The morning times., 1896-05-24
By | LENGTH and 1 HALF
Columbia Clubs Crew Defeated
bJ The Midshipmltes.
LACK OF TRAINING TO BLAME
the Lead, hut the Steady stroke
and Endurance of the Admirais
Won the Race-Mile Covered In
5:22 Is.
tFrom a staff correspondent

lFrom a staff correspondent.
Annapolis, Md, May z3.-The one mile
race Between The elSliLoared crews or the
Naval Acauemy ana columbia Athletic Club
OF Washington was roNed over the inside
COURSE OH ',hc severn River at 2:ao O'Clock
this afternoon.
Nava1 4fcit..emy won in minutes % 15
seconds, leading Z. A. c. by .ength and a
half
1ue conditions of water and wind were
most IayoraDlc ior The sport. The cl,ie was
hlsi auu lie WatCf i,iiiinht llaJ, uere Delbs
Just eiIouSn Oh Il lippIc 10 give IL ME. 1A.y
~intfs,, as =, Iazy Ui.,, Wild, tneIe was Oi u
being GOWN the couTse. Ine Suitry clouul-
ness Wnlcu hung over the W aIer eauy IN
the uay U.vaieu =. way anu tne sun sIioiIe out
bright and warm. Altogether IL Was an
iueal day Tor Il race on tne water.
1his was tnc LEird race ruh eel by the
naval cadets since the beginning or this
mouth iOsinS TIE ilrst Two ~ Tie Eai.InoIe
Athlcuc CIuD anu the University or Penn +,
sylyanla respectively. Inc lorflicr OF these
was row Ell over II iLIIe anu IL iIalI course aud
the iatter at TWO mileS.
WERE IN PRIME con DITION
The contest, though a sLoTJ one, was
one IN wnicn prime coItiiiIon " as TIE Ieinn Z
feature. 1ne cOil.lng auiniraIS were uIi-
qucs,iuuaDiy IN Tie lInk CI ICnuIion, Iue
result OF iCns coutse OF thorough train
lug, anu III TINS JHcy unuOuDtCuiy nave Jhe
advantage over ali The atnieJIc ciuD crews,
wnose ,i.4.c IuI tue iIOsL paruis nIniIeu, JUST
that muCn limiting tier Irdlning anu ar
fectiug The lesuIts of uhcIr WORK.
Inc visitors were StIOug, well-buiIt
crew, auu Towcu III spienuIu form aud
pulled plLcAy race, auu ,neir machine
IKE leg auu Lody movement and graceful
swing was tavoruUiy commented on OF
all slues. II was seen from Inc very start
that the crew had speed ana III IL Could
have packed this up with endurance anCi
at tie crfIcoI moment put Oh more ''LeeI'
IL could have won the race with ease.
"a
AT 80 clock the cadets came Gown
the gangway or their pretty new boathouse
bearing overhead their new shell. They
shot way Win that strong, slow mCoiiird
COOke stroke, q telling and effective
one IN long races ana seluom tried In nile
dashes. ! he result shows that u can ne
niaue eiTeCINe even AT tiIdt distance.
Scarcely had they left the float when
the Dramny athletes or the ~ inged
Arrcw' came forward To the waters
edge, bearing their delicate craft, which
tury Sci dliodJ III careful ma uIler. IL
was strong, well-bulIt crew ana eGualI Y
good Tor TWO as for one mile when in
CoIidItion, nut IL was seen That sever,!
OF the men were heavy and IaI, a sure
indication OF lack OF hufncient training
lt took them but few minutes 10 get
away IN The direction OF the start nea rIy :;
mile downstream.
Aboard torpedo boat were the officia Is
consisting OF Lieut.. G. Z. Callahan, L. : i.
N, reieiee; Lieut.. Grant, starter, W G.
Mckinney, Of c. A. c.; Paul DasheIs, a nd
Ensign k. h. Roberts, Judges: Cadets III
). kImball and G. W Miller timers
Having padded 10 the starting point at
the stake boats and taken their positions
peared To be, the shortest side OF the
course, and The c. a. e. nearer the
shore side at the long end or The angle,
when seeIned extra long, the reIeIee
promptly at 2:3O gave the word
Boln crews got away TO good start
The quick lunges or the racing start soUa
len gtncnel into d heavc and Il SWING and
the struggle had begun. The Cadets started
out with tnIrty eight strokes to the minute
and the Co!uinb!as at fOrJy-two. Side by
side they approached the ha lf-mile nag
and passed II with Cadets i'll the lead by Il
length. Stump Magee called for Just
ten and Stroke Mcgowan promptly re-
sponded, sendlng the Columbia boat Il long
III easy fashion: 1t closed upon the Navy
and then ovcrnauled II. BOJh crews were
nghting desperately, the Navy losing form
and slightly ragged.
Ten more were called for and the lap
of the boats opened into gap, and
Colu leads by a fair margin, rowing IS
fort ty-two. But the pace which the crew
has been setting was a hot one. The
squirt was magnificent and the work OF
both crews splendid.
NOW ON EVEN TERMS.
Gradually the teillDg Cook stroke was
showing / is effect ana the Navy wung into
the breech ana closed the gap and evened
up matters, anu the crews were on even
terms and remained so for u minute or
TWO, When DOJn COXSwalnS Ca!ied tor
Spurts, and sixteen mighty forms piled on
tue steam, hut ColImuIa'S was the most
telling and at the one-half mile she led
ana increased 1t TO one-haI length, and
stayed SO for several boat lengths.
but at this point, endurance ana COndi-
ton tell, and while Columbia is gradually
failing back, the Cadets, who are rowing
Well within themselves, are drawing up to
close the gap, but steering badly. And
three-QuarterS Rag is passed with the
crews about tapping.
Inc CoiumDrL stroke is again down te
forty, and while they are rowing in as
good form as they did at the start, the
boat seems to lack life. The blade-wOrk IS
good, but there Is no beef to back 1T, and
il now becomes a stern race, for the Cadets
again squirt and close the gap and hold ii
so, and then lead, and in few hundred
Yards increase. In the meantime, their
coxswain h describing double SIS on the
water, steering wildly, but he is far
enough ahead and can afford il; Ma
gee, holding his boat down to the
cha line, he has figuratvely drawn from
start TO finish, steering one of the prettleSt
of straight courses.
The finish line is crossed md the Cadets
lead their ptucky opponents over it by a
length and half. Time, minutes % j
seconds.
The crews. which averaged we'll in weig!,.
and height. were as follows:
Columbia. Naval Cadets
MCGOWAN. -. Str oke. :. Mccarthy
Mann "a fduDer. capt.
Tallmadge %. ..OverStreet
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