The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-11
CORNELL'S CREW CoLLAPSES.
TWO OF THE MEN GIVE OUT 800
YARDS FROM THE FINISH.

but the other Under n Doctors
Cnre-They Took the Lead ut the
Start and at One Time Looked
Like winners.
Henley-on-Thames July 1O-The second
day OF the Henley regatta opened with
fine weather and was marked by a large
attendance, many persons being present
who were detained IN London yesterday.
The principal features of the days pro-
gramme were the trial heats between Cor
nell University of Ithaca and Trinity Hall
Cambridge. and New College Oxford
and Eton College for the grand challenge
cup. the winners OF which contest will con-
test for the trophy. The first OF these
heats, the fourth Of the series, was be-
tween New College and Eton, and was
won by the former by length and a half.
Important as this heat was, Il did not
engage the attention Of the multitude as
it would have done had there been no in
ternational interests in which America
was factor Indeed. the interest in the
days programme seemed to be centered
in the one heat between Cornell and Trim
ity Hall, After the heat between the
eight of New College and Eton College,
the Cornell-Trinity crews got ready for
their contest. The interest in this heat
was sharpened by the universal comment
upon yesterdays flasco in the heat match
between Cornell and Leander. wherein
Leander got the worst of IT,
1t was thought that the sharp division
OF opinion as to the justice Of the Cor
nells retaining the heat they had won
unopposed yesterday would spur the Ithca
boys to efforts to-day which would show
conclusively that the result would have
been the same if the Leander boat had
started. But they showed nothing of the
kind, for the Trinity men beat them with
the greatest Of ease.
There was not nearly as strong a wind
to-day off the Bucks shore as yesterday,
but the position Of the Trinity boat on
that side was still worth something. AIr
Willard again acted as umpire. There was
no mistake in sending the crews of. on
the word ''go" Cornell went Off, pulled "a
strokes for the first half minute and 80
for the minute. Trinity Hall rowed only
p strokes for the half minute and AZ for
the minute. Cornell Immediately took a
slight lead and at the end OF the first fur
long was only a few feet TO the good
They went we'll and steady in their own
style, a style that has been very widely
commented upon here The style of the
Trinity crew was great contrast to
that OF the Americans Their stroke was
longer. Their body form was not as good,
though they swung much further.
At the upper end of Temple Island Cor
nell was still the same distance in front.
Here the cheering for Trinity Hall was
enthusiastic, but 1t did not enable the
men of that crew to wrest the advantage
from the Cornell boys, who led by a triae
and were creeping ahead inch by inch,
until at the quarter OF a mile mark they
had still more increased their lead and
with this advantage had reduced their
stroke to forty-four to the min
ute. Indeed they did not alter
this stroke for the remainder
OF the course, over which they rowed in
racing fashion. Almost imperceptibly they
improved their position, rowing with the
regularity of a perfect piece of machin-
cry, and at the end Of the next quarter of
a mile they had increased their lead TO q
third of a length.
1t was impossible, however, to gain much
more advantage OF the Trinity crew, who
were rowing at a regular stroke of thirty
eight to the minute and sticking to the
Comedians in a most determined manner.
At the half mile mark the Fawley court
boat house, however, the Cornell men had
managed to gain a lead of half a length
and It seemed as though they would win
without doubt II they could stand the
pace, which they apparently were as well
able to do as the Trinity men. AS a mat
ter of fact. they had thus far gone just
little bit faster than the Cambridge
men.
But suddenly there came a change
Trinity Hall began slowly but surely to
gain on the American boat and by the
time they had reached the three-quarters
mark they had knocked off nearly half
their opponents lead. This pace was kept
up at the same stroke and at Bushy Gate.
a furlong beyond the three-quarter mark
they had secured the lead, drawing up to
a little less than a quarter Of a length.
A short distance beyond this point Trim
ity had drawn level with Cornell. and
when the mile was reached Trinity had
passed the Cornell crew, and for the first
time in the race had her nose in front of
the opposing boat. About 100 yards above
q point opposite the Isthmian Boat Clubs
house Trinity was three-fourths 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 Cornell crew, al
though they had fallen behind. They had
merely appeared to be going slower and
slower, or the Trinity's faster and faster
than before, although the stroke of each
crew was the same. But suddenly a col
lapse came in the Cornell boat. an utter
and absolute collapse, as when perfect
piece Of machinery 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
SPREE Hager. No. 3, and Fennell, No 5,
almost at the same time missed the water
and nearly fell out Of the boat. The rest Of
the crew stopped almost at once being COM
pletely exhausted and clearly outrowed.
That they were unable to stay any long
er was apparent to everybody. The course
had been too strong and the pace too
swift for the short stroke Of the Cornell
men and they had demonstrated that their
style Of arm work alone was killing, mas
much as II had used up the wind and
strength Of its exponents. In the mean
time Trinity kept on without the slightest
sign Of weakening for the remaining 800
yards OF the course, winning by about
seven lengths The Trinity crew receiv-
ed a tremendous ovation as they passed
the winning post. The judges decided, In
the case of the Cornell boat, that the
eourse was mot rowed out"