The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-27


All struck the water together, but CO.
lumbia only got a half stroke. Cornell
and Harvard were both fully prepared,
and got the advantage of a long sweep
Harvard began it's old tactics OF quick
stroke to tire its opponents. and for a
while 1t seemed to work we'll All had
started with 40 stroke, which Harvard
tempered down to 80 at the first quarter.
while Cornell had come down TO 3S. Co
lumbia seemed to have leaden weight
on its boat, and il hung in the water
as II IL was not intending to try and
keep with the Others. Pennsylvania
was rowing 80 to the minute. but 1t was
a ragged stroke that rocked the boat
and a recovery that stopped it. Both
Harvard and Cornell had settled down
to work In q methodical way, and both
pulling 3S stroke, were working with q
WILL
Harvard's boat poked its nose ahead
of Cornell at the half-mile, and the root
ers yelled with appreciation. Then
slowly, inch by inch. the Harvard boat
crept by Cornell until her stern just
Tapped the latter's nose.
But somehow or another the enthusi-
asM did not demonstrate that this lead
the Cornell men never changed their
stroke, but worked steadily at SS and 81
strokes, with good back work and beau
tiful clean blade action, and as they
neared the two-mile mark this work
was noticeable In its effect. Harvard's
men had put all their hard work in their
arms and legs. and 1T was beginning TO
tell. for they could not get the stern OF
their boat away from Cornell, and grad
ually the Cornclls, with their backs
working from the sliding seat to the
back of their necks and with rythmical
motion that was beautiful to see, be-
gan to gain their lost ground.
Harvard tried desperately TO hold tho
lead. but as the two boats flashed by tho
two-mile mark Cornell had showed her,
self forward on even terms, and was still
going. The No. . man in HarvGrd's boat
was splashng, and the stroke wavered
n little, but with bulldog grit they stuck
TO their work. But that STEADY 81 stroke
swing, with the stronger stroke and the
neat, clean blade work was telling, and
.nch by inch the bow of the Cornell boat
went forward from the bow OF the Har-
ward boat Pennsylvania was splashlng
on at 81 stroke gait, three lengths be-
nina fttlfNulN, anu Ablhllibid Nti7. tl'pI-
lessly beaten So they went TO the third
mile. Harvard pulling desperately and
somewhat prettily, but Cornell putting
an inch OF distance at every stroke be-
,ween the boats.
The long stroke and tho clever back
work OF Cornell was counting. 1t was
evident that Harvard was beaten, for
while at the third mile there was an
evident plcntltude OF reserve force In the
Cornell boat, there was not bit OF IL in
lIarvards boat. Her men were using
every available pound OF strength In their
cndeavor TO make good showing with
their plucky opponents.
Getting into the last mile Cornell Was
still pulling that 81 stroke, without a
splash or a quaver. their boat fairly
shooting along, while Harvard's men
looked as if some Of them would fall out
OF the boat.
Cornellat the 3lh mile had increased her
lead 20 about four boat lengths. and
Pennsylvania was clearing UP some OF
the water between them and Harvard In
such clipping manner that the crimson