The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-10
CORNELL BEATEN.
Fenne1l Was Overcome With
Exhaustion and Collapsed
Suddenly.
HAD THE LEAD AT THE TIME
But Trinity Hall Took Advantage
Of the Mishap and Won
Handily.
HAD THE LEAD AT THE TINE
By Cable 10 the United Press.

who were detained IN 1OnuoH SSSteiNNS'
The principal features of the days pro-
gramme were the trial heats between
Fton College and Trinity Hall Cam
BRIDGE and New College (Oxfora) anu
Cornell University of Ithaca, for the
Grand Challenge Cup. the winner Oh
which contest in the final heat for the
+ronbv The first of these heats was
between the New College, and Eton
eiebts and was won by the former by
length and half.
Roth crews struck the water simul-
Saneouslv at a forty-two stroke. Eton
led slightly at first. but at the top OF
Temple Island the new College boat
showed Just in front and maintained
this very small lead to the quarter
mile mark. From this point the New
College men gradually drew away from
Fton. and won by a good length ana
half in minis. and IS seconds.
CORNEId.'S WATERLOO.
Then came the heat between Trinity
Hall and Cornell. 1t was thought that
the sharp division of opinion as to the
Justice of Cornells retaining the heat
they won uncpposed yesterday wouio
spur the Ithaca boys to efforts today,
which would snow conclusively that the
result would have been the same # the
IJesasilec. boat had started. But they
showed nothing of the kind. for. the
Trinity Hall men beat them with the
greatest ease
There was a strong wind blowing OH
the Berl1s shore which made the position
of Trinity much the better of the Two.
The excitement of the crew just before
the start was intense and good deaI
of this feeling must have been communi-
VYrl, +1,o flT1ir
Mr.. william, gave the word Cornell start
ed at a stroke of forty-six to the min
ute and Trinity at a stroke of .forty-two-
The boats were nearly level at the top
of the island and Cornell was leading by
few feet at the quarter mile and gained
from this point to the half mile. At Faw
lev Court they were three-quarters of a
length in advance. Trinity now began to
gain and at the Bushey Gate they were
only half a length behind At the mile
they had closed up the difference to a
Quarter length and at the 1sthmian
Beat House they were few feet in the
lead and still gaining. Just here there
appeared to be some confusion in the
Cornell boat, the oars becoming wofully
out OF time, and a moment later the men
had stopped rowing. The Trinity men
kept on at the pace that had enabled
them to overhaul and pass the Cornell
boat and crossed the finish line winners
in minutes 10 seconds.
The fact was that the Trinity crew ran
away from the Cornells and the latter
gave up The Cornell's time to the Faw
ley Court boathouse was 3 minutes and
% seconds.
FENNELL EXHAUSTED.
Fennell Corneli's No. 5. showed signs
17.ad
Fawley Court boathouse, but continued
to row until the boat came abreast of
the Isthm.an clubhouse, when he fell
back in the boat and the man behind
him dropped his oar and bathed the
exhausted mans temples. Trinity i'm
rnediately took advantage of this mishap
to their opponents and drew away at
a wonderfully fast pace. Fennell was
soon restored, but it was then too late
and the Cornell men were obliged to
give it up They padded to one of the
boat houses, where they were received
with cheers.
F,ennen was Immediately placed in a
doeters care. He did not faint, but was
merely overcome by the heat. When
Trir:ty passed the Cornells the Ameri-
cans on the bank tried to rouse the lat
ter crew by yells, cheers, college cries
and shouts of "Oh, Cornell, don't let
,em pass you" 1t was seen that Fen
nell had dropped and the shouts imnle-
diately ceased. Every American was at
once filed with anxiety to learn the con-
dition of the exhausted man and as many
as were able to do so went to the club
house to which Fennell was taken, to
express their sympathy.
The supporters of the Trinity crew ac-
companied the boat along the bank,
cheering them with all sorts of cries,
and the crew received a tremendous ova-
ton when they crossed the finish line.
The third heat for the Thames Chal-
lenge Cup was won by the Alolesey
me iaN GLIB T by Length % and a Quarter. The
first heat for the Ladies Challenge Cup
was won by ST; johns CoiIege (oxforO,
Sympathy with Cornell has somewhat
.:ss6lsi since yesterdays fasco, and,
though little is said, the impression is
certainly rife that their mishap served
The Cornell Crew and their supporters
are too much disgusted and ehagrined to
declaration that they would have won
SINGLE SOULS RACE.
In the third heat for the Diamond
Souls the Hon. Rupert Guinness, oI tne
Leander. Rowing Club, beat R; X Beau Beau
Club, by four lengths Guinness had a
slight lead from the start, which he grd-
dually increased until, at the Rectory,
he was clear length ahead. AT this point
Beaumont, who was rowing close to the
bank had to stop to pass clear OF pl1e,
enabling Guinness tor further increase MS
lead After this Guinness gained steadlly
and won in Q minutes seconds. The
second heat for the Stewards Cup was
won by the London Rowing Club, which
beat New College by three lengths.
In the second heat FOR the Visitors
Challenge Cup, Trinity Hall (Cambridge)
beat First Trinity Cambridge by two
lengths.
HOW IT HAPPENED
When Fennell recovered his wind and
strength all of the Cornell crew left the
riverside and went up to their residence
supporters. The crew were verw reti-
tions regarding the race.
the Cornells, was induced to talk to a
United Press reporter and said: We
were beaten fairly and accept our defeat
gracefully. The truth concerning Fen
neiTs mishap. is this: AT, the three, quar-
ters of mile mark, when Cornell was
half alength ahead ,Fennel caught a crab
In trying to recover his oar struck MIN
in his side He managed to pull his
strokes, but they were unequal IN force
to the strokes of the others ana ne leii
back three times. Freeborn. VINO was pc
qird him assisting him up ana putting
his oar in his hands. Fennell pulled on
despite the acute pain IN his SIDE from