The Portland daily press., 1895-06-25
Columbia Won The Triangular Col.
lege Race.
PENNSYLYANIAS BOAT SWAMPED
BEFORE THE FINISH.
And Corne1I's Boat Filled After Passing
the Line-It Was Columbias Race
Throughout = Considerable Money
Changed Hands on the Result.


Poughkeepsie, n Y. June 24-Almost
in the face of stiffish wind and in wafer
so rough that it the boats of the two op-
posing crews filled and swamped one be-
fore and another after the finish line was
passed the Columbia race crew rowed
steadily ON to victory this evening in the
fast time of 21 minutes and % seconds
The Cornells were second and seven
lengths back. Their time was 81 minutes
and 46 seconds The Pennsylvania shell
went down over mile from the finish,
There was much less betting before the
crowd moved across to the west shore
than Friday and the odds showed some
change Cornell men instead of giving
four and five to one against Columbia
offered two to one, which was eagerly
accepted. The members of the crew staked
fully $50, 900 at average odds of two to
one. About 5 p. IN. it began to rain,
driving the stakeboats to the shore. At
6 O'Clock the three crews were ready to
start. While they were being rowed from
the shore it began to rain and fresh
southeast breeze sprang up. The water
| in few minutes grew quite choppy.
The two stake boats soon were in posi-
tion. The middle boat, from which Co
lumbias crew were to start, could not be
brought to anchor and after some delay
the boats were gotten into line. Time
sounded and the three crews touched the
water at the same time. Columbia
was in the middle. Cornell on the east.
Pam
Pennsylvania pulled with more vim than
Columbia or Cornell and forged ahead
couple of feet in the first half dozen
strokes, the opponents rowing evenly.
Cornell was rowing a strokes and the
Columbias with long easy swing kept
stroke was from 81 10 80 strokes from the
start Columbia pulled the cleanest
stroke of the three and the Pennsylvania
the most uneven. At the half mile the
Pennsylvania led by a quarter of "a
length with the bow of Cornell's boat a
foot in advance of Columbias. Then the
shells began to strike rougher water. The
other boats gradually d1ew on Penn
| sylyania and it was noticed the easy stroke
of the Columbias was gradually moving
| the boat to the trout.
| The Pennsylvania dropped to tho rear
and at the 3-4 mark We're not in the race
thereafter, although the, men pulled
/
| good half length the best of it and Cor.
nell led Pennyslyania by SIX feet Penn
| sylvania then threw up considerable wat
er and their uneven stroke rocked the
| boat. The south wind was blowing
| against the tide and made a short, chop
| py sea and all three boats got the full
| benefit of rough water. At the mile and
a half point the Cornells were showing
| signs Of weairnoss and while their stroke
| increased to 4S the Columbias with their
| 80 strokes were slowly moving ahead
with the Pennsylvania nearly abeam. At
the mile and three-quarters clear water
was seen between the boats of the Colum-
bias and Pennsylvania. AT the two mile
point the race was as pretty as q college
| crew ever rowed. The magnificent form
of the Columbias and the almost equally
| good form of Comedians with the dog
| ged tenacity of the Quakers made the
race long to be remembered. AT the
mile mark Columbia hadia Lead of two
lengths. Cornell splashing badly had
added length over the lead Of Pennsyl-
vania. The two miles We're made in
TO- 80, quick time considering the rough
water. At two and half miles Column
bia still forging ahead had two lengths
and half to the good. The Columbias
clearly outrowed their opponents and
showed no signs of weariDess AT the
three mile point it was Columbia's race,
barring accidents, as their boat led by
| four lengths. Cornell was pulling game
! ly on. The Columbia's long stroke was
kept up to the finish. 1t was Z Is when
the Columbias crossed the line
| sAfter the race was finished Cornell
started to row to the boathouse The
boat had considerable water aboard and
steamers were blowing up the water at
great rate. The Cornells managed to get
well in shore before the slump came
| AS the water washed across the shell the
men prevented it from going down alto
gether. A row boat put out from the
shore to their assistance. Five grasped
the rowbOat on one side and it capsized
and the row boat went down too. The
Cornell launch steamed up to the rescue
| and saved all hands. The Cornell shell
will probably be of no further use. r. r.
Perkins of Harvard acted as referee