The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-30

tho race and In the sprint.
Earl Kiser was beaten by both Cooper
and Gardiner in the quarter mile, hnd
failed To come out for the mlle OPEN
which Cooper won from Arthur Gardner.
On his three races at this meet cooper
gains a percentage OF 1000 and assumes
second position in the points table Oh tho
national circuit Gardiner two seconds
today placed him six points 90 the good OF
Cooper, with lS
The lineup for the quarter mile open
today was Gardiner, kiser cooper
Cabanne Mcrtens David and lurnbull.
In the long home stretch thero was every
opportunity for great race, ana ~ was
great race that was run. Cooper TOOK tho
pole at the outset aud kiser took tho rear
wheel of Copper, Gardiner bong on
Cooper's rear. kiser and Gardner starleu
90 jump past Cooper, put failed. as the
Detroit man shot out. Gardiner came
after him, and the two In their struggle
run away from kiser, who was lelt an
open length To the rear Of Gardiner,
Cooper took the race by ioot from the
Chicago man. Cabanno was very close
fourth. The time was 32 30 seconds
Gardiner, Cooper Cabanne, MertenS
i. w. Coburn, Anderson, Hyde and Banta
faced the starter for the mile open. Each
was compelled TO go to the front before
the boil. There was rush OF 1lrst ono
man and then another 20 the front, ana
Anderson jumped out and ran away.
Hyde pulled the back bunch up TO
Anderson at the half mile and
Anderson went up Co the lead. Cooper,
Gardiner and Cabanno followed him in
order. Mertens jumped viciously ana
Cabanne caught bis rear wheel WIN
Cooper and Gardiner following him. Ca
banne started mp past Mortcns, but was
headed off by Cooper, who passed ike
streak, with Gardiner fighting oyery inch
of the way. Cooper and Gardiner were
half length apart rs they crossed the tape,
with Cabanne an open length back. The
time was Pm. 22s.
Gardiner, Mer:ens and Willie Coburn
started at the scratch in the mile handi-
cap with large field ahead Of them
This was never closed until rounding into
tho stretch, Willie Coburn pulling Gardi-
ner and Mertens round. Gardiner started
and won out In Pm. 5l-5s over Mertens
VINO was n close second. The time breaks
tho handicap competition record OF Walter
Sanger of I'm. = lbs. This was made at
Springfield in 1893. The summary:
Mile open professional-Cooper won;
Gardiner. second; Cabanne, third; Mer-
tells, fourth. Time, 2m. 22s.
Mile 2:l5 Class Professional Tom
David. indianapolis won; j. W.sCoburn.
1T. Louis, second; j. ii. SHELTON, Chi
cago. third. Time PIN. "a 3'5s.
Mile Handicap Observation-Disclosures,
scratch, won; Mertens. scratch, second;
Cabanne. 20 yards, third; Willie Coburn,
scratch fourth. Time. Pm. los, handi-
cap competition record.
Robert ;. Gorham in letter to tho
Boston Herald thus analyzes the Cornell
stroke:
1t seems to bo pretty generally assumed
by the newspapers that the boat race at
Poughkeepsie proved the superiority OF
q. A .sn ,l~., fhn ~
lsh" stroke. Inus. one of the Boston
papers stated editorially before tho race
that Yale would employ "A modified Eng
lish stroke; Harvard tho long, sweeping
oxford stroke. while Cornell would be
the representative Of the quick, short,
cbarac teristic American sGroke.
Tho fact that in tho race Cornell rowed
n slower stroke than either Yalo or Har-
ward ought TO dispel the idea that Cornell
rows u quick, short stroke. but the same
idoa crops out in nearly oil comments on
the race, and tho result Is spoken Of ss
triumph for the American stroke over the
English.
My recollection was very distinct that,
although Cornell had, within % few years,
rowed n short and very rapid stroke, u
radical change of style had been mnde,
since her crew was beaten I'm July, lS95
by the English crew ut Henley. 10 verify
my recolloction | have had the newspaper
reports of races of former years rowed by
Cornell examined The facts disclosed
seem to me interesting and are as fol.
lows:
In the race rowed June q, 1899, Cornell
rowod an average of 40 strokes To the min
ute; June 20, 1890 81 strokes; June 25
1884, I'll strokes; July s, 1892. 30 strokes
June l6, 1894, 36 strokes; June "a, 1895
on the Hudson, 46 strokes; July II, 1895
ut Henley, l6 strokes; June ~, 1896, 80
strokes; June 20, 1897. 32 strokes.
The above figures seem to show con-
clusivoly that, though IN 1895 Cornell had
developed u very short, quick stroke, yet
after the defeat at Henley, the stroke was
changed ard made long and slow.
MIR Courtney has certainly, proved him
self "A great coach, but not the least ele-
nent of his greatness lies in the ability
which he has shown To take advan-
tage of the ideas Of others His crew
rowed at Henley in 1895 stroke very
rapid and short, and was beaten by tho
English crow. Rowing men who saw his
crew on the Hudson In 1896 tell me that
his 1896 stroke very closely resomblcd the
English siroke, qnd, apparently. he has
retained it this yeAr. The opinion of Cor
nell seems TO be that tho short, quick
" American" stroke is not as good as
the long, sweeping stroke, and there cer-
tainly Is no reason why Harvard should,
by reason of Yesterdays race, abandon the
latter stroke as taught by Mr.. Lehmann.
IL is TO bo hoped that Harvard will
stick To the English stroke until crew
can be developed in which every ono OF
the eight men knows no other form OF
stroke, so that tho crew will be uniform
i'm STYLE and will not shift It's STYLE Under
any conditions To abandon tho English
stroke simply because the crew this year
made mp in a large part of men who had
previously rowed I'm different styles, did
not win. would bo to go back to tho
vncillating policy which has characterized
Harvard boating matters since the early
eighties and insure for Harvard con-
tinuod defeats
Yale has been very fortunate In having
uniform system. Her carmen have been
taught in tho same school year after year,
and have rowed alike, not only in practice
but I'm races The sooner Harvard has n
uniform system, tho sooner she will begin
TO win.
Manager Hanlon has taken steps TO
brace up the crippled Baltimore team. IL
was said here today that ho is trying TO
get two or three iielders George W
Ia. 81, Ia