Morning journal and courier., 1891-06-26
news BY TELEGRAPH.
From All Quarters. H
CORNELL Wins THE RACE
Former Records Broken in
An Exciting Contest.
MARRIAGE OF CHARLES S. PARNELL.
An Indian Outbreak Feared
in Arizona.
Big STRIKE IN The CITY OF PARIS.
More Details of the Floods
In Iowa.
Big STRIKE IN The CITY OF PARIS,
THE THREE-CORNERED RACE.

Cornell Wins In an Exciting Contest
Pennsylvania Second-Columbia,s
Poor Showing a Surpr1se-Yale n
Strong Favorite in the Betting for
TO.dayss Race.
NEW LONDON, Conn.,, June 25.-One of
the most exciting races ever rowed on the
Thames river took place this afternoon
over the three-mile course between the
Cornell, University of Pennsylvania and
Columbia eight-oared crews. Cornell won
after hard contest in the fast time of IA
minutes 81 seconds; University of Penn
sylvania second by four lengths; time
14:45. Columbia was a bad third, being
five lengths behind the Pennsylvania crew
and eight lengths behind Cornell. Cornell's
time establishes new record, the previous
best being 14:43 over the same course by
the same crew last year. The surprise of
the day was the unexpected poor showing
made by the Columbis crew. The feature
was the remarkably close race between
Cornell and Pennsylvania, each of the two
crews holding the lead at times be-
fore the first mile had been rowed,
and for two miles it was impos-
sible to name the winner. The
conditions for the fast time were excellent
The water was smooth, strong current
running with the boats, and a favorable
wind also assisting. At $3.50 the crews
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
Pennsylvania got the best of the start and
their boat jumped few feet to the front
with Cornell second, while Columbia, be-
sides making a poor start, seemed to lose
at every stroke. In the first ten or twelve
strokes Cornells boat shot up even with
Pennsylvania and for an eighth of mile it
was so close that a lead could not be fairly
credited to either crew. Nearing the half
mile the Pennsylvania forged nearly half a
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 a
grand squirt and their boat gradually crept
alongside of the Pennsylvania crew, and
as the boats neared the mile flag Cornell
sent their boat up on even terms with
Pennsylvania. For few seconds the Penn
sylvania boys held their position, the boats
being bow-and- bow, while Columbia had lost
another lenghth. All of the crews were
pulling in splendid form, the two leading
crews sending their shells through the
water at fast rate of speed, while the Co.
lumbia boat settled and seemed to hang
after each stroke. From the one to the
two mile flag the race between Cornell and
Pennsylvania was most exciting. It was
the decisive point of the race. Cornell
worked like beavers to obtain an advan-
tage, 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 Pennsylvania bow, with Colum-
bias boat five lengths behind Penn
sylvania. Pennsylvania made another
effort to regain the lead and succeeded in
tapping Cornell's boat, but the effort was
too much for them and the Cornell men,
responding to final call, hit their stroke
up to 40 and ran away from Pennsylvania,
finishing strong winner, with Columbia
at the rear of the procession. The men in
the Cornell and Pennsylvania boats fin
ished in good condition. In the Columbia
boat Nos and and stroke appeared to
be exhausted. The time for the first half
mile was 2:20 and for the first mile 4:43.
| Cornell has now won thirteen straight
races.
The strokes pulled by each crew at each
half mile are as follows