The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-27

The Harvard. Cornell, Columbia, Penn
Fylvnnla four miles straiGht-awuy boat
race on Il Hudson to-day was wnn by
Cornell's eight In the phenomenal timn
Of 10 minutes. 20 seconds; Harvard pec-
ond. Pennsylvania third and Columbia
fourth.
Cornell won the freshman race two
days ago, I'm which the order OF finishing
was strangely the same. The race was a
hard one for two miles, but after that
Cornell had II their own way. Hnr-
ward tried their old scheme OF tlring
out Cornell at the start, but II failed.
Cornell rowed clean race withOu. u
break OF any kind. Pennsylvania splash
ed and rowed badly and Columbia for
some unknown reason. was not In the
race after the first half mile Harvard
ruwcd pluCkily but was outclassed.
The conditions were favorable. The
water was smooth. the wind undisturb-
ing and the ebb tide in favoT of very
good time.
The crews lined up for positions about
$3.50 o'clock. There was n good deal Of
trouble. however. Just as the referee
had asked the usual questions about
getting ready, Captain BuIlard, of lInr-
ward. raised his hand and complained
that ColumbIn's stake boat was below
the line. Cornell and Pennsylvania
agreed to this and the referee ordered 1t
back. This took some moments and then
the crews were lined up again. That
there should be no error, or claim OF un-
fairness, he nsked each crew separately,
Are you ready?" and got q favorable
reply.
The referee took a last critical look at
the crews and sent them M with the
pistol. All struck the water together,
but Columbia only got half stroke.
Cornell and Harvard were both fully
prepared and got the advantage Of a
long sweep. Harvard began lis old
tactics Of quick stroke to tire It's OPP
ponentS and for time II seemed to work
well. All had started with forty stroke
which Harvard tempered down 20 50 at
the first quarter. while Cornell had come
down to IS. Columbia seemed 70 have
a lpaden weight on It's boat and II hung
in the water as n It was not intending 20
try and keep with the others. PennSyl-
vanIa was rowing 80 to the minute. but
II was a ragged stroke that rocked the
boat and n recovery that stopped II.
Excitement for the ROOtsrs.
Both Harvard and Cornell had settled
down to work in a methodical way and
both pulling thlrty-eight stroke. were
working with a Will. Harvards boat
poked It's nose ahead Of Cornell at the
half mile and the rootcrs yelled with
appreciation. Then slowly, inch by
inch. the Harvard boat Crept by the
Cornell boat until her stern Just lap
ned the lattar's nose. II was notice
able that the Cornell men never chang
cd their stroke. but worked steadily at
th!rty.eIght and thirty-seven strokes,
with good back work and beautiful
clean blade action and US they neared
the two mile mark this work was no.
tlceable in its effect. Harvnrd's men
had put all their hard work In their
arms and legs and II was beginning TO
tell. for they could not get the stern OF
their boat away from COrnelFs 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
lend, but az the two boats flashed by the
two mile mark, Cornell showed herself
forward on even terms and was still
going. The No. . man In Harv1rds
boat was splashlng and the stroke wav-
cred n little, but with bulldog grit,
they stuck to their work. But that
steady thlrty-sevcn stroke to the min
ute 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
spIashlng on at n thirty-seven stroke
gait, three lengths behind Harvard, and
Columbia was hOpelessly beaten. SO
they went down TO the third mile. Har-
ward pulling desperately and somewhat
prettily, but Cornell putting an Inch OF
distance at every stroke between the
boats. It was evident that Harvard
was beaten. for at the third mile there
was an evident plenty Of reserve force
IN the Cornell boat. yet there was not a
bit OF It in Harvard's boat. Her men
were using every bit OF strength In
their endcavor to make a good show
Ing.
CornsIrs Groat FIuIuh.
Getting Into the last mile Cornell was
sull pulling 81 stroke without splash
or n 0unvcr, their boat fairly shooting
along, while Harvnrd's men looked rs
II some OF them would fall out Of the
bont. Cornell at the three and a half
mile had Increased her lead to about
four boat lengths and Pennsylvania was
clearing up some water between them
and Harvard In such clipping manner
that the crimson ndhercnts feared for
their crews hold on second place. The
Inst half mile was unGventful. Cor
nell crossed the line at the pace she had
set mt the start, n winner by five lengths
over Harvard in the record breaking
time OF ~ minutes and - seconds, ana
not n man In her boat showed distress.
Pennsylvania rrnwled In at Il 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 waH con-
ccdcd on all sides that Cornell had row.
cd remarkable race and one that from
scientific standpoint was notable In
the annals Of boating.
Curnclls admirers are tonight on
anything but nm even keel. and her en-
cmles arc Joining 10 n more ar lefs de-
gree In tho general Jubllatlun. COrnellR
conch, Courtney IL suprcmcly happy.
His men cnrtcd him about on Top OF their
shoulders tlll he was compelled to cry
for mercy nnd late In the evening u
mob ~ 'roOters" 300 strong marched
from the Nelson house t0 River villa,
where the Cornell crews have been liv-
Ing, ana sercnadcd him FAR Into the
night
A slight iGrrOr.
The record breaking time OF the race
was in measure due to thr chb tide that
was quite effective, but II III believed
that the tlme-kncpcrs, unable to see any
nng at the finish. have made nn error.
The watches I'm the press cur In the OBJ
srrvntl0n train made the time OF Cor
pcIl between l9la and 20Ol and tho
watches on the Associated Press loop nt
zach mile. started and stopped by clcc-
tricnl connection made the time similar
~ this, NJ watch that can be found
t,uIrq with the onlclnl time. This docs
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