The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-25
CORNELL WINS
THE BOAT RACE
Harvard Second, Pennsylvania Third,
Columbia Tea Lengths Away.
GREAT FIGHT FOR SECOND PLACE
Harvard Got the Position by Less
Than . Length. Columbia Was
Never Critics Say the
Best Crew Won..But Little Excite.
ment Followed the Race.

FousnkeepSle, N. T., June Z4.-COr-
nells freshmen won the four-cornered
freshmen race this afternoon. defeating
Harvard by a length and quarter In
10 minutes and lS seconds.
Harvard was three quarters Of a
length In front Of Pennsylvania. while
Columbia, which was never dangerous,
was beaten over ten lengths.
Columbia and Harvard got slightly
the best Of what was only fair start,
Cornell getting of third. while Univer-
sity Of Pennsylvania got away very
badly. 1t only took a few strokes to
determine the position Of Columbia, and
the few followers of the blue and white
In the observation train felt sinking
feeling In their hearts as they saw their
hopes drop In the rear position.
Pennsylvania made up leeway quickly
and the half mile mark was a desperate
race for the lead between Cornell and
Harvard. with Pennsylvania rapidly
closing the gap Nose and nose the boats
which carried the hopes of the crimson
and red and white raced together and
the wet and weary crowd on the cars
forgot their discomfort in the excite
ment Of the struggle.
HARVARD AHEAD AT THE HALF.
At the half mile the Harvard boats
nose was just in front of the Cornell
shell. Pennsylvania was hanging on
the stern Of the red and white and Col
umbia was laboring in distress a length
In the rear Of the Quakers.
Or Pennsylvania's quarters cheer
from the Ithacan delegation announced
that Cornell had shot her canvas in
front ~ the crimson. Steadily the
hopes Of the supporters Of the red and
white rose as the Ithacans settled down
to their work and forged ahead half a
length. Faster and faster the Cornell
shell shot through the water as Carter
quickened the stroke. Nearing the
bridge Pennsylvania spurted. Going
under the bridge the order was Cornell
clear Of Harvard's canvass, University
Of Pennsylvania Tapped on the crimson
and Columbia toiling hopelessly four
lengths astern.
Then the desperate race between the
crimson and red and blue for second
place commenced. Pennsylvania gained
a little and Harvard put forth an ex-
ira effort Both boats fairly flew
through the water, and when at a mile
and half Cornell swerved slightly
towards the center of the stream, 1t
looked for a moment as If the two who
were fighting between themselves
might get up on the leader. Inch by
inch the Quakers gained on Harvard
until half mile from home the two
were level and racing after Cornell.
THE FINAL EFFORT.
Opposite Cornell's boat house the
Ithacans were a clear length in front
Of Pennsylvania and Harvard, who
were rowing bow and bow in a Ges-
perate race. The Harvard coxswain
shouted at his men for q final effort
and the crimson's bow was seen forging
in front of the Quakers' canvass.
The steamboats, and yachts set up a
salute Of whistles and cannons as the
Cornell crew swept towards the finish
line length and quarter ahead Of
Harvard, who were three quarters Of
a length in front Of the Quakers. Col
umbia came In completely played out,
ten lengths behind. The time follows:
Cornell. 1918; Harvard, 1922; Pennsyl-
vania, 10:26h; Columbia. 1851.
There was little excitement in the
town after the race. The Cornell men
were of course jubilant, but their DEM
onstrations Of delight were kept within
reasonable bounds. The opinion among
victors and vanquished was that the
| best crew won.