The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-27
CORNELL THE WINNER
lecord Breaking Time Made i'm
the Varsity Boat Race.
|eaANp WORK By THE vlcToRS.
IrepcweII, the Chicago Oarsnan. Ex-
] peces to Win at Henley-Defects
in Yale Crews Rowing.

| Ssuxhkeepsie. ~. T., June @.-The var
Lev race between Harvard. Cornell. Co
I,sxnsa and Pennsylvania. four miles
1rsslghta say. on the Hudson today. was
- by Cornell In the phenomenal time o.
~ minutes p seconds. Harvard second.
4pxsasyfvania third. Columbia fourth. Cor
- won the freshmen race twD days ago.
q. which the order OF finishing was,
frxneeIy the same. TIE race was hard
q for two miles. but after that cogneis
So "a rs own way. Harvard tried thu old
nsne Of firing Cornell out NJ the start.
a II failed Cornell rowed clean race.
kfh6ut break Of any kind. rennsyIva-
q spsashed and rowed badly. ard Column
.. for some unknown reason. .ss not IN
y race after the first quarter mile. Tho
hryarc crew fowed pIuckily. but sas
telasaed.
VThs conditions were favorable. The
s6kter was smooth. the wind not disturb
=. being In favor o. good time. TIE four
ID. rws lined up for position about s.ao
L xAelock All struck the water together.
- Columbia got only a hair stroke. Cor
i ii ard Harvard we're both fully prepared.
& II got the advantage OF a long sweep.
a kxrvars began rs old tactics OF a quick
troke 10 tire its opponents. and for
1hile IL seemed to work well. Al had
Aarted with - stroke. which Harvard
kmpered down 20 as at the first quarter.
khfIe Cornell had come 6own to D. Column
IA seemed to have a leaden weight on It's
koNt, and II hung in the water as II II vas
-, intending to keep with the others.
PeungyivanEa was rowing 30 20 the nsfn-
he but Il was a ragged stroke that pulled
7hs boat far over and stopped It. Both
Harvard and Cornell had settled down 10
kork Ia a nnethodical way. and. both pull
Arg o. stroke. were working with viii.
49, If
Cornell At the half mile. and the rooters
RELIED with appreciation. Then slowly,
|8Doh BY inch, the Harvard boat crept by
lie Cornell boat until her stern just Tapped
Ne iatter's nose.
an II was noticeable that the Cornell men
ksyer changed their stroke, but worked
xisadily at thirty-esght and thiriy-seyen
b,rokes. with good hack work and bsauti-
q. clean blade action. and as they nsared
HE two-mile mark this work was notice.
Abla In it's effect Harsard's men had put
~ their hard work In their arms and legs.
Ina II was beginning 20 tell, for they
4couId not get the stern Of their boat a@ay
from Cornelrs, and gradually GornslFs
ls1nen. with their backs working from the
kiiang seats TO their neeis. and with
rythmieal motion that was beautiful 20
ee. bsgan TO gain their end Harvard
Xs.sd desperately 20 hold tina lead. but as
kark Cornell had showed herself forward
n even terms and was sstil going. The
xo 2 man In Haryard's boat was splash
Ina. and the stroke wavered a little. but
Ysish a bulldog grip they stuck TO their
work But that steady thlrty-seven stroke
~ the Minute ewing with the stronger
1sroke. and the neat. clean blade work.
HAS telling. and inch by inch the bow OF
10 Cornell boat went forward from the
how OF the Harvard boat. Pennsyivania
III sulashing on at n thlrty-sevsn stroke
AL, three lengths behind Harvard. and
rolnnbsa was hopeiezsly beaten. So they
1rvns down to the third mile. Harvard pali-
kg desperately and somewhat prettliy.
NJ Cornell putting an Inch OF distance
Min every stroke between the boats.
N The long stroke and the clever back
4ork Of Cornell was counting. II was
Hviaent that Harvard was beaten, Tor al
~ third mile there was an evident plenty
J a reserve force in the Corueil boat yst
here was not bit NJ II IN Haryard's boat.
! <4er men we're using every BIT % strength
~ their enfeavor 10 make good Allowing.
0keftlng into the last mile Cornell VAS sfiH
'2annr AZ a 81 stroke without a splash or
II culver the boat fairly shooting along.
lfhhla uarvar9'a men looked as II some %
lfjhsm would fall out ~ the boat Cornell
~. he three and a hair miles had increased
Il her lead 20 about four boaiiengths, and
ATennsyivania was clearing UP aefrta Of the
.l{wafer between her and Harvard IN such
Hrslpping manner that the crimson men
8seared for their crews hold on second
r'aes The last haIf mile was unayentfsi.
Cornell crossed The Tine AZ the pare she
had sat az the start. = winner by i've
Rsngths over Harvard. en- the record
4 breaking tlrne OF ~ minutes and - seconds.
snf not mar In her boat showed signs of
4 Distress Pennsylvania eFmwlea IN Al
= good pace about four heatieuRths behind
1siarvara. and Columbia Padded In az least
Twenty lengths IN the rear
~ The record breaking time az the rare
was IN a measure due % the eho tide. that
~>was qnlte effective. hut IL n believed that
nsAs timekeeperS unable 70 see aay flag
o. the nnish have made an error. TIE
1sasehes IN the express car on ire utssF~
fsatson train made the time between fass
and sci and the watches on the Asseeiat-
- Press loop AZ the end % each mile. stop
i ir@i BY electrical connection. made ths
time similar 10 this. No watch can -
ssund that tAllles with the official time.
IRIS does not eetraet from cornells vie
tory. as she has. with any q the times
taken. broken the record. The Official
time ss given &;
n 6 n =
TarneIi ID - Pennsylvania - III
Harvard .....fs ;. Columbia -....I -