The record-union., 1896-06-27

Iunlbia crew, being on the outside and
nearest the referee caught the flash OF
the pistol before their rivals, and they
took the water first. The others got on
in the order of their placings from the
pistol. Cornell got away second, Penn
sylvanfa third, and Harvard, on the
outside and consequently farthest from
the Helvetia, got away last. But the
start was very fair one, and none or
the crews had much the best of it.
Scarce twenty strokes had been rowed
when a deep groan went up from the
train as the champions of last year, the
much fancied unholders of Columbia,
were seen to drop back in the ruck. Be
fore two hundred yards had been ira
versed the "'Rah, 'Rah, 'Rah'' of Har-
ward announced that the crimsons had
forged their boats nose ahead OF Penn
sylvania, who. were level with Cornell,
while Columbia was already length to
the bad.
AT the quarter mile Harvard led
Pennsylvania by a length, while cornell
was just about an eighth OF length
behind the Quakers and a length and
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
length in front of the Quaker crew. CO.
lumbia was dropping further astern, as
though her shell was anchored. Cornell
and Harvard were setting a thlrty-hVe
clip at the mile, but Cornell was put
ting more force behind their stroke,
and had cut down the Cambridge lads
advantage to half a length. Penn
sylvania, 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 one-eighth of length
behind Harvard, and length in front
of Pennsylvania.
Even I'D between Cornell and Harvard
was the order at the two-mile flag. Cor
nell was still a length ahead of Penn
sylvania A quarter of a mile further
saw Cornell in the vanguard position
from Harvard, despite the latter's des-
perate resistance, and Pennsylvania
was three lengths behind the crimson.
Then Cornell began to show the ef-
fects of Courtney's ideas imbibed in
England last year. With long sweeping
strokes the Ithacans had their shell a
length ahead of Harvard, who in turn
were four lengths ahead of Pennsyl-
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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 about two and a
half lengths, Harvard second by three
lengths, while Pennsylvania was about
fifteen lengths in front of Columbia.
A tremendous amount of noise greeted
the Ithacans as they entered the last
quarter of their trying courtney three
lcrgths in front of Harvard, on whom
Pennsylvania was creeping up fast, two
LEI gths dividing the pair. Cornell hit
the stroke up to thirty-seven for the
final burst, and crossed the line a win
ner by about four lengths. Pennsylva-
MIA also increased its speed in the last
quarter, and Harvard only got home a
length and a quarter in front of them
rne three leading crews had almost got
their shells in tow when Columbia came
struggling home one minute and fifty
four seconds after Cornell and Fennsyl-
vania.
The official time was returned as fol-
lows: Cornell 1929, Harvard 1872,
pennsylvania POLL. This time, if cor
rect, establishes a new American rec
ord, as the best previous time was 2O:10
by Yale at New London.
There is serious discrepancy some
where in the official time as given from
the referees. Three and half seconds
are generally allotted to length, and
The Cornell crew defeated Harvard by
fully four lengths, or, roughly speaking,
by fourteen seconds, whereas the differ
ence in time shows a defeat for Harvard
by three seconds, or say three-quarters
of a length. None of the timers nor the
referee could be found up to a late hour
tonight, so that it was impossible to
find out how the matter will be man
aged.
The Columbia men were pretty we'll
done up, but there were no serious col
lapses. Pennsylvania finished the
freshest of all. The Cornell boys owned
the town tonight