The San Francisco call., 1896-06-27
'RAH FOR CORNELL!
A GREAT BOA TRACE.
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Cornell got away second, Pennsylvania
third, and Harvard, who was on the out
side and consequently farthest from the
Helvetia, got away last; but the start was
very fair one and none of the crews had
any too much the best of it.
Scarce twenty strokes had been rowed
when deep groan went up from the train
as the champions of last year, the much
fancied upholders of Columbia, were seen
to drop back in the ruck Before 200 yards
had been traversed the "'Rahl 'Rah!
'Rahw of Harvard announced that the
crimsons had forged their boats nose
ahead of Pennsylvania, who were level
with Cornell, while Columbia was already
a length to the bad.
At the quarter mile Harvard led Penn
sylvania by length, while Cornell was
just about an eighth of length behind
the Quakers and length ana q half IN
front of the Columbia men.
Coming up to the half-mile mark Cor
nell drew up to Pennsylvania canvas
and it was nip and tuck for second place
between them, while both crews were
gaining on the leader.
Passing the first mile Harvard's lead
was cut down to three-quarters of
length. while Cornell was rowing along
just fast enough to keep her quarter of
length in front of the Quaker crew. Co
lumbia was dropping farther astern as
though her shell was anchored. Cornell
and Harvard was setting a thirty-fve clip
at the mile, but Cornell was putting more
force behind their stroke and had cut
down the Cambridge lads advantage to
half length. Pennsylvania, who was
rowing thirty-three to the minute, held
Cornell to half length, while the Quakers
were still four lengths ahead of Columbia.
When the two-mile mark was passed
Cornell was only an eighth of length
behind Harvard and a length in front of
Pennsylvania. Even up between Cornell
and Harvard was the order at the two
mile flag. Cornell was still length ahead
of Pennsylvania. a quarter farther on
saw Cornell in the vanguard position from
Harvard, despite the latters desperate re-
sistance, and Pennsylvania was three
lengths behind the crimson. Then Cor
nell began to show the effects of Courtney's
ideas imbibed in England last year. With
long sweeping strokes the Ithacans had
their shell a length ahead of Harvard who
were in turn four lengths in front of Penn
sylyania. The Colum bias were splashing
badly eight or ten lengths to the bad and
could scarcely keep their boat on an even
keel.
Half mile from the finish the order
was: Cornell first by two and a half
lengths, Harvard second by three lengths,
while Pennsylvania was about fifteen
1anQths in from Of (olurn ha
A tremendous amount of noise greeted
Cornell as they entered the last quarter of
their trying journey, three lengths in
front of Harvard, on whom Pennsylvania
was creeping up fast, two lengths dividing
the pair. Cornell hit the stroke up to 81
for the final burst and crossed the line
winner by about four lengths. Pennsyl-
vania also increased its speed in the last
quarter and Harvard only got home a
length and quarter in front of them.
The three leading crews had almost got
their shells in tow when Columbia came
home one minute and fifty-four
seconds after Cornell and Pennsylvania.
The official time was returned as fol-
lows: Cornell, 1892; Pennsylvania, 20:11.
This time, if correct, establishes a new
American record, as the best previous
time was 20:10, by Yale. at New London.
There Is a serious discrepancy some
where. In the official time as given from
the referees three and nalf seconds are
allotted to q length, and the
Cornell crew defeated Harvard by fully
four lengths, or, roughly speaking. by
fourteen seconds whereas the difference
in time shows defeat for Harvard by |