The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-06-25
CORNELL YOUNGSTERS WIN.
HARVARD SECOND, U. OF P. THIRD
 AND COLUMBIA LAST.

and U. of F. for Second Place-Cols
 umbia's Crew Made Sad Showing
 Weather Conditions Unsatisfactory. 1 Poughkeepsie, June 24-Cornells freshmen won the four-cornered fresh- man race this afternoon, defeating tho Harvard crew by length and a quar- ter, in 10 minutes, IS seconds. Tha Harvards were three quarters of a 1 length in front of the Pennsylvanias, while the Columbias, who were never dangerous, were beaten over ten lengths.
 A dreary outlook greeted the visitors by early trains this morning. The sky was clouded and threatening and d nasty, drizzling rain started in about 12:S0 o'clock Whatever excitement may have been awaiting an outlook was effectively dampened by the weather. Fortunately the wind, which was from the southwest and never very strong, died away about o'clock and the course was comparatively smooth.
 Everything was damp. Umbrellas and mackintoshes were in demand and flags were at discount. The few pretty girls who braved the rain had their. tinery and colors hidden by cloaks and anything like enthusiasm was out of the question. There was little excite- ment over the outcome even among the college men, who made their headquar- ters at the Nelson house. Speculation was not brisk. The bulk of the money | from a m hri6 6pe oc bn Ia f1 men were backing the crimson crew to beat Cornell. The Ithacans took all the Harvard money in sight and then asked for more, but the Harvard treasury was depleted. The only other betting was that Columbia would beat Penn- sylvania in the placing.
 | It was 5:10 when the observation train arrived to take up the 1,5OO damp and dishevelled people that stood un- der shelter of umbrellas They clam- bered into the train, thoroughly dis~ gusted at having to sit on wet seats, and the men who were selling squares of carpet reaped rich harvest. The | long train was rather forlorn looking as it steamed up to the start About 800 people took up positions along the west shore near the finish, while the | of vantage along the other shore were taken advantage of by 1000 more. As l the observation train started the Cor nell launch left for the start. They got in line at 5:37 taking flying start.
 The Columbias and the Harvards got away first, while the Cornells were only fraction behind, but the Penn sy1vanias were badly left. All four crews splashed badly, but the Colum- bias were the worst and before twenty yards they were half length behind. The Quakers steadied a bit and gained on the Cornells and the Harvards. All three were rowing at SS clip. Com ing up to the half mile mark the Cor nells and the Harvards were having a desperate tussel for the lead, but the Harvards hit the stroke up to 40 and their boats nose forged in front of tho Cornell boat, while the Pennsylvanias, who were pulling at 3S to the minute, were three-quarters of a length behind the crimson shell.
 Columbia was ploughing along in distress a length astern the Quakers. Passing Pennsylvania's boat house the Cornells settled down steadily to 36- stroke and poked their canvas in front of Harvards, who were also rowing at | 36, but with less power behind it. The Pennsylvanias raised their stroke to 40 and gained on the Harvards. Con- | ing to the bridge the Quakers hit her up to 42 and cut down the Harvard lead still further.
 The Cornells passed under the bridge a clear length in front of the Har- wards with the Quakers third and lap- ped on the crimson shell. The Colum- bias were hopelessly beaten, four lengths astern. The Cornells time for the mile was 5:10. After coming through the arch a desperate struggle between the Harvard an5 the Pennsylvania commenced, and the spectators almost lost sight of the Ithicans watching the race for second place. The Cornells raised their stroke to 40 for the first of the last mile. The Quakers. too, raised their stroke to 40 clip, and were send- | ing their shell skimming along in fine shape, caught the crimsons, drawing level opposite the Cornell quarters, where the Ithacans had a clear boats l length in the lead.
 | Bow and bow the Harvards and the Pensylvanias raced and it was either for second place at a 100 yards from the finish line. At this point the whis- | ties were let loose for the Cornells, who answered the salute by letting out another link. The Harvard boys made one desperate effort and got their 1 boats nose in front of the PennsyI- vania she'll The Quakers responded gamely, but when the Cornells crossed | the finish line length and a quarter 1 in front of Harvard the crimson men were three-quarters of a length in front of Pennsylvania. The Columbias struggled over the line 241a seconds af- | ter the Pennsylvanias The times: Cornell 10:18; Harvard 1922; Pennsyl- vania 10:261a, and Columbia 10:51.
 After passing the finish line Board- man, the Harvard stroke, McDuffie, who rowed No. ', and Whitneck, No. 5, dropped on their oars.
 l Chao, No. 4, of Columbia, was suf- fering from intermittent fever this morning, but persisted in rowing. At the Columbia quarters it was stated that the race did not seem to have af- fected him much. There was but little | excitement in the town after the race. The Cornell men were jubilant, but their demonstrations were kept within reasonable bounds. The opinion among the victors and vanquished was that the best crew won. George s. Mumford