The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-27

POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y, June 20
The Harvard Cornell-Columibia- Fem
syIvania four straightaway on the
Hudson today was won by Cornell in
the phenomenal time Of 10 minutes, 20
seconds; Harvard second, Pennsyl-
vania third and Columbia fourth.
Cornell won the freshman race two
days ago in which the order of fin
fishing was, strangely, the same. The
race was a hard one for two miles,
but after that Cornell had it their own
way. Harvard tried the old scheme
Of firing out Cornell at the start, but
it failed. Cornell rowed a clean race
without a break of any kind. Penn
sylvania splasned and rowed badly,
and Columbia tor some unknown reas-
On, was not in the race after the first
quarter mile.
The Harvard crew rowed pluckily,
but was outclaSSed.
THE. CONDITIONS WERE FAVOR
ABLE.
The water was smooth, the wind not
disturbing and being IN favor OF very
good time.
The four crews were lined UP for po-
sition about $50 o'clock. There was
good deal of trouble, however. Just as
the reIeree had asked the usual ques-
tions about getting ready, Captain Bull
lard, of Harvard, raised his hand and
COMPLAINED that Columbia's stake boat
was below the line. Cornell and Penn
sylvania agreed to this, and the ref
cree ordered it back. This look some
moments, and then the crews We're
lined up again. To be sure that there
should be no error or claim OF unfair
ness, he asked each crew separately,
Are you ready?" and got a faVorapte
/ reply. The referee took
LAST CRITICAL LOOK
! at the crews and then sent them off
with the pistol All struck the water
/ together, but Columbia only got a half
{ stroke. Cornell and Harvard were
! both fully prepared and got the adj
vantage of a, long sweep. Harvard
began it's old tactics of quick stroke.
/ to tire its opponents, and for Whlle
/ it seemed to work we'll. All had
started with a 40 stroke, which Har-
ward tempered down to 40 at the first
quarter, while Cornell had come down
to 38. Columbia seemed to have
leaden weight on its boat and 1T hung
in the water as if il was not intending
to keep with the others. Pennsylvania
was rowing 80 to the minute, but IL
was a, ragged stroke that pulled the
boat far over and stopped it. Both Har-
ward and Cornell had settled down 10
work in a methodical way, ana, ooth
pulling a 3S-stroke, were working WIN
a will Harvard's boat poked IT'S nose
/ ahead of Cornell at the half mile, and
| the
RIOTERS YELLED WITH APPRO-
BATON.
Then slowly, inch by inch, the Har-
ward boat crept by the Corneil poat
until hen stern just laDed the latter
until her stern just Tapped the latter S
nell men never changed their stroke,
but worked steadily at SO and 5.
| strokes. with good back-woTk and
| hsnutiful clean blade action. and as
they neared the two mEe mark TINS
work was noticeable in its effect. Har-
wards men had put all their hard work
in their arms and legs. and 1t was De
ginning to tell for they could not get
the stern of their boat away from Cor
nell's. and gradually the Cornells, with
their backs working from the sliding
seat to the back Of their necks, ano
with
A RYTHMICAL MOTION
that was beautiful to see. began to gar
their long end. Harvard trleo aesPer.
ately TO hold the lead, but as the two
boats flashed by the two-mile MARI
Cornell had showed herself forward OF
even terms and was still going. The
No. . man in HarvaTd's boat was
sp!aghirg and the stroke wavered {
little, but with bulldog grit they stucl
to their work. But that steady 3
stroke to the minute swing, with thu
stronger stroke and the neat, cleal
blade work, was telling, and inch b!
inch the bow of the Cornell boat Wen
forward from the bow of the HARVARD
boat.
Pennsylvania was splashing on at ;
81 stroke gait three lengths behinS
Harvard. and Columbia was hopeless.
beaten. So they went down to tn
third mile, Harvard pulling desperate
ly and somewhat prettlly. but Corner
putting an inch of
, DISTANCE WITH EVERY STROKI
between the boats The long strok
: and the clever back work of Cornell
was counting. 1t was evident that Har
ward was beaten, for at the third nf'
there was plenty OF reserve force in thg
Cornell boat. yet there was not bi
: of it in Harvard's boat Her men wer
; using every bit of strength in their en-
deavor to make a good showing.
!. Getting into the last mile, Corne.
was still pulling at a 81 stroke withou
s a splash or culver. their boat fairi
E shooting along, while Harvard's me
I looked as N some of them would fal
: out of che boat. Cornell. at the hal
mile. had increased her lead to about
2 four boat lengths, and Pennsylvani
: was clearing up some of the water be
s tween them and Harvard in such
clipping manner that the crimson ad
ferents feared for their crews hold O
second place. The last half mile wa
unevenfful
CORNELL CROSSED THE LINE
at the pace she had set at the start,
! winner by five lengths over Harvard, ii
the record breaking time of 10 minute
; and 20 seconds and not a man in he
boat showed signs Of distress. Penn
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