The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-03
STORY OF THE RACE.
How Easy 1t WINS for Cornell ana How the
Qunkern Swnmped.

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ouGHkEEPsik July s.-it was exactly oH'
o CLOCK wnen the "histie on the letereeS ooa
emitted nVe piercing oiasls' anu INC cro"o w
gan 10 wake up. inns was inc sisnai y
crews 10 get READY ior the race III II co rhei
lauhch lmmeula.eiy "aoe " oeeiih ~ ~
noat- Inc smell was careiuiiy orawh U IL
hoat' tne cre" h'teu ING oafs hqui'N,''"Hu
then, as one man. they got In ana ro"eu away
amid enthusiastic applause. inc renhsyl'ahia
men We're much slower IN se..ihs uhue way
and the COLUMBIA men were 30 aiiatory tna' 'he
shehS oio not oear oo"h 'o""tu IL INV uN|A
I:lo o CLOCK.
Inc ponce ooaIs' meanwhile "
fuliy tried TO stop the steamer 1acoo .. rem.
per from coming Gown the river out III pios
refused TO regard the orders OF tne Government
omcials ana Kept uhoer way rignt uo"h past 'ho
start Inc steamer uhaouoteoiy c"useu somo
s"eiis' anu tnere was NJ Gnu VI i""' ANo-e
from everybody.
Inc water was IN ialrly gooo conoitioh az
this time, and the crowd was becoming moro
impatient every minute. CorheN hao inc out-
SIDE course fehhsylVahia inc miooio' anu
Columbia the INSIDE. Inc iasthameo cre" nao
a slight advantage. In mat the water near the
bank was ike q mill pond' "hiie OUT IN inc
middle OF the river white caps were 'isioie' es-
pecially in the vicinity OF the orldge.
n Sio INV
three minutes inter inc reiereo Sent 'he cfe"e
away to a nne start. Inc req ana piue nhgso Vi
the Quaker crowd hashed upward In Jihy as
the Pennsylvania crew caught the water hrst
and dashed into the lead. inc men pulling thirty-
-FOUR vigorous strokes 10 inc minute. ooiumoia
and Cornell MADE ABOUT an even start inc lot
mer rowing thirty'four and the latter thlrty.two.
pennsylvania men were BESIDE themselves
with Joy as they saw their shell leading oya
quarter OF a length 100 yards after the start
But they evidently overlooked the ragged work
in the boat and the constant splashing which in
the end brought dire disaster.
"Hooray C-o-lu-m-oi-a. Ihls was IN tho
threats of hundreds as the blue and white crew
began to sprint and slowly forged ahead when
the shell had travelled 100 YARDS. Inc Column
bias were rowing IN splendid styie' lheir stroke
was long anu steaus' 'n.i a = "eto puteu
rinnle and their bodv work was something
beautifuI
Tho Cornell, crew. as in the race apainst Har.
ward and Yale. was in no way affected by these
snurts The men were rowing the same stroke
which carried them TO victory last week. and
their workmanship in spite of tho choppv con.
dition of their part of the course, was simply
sunerb. SO perfectly did they MANIPULATE the
swecps that there wasn't an expert on the SPOT
who didn't believe that they would prove vic
| Tors. altnOuKn u InHL IlIne IneN were ne rtuT
guard.
AT the auarter.mile post tho Columbia men
were still rowing a clever race. but their boat
did not appear to be travelling as fast as IL
should, considering the strength Of the men and
tho nIacid surface of the water near the shore
There was a slight hang between strokes. and
the blade work was beginning TO be a trife poor.
The Pennsylvania crew, this carly, was rowing
I'm surprisingly poor form. There was plenty of
but adhere to the stroke in which Coach Ward
had SO faithfully instructed them. The
Ouakers were superb specimens of physical dc.
yelopment, but that doesn't count for much in
an eight-oared race IL tho oars and slides ara
not managed with skill and tact.
The Cornell crew. on the contrary, was begin.
ming TO get into the game at this point.
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i'haoa"S n"u o'''o "uo"h 'n'r'y,t"o
stroRe anu tneir shci was piouehihs
along NJ u hNcly Tdtt. hDOuJ HIly yHTlb