Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-10
The Americans Exhausted in To-
days Racing.
LED FIRST, BUT SOON COLLAPSED
"Were Cvertrained" is the General
Opinion.
THE BRITISH JUBILANT

men were rowed out before the finish line
was crossed. One of them fell in a dead
faint.
The day opened hot and clear with the
wind lighter than yesterday, though still
blowing from the Bucks shore, and as the
Cornell crew upon this occasion had the
opposite, Berkshire shore, the weather was
considered slightly against them.
Courtney, Corneli's trainer, was again i'll
all night, and is under the care of a doc
tor. who says he is suffering from a chill.
The members of the Cornell crew rose
early, were well rubbed down and had
breakfast at 7:3esa.m. They were all well
and in the best of spirits. They did not go
to the boat house before the race, but re-
manned in the headquarters until time to
get ready to enter their boat, shortly after
II O'Clock. The substitutes padded the
Cornell boat down to the starting point.
Ihe scenes of yesterday were repea ted
along the course, although the crowd was
much lighter. AS the crew of Trinity Hail.
Cambridge. padded into position, in order
TO meet Cornell in the fourth heat of the
trials for the Grand Challenge Cup, the
Enslishmen met with a rousing reception
Their average weight was 165 pounds and
their names were as follows: T. B. Hope
bow; ]. A. Bott W. j. Fernie f C. Stew
art w. A Beiber, B. H. Howell, A S. Bell
ID. H. Wauchop, stroke. and Paget Tomlin-
son, coXswain
Trinity Hall was first at the starting
point and took up the Bucks position Cor
nell was slow in taking up position on the
Berkshire side.
Cornell Leads by "a Length.
The word Go" was given at 1892 p.m..
ana Cornell first caught the water and
started with stroke of 46 to Trinity's ~
Cornell was half length ahead on turning
into the course. after passing Regatta Is
land Then the Cornell runners began to
encourage the American crew, ard under
this stimulus Cornell, who had dropped to
3S. spurted and increased her lead to a
length.
Trinity was then splashirg slightly.
Cornel made the half mile in I'm. 26s
but passing Frawiey Court went all to
pieces Freeborr, No. 4. in the Cornell
boat, dropped his oar and put his hands
to his face. The Cornell crew seemed para
lyzed at this.
ed not to understand what was interfer-
ing with the momentum of the boat and
half turned round. BY the time the Cor
neliians We're again at work Trinity was
ahead. The Cornell crew were so ratified
that they rowed like a lot of school boys
and Hager, No. 3, in the American boat
dropped his oar and fell back into the
arms of No. q Spellman The latter in
stantly received him, and as Hager did not
try to recover himself, Colson, the cox
about, there?"
Hager then resumed his oar and seemed
to try to row; but no sooner had the crew
recommended pulling with Trinity Hall
i1ve lengths ahead than it came Freeborn's
turn to hinder matters. He dropped his
oar ard with one hand before his eyes
seemed to grope blindly to recover it.
By this time Trinity Hall was seven or
eight lengths ahead, rowing a long, even
stroke, and they could be plainly seen
laughing to each other.
Passing the mile post in 5m. 26s., Fen
nells head fell forward and he seemed
about to faint. He also dropped his oar
and rubbed his forehead.
The shouts of encouragement of little
Colson, the Cornell CoXswain, could be dis
tinctly heard above the din of cheers from
the shore, where the Cornell men were
running along the bank frantically en-
deavorlng to encourage the crew. Fennell
recovered and tried to row. but his oar
struck the water fiat, although it was
sometimes In the proper position. Then
boat seemed unable to lift their oars and
were occupied in trying to steady the boat
Hall, who was rowing steadily, looked the
picture of despair. Nevertheless he kept
at his work and almost alone seemed to
pull the boat.
After passing the mile post Hager, for
the second time, dropped his oar, but he
recovered himself although he seemed
ready to faint again.
Dyer, No. g. in the Cornell boat, and Roe,
the bow oar, who, with Hall, had been do
irg the best work, also began to show
signs of exhaustion and began spiashing
badly.
The Cornell crew was then hopelessly
behind and the race was virtually over.
British JubiIunt, Americans Heart
broken.
The crowds on the river banks and in the
boats along the shore were frantic with de-
light at Cornel's unfortunate situation, but
the Cornell men continued to run along the
shore shouting all kinds Of encouragement
to the demoralized crew. The Cornell men
in the boat however, seemed more fit to be
in their collins than in boat race. The
American spectators ashore and afloat were
heartbroken at the collapse of the Cornell
crew.
The grand stand was filled with brightly
dressed American girls and many of them
were crying at the finish.
Trinity Hall won the race easily by eight
lengths, and as the Cornell boat crossed the
finish line Fennell tumbled from his seat
In dead faint.
Trinitys time was I'm. 15s. The record
time Is 6m. 51s. Cornell rowed over the
course Saturday in I'm. As. and before
leaving Ithaca rowed the distance in Gm.
56s.
The Britishers were wild with delight
when Trinity passed Cornell at the three
quarters post, but words failed to express
their degree of enthusiasm when Trinity
Hall won and Cornell tailed along past the
grand stand
Then the Cornell men were received with
hsses They stopped rowing before they
passed the judges, who hoisted the sign
Not rowed out"
The band then played God Save the
Queen" as the crowd cheered itself hoarse
and poor Fennell lay as If dead in the bot
tom of the Cornell boat, while his nearest
companions splashed water in his face.
Happily he soon recovered and the Cornell
crew slowly padded to their boat house.
which was situated about a quarter Of q
mile beyond the finish.
The Cornell men presented a pathetic
sight as they arrived at the boat house,
where their friends in waiting did not know
the result, but there was no necessity for
asking the question. The appearance of
the crew only too surely gave the answer.
Tears stood in Roe's eyes as he stepped
ashore, and the crew were so exhausted that
they could scarcely lift their boat from the
water. Several members of the Cornell
Glee Club tried to arouse the dropping
spirits of the Cornell crew, saying: You
have no reason to feel ashamed; you did
your best"
Colson, the Cornell coxswain, deserves
credit for th- way he kept his head and
encouraged the crew. He kept shouting to