Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-25
COLU MBIA WINNER.
Fast Time Made in Spite Of Serious
Disadvantages.
PENNSYLVANIA DROPS "



most IN the face Of stliish wind ana VI
water so rough that the boats Of her TWO
oppon,nts niled ANA swnmped one before
and thr other after the finish line was
,,sscl. Columbia roWcd steadily on to
victory this evening in the fast time OF q
minutes aud 90 20 seconds,
r,uusyNanias evil luck lasted TO The
end iicr she'll smashed by the waves
NOM Governor Mortou's yacht last Fri
dav. and patched up tn IL was prac-
IDEALLY as good 90 new, went down over
A mile from the nnish. The Cornell boat
was swamped lust below her own boat
house after the race was over by swslis
from the steamboats,. and was fairly
broken M two.
To-day's race. like Fridays nasco. was
started under threatening skies which
gave forth torrents Of rain from time
10 time In the morning the day PROMISED
e. Doe a fine one. 1t was bright ana clear
and 10 was not until the middle or thr
afternoon that It commenced 10 cloud up.
Il looked in the morning rs though
very few Of the enthusiasts who were
disappointed on Friday intended 10 come
back to-day. Up TO the noon hour only
a handful OF rOOters were In evidence.
The town was comparatively deserted
and the prospects were that the race
would be rowed under perfect condiitr!s.
but without the presence Of "a large crowd.
After noon. however. things began 10
liven up. Special trains on both sides the
river poured their crowds into iough-
keepsie and Highland continuously.
THE BETTING
There seemed 10 be much less betting
than on Friday. The odds showed some
change. The Cornell men. instead os
giving and > 90 I against columbia.
offered 90 J. which was eagerly "c-
cepted The Columbia mon has more
money than any one else here. and snap
ped up everything that woa onorcd. Inc
members OF the Grow stahcd an amount
sgcregatus fully $500 40 average odds OF
90 J.
Cornell was a 7-ta-5 avorltc over the
field To-day ON Columbia against Penn
sylyauia The b,tuur Was even. Ih'i",
were scarcely any b.ts between Notneh
and Pennsylvania.
Rain bcean 10 = O'Clock lrl lasted half
an hour. ncatly breaking up the race hut
after 10 had ceased the preparations We're
COMPLETED. and at 6.ji tho starting sh't
Was fired. and the ooats got on on the
instant ON even terms.
PENNSYLVANIA LEADS.
The Pennsylvania crew pulled with
more vim thau either Cornell or Column
hia ana set the pace for The irst quar-
ter mile They forged ahead couple or
feet IN The first hal;-iozen strokes WINE
Columbia. in the centre. and Cornell. on
tho outside. were rowing exactly even.
Cornell WAS pulling 81 strokes. while CO.
umhia. with her long, easy swing. Kept
her place. with 36 strokes. Pennsylvania
roved from 70 - IS strokes at the start.
At the half-mile Pennsylvania led 10y
quarter If "a length. while the bow or Cor
nelrs boat was a foot I'm advance of Co
ivu1biq'S Then the shells began to strike
the rough water Cornelrs crew got de-
cidodly the worst Of IL. but Pennsylvania
took IL I'm the worst shape The other two
boats gradually drew mp on PENNSYLVANIA.
Tha long. easy stroke o. the Columbia
.-.. '-.-9 gte 1ralv mOviu@ 'hnir boat 10
the front. Pennsylvania dropped back to
l. I... r. t.. ..I,t-.lufrt-4 mi.. t.i
was rot iu the race thereafter, although
her men pullcI plucldly on.
The first mile was made ia = minutes y
seconds. Columbia mad good half length
the best OF IT, and Cornell lea Pennsyi-
vania by feet
CORNELL WEAKENS.
a. the mile and a half point Cornell
was showing sisns Of weakness, and
while her stroke had increased 10 IS.
Columbia. with IS strokes. was slowly
moving ahead. while Pennsylvania was
nearly abetm. At the mile and three
quarters there was clear water between
the beats II the blue and white and rod
and white. while the red and blue of
Pennsylvania was half a length 10 the
rear. At the two-mile mark Columbia
had a lead of two lengths. Cornell was
splashing badly. but had added half
length to her lead over Pennsylvania.
The two miles were made in io:2c-
quick time considering the water,
which was growing rougher every
minute. At the two ana half
miles Columbia was stl forging
ahead. and had two lengths and a half
TO the good. Pennsylvania was splashine
50 badly that her shell was beginning 10
sottl. i'm the water. Cornell kept up her
quick stroke, doing IS TO the minute. and
her friends hoped every minute to sec her
close up the gap and show in front. But
Columbia clearly outrowed her opponents
and showed 10 signs ~ WEAKNESS.
At the three-mie point. IT was Column
bias race. barring accidents. Her boat
lead by four lengths.
PENNSYLVANIA STOPS.
Cornell was pulling gamely ON. but the
Pennsylvania boat was getting deeper and
deeper in the water, and just after pass
ing under the bride the crew stopped
rowing. The IN were sitting in water
and their boat was sinking. Their launch
which had noticed their condition some
time previously. and had kept close to the
crew. was quickly alongside, and took
the men aboard.
From the throe-mile point 10 the end
the race WAS a procession. Columbia. see
ing that she had the race well in hand.
eased down a little. as the water was
rough. and Captain Pinckney wanted 10
take no chances The long. telling stroke
was kept up down the line of screeching
tugs and blily-tllted eNcursion-boats 10
the finish.
II was 7l5aT when the Columbias
crossed the line. They had made the four
miles in 2l;i6.2j. beating Cornell seven
lengths.
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