The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-27

her lead on Pennsylvania while Columbia
was toling along four lengths IN the rear
Of the Quakers. Cornell and Harvard We're
So etling up 35 clip at the mile 41f the Cor-
nell men were putting more fofce behind
their stroke and had cut down The advan-
tage OF the Cambridge lads 10 half
length Pennsylvania, rowing 80 to the
minute. held Cornell to half a length,
while the Quakers were still four lengths
ahead OF Columbia.
The next half mile saw Cornell creeping
gradually up on Harvard and pressing
them closely an eighth OF length apart
a length divided Cornell from Pennsyl-
Nanla, and Columbia was hanging on
four lengths behind Pennsylvania.
At this point Cornell began 20 make her
EFFORT aud when the two-mile mark was
passed the lthacans were only one-eighth
length behind Harvard, and a length In
front OF Pennsylvania.
Even up between Harvard and Cornell
was the order al the two-mile fiag. Cor
nell was still a length ahead OF Pennsyl-
Nania. Harvard was going along with 36
while the Cornell stroke was steady at 80
ana Pennsylvania at 30.
a quarter of mile further on saw Cor
nell WreSt the vanguard position from
Harvard, despite the latters desperate
resistance, and Pennsylvania was three
lengths behind the crimson.
Then Cornell began to show the effects
or Courtney's ideas imbibcd in England
last year. With long, sweeping strokes
the lthacans had their shell length ahead
OF Harvard, who were IN turn four lengths
in front OF Pennsylvania The unfortunate
Coiumbians had been utterly forgotten
IN the excitement OF watching the close
struggle Of the leaders The New York
ers were splashing badly eight or zen
lengths TO tho bad, alb could scarcely
keep their boat on an even keel
AZ three and one-quarter miles, Cornell
had Increased the gap between herself
and Harvard to length and half. but
Pennsylvania had diminished Harvarl's
lead Tor second place by a length. Hair
a mile from tho finish the order was,
Cornell first, by two and one-half lengths,
Harvard second, by three lengths, while
Pennsylvania was about fifteen lengths
in front OF Columbia
A tremendous amount OF noise greeted
the lthacans as they entered the last
quarter mile of their trying journey.
three lengths In front Of Harvard on
whom Pennsylvania were creeping up
tast, two lengths dividing the pair. Cor
nell hit the stroke up to thlrty-seVen
for the final burst and crossed the line a
winner by about four lengths. Pennsyl-
vanla also increased then speed IN the
last quarter, and Harvard only got home
length and a quarter In front OF Penn
sylvania. The three leading crews had
almost got their shells In tow when Co
lumbia came struggling home one min
ute and hfty-four seconds after Cornell
and Pennsylvania.
The official time was returned as fol-
lows; Cornell. 1923; Harvard, 1882; Penn
sylvanla, 0ll.
rms tlIne II correct, establishes new
American record as the best previous time
was 2O:1O, by Yale at New London There
Is serious discrepancy somewhere In
the official time as given from the re-
feree's boat Between three and three
and half seconds are generally allotted
TO a length, and Cornell defeated Harvard
by fully four lengths, or roughly speak
ing, by IL seconds, whereas, the difference
IN time shows a defeat for Harvard by
three seconds. or say three-fourths Of a
length. None Of the timers nor the re-
feree could be found up TO a late hour to-
night, so that II was impossible to find
out how the matter will be managed
After crossing the finish line three mem
bers OF the Harvard crew dropped on
their oars, but quickly recovered and
rowed over 70 the float and got into the
launch. The Columbia men were pretty
well done up, but there we're no serious
eollaDses. Pennsylvania finished the
freshest OF all
The Cornell boys owned the town to-
night. Street parades were formed, giant
flrecrackers exploded and the college cry:
Cornell, / yell, yell Cornell" mingled
with cheers for the Harvard crew. made
sleep impossible. Men from Columbia and
Harvard mingled with the Ithacans and
the best of good feeling was displayed
The Nelson house bar and several others
were closed early IN the evening, and the
demonstrations were less violent than
last year, when Columbia won.