The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-06-25
THE WINNER
Cornell Comes in Second in the
Tri- College Race.
ELEMENTS FAVORED THE CONTEST.

The Course in Perfect Condition and the
oarsmsn Not Moiestsd by other Gran.
PennsytvsnIa's Shell Sinks After She Is
Fairly Defeated.
PoueHKEEPsIE, N. Y. June e5.-The
four mile stretch of Hudson river water
opposite Poughkeepsie has been christened
as an intercollegiate course by the contest
which was won last night by Columbia's
eight over those Of Cornell and Pennsyl-
vania. Cornell was beaten by about six
boat lengths, and while the victory was
being won Pennsylvapia's men, cramped
within three quarters OF a mile of the I'm
ish, were sitting In their shell, waist deep
Ia the water, waiting to be rescued by an
approaching tug.
1t Is scarcely fair to say that either crew
was outclassed by the other, unless 1t be
that Cornell, In her light, snappy form,
was not the level antagonist Of SO power
full and steady crew as Columbia. Penn
sylvania. In the personnel OF her crew
physically, under different method and
In different form, might have appeared
to better advantage against each Of the
others.
or the course as q waterway for shell
race 1t may be said that, when taken at its
best and when used In It's fairer moods,
there could be none moro desirable or sat
isfactory. Throughout the afternoon the
surface of the river was as beautiful a
rowing sheet as ever upheld q racing craft.
There were very few boats at the course
yesterday. as compared with last Friday.
The Grand Republic came up with her
decks swarming, and two or three other
excursion boats were there, but only one
steam yacht graced the course.
H.. -. 49, L. 80
the referee at 6:5S p. m. Cornell got the
water first with crisp three strokes, but
lost 1t almost before IL could BIO detected
by spectators. Columbia, who had taken
the water second, with surgihg strokes at
forty-two pulled her nose to the fore,
Pennsylvania and Cornell rowing nose
and nose. This order was maintained I'M
til nearly the half mile. Cornell at one
time run her stroke up to forty-five, while
Columbia, never losing q foot Of gain,
was digging thirty eight holes a minute
In the river. Pennsylvania, coming down
the entire first mile, rowed a laboring,
heavy stroke of thirty-four to thirty-six.
The first mile was finished in five min
utes, at 6:58, and In the first stretch of
the second mile the crews encountered
wind against tide, and all were splashing.
Columbia doggedly gained by inches in
WIG nEbb qudI VOL VI tuo btCoha iliiici tnch
came clear daylight between Columbias
rudder and Cornelrs bow, while Penn
sylvania was full length behind Cor
NELL Yells greeted Columbia's first day
light, as 1t was seen from the observation
train, and at the mile and half they were
renewed when Columbia beefed her pace
for q half q dozen strokes and passed the
two mile point at 7:04 by clear length,
while Pennsylvania at thirty-six to the
minute, was toiling three lengths In the
rear.
At the two miles Columbia was rowing
at thirty-six to the minute, while Cornell,
ut forty-two, was splashing some In an eff
fort to gain, while Pennsylvania labored
doggedly along in the rear at forty strokes.
Columbia entered the third mile fifteen
seconds ahead of Cornell, while Pennsyl-
vania was third by thirty seconds From
this on to the end Of the third mile 1t was
o race In procession Columbia gaining on
Cornell, and Cornell gaining on Pennsyl-
vania. The third mile was finished at
ZOO o'clock, and Columbia, rowing down
to thirty-four strokes, shot under the
bridge for the home mile.
Cornell lost steadily, though slowly. An
eighth of mile below the bridge, with
the leaders twelve boat lengths In ad-
vance, Pennsylvania was swamped by the
chop Of the tide, assisted by the wash Of
the referees boat, which pushed past
Pennsylvania to follow the leaders to the
finish. In the last eighth Columbia
spurted to forty strokes, finishing Ave
lengths ahead Of Cornell, while tug at
the same moment was rescuing the Penn
sylvania eight, who had sunk in their
shell waist deep In the river before aid
reached them.
The race was rowed in 21:20, q minute
and ten seconds below the New London