The sun., 1891-06-26
CORNELL BREAKS A RECORD.
TIE ITHACA Bors ROW TOO FAST FOR
PENNSYLVANIA AND COLUMBIA.

THE ITHACA B0rs ROW roo FAST TOl
PENNsYLpANIA AND COLUMBIA.
Yale ana Harvard Crews In rins Form 10,
| their Race To-aay-YaIe Said to Hav,
Made n Phenomenal Trial spin-If tn,
| Coalitions are Right the Record will
Probably be Broken-The New Londor
| Folk Making = Kick - Gossip.
NEW LONDON. Juno 25.-Another record wat
| smashed to-day. 1t was ompllshed by the
| Cornell varsity crew In their three-mile race
with Columbia and Pennsylvania. They COW
cred the distance In IA minutes and 27k sec
onds. The best previous record was IA minutes
43k seconds.
Cornell will leave the Thames with colors
flying. The race TO-DAY was between Cornell
and Penpsyl~ania. Columbia was out OF IL
from the start The boys in the latter boat
rowod pluckily. but thoy were no match for
the men In the other two shells, They did not
pull fast enough. Their exhibition was pref
tier. but this did not win the race. When thoir
shell crossed the line the mon were pretty
badly used up. No. Q went over backward
into tho lap OF No. 8. who afYectionate
spashsd water into his face. 1t was some
time before he could be brought around suf-
flolently to sit up Stroke and bow felt rather
weary also. They had to refresh thems selves
with water. Tho Cornell and Psnnsylvania
crews both finished well. All Of them had
great deal OF starch loft and sat UP straight
and stt6.
Thore was largo crowd out to 500 the three
varsity crews. which are not recognized BY
either Harvard or Yale decide which one OF
them was the best The race came or late In
the afternoon. As usual. thero was long walt
for the crows to start They were all on the
wator on time. but not in their boats. It took
great deal OF manPuvrlnR to get the crews
In position. The current. which was running
strong. scOmed to swing the shells around.
About o'clock Referee Brooks Of Harvard
gave the crews the word. and they were of all
together Cornell was on the ea> It side. Colum-
bia IN tho middle, and Pennsylvania on the
west side. The wind was blowing down
stream. and the water was running along with
the boats very fast. Cornell started out row.
Ing forty-two strokes to tile minute. Column
bias blades were going In md coming out OF
the water at the rate Of thirty eight Pennsyl.
vanin contsnted herself with thirty-four.
Tho Cornell shell jumped forward at the
word like race horse. and the Pennsylvnnia
shell leaped after 1t. The latter poked It's nose
Just ahead OF Cornell. and then worked till No.
4 In the Pennsyvania boat sat opposite bow in
SornelIs Tho cSxswain iS OF the fennsylyania
boSts passed i.' the stsamer Manhansett. w Which
nip and tuck with them. Flrst' one man would
Lar, the correspondinR one In the other boat
ssSn yss .oT%s
thirty.siH Clip. the Columbia boys We're pull.
i Be- r.ssy ha
wiIhs,andinG the fact that they were in the
. Soon after passing the half-mile flag the
ses sFer apa
ground. Hancock. Pennsyivanias q stroke. was
Enllipg strong oar. but bis form was poor.
circle. Cornell was rowing pretty evenly. ex-
cept bow. He was o little slow and short In his
The three quarter aae was passed With Cor
neil stiil hsld The thirty. ssS. e strota % Penn-
With and III 70
forty two. The strokes werd not the Kind that |
any ANY headway. i6e onakers ieii back. Caiums. Cis
passed the y three wnE thirty
thirty eight, while pennsyIvnnia had fallen
six. AT one and a halt miles Cornell showed
,ylSsa. ssSsr snd c0amba had not changed their
quarter Of mile further The on was where The
lats begin and Cornell was on them. II Penn:
pass them they were pretty sure Of winning
Cornell shell strike the dead shoal water. It
BASED up perceptibly In It's progress. He called
or q spurt and got It. Little by little the
Encouraged Ills men to row. harder. as victory
sss within their grasp Thsy answs.sd hs
Iania was lessening. 1t looked II the Quaker
,ty lads I,tse we're going TO lap the Gornell b9ys
moment the Cornell shell slid into deep water
truck the current and danced ahead again.
The race was theirs now and every body
inew it.
The, two mile flag was passed BY Cornell two
70 lorc that point was reached the Cornell boys
,aised their stroke to iorty. Columbia passed.
he flag with thirty-six..
Before the two-and; "a: :half-mile flag was
Q thirty eight again. which they held for some
ime. Pennsylvania. on tho other hand. hit
he finish line Cornell had been gaining
mi the Ithaca lads showed their shell over aH tie
,,nish line fully six lengths ahead OF those from
he Quaker City. Columbia came down tho
ast as hall IL fins style rowing thi1ty;slx 70 the
sssn lengths behind the pspnsylvanians The
econds: Pennsylvania. IA minutes As seconds;
,oumbia. 10 minutes 5k seconds. The crews
7ere as follows:
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