Morning journal and courier., 1893-06-21
CORNELL BY TEN LENGTHS

~@ney Says it is Too Late to Row the
 Yale Freshmen-Pofnts About the
 Yale and Harvard Crews-wfn the
 Time be Improved fin This Years
 Races
 NEW LONDON, June 20.ISpecial.-
 tory perched on Cornell's crimson this af-
 ternoon in the first of the series of college
 races on the Thames liver thisy year. In
 several respects 1t was the most remark
 able freshman race rowed over the two.
 mile course between the naval station and Winthrop's Point Both crews, though
 freshmen, pulled an exceptionally hard
 race, Cornell to lower the two-mile college
 record made on the same course by Colum-
 bia '94 in 1891 and Columbia to lessen the
 constantly increasing space of open water
 between her prov and Cornell's stern.
 That Cornell won by about ten lengths
 in the time, 10:0s, is to be explained in
 various ways. The most plausible theory is that Columbia's four-mile hard row of this morning prevented her osrsmen from using their strength effectively. That the record was not broken is .indisputably due to the fact that a stiff southern breeze came up just as the crews passed the mile and half post. As it was Cornell made tine fastest time over the mile ever made by freshman crew and equalled the best time for mile and 8 half, but the forward breeze which caught the shell squarely half mile. from the fnish killed all Cornell's record aspirations for the entire distance.
 Abont s, 900 spectators saw the struggle, not from the decks of steamers and the observation train, however, as in the Yale Harvard race, but from the banks. the Groton highway bordering on the course, the eantilever bridge. and 8 score of stray yachts which followed the competing eights.
 When at 4:5O the Manhansstt, the pas senger steamer carrying the press repre- sentstives, officials of the race and 200 or 300 favored guests, sailed up to the navy yard, where the start was made, scarcely 8 ripple was visible on the Themes. Colum- bia steamed down in her launch and Cor nell was lowed up to the start in 8 charter ed steamer. At 5:25 Columbia was on the line and two minutes later Coach Courtney had loaded the Cornell shell with its chosen eight and placed them abreast the Columbia osrsmen.
 Cornell took the east, or almost central course, Columbia choosing the west course to avoid ths eel grass. At 5:46 Referee O. s. Francis of Troy, N. Y., gave the word and sixteen oar blades ploughed into the Thames. Both crews caught the water vioiously, both splashing some, Cornell the more of the two. Cornell, however. got took the water ct A stroke and held 1t for hundred yards Cornell soon dropped to 42, which It held till the last half mile. Columbis's stroke at the start was 42, which 1t held till the last half mile, when, In the face of the breeze that sprsng up 1t dropped to 40. The Columbia oars were dipped for the greater part of the course 39 or 40 time per minute In the first mile Cornell did her hardest work and in the last Columbis rowed most sffectivsly. At the half mile Cornell led by two lengths. Between this and the mile post winning gap was placed be- tween the two boats, and Cornell shot by the mile flag with her rival eight lengths 10 the rear. Columbia rowed desperately to the mile and half stake, but Cornell's cad increased a couple more lengths. Here the breeze arose and Cornelrs hope for a record were dashed. The rowing In the Cornell boat became a trifie ragged, too, while Columbia here pulled the stesdiest half mile of the course. The relative po- ,itions of the boats were not, however, changed, and Cornell passed the judges launch about eleven lengths ahead.
 The oficial time of the race was:
 Cornell. l0:0S.
 Columbia l0:4i.
 The following officials had charge Of the de- ails of the race:
 Referee-1o. s; Francis of Troy, NY. Or Columbia. F. W. Shepard.
 Judges at the fnish-For Cornell, J. A. whes- and; for Columbia, s. Ganson.
 sl- -E .lz Yale freshman crew expressed their will ngness to arrange a rlce with the Cornell men to be rowed on next Saturday, but the Cornell boat had already been un- riRged and placed in passenger car ready for shipment, and the men had made all to return to Ithaca, and Coach Courtney said that 1t was too late md the race could not b3 rowed. MT. Courtney said tonight that he had heard 10 official statement from the Yale boating authorities that they were willing to row, put that he understood the management of he Cornell crew had been approached this evening with view to arranging such a ace. The agreement came toe late how ,ver and the Cornell men will return home o-morrow morning at 5:20 o'clock. To- night Dr. Stanton of this city was sum- noned to Gales Ferry to attend Hart. a ubstitute of the Yale freshman crew, who vas taken seriously i'll with convulsions 'arly this evening. He had been out in | he sun much of the day and the physi- ,ians believe that the heat affected him. It Is hoped that the results will not bs 'erious but the young man ia very ill to- night.
 THE YALE HARVARD RACE.
 The big race between Yale and Harvard, as usual, monopolizss the popu- ar attention. The freshman races are at pest but minor events. But comparatively lew people go to see the freshman races, md hardly any from out of town. The general opinion prevails that Harvard will win, and there are many at Ysle's quarters who seem to entertain that idea honestly md without "bluff" Indeed the redoubt- lble Bob Cook said yesterday to news i paper man that he thought Harvard would De the winner The Yale crew, he says, lack he snap, or as he forcibly puts 1t, the 1evil of last year. A great many people think that this Is all just another of Bob Cooks annual crop of disoouraging re- ports, but anyone can see that while Yale rows in better form than Harvard, she loes not get through the water with the -spidity of the wesrer of the crimson. Yale is not going to give up things, how syer, for lack of effort. Cook Is working ike a beaver to make the best he can out of the crew.
 That the Harvard crew reaches too low Is frequent remark, though all admit that they reach with effect and work is better than looks straight along. The Yale Varsity and freshman orews were on the river yesterday morning hard at work and some of the spectators who saw them at 8 short distance thought that the freshmen were too many for the 'Varsity men. The latter crew's work is to be highly complimented for form, even if they are thought to lack staying powers. Goetohius, who has taken Rogers plsce, is thought to be weak man, ss he has never fully recovered his strength since he had the typhoid fever.
 Both the Harvard, Varsity and fresh men crews are working ss though they had but small chance of success. This is a wise course to pursue in any event. Both crews were out on the Thames late yester- day morning, and psddled around for a while under the eye of their coach.
 No conference has as yet been held be- tween the two crews as to the hour of the race on Friday, June 30, but 1t will be fixed in all probability somewhere near to 1 o'clock, as the tide serves for that hour, according to the conditions governing the hour. It Is thought that the hour and some other details relating to the race will be settled next Saturday, which is as late e date as it can be stretched to. The soon CT the hour Is fixed the better for those living at distance from New London.
 Yale and Harvard will probably agree on changing the flags marking the course from blue and red, ss they now gre, to