The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-03

From that time on the race practically lost its interest to the thousands or people along the shore.
 Cornells rythmical thirty y-two-swlng carried it along at an excellent pace' while Columbia rowed at thirty-three, struggling along to catch her With precision that was exasperating. The Comedians drew away from the Co- lumbia boat until at the bridge there was at least ten boat lengths between them. It was here that the Columbia crew made a desperate effort to spurt, but Cornell perceived 1t and without evidently increasing the stroke put little more back and leg work In ana carried their boat another length ana half ahead, crossing the line an easy winner.
 To the pitiable fizzle of the afternoon there was one bright side, and that was the true American sportsman spirit displayed by Cornell. On the referees boat. just after Pennsylvania was swamped, Professor Wheeler of Cornell turned to MT. James Bond of Pennsyl- vania and said:
 "Mr. Bond, on behalf of Cornell, desire to say that Cornells eight will TOW lNuliid OA6iiI " AAANA v w = you will accept the offer"
 MT. Bond replied that 1t was very courteous thing to do, but that on be- half of Pennsylvania he would have to decline to accept the offer, and that 1t would be unsportsnlanlike for Pennsyl- vania to allow the Cornell crew to race for the third time within eight days
 When the Cornell crew had crossed the finish line they laid on their oars a
 few minutes until Coach Courtney came
 along with the launch and offered to take the boys ashore. They laughed at
 him and started up the river. They turned around at the bridge and went over to their boathouse another half mile, rowing at thirty-two stroke and with the same rythm which marked the entire race. It was phenomenal ex- hibition of the lasting powers of this most wonderful crew that has ever rowed in American waters
 The Cornell crew tonight selected Coxswain Fred Colson as captain for the ensuing year.
 Said Coach Courtney:
 "The time was remarkably fast for that rough course, but the boys rowed from first to last as though they were out for practice There was not a mo-
 ment when they lost confidence in their ability to take the race without trouble,
 so Freddie (Colson) tells me, and their | beautiful work from the start to the finish I think was the most wonderful
 piece of rowing ever done by an Ameri- can crew in a contest. The men rowed
 in exact form yesterday during the two | mile fast row"
 The fiasco of the Pennsylvania crew spread a gloom over the Quaker quar- | ters, but it did not. demoralize the men. ! The crew reelected Captain Boyle. "The Pennsylvania crew was started
 to-day In the face Of protest" said | Coach Ward q told our representa- | tive on the referees boat that the crew could not live two miles in the sea that | was on at that time. If they had wait l ed twenty minutes the race would have l been rowed in absolutely smooth water. l Our crew would have been better equip ped for rough water had they used the cedar boat. I decided upon using the paper boat because 1t had proven itself l the faster in smoother water" l There was no rejoicing in the Colum-
 bia colony after the race. It transpired | that the New Workers had not expected
 to beat Cornell, although they had reck- oned on being close to them at the ftn- ish They had counted on defeating 1 Pennsylvania, however.
 Orleans Longacre who rowed No. ' in l the race was elected captain of next l years Columbia crew.