Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-09
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Buck shore today would win unless it was
decidedly inferior to it's competitor.
The Cornell crew luEched at IL o'clock
and then retired for a short sleep. They
were called a o'clock, and were all feel
ing. one of them expressed 1t, ''out of
sight"
Another member of the crew remarked,
significantly: I'VE mean to win"
At o'clock the Cornell crew. in two car
riages, drove through the fields to the
starting point, the American college boys
running and yelling after the vehicles, ut
tering the college cry, "Cornell-I-yell, yell,
yell, Cornell" which astonished the Brit
ishers.
The strong wind continued from the Buck
shore. and all of the four races up to that
time had been won by crews pulling on the
Buck side Of the river.
At the Start.
At 2:3O pm the Leanders padded down
the course to the starting point. They look
ed in splendid form and were loudly cheer
ed by the crowds on both banks of the
river.
The grand challenge cup trophy was dis
played during the day on the grand stand
and was the object of much curiosity
among the Americans aid others.
1t is a beautiful embossed bowl, with two
handles, and inscribed pom 1t the names
for it since it was first rowed for in 1889.
The United States ambassador, Thomas
F. Bayard. and representative of the
Associated Press were on board the UNI
pre's launch.
The excitement was al fever heat when
the course was cleared in preparation for
the most important event Of the day, the
race between Cornell and Leander in the
third of the first series Of trial heats for
the grand challenge cup.
When the umpire put the crews in posi-
ton Cornell was first in place. and Lean
der slowly padded to the point assigned to
that crew.
Several boats followed in the wake of the
two crews, and the umpire sharply ordered
them away, as they seemed to seriously in
terfere with the Leanders.
Lennder Fails to Start.
The umpire then said: Hurry up, Lean
derr
When the Leander crew was in place the
umpire cried Are you ready?'
Cornell replied, yes"
A number of the Leander crew said first,
eyes, and then the Leander stroke. c. W.
Kent, turned and CRIED mo. no."
GO"
Leander, at the word started half of the
crew pulling for dear life; but the others
turned and shouted, "oh, not ready
The umpire waved his hand to Cornell,
which crew had taken the water promptly
when the word was given, shot ahead and
continued over the course
The umpires boat at first did not follow,
and the Leanders, with the coXswain, F.
c. Begg, IN a terrible rage, pulled their
boat toward the umptre's launch, and Begg
said: Il told you we were not ready"
To this the umpire made no reply, and
his launch steamed ahead after the Cor
nell crew, which was now far down the
course.
The Leanders until the umpire's launch
passed away cut of speaking distance con-
tinued to shout wildly: I'VE are not ready.
Why did you serve us so?'
But the umpire did not look at them and
increased the speed of his launch.
In the meantime the Cornell crew, pull
ing steady, even stroke, seemed satisfied
that they were in the right in continuing
the race.
Passing the end of Regatta Island, F. D.
Colson, the Cornell coxswain, half turned
and held up his hand toward the umpire's
launch.
But the umpire waved them on. and Col
son, with satisfied look, quickly resumed
his position and gave sharp order to the
crew, who had relaxed the tremendous
pace with which they had started.
Then, upon reaching the half-mile post,
where tn, crowds began to thicken. the
Cornell boys were loudly cheered.
few feet beyond this there were excited
shouts, coming from both banks Of the
river, and the words: Where is Leander?
Why don't they come? Are they lost?
could be heard every few feet.
IAN English crew would never have kept
on" said an excited Britisher.
Americans Disappointed.
On the grand stand among the Ameri-
cans the feeling was one Of great disap
pointment One American said: well, 1
would rather they had licked us than to
have a thing like this"
However, the universal opinion among
the rowing authorities here was that Cor
nell was perfectly right in rowing over the
course, and that they could have done
nothing else in the face OF the umpire's
order.
Every few feet on the way to the finish
line the excitement increased until, nearing
the finish, the suspense was something tre-
mendouS.
The umpire steamed up to the press stand
amid great excitement and loud exclama-
lions from all sides. But the umpire was
not in any way dlsmayed, and he said:
1.-THE race is Cornelrs. Leander did not
start"
The Cornell crew got a very good recep-
ton as they passed the winning point
(time SID in great STYLE but there was
some hooting mingled with the English
cheers ard Cornell yells.
The Cornell crew approached their boat
house looking as If they had been defeated,
and their friends who were waiting for
ttem were almost afraid to ask for the
result Of the race.
question to the crew, asking If Cornell was
victorious, and three or four of the Cornell
ers solemnly nodded in reply.
Comments of the Grew.
The men got out Of their boat without