The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-06-25
COLUMBIA TTE WINNER
Cornell Comes in Second in the
Tn-0ollege Race,
ELEMENTS FAVORED THE CONTEST.

Tbs Course In Perfect Condition and the
Oarsmsn Not MoIosted by other Graft.
pennsyivanias shou sinks After She IL
Bairly Defeated.
PouankEErslE ~ y, June 25-The
four mile stretch Of Hudson river winter
Opposite Poughltccpsie has boon chrstened
~ an intercollegiate course by the contest
which was won last night by Columbias
oight over those of Cornoll ana Pennsyl.
vnnin Cornell was benton 10y about ak
boat lengths, and while the victory was
being won Ponnsylvnnin'a men, crampcd
within thrcr.qunrtcrs Of mile ot the I'M
iah, were sitting In their sholl, waist deep
In the wnter waiting TO bc rescued by an
approaching tug
II ia scarcely fair to say that either crew
was outclnssod by the other unless IL be
/ that Cornell, In her light snnppy form,
was not the level Antagonist Of 20 power
! ful aud atcndy crew ns Columbia, Penn
| aylvnnin, In the personnel of her crew
| physicnily, undor u different method and
In different form, might have appeared
| 90 bcttor advantage against each Of the
others.
OF the course ns a waterway for n she'll
race Il may be- said that, when taken at It's
bost ana when used In It's tnircr moods,
thoro could be none moro desirable or sat
iafnutury. Throughout the afternoon the
surface of the river was ns beautiful "A
rowing shoot ~ over upheld racing craft
Thorc worc worry few boats at the course
yesterday ns compared with last Friday
The Grand Republic came up with her
docks awnrming, and two or throo other
excursion boats were there, but only one
steam yncht Pracod tho course,
The rnco was started by the word from
the referee at A.hA p m Cornell got the
wator first with crisp three strokes, but
lost IL almost before " could he detected
by spectators. Columbia, who had taken
the water second, with surRing strokes at
forty, two, pulled her nose 10 the fore,
Pennsylvania and Cornell rowing most
aud nose This order was maintained un
Oh nonriy the half milo. Cornell az one
time run hor stroke up 30 forty ,tve whil'
Columbia, novor losing foot OF gain
was digging thirty. eight holes u minut,
{ IA the river Pennsylvania, coming dowI
the entire first mile rowod n laboring
heavy stroke of thirty.four 20 thirty-six
Tho first milo was finished in ilvo min
l utes, nt 6ihS, aud In the first stretch o
4 the second mile the crews encountered
wind against tide, ana all were splashing
Columbia doEgodly gained by Inches II
7 the ilrst quarter of the second mile thei
came clear daylight hetwcen Columbia.
ruddor and Cornell's bow, while Pom
sylvanin was fun longth hchind Cor
nell. Nells greeted Columbia's first day
l light, as it was seen from tho observation
n train, and at the mile and u half they wer
rcnowed whom Columbia hoefed her pac
q tor half IL dozen strokes and passed tn
, two mile point at 7.ol hy clear longth
while Pennsylvania at thirty six Co tn
minute, was totling three lengths in Tn
rear.
s. AZ tho two milos Columbia WAS rowin
at thtrty-siN to the minute, while Cornell
at forty two WAS splashiug some in an ei
a fort to gain, while Pennsylvania Lahore
., daggodly along ia the rear at forty strokes
Columbia eutorrd the third mile httoo
70 seoonds ahead Of Cornoll, while Popnsy
/. vnnia was third 10y thirty seconds fror
this ON 60 tho end OF the third mile IL wa
I" a race in prooosSion, Columbia gaining o
Cornell. and Cornell gaining ON Ponnsy
vania Tho third mtlo was finished d
7;up O'Clock, and Columbia rowing dow
le 60 thirty four strokes, shot under Oh
b, bridge tor the homo mile,
- Cornell lost steadily, though slowly, \
a. eighth Of mile below tho bridge, wit
he the leAdors twolyo boat longths In "a
vance, PonusylNania was Swamped 10y ti
~ chop of the eide, assisted by the wash ,
he the roiorce's boat which pushed pa
Ponusylvapla 60 follow the leaders to q
finish In the last eighth Columb
% spurtJl Co forty strokes, nuiShing IN
lrpsths ahead of Cornell while tug
the same mouout was r1scuipg the Pom
sylvauta eight who had sunk IN 1ho
she'll waist deep in the river before a
- reached them
The race was rowod in 2l'M a minu
NO and ton seconds below the New LondC
,, rocord