TIE RACE.
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nell VINO felt tnat her oaiSncn would give goOf
count Of themselves on the Thames have rs yet no
cause 10 complain OF misplaced confidence. Tho
lthacan freshmen the first Of the collegiate race,
tins afternoon In a manner which stirred the on
thusa'm Of older oarsmen. defeating the Yale and
Columbia freshmen in closely contested struggle
could wish 10 II race. too. in
which all the advantages which usually count in an
affair Of the kind against the winners. Drawn,
boat water and climate favored Yale and Columbia.
yet the skill and pluck OF Cornell ovcrcamc all the
Disadvantages and carried clearly wording set
Of youngsters as rowcd over the Thames course
to victory II contest Of clcvcrncsS and
training against muscle. and the triumph
decisive and beautiful that the friends OF the d.
fcated crews felt desire to make excuses. YalcS
crew. who cane second in this race. average fifteen
pounds heavier than Cornels and Coumbia's average
is about three pounds heavier
Cornell rowcd in the University crows she'll
which three inches wider. con,icr-
ably longer. and Of course. heavier than
the shells Of her opponents. The wind blowing up
the materially increased this disadvantage yet
Cornell with what looked like ease. taking tho
lead in the first half mile holding II steadily and
leaving the real contest to Yale and Columbia. They
beat Yale by "a seconds and Columbia Il "a
seconds. The time II minutes IL Ii seconds.
This Is not fast, but II served
The day favorable. the weather pleasantly cool,
the water fairly smooth the vciled by light clouds
and the tide running out. The wind blew up tho
course. but not strong enough to render - water
troublesome even Ia freshmen. except In the last half
mile. The time set for tine start half past
O'Clock. and twenty minutes after that time Referee
Richard Trimblc was Issuing his parting instructions
To- TIE crews at the starting point short distance
above tho two mile flag Of the four mile opposite
the Navy Yard lie talked from the bow Of the Yale
launch, which contsine1 Waller b. Pee.
Bob Cook and Charles :. Francis. judges, and
". p. Robertson, George A. Adee and Or.
T. r. lIltchcock ill., tlmchccpcr, sp"ctivcy for Co
umba. Yale and Cornell. At the finish Inc the judge
were W. p. Chrisy. for Columbia: Thomas Denny for
Yale and \. Benedict, captain of The university crew.
for Cornell. Columbia had the eastern position. Yale
the western. and Cornell the middle Tho contrast in
The appcar,no" Of tic crews WI striking. COrncrs
httlc men stt high in their big boat the rigging HAY
ing been changed 10 accoum ldnic them. Columbia got
on AT the word moro quic.x than either OF her Op-
poncnts. but Va, promptly o.'f'ghcn by Cornell, row
ING the qulch. oven .'lo'c which trainer Courtney
thinks the proper 90 csrr obliged 10 get alons
with less strength rud endurance than are possessed
by the youne giants which Vale regularly put, INTO
her boats. lalcs stroke It the start nll five 10
thr minnie slower than Coucils. and Columbia three
slower. " tho hail mile nar Cornell had taken her
c d be NJ ten onl ahca f Val N thirte ~ ahef
of Columbia. fhcrc had not been the slightest marrine
Of the beautiful form Of her rowing not splnNh
Lad been ,ccn. and The eight oars rosc and
I'll. entered aud left the water and flashed through
TIE air with 8 regularity that mast have made the
heart of Trainer Courtney elai.
The crew had roVcd forty two ,trorc> ia the
minute at the start but once the lead wa gained the
number dropped Ia forty there It remained with
scarcely variation. VI the nile nag IT was forty
one. at the mile and hall forty. and At the finish
forty one. lalc's stroke va, from four to six per
minute slower and began with a sort Of vicious punch
into the water and Jerk which gave the impressio
II much wasted energy. 10 IL crude ragged and
a., 81 noh~ faol tribe \ no he
Der was thirty seven. half mile thirysX, at mile
thirty -four. at the mile and half thirty six. and at
tho ansh thirty ssvcn. These variations. however.
do no, fully tell the story Of the raggcdnesS of the
crews work At the mile fas the starboar; oars be
gan to splash badly. the boat began to roll
and for moment 1t seemed a. II the
crew was going to pieces The quiet but smooth work
4 Columbia pushed her oo>c 10 Nale's heels during
the brcaL. bat the advantages gained was lost IN the
next half mile when Yale scttled down cleaner and
.tcaher work
A u,wcrtll spurt bv Il ate at the last half mile
threatened A close rni,h. but a shout from Trainer
Courtney sent thrill Of Energy through the Ihacan
lads and they pushed thels sbcI over the finish line
more than length ahead Of i ale The last hall mile
rO~cd IN pretty rough water. the wind having
fr-shcned a bit and having more uninterrupted
sweep from the Sound. All the crews tribe dis
trc.scd the finish. but enough To prevent them
from rowing back 10 the d.-cmbarhing raft after
few minute, Of r,t- Those who most severely
punished wcrr Van Iluyck and Graves, Of Yale. and
apta,n Mckee, II Columbia. Two Of the winning
crew threatened with collapse, but this, Trainer
Courtney SANS was due TO ~, iact that the change
from Ithaca "a the sea shore had given them fal>c
appetite aud tAcy not careful In eating ~
they should have been. lie further that
The had rOwcd two miles IN ten minutes and
thirty seconds tayuga Lake, and that the slower
time due the hrau Wind lie borr his Dli,hinS
honor, with becoming mor~-ty. For THREE hours 10
night score ni Cornell undergraduates tired 10 give
expression to Errat university enthusiasm IN,
want Of numbers WIS rcarc"lN lfU IN tlc NolhfN~
hldenu.ucs, Of the noise created
At there no great manifestation of
Interest craft Oh the river were not numerous, ana
tho obser, alton train was not Used Ihc Hlohue 81
Yale wcre conspicuOuSy absent, iarl Explained III
part by the Circumstance tat the Yale Harvard ha'e
BAH game va, playing In View Haven Ihc ,'is
representative, Of the aquatic interest Of the colleSc
on the Manhansc, were Iangion 7. ~nip". president
of Ilst years club. and John ". Keller OF the ~
university crew Appended J, tho record OF the race
CORNELL. FRESHMEN.
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