The morning times., 1896-06-27

Pouglikeepsie, N. Y, June 26.-CurDclI
won the fuur-corDcred boat race today,
with Harvard second, four lengths behind.
Pennsylvania finished third, while Columbia
Was far behind them all.
The eight stalwart-Iooking fellows who
carried the blue anu white OF Columbia
being on the outside and nearest the referre,
ca ugut the flash OF The pistol befofc Their
rlvais-aHh tLey to,k the water filst.
The others got Off in the order OF their
pl9eiHgs IRON Tie pistol, Cornell getting
away secund, fennsyiya:ia third aid Har-
ward. who We're TN the inside and cOfise-
quently rarthest from the Eelvetia, got
away last. but the start was a very lair
o1fe, and nune of the crews had any tco
nueii The best OF it.
Scarce twenty strokes had been ruwed
when Il deep groan went up from the
train as the champions OF last year, the
much -fanciei upnehiers of CciuniDia, were
seen to drop back in the ruck. Before
200 yards had been traversed the "Rdh,
ran, ran or haryari announced that the
crinsons had forged their boats aosc
AHEAD OF pennsylVanis, who were level
VITA Cornell wnte Columbia was already
IL length to the ba l.
LED AT THE QUARTER
At the quarter mile harvard led Penn
syivania by a length while Cornell was lust
ABOUT an cighta OF length behind the
Quakers aiiu Il length and hair In froat
half mile marx Cornell drew up 20 Penn
sylvania's canVas anu 10 was nip ana
tIcs> for secDni place between them wn,'e
both crews were gaining on the leader.
PassiHg the tirsb hair nile Haryards
leas was cut down to thiee-quarters OF d
length, while Cornell was rowing along
just fast enough To keep ter qrarter-ieui.tn
IN front OF Iiie Quakers crew. Cosuninia
was dropping Further as5ern. as if Ler
shell was anchored. and wneE the blue and
white were. Gone with the crowd ceased
To take any interest in her doings.
The next hail Inile saw Cornell creeping
gradually on Harvard and pressing tEein
cios.ly, only an eighth OF ler2th apart.
A length divided Cornell nom f+nn>yE
vania, and Columbia was hanging on tour
lengths behind univer siuy or Pennsyi-
vania. AT this point Cornell beg an to
make her effort, and wien the Jwo-iu:ie
mark was passed the II ans were only
one-eighth length behiDa fiarvard and a
lenGtti1n frontof Pennsylvania Even up he
tween Cornell ana Earvard was tte order
at the two-nille flag.
syIvana. Harvard was gCing along 1T
So, wits" Il T. Ciueil stroke was stelny ut
80 and Pennsylvania at 33. 4 t.uartc- uf
H;i.c iur,Hcr CO s.tw Cornell wreSt tie
vanglEiEI position IRON Earvar1 despite
the iaLter's desperate resistance. and Penn
syIvaBia was three lengths beEind the Grim
sou.
Ihen Cornell began to stow the effects of
Courtncy's ideas imbibed IN England ,ast
year. With long sweeping strokes the
ilhacnns mad ticir siieii IA length q mead q
Harvard, who were ID turn four lengths IN
front or Pennsylvania. The unfortunate
CGium:ians h3d been utterly forgotten IN
thcexcit ement of watchn < the close struggle
of the leaders. TIE New Workers were
splashing b;.diy eight or ten len gtas to the
bad ana couiG scarcely keep their boat on
an even Keel.
CORNELL WAS GAINING.
AT three and one-quarter miles Cornell
had increased the g1p between herself
and Harvard to a length and a half. but
PENNSYLVANIA had diminished Harvard's
lead second DIlre ieT gill Hair
a mile from the finish the order was.
Cornell FIRST. by two and n half lengths.
Harvard secoUd. By three lengths, while
Pennsylvania was about fifteen lengths
i'll front OF Columbia. \ treme Edous aino Unt
OF noise greeted the Itbaclps as they efi-
tered the last quarter mile OF their trying
Journey. three lengths in front OF Harvard,
oB whom Pernsyivania was creeping up
fast. two Ieugths dividing the pair.
Cornell hat the stroke up to 81 for the
final burst and crossed the line a winner
by about four lengths. Pennsylvania also
Increased their speed in the last quarter and
harvard only got nome length and a
quarter in front OF Pennsylvania. The
three leading crews had almost got their
SHELLS in tow when Columbia came strug.
Cling home one minute and fifty-four sec
onds after Cornell and Pennsylvania. Ths
official time was returned as fol lows:
Cornell. 1929; Harvard. 1882, and Penn
sylvania, 2O:11. This time il correc: es.
tahlishes Il new American record, asthe best
previous time was 20:1O by Yale at New
London.
There is serious discrepancy some
where in tile official time rs given from
the referees boat. About three AMI a
half seconds. are generally allotted to a
length. and the Cornell defeated Harvard
by fully four lengths, or, roughly king,
by fourteen seconds. whereas the difference
in times shows "A defeat for Harvard by
three seconds. or say three-fOurths OF a
length. None of the timers nor the Referee
could be found up to a late hour tonight.
so that it was impossible 20 find out how
the matter Will be managed.
After crossing the finish line. three MEM
bers of the Harva rd crew dropped on their
oars, but quickly recovered and rowed
over to the float and got into the liunctl
Tn, Columbia men were pretty well done
up, but there We're no serious cola pses.
PcnDs syivania finished the freshest of all.