The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-12
CORNELL'S STATEMENT.
GOOD RI tsONs GIyEN ron THEfR
ACTION TOU.iRD THE LEtNDERS.
They Understood That Failure To Row
over the Course Wouid Have D"har-
red Them from the other Races.

LONDON. July 1.-THE Cornell crew
have addressed letter 20 the press "a
follows:
"ln view OF the discussion over the ac-
,ion of the Cornell crew Ia Tuesdays
race. we believe the position Of Cornell
I'm the matter should Dee defined. The
umpire. as We interpret the rules OF rae
ing. has entire control OF a. race after Il
has hcen started and 90 disregard his
command is sufficient reason 20 disquaii-
fy crew.
ION Tuesday the usual question. Are
you ready" was asked. and as no mega
tive reply from either crcw was heard oy
the umpire the word Go. was given.
Cornell started and Letnler also
drew away from the post. We soon dis
covered that Leander bad stopped row
ing. hut the umpire lid not recall us nor
did he in any way indicate his desire To
have us return. Had he done so. we would
have stopped at any point on the course.
Tie followed us t0 The finish, and awarded
us the heat.
DID Not WISH TO nr nFnARnEp.
"Unlcr the rules governing The course.
as We understand them. had Cornell not
rowci over the course Ne would haFe
been liable t0 disqualification from entry
into amy subsequent heat. ana thereby
deharrel fr0m further competition in ihe
Grand challenge contest. so one can re-
cret the outC0me OF th's AFFAIR moro
than the members OF the Cornell crow.
They certainly dil not como Cd England
o. claim race from Leaulcr or any
other crew hy default
"The crow has reFer authorized any
statement 90 the effect tlat Cornell Nouii
consider proposition i0r another uial
between Leander and ourselves.
However, we dii not feel at liberty
TO suggest a. contest until after the SUBJ
sequent heats had been decided 10 ccr-
tanly would have been premature on tno
part of Cornell 90 take action in the mat
ter before the result of the following
heat n which the Corneus were to row.
since LeauIcr would undoubtedly not care
TO row us had we been defeated by an
other crew.
$50 ar ass cornell IS concerned m cone
nectlon with lhe Grand Challenge Cup
we acknowledge our defeat after "A AarI
race by Trinity Hail. We have nO excuses
to offer. We were lNrly beaten. an1 We
take this opportunity to express our fiu-
cera thanks 10 the ENGLISH putnc for the
many courtcsies extended t0 us during
our five weeks sol0urn iu thoir coun-
Us.
lslgneD "FREEBoRN."
THE IIN,L HArf.
Observation-Disclosures July 1.-Eton
College won the final heat for lhe Ladies'
| plate. beating ST. Johns tOXforD boat
| easily The unal hclt Tor the Stewards
Challenge cup wds Won hy tho London
! Rowing club. which heat the Thames
| the race Tor the Grand challenge cup
VAS contested hy Trinity Han and Sew
| College. and was won hy the former
! The sixth heaf of thr contest for tho
| Thames Challenge cup was Won hy ths
| Molesey Rowing CLUB. which beat the
| Kingston Rowing Club.
lu the final heat i0r the Grand chat
! louge Cup. Trinity Han had the Buck
siae. and the Sew College boat was
against the Herks shore. Trinity struck
| out at fDrty-oue stroke. anl New Col
! leee at forfy-tWo. m. latter drew away
and got their canvas ahead 0f the Trinity
| hoat at the foot of fhe island bHt they
! barely bad lhat advantage at the top of
] the island. At tne qulrter-miie mark
they had rogaiutl their advantage. and
maintained lf past the rectory t0 tlr half
wiie. AZ FaWleY Court l0hf-housr,
! which they reached ln three minutes aui
| f0riY-0ue seconds the boats were almost
| exactly level Trinity now began 10
draw away. and at the thfee-qnartor-
mile mark bad Il lead II "a fow feet
! which steadily Increased. At Bushy
Gate Trinity was quarter of "a llnsth
ahead. 40 the milo uttie more stEau
that and at the lsthman club hilt
! length The Sow College mon hurtel
! down 90 thcir work. anl fhe nnlsh wa.
I ID || 4. "a. la lob