The times., 1897-06-27
ECHOES OF The BOAT RACE
A Decisive Test Of Home Against
Imported Methods.
The Victorious Grew the Only Rep
resentatiye of the Purely
American Style.

Poughkeepsie, June 26.-The principal
street OF this town had very 5th OF
July look about its cutters this morning.
Remnants OF firecrackers and roman can
are the implements used to celebrate vic
tory, were scattered about everywhere.
few young men were in sight, but they
were either hurrying to the railroad sta
ton or searching for drug stores where
they could find some antidote for very
'.woozy'' taste or splitting head. They
wore, too, farGway looking faces, with
expressions on them of more panied
nature than those OF the losers yesterday.
The human Creatures who dwell here
and the sotou who passed the night
under a Pough keepsie roof heard noise
enough after midnight TO ruin the best
set of nerves going.
There was compensating advantage,
however. One is out OF the swim here IL
he does not keep chickens. All chickens
III Pough keepsie are ROSTERS, and their
habits of early rising and boasting OF
that fact Immediately toilets are made has
deprived many Ii soJourner OF needed rest
The celebration last night and this morn
ing played the dickens with the ROSTERS;
they missed their usual rest, and the prob
abilities are that they, too, have head
aches. A ROSTERS head is so small that a
good sized pain must hurt him drcadfully.
Seriously, Cornell this morning finds her
self q tiGc rowing champion. More than
that, she won with the real American
stroke, in an American boat, and rigged
after the approved American style. Bob
Cooks English gods proved false TO him.
Mr.. lehman did not bring with him a
very superior quality of divinity either
Now there opens up 10 tie ithacans a VS.
ia Iosy enough to tuIn the composite head
OF any university in America, If they
shall take advantage of the oppoi tunity.
Yale announced when she consented to
make triangular race of it that, win or
lose, it was her last appearance with Cor
nell She may change her tune. and she
probably has changed it. If not. there is
nothing to prevent Cornell from making an
other invasion OF En- gIish waters next year
and winning the great event at Henley
possibly.
CorneIl's past experience, her position as
ly American rowing, would make "A CON
test i'll England where she was factor
an extremely decisive test as TO the re-
lative merits OF the English and American
strokes.
Nothing has been said to indicate any
such intention on Cornell's part, but this
is the logical course for her TO pursue in
view OF her former defeat in England, and
her two impressive victories in Pough-
keepie since her return.
Fireworks and music and cheers marked
the late celebration. There was almost
no display of ingenuity or precocity iii the
manner which the undergraduate, OF Cor
neil let off their enthusiasm. 1t as all
commonplace fun. Possibly the Comedians
enjoyed il all, but to the spectators it was
tame, There was nothing that appealed
Co. an outsiders sense OF humor. a sense
of justice was simply appeased in the
retaliatory attacks on the roosters.
Yale's sudden retreat from the scene OF
battle was characteristic. This course is
the one she has always followed in victory
or defeat. When her crews have won at
New London, or ber eleven at Springfield,
or her nine at Hartford. her cohorts have
always rushed away to New Haven, there
To dc the celebrating on the home grounds
Yale's wins, therefore, are unpopular with
local shopkeepeIs. Harvard celebrates
where her victories are won, and so does
Cornell Rut Harvard is very shy on eele-
brations during the last decade.
The weather and water Conditions yes
terday Were nigh perfect. Raring the
asininity which characterized the running
of the observation train, all went well
But hat one piece of stupidity sent
million curses floating up to heaven.
Next weeks races between the varsity
and freshmen crews OF Cornell, Pennsyl
vania and Columbia are very much on
the tail of the kite order IL does not
seem possible that Cornell can fail to
win her varsity race as she pleases-
But then there is always al element Of
chance in boating, and there is strength,
snap and spirit in Pennsylvana's rowing