St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-26
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The Ithaca Oarsmen Again
Prove Vietors in a Hard
Contest.
Pennsylvania and Columbia
Defeated in Very Fast
Time.
An Exciting Pull Of a Mile at
the Decisive Point in the
Race.
Harvard and Yale to Row for
Supremacy To-Day on
the Thames.

New LONDON, Conn.,, June 25.-Ono
of the most exciting races ever rowed on
the Thames river took place this after
noon over the three-mile course between
the Cornell, University of PENNSYLVANIA
and Columbia university eight-oared
crews. Cornell won, after a hard
contest, in the fast time of
IA min., 2715 Sec, University
OF Pennsylvania second by four
lengths. Time. 14:45. Columbia was
third, being five lengths behind the
Pennsylvania crew and eight lengths
behind Cornell. Cornell's time estab-
fishes new record. the previous best
time being 14:43 over the same course
by the same crew last year. The
surprise of the day was the unex-
pected poor showing made by the COL
umbia crew. The feature was the re.
markable close race between Cornell
and Pennsylvania, each of the two
crews holding the lead at times before
the first mile had been rowed, and foI
two miles it was impossible 10 name tho
winner. The conditions for the fast
time were excellent. The water was
smooth, a strong current running, and
a Favorable Wind
also assisting. At 80 O'Clock the crews
came in sight, Cornell and Pennsyl-
vauia on their tugs, while Columbia
padded down in their shell. With
very little delay the crews backed up
| TO their stake boats and were at once
| given the word. The Pennsyvanias got
the best of the start, and their boat
| jumped few feet to the front, with
| Cornell second, while Columbia, be.
sides making poor start, seemed to
lose at every stroke. In the first ten or
! twelve strokes CornelPS boat shot I'm
| even with Pennsylvania, and for an
eighth of mile they were so close that
a lead could not be credited to either.
| Near the half-mile pole the Penn,
| sYlyania boat forged nearly a half
! length ahead of Cornell, with Columbia
| two lengths behind and hopelessly out
| of the race. Coming up to the navy
yard, about three-quarters of a mile
from the start, Pennsylvania increased
their lead TO nearly length. Cornell
here made grand squirt and their
boat gradually crept up alongside the
| Pennsylvania crew, and as the
boats neared the mile flag Cornell sent
their boat up on even terms with Penn
! sylvauia. For few seconds the Penn
sylvania boys held their position, with
| the
Boats Bow and Bow,
| while Columbia had lost another length.
! ALI of the crews were Pulling in splen-
| did form, the two leading crews send
| ing their shells through the water at a
| fast rate of speed, while the Columbia
| boat settled and seemed to hang after
| each stroke. From the one-mile
| to the twO-mile flag the race
between Cornell and Pennsyl-
vania was most exciting, 1t was the
! decisive point of the race. The Cor
| nellS worked like beavers to obtain an
| advantage, which they did inch by inch,
| while Pennsylvania worked equally as
! hard to save themselves from defeat.
At the two-mile flag Cornell just showed
| clear of Pennsylyania's bow, with
| Columbia five lengths behind Penn
| sylvania. Pennsylvania made another
| effort to regain the lead and succeeded
in tapping CornelPs bow, but the effort
| was too much for them, and the Cornell
men. responding to final call, hit their
! stroke up to Al and ran away
| from Pennsylvania, finishing
strong winner. with Columbia at
| the rear of the procession.
| The men in the Cornell and the Penn
| sylyania boats finished in good condi-
| tion. In the Columbia boat No. and
| the stroke appeared to be exhausted.
| The time for the first half-mile was 2:2O
and for the first mile 4 :43. Cornell has
| now won thirteen straight races.