The herald., 1895-07-11
They Rowed Like a Pack Of
School Boys
TRINITY WINS THE RACE
Several Of the Rowers Collapse In the
Boat
- Exhausted at the Finish That They
Could Hardly Lift the Boat Out Of
the Water
Associated Press Special Wire.

hot. clear and with the wind blowing
lighter than yesterday, though still plow-
ing from the Bucks shore, and as the Cor
nell crew had the Berkshire shore the
weather was considered slightly against
them. The Cornell crew rose early. were
all well and in the best of spirits. They
did not 90 to the boat house before the
race. but remained in their quarters until
time to get ready to enter their boat.
shortly after IL o'clock. Substitutes pad
died the Cornell boat to the starting
point. The scenes of yesterday were re-
peated, although the crowd was much
lighter. As the crew of Trinity Hall.
Cambridge. padded into position to meet
Cornell in the fourth heat OF the trial
races for the grand challenge cup, the
Englishmen we're met with rousing re.
reception. Their average weight was 1855
pounds and their names were: 7. b.
Hope, bow; j. A. Bott. W. ]. Fernie, F.
c. Stewart, W. A. Bieber. B. H. Howell,
A. s. Bell, ID. E. Wauchope, stroke, and
Paget Tomlinson. coxswain.
Cornell was slow in taking up position
on the Berkshire side. The word go"
was given at 1882 pm. Cornell first
caught the water and started with
stroke of 46 to Trinity's AZ. Cornell was
u
course after passing Regatta island. Then
the Cornell runners began to encourage
the American crew. Under this stimu-
lus the Cornells. who had dropped to 3s.
spurted, increasing their lead to length,
Trinity was splashing slightly: Cornell 90 mel
onds but in passing Frawley Court Cor
nell went to pieces. Freeborn. No. A.
dropped his oar and put his hands to his
face. The Cornell crew seemed paralyzed
at this. Hall. the stroke, seeming not to
what t WA WAS hnnt ba Ma
round. By the time the Cornell crew
were again at work Trinity Hall was
length ahead. The Cornell crew were SO
ratified that they rowed like lot OF
schoolboys. Hager, No 3, dropped his oar
and tell back into the al arms So OF rscovsz NO;
I Colson, coxswain. called out sharply:
"What are you about, 81" Hager then
resumed his oar He seemed to try to
row, but no sooner HAD the crew recon-
! menced pulling, with Trinity Hall five
lengths ahead. than Freeborn d:copped
eyes. seemed to grope bllndly to recover
! It. By this time Trinity Hall was seven
! or eight lengths ahead, rowing a long,
even stroke, and could plainly be seen
laughing. Passing the mile post in
4 fell forward and he seemed about to
faint. He also dropped his oar and rub
bed his forehead.
! Shouts of encouragement OF little
Coulson, the Cornell coxswain, could be
distinctly heard above the din of cheer,
ing from the shore, where the Cornell
men were running along the bank, fran
tically endeavoring to encourage the
crew. .Fennell recovered and tried to row,
but his oar struck the water fiat, although
It was some time in proper position.
Then again the men on the opposite side
OF the boat soemd unable to lift the oars,
land were occupied trying to steady the
boat. Hall, rowing steadily, looked the
picture of despair. Nevertheless he kept
at work and almost alone seemed co pull
the boat. After passing the mile post
Hager for a second dropped his oar, but
recovered himself, although he seemed
Roc, bow oar. who, with Hall, had been
doing all the best work, also begun to
show signs Of exhaustion, and began
splashing badly. The Trinity Hall was
then hopelessly ahead, and the race was
virtually over. Crowds on the bank and
in boats along the shore were frantic
with delight at Cornell's unfortunate sit
y uatiOn. The Cornell men IN the boat,
however, seemed more 10 be in collins
thaniin 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, many of whom were crying at the
finish. The Trinity Hall crew won the
race easily by eight lengths, and az the
Cornell boaticrossed. the finish line Fen
nell stumb bled from his seat in dead
faint. The Britishers were wild with de.
light when Trinity passed Cornell at the
three-quatrers, but words fail to express
their degree of enthusiasm when Trinity
Hall won and Cornell trailed along. past
the grand stand. Then the Cornell men
were received with Kisses. They stopped
rowing before they passed the judges,
who hoisted the signal, ''Not rowed out.
Coulson. the. Cornell coXswain, deserves
credit for the way he kept his head and
encouraged the crew. He kept shouting
to the men while they were tum bling
about: 'Steady, boys, steady: 60 ahead,
you've got them!'
bThe general opinion is that the Cornell
crew was hopelessly overtrained, and
there was no climate or malaria about it.
tCoulson, who acted as ST okesman for th
Cornell crew, said: 1--WE had a hard
race and were fairly and squarely
beaten"
Trinity Halls time was I'm. los. The
record is 6n. l5s., made by the Leandel
crew. The cup was won last year in I'M
22s.
The band played God Save the Queen
as the crowd cheered itself hoarse. Pool
the Cornell boat while mis- nearest com
panions splashed water in his face. Hap
PLY he soon recovered and the Cornell
crew slowly padded to their boat house,
which was situated about quarter Of a
milte beyond the finish. The Cornell
crew presented solemn sight as they
arrived at the boat house where theil
trends in waiting did not know the result
but there was no necessity for asking the
question. The appearance OF the crew
only too truly gave the answer. The
crew were so exhausted that they coulC
scarcely lift their boat from the water
Several members OF the Cornell Glee cul
tried to arouse the dropping spirits OF tn,
Cornell crew, saying: "You lave no req
son to feel ashamed; you did your best. ;
Has kthe crew been overtrained2''
Coulson was asked.
''Mr. Francis orders are that there
should be no talking on that subject, u
was the answer.
Upon reaching their dressing room hal
Of the Cornell crew lay down on th'
board floor and painted like hounds ate
tendants, the members of the Cornel
Glee club, who were present, acted as rub
bers and assisted in washing down the
crew with cold water. The other Cornell
men outside the dressing room enliveneC
the proceeding by giving the college vel
again and again at the full strength o
their lungs. Meantime the large boa
house had become crowded with Ameri
cans, and this had a cheering effect upol
the defeated crew. In addition a nun
Der Of Englishmen called at the Cornell
boat house and expressed themselves a
being sorry that the Americans were de