Evening journal., 1896-06-27


he askcdseach crew. Arc yon ready Cor
neilf AreSou rendy, Harvards' etc, to |
which came in every instance the reply,
YES"
The conditions were favorable The wa
ter was smooth, the wind undisturbing
and the ebb tide in favor of very good |
timo The referoe took a last critical look |
at the crews and then sent them of with
the pistol All struck the water together,
but Columbia only got half stroke Cor
nell and Harvard were both fully prepared
and got the advantage of long sweep
Harvard began its old tactics of quick
stroke TO tire It's opponents, and for awhile
it seemed TO work we'll All had started
with a 40 stroke, which Harvard tempered
down TO 80 at the first quarter, while Cor
nell had come down to 3S. Columbia seem
ed to have leaden weight on its boat, and
It hung in the water as II it was not
trying to keep up with the other contest
ants Pennsylvania was rowing 80 to the
minute, but It was ragged stroke, that
rocked the boat, and the recovery stop
ped it. Both Harvard and Cornell had set
tied down TO work In meth0dical way,
and BOTH. pulling a 80 stroke, were work
ing with a will. Haryard's S boat poked its
nose ahead Of Cornell at the half mile, and
the rooters yelled with appreciation. Then
slowly, inch by inch, the Harvard boat
crept by the Cornell boat until her stern
just Tapped the latter's nose. But some-
how or other the enthusiasm did not dem
onstrate that this lead meant anything.
cornell's Stroke Uniform.
It was noticeable that the Cornell men
/ did not change their stroke, but worked
steadily at 3S and 81. Harvard's men had
put all their hard work In their arms and
legs and it was beginning to tell, for they
could not get the stern of their boat away
from Cornell's, and gradually Cornell,
with their backs working from the sliding
seat to the back of their necks and with
rhythmical motion that was beautiful to
see, began to regain their lost ground.
| Harvard tried desperately to hold the
load, but as the two boats flashed by the
two mile mark Cornell had showed herself
forward ON even terms and was still going.
The No. 2 man in Harvard's boat was
splashing, and the stroke wavered little,
but with bulldog grit they stuck to their
work. But that steady 81 stroke to the
minute swing, with the stronger stroke
and the neat clean blade work, was tell
ing, and inch by inch the bow of the Cor
nell boat went forward from the bow OF
the Harvard boat. Pennsylvania was
splashing on at a 81 stroke gait, three
lengths behind Harvard and Columbia
was hopelessly beaten.
On the Home stretch.
So they went down to tho third mile
Harvard pulling desperately and some
what prettily but Cornell putting an inch
Of distance at every stroke between the
boats The long stroke and the clever
back work OF Cornell was counting 1t
was evident that Harvard was beaten, for
while at the third mile there was an evil
dent plentitude of reserve force in the Cor
nell boat there was not bit of it In Har
wards boat Hor men were using every
available pound Of strength in their en-
deavor to make good showing with their
pluclzy 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 $
men looked as If somo OF them would fall
out Of the boat. Cornell, at the 81 miles,
had increased her lead to about four boat
lengths, and Pennsylvania was clearing
up some OF the water between them and
Harvard IN such clipping manner that
tho crimson adherents feared for their
crews hold on second place. The last half
Il mile WAS uneventful. Cornell crossed the
lino at the pace she had set at the start
and not a man In her boat showed distress
when she crossed the line, a winner by five
lengths over Harvard, in the record break
ling time Of 10 minutes 20 seconds. Penn
sylvania orawled in at a good pace about
four boat lengths behind Harvard, and
Columbia padded in at least go lengths in
tho rear.
Three or four men in the Harvard boat
showed signs Of distress, but in the other
boats there was DO trouble. 1t was con-
ceded on all hands that Cornell had rowed
J remarkable race and one that, from a
/ scientific standpoint, was notable in the
annals OF boating.
, The record breaking time of the race
was in measure due TO the ebb tide, that
! was quite effective but it Is believed that
J the timekecpor, who was unable TO see
, any flag at the finish may have made an
error. The watches In the press car on
the observation train made the time Of
3 Cornell between 10 minutes "a seconds
0 and 20 minutes seconds, and the watches
on the Associated Press, sloop at each
r mile started and stopped by electrical con-
ncction, made the time similar to this. No
5 watch that can be found tallies with the
5 official time. This does not detraot from
. Cornell's victory, as she has, with any Of
] the time taken, broken the record.
Z The official time as given is: Cornell, IS
| minutes 20 seconds; Harvard, 10 minutes
1 32 seconds; Pennsylvania, 20 minutes II
seconds; Columbia, 81 minutes 35 seconds.
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