New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-17
CORNELLS GOOD FORM WON.
PENNSYLVANIA BEATEN BY FIVE
LENGTHS IN YESTERDAYS RACE.
THE RAGGED ROWING OF THE oUAKERs MORE
THAN CoUNTERBALANCED THEIR
SUPERIOR STRENGTH.

SUPERIOR STRENGTH.
Philadelphia June 1.-THE four-mile eght-oared
shell race between Cornell and Pennsylvania on
the Delaware River this afternoon was won by
Cornell by five lengths in 81 minutes and l2ls Sec
onds Pennsylvania time was q minutes 3474
seconds Cornell rowed a magnificent race from
start to finish while Pennsylvania ragged work
more than Offset the strength Of the crew Ine
postponement OF the race yesterday until to-day
cast damper upon the crowd Of enthusiasts, ana
the attendance this afternoon was comparatively
small. The day warm, and the heat was tenn
pered with strong southwesterly WIND that cut
the river into choppy little seas.
After long and exasperating delay Referee Hun
ter gave the signal and at 6:57 the two crews were
off. Pennsylvania took the water FIRST ana the
Quaker shell shot ahead Of the Comedians for nan
a length II was the first and last time fehnsyl-
vana led In the race The Cornell men quickly
settled down to IT, and shot their shell after their
opponents Pennsylvania was pulling thirty-four
stroke and Cornell thirty-fve. The crews had not
rowed twenty lengths before the nferorty OF the
Pennsylyanlans was evident The Quakers were
rowing strong sturdy stroke that lifted the boat
well through the water, but their form was eN-
tremey bad. The Ithacans on the contrary, puiied
together az II each man was part OF one machine
A quarter OF a mile from the start Cornell was even
with Pennsylvania, and both crews were pulling
thirty-slx stroke At the half mile Cornell mad
drawn away from Pennsylvania by half length
and her stroke had gone up to thrty-seven' while
Pennsylvania still at thlrty-slx. me uIiiei
ence between the two was now more EVIL
dent than ever In the Pennsylvania shell every
man seemed 10 be rowing on a sort or go-as-you-
please plan that presented eight figures, each NOV
ing a different time.
The work OF the Comedians was beautifui 10
see All the men In the boat took the short. quick
stroke In rhythmic unison and the she'll glded
through the water with hardly the perceptible
smash OF an oar. They gradually drew away, anu
az tho two and one-half mile stake were length
and a half ahead. The crowd or excursion p0ats
that was following the two crews pushed close
upon the shells and in one or TWO INSTANCES
steamed alongside OF the shells not more than hfy
or sixty yards from them. Pennsylvania, pelng IN
the rear was the worse sufferer and several times
the Quaker shell violently rocked by the
wash and shipped water - 49,. 49,, ,
4 the three-me post cornell was Two anu one
half lengths ahead Both crews had averaged q
thirty-six stroke up TO that time, but now Penn
Perkins threw up his hand and called to his men Tor
a squirt They responded. and ran 'he sroke ! ny
10 forty-two but Cornell quickly Increased IT'S
stroke 10 forty and maintained the distance pe-
tween herself and Pennsylvania. From here on II
was only n procession, and Cornel crossed tne
line at the finish five lengths anead OF fehhsy'-
vania. ,,. Coo,,
The referee was to have been Robert j. COOK;
the Yale coach, but, as Mr. Cook was coTnpeiled
10 go to New-Haven this morning. Thomas q
Hunter OF the University OF Pennsylvania, actei
in his place The Cornell Judge on the referee
Professor benjamin I. Wheeler The PennsyVaania
judge was John &. Bel. and the timer g FehDr t
ION IT, r. g. Hare COrne.FS judge at the
finish. and James Bond Pennsyvanias