The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-06-27
AGAIN CORNELL WINS.
Her Varsity Grew the Victor in
Record Breaking Time, a
HARVARD FIVE LBNGTHs BEHIND.

PoUGHKEEPsIE, n. Y, June 27.- The
four mile straightaway boat race between
Harvard, Cornell, Columbia and Pennsyl-
vania, on the Hudson last evening was
won by Cornells eight in the phenomenal
time of 10 minutes and 90 seconds. Harvard
was second, Pennsylvania third and Co
lumbia fourth
The race was hard one for two miles,
but after that Cornell had 1t their own
way. Harvard tried their old scheme of
tiring out Cornell at the start, but it
failed Cornell rowed clean race, and
without break of any kind. Pennsyl-
vania splashed and rowed badly and Co
lumbia, for some unknown reason, was
not in the race after the first quarter mile
Harvard rowed plucl1ily, but was out
classed The conditions were favorable.
The water was smooth, the wind undis-
turbing and the ebb tide in favor of very
good time.
The four crews lined up for positions
about 80 O'Clock. To be sure that there
should be no error or claim of unfairness
the referee asked each crew separately,
"Are you ready9" and got favorable re-
ply. The referee took last critical look
at the crews, and then sent them off with
the pistol. All struck the water together
but Columbia only got u half stroke. Cor
nell and Harvard were both fully pre-
pared, and got the advantage of a long
sweep. Harvard began It's old tactics of
quick stroke to tire its opponents, and for
while it 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 8S
Harvards 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
| 1t was noticeable that the Cornell men
never changed their stroke, but worked
steadily at 3S and 81 strokes, with good
back work and beautiful clean blade ac-
ton, and as they neared the two mile
mark this work was noticeable in its eff
feet. Harvards 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 Cor
nell's, and gradually Cornell, with their
backs working from the sliding seat to
the back of their necks, and with ryth-
mical motion that was beautiful to see,
began to gain their lost ground.
Harvard tried desperately to hold the
lG2tCl, Dub Us Ull6 TWO DOaUS llnSneQ DY tn6
| two mile mark Cornell had showed herself
forward on even terms, and was still go
| ing The No. 2 man in Harvard's boat
was splashing and the stroke wavered a
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
telling, and inch by inch the bow of the
! Cornell 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.
! So they went down to the 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
at the third mile there was evidently
| pleutly of reserve force in the Cornell
boat, while there was not a bit of it in
Harvard's boat Her men were using
every bit of strength in their endeavor to
make a good showing.
Getting into the last mile Cornell was
still pulling 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.
Cornell at the 31G mile had increased her
lead to about four boat lengths, and Penn
sylvania was clearing some of the water
between them and Harvard in such
clipping manner that the Crimson adher-
ents feared for their crews hold ON second
place,
The last half mile was uneventful Cor
. ! oil . Inc OF Z h., II, 10
set at the start, winner by five lengths
over Harvard, in the record breaking time
of 19 minutes and 20 seconds, and not a
man in the boat showed distress. Penn
sylyania crawled in at a good pace about
four boat lengths behind Harvard, and
Columbia padded in at least twenty
lengths in the rear.
Three or four men in the Harvard boat
showed signs of distress, but in the other
boats there was no trouble II was con
ceded on all sides that Cornell had rowed
a remarkable race and one that, from "a
scientific standpoint, was notable in the
annals of boating
Cornell's coach, Courtney, is supremely
| happy His men carted him about on top
/ of their shoulders last night I'll he was
compelled Co cry for mercy, and late in
/ the evening a mobof "rooters, 300 0strung,
( headed by drum corps, marched from
the Nelson House TO River Villa, whore
the Cornell crews have been living, and
| seronaded him far into the night
/ Upon the return of the defeated Quaker
crew to their quarters Coach Ellis Ward
/ was surrounded by newspaper men and
| ne then gave out tho following statement,
| but would not atllx his signature:
/ 81 am perfectly satisfied with the work
| of my varsity crew. While they We're
| fairly defeated yet they need not be
/ ashamed of this fast Time even in the face
of defeat ! noticed especially how the
crews of tho Columbia and Harvard were
on the point of collapse at the finish, so
much so thar they were taken home on
their launches, while the Cornell and
Pennsylvania eights rowed bac, to their
quarters. There is one consolationino our
defeat, however and that is in the fact
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