Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-11
CORNELLS DEFEATED
They Are Clearly Shown TO Be No Match
for Cambridge.
COLLAPSE OF THE ITHAcAxs.
Al. Of sudden They Went All to
Pieces-Fenncll and Hnger Ex-
ed Ont.

! with good weather, ana was marked Dy
| large attendance, many persons being
present who were detained in London
yesterday. The principal feature was the
trial heats between Cornell University
and Trinity Hall Cambridge. and New
| College Oxford. and Eton College, for
the Grand Challenge Cup. the winners OF
which will contest in the final heat for
| the trophy. The first of these heats
! (the fourth OF the series) was between
New College and Elton. and was won
by the former by length and a half.
1t was thought that the sharp divers-
ty OF opinion as to the justice Of the Cor
nels' retaining the heat they had won
unopposed yesterday would spur the
Ithaca boys to efforts to-day which would
show conclusiveiy thai the result would
have been the same II the Leander boat
had started But they showed nothing OF
! the kind. for the Trinity men beat them
with the greatest ease.
| Important as this heat was, II did not
engage the attention OF the multitude
/ as it otherwise would have done had there
/ been no international interest. in which
! America was a factor. Indeed, the inte-
rest Of the days programme seemed to
| be centered In the heat between Cor
nell and Trinity Hall.
CORNELL AGAINST TRINITY.
! After the heat between the Fights Of
New College and Eton College the Cor
nell-Trinity crews got ready for their
/ contest The interest in this heat was
sharpened by the universal comment upon
| Yesterdays fiasco In the heat-match be-
/ tween Cornell and Leander, wherein
| Leander got the worst OF IL.
There was not nearly as strong a wind
! to-day off the Berks shore as there was
/ yesterday, but the position Of the Trinity
boat on that side was still worth some
| thing.
Mr.. Willard again acted as umpire.
| There was mistake I'm sending the
| crews of. on the word Go cornell
went off pulling twenty-four strokes for
! the first half minute and forty-six Tor
/ the minute. Trinity Hall rowed only
twenty-one for the half minute and forty
| two for the minute.
Cornell Immediately took slight lead
and at the end Of the first furlong was
only a few feet to the good. They went
well and steadily in their own STYLE
style that has been very widely com
mented upon here. The style OF the
| Trinity crew was great contrast 10
that of the Americans. Their stroke was
longer. Their body form was not as
| good, though they swung much more.
AT THE ISLAND.
At the upper end of the Temple Island
| Cornell was still the same distance IN
front. Here the cheering for Trinity
| Hall was enthusiastic, but II did not en-
able the men Of that crew 10 wrest the
! advantage from the Cornell boys. VINO lea
by a trifle. and were creeping up men by
I inch until at the quarter-of-a-mlle marx
they had still more increased their iead.
and with this advantage. had reduced
their stroke to forty-four to the minute
Indeed they did not alter this stroke TOT
/ The remainder Of the course, over which
they rowed in racing fashion.
Almost imperceptibly they changed their
position rowing with the regularity oil a
perfect piece Of machinery. and at the
end Of the next quarter OF mile they
had increased their lead to a third OF a
length. 1t was impossible, however, 10
gain much more advantage OF the Trinity
crew who were rowing at a regular stroke
of thirty-eight to the minute. and stick
/ inr, ia the Cornellers i'm a most determin-
[ cd manner.
At the mile mark. however, the Cor
nell men had managed TO gain a lead OF
I half n length. and 1t seemed as though
they would win without doubt n they
could stand the pace, which they appar-
entity were as well able 10 do as the
Trinitys
SUDDEN CORNELL CHANGE.
As a matter Of fact, they had thus iar
! gone lust a little bit faster than the
camhridce men. But suddenly there came
a change. Trinity Hall began slowly but
surely to gain on the American boat and
nv the time they had reached the three
| ouarters-of- a-mile mark they had knocked
/ on nearly half their opponents lead. This
/ pace was kept up at the same stroke,
| and at Bushey Gate. furlong beyond
/ the three-quarter mark. they had secured
the lead. drawing up to little less than
| "A quarter OF a length. \ short distance
beyond this point Trinity had drawn
| level with the COrnels. and when the
mile was reached Trinity had passed the
Ithaca crew. and for the first time in
the race had her nose in front Of the
! opposing boat
About 100 yards above n point opposite
/ the Isthmian Boat Clubs house Trinity
was about three quarters of a length
ahead. and the men were greeted with
/ frantic cheers as they continued up the
course.
Hitherto there had been no sign OF fall
tering on the part OF the CGrnclis th0ugh
they had fallen behind. They appeared
| TO be getting slower and slower. or the
Trinitys faster and faster. than before.
although the stroke Of each crew was the
same.
CORNELL COLLAPSE.
Suddenly there came "A collapse I'm the
/ Cornell boat, an utter and absolute col
lapse as when a perfect piece Of ma
chinery breaks down, goes all TO pieces.
and leaves not a part that Is OF use. The
blades OF the Cornell oars went flying
about in all directions. suggesting the
antics of an attenuated windmill on a
/ spree.
Hager, No 3. and Fennel, No ). almost
AT the same time, missed the water and
nearly in out of the boat. The rest OF
the crew stopped almost Immediately, be-
ing completely exhausted ana clearly out
rowed That they were unable 10 stay
any longer was apparent TO everybody.
The course had been too strong ana the
pace too swift for the short stroke OF the
Ccrnells. and they had demonstrated that
their style OF arm-work alone was killing.
inasmuch as IL had used up thu wind and
strength OF its exponent-
In the mean time Trinity kept on without
the slightest sign OF weakening for the
remaining three hundred yards OF the
course. winning by about seven lengths
The Trinity crew received a tremendous
ovation as they passed the winning post.
The judges decision In the case of the
Cornell boat was that the course was mot
rowed out"
FENNELLS EXHAUSTION.
Fennell Cornelrs No. 5. showed signs OF
exhaustion when the boat reached the
boat-house. but continued TO row till the
boat came abreast OF tn. Isthman Club
house. when he fell back In the boat and
the man behind him dropped his oar and
bathed the exhausted mans temples. Trim
ity Immediately took advantage OF this