New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-03
PRICE THREE CENTH.
CORNELL AN EASY WINNER.
COLUMBIA FAR BEHIND. AND PENN.
sYLvANIA DID NOT FINISH.
THE RACE WAS RowED IN ROUGH WATER AMD
THE oUAKERs BOAT GOT FULL or WATER
coRNELIs TINE WAS DATA

THE oUAKERs BOAT GOT FULL or WATER
CORNELIUS TIME WAS @;s7x
Poughkeepse. N. Y. July (speciaD.-cor.
nell won her third great aquatic victory within .
week yesterday by defeating Columbia's oars.
men over the Poughkeepsie four-mile course BY
margin Of at least nae lengths. And when
Columbia had crossed the finish line fully half .
minute behind the invinciblc Ithacans the un-
fortunate Pennsylvania crew. which had started
as bravely az any Of them only little over
twenty minutes before. was aboard its train.
ing launch. snatched from Its swamping shell
just in time to avoid an actual sinking. II
was a pitiable ending to a season OF arduous
and faithful training. and there was not one
Of the thousands who the melancholy col.
lapse who did not give his sympathy to the un-
lucky Pennsylvanians.
Pennsylvania came to her utn st grief Just
after she had crossed the two-mile mark, al.
though 1t was apparent long before that point
was reached that she was hopelessly beaten.
The water wa choppy. and the men, from pull
ing raggedly. went to pulling wildly. The coz.
swan looked from the shore as II he were being
drowned and the boat sank lower and lower In
the river from the weight Of the water the rat
tied oarsmen were throwing into her. Seeing
that her case was hopeless. Ellis Ward. the
Pennsylvania coach. sent the launch alongside
and took the crew of.
Meantime Cornell was pulling steadily away
from Columbia, who followed doggedly. Lat siso
hopelessy, to the finish line. After the first mile
there race. 1t was a promenade for Cor.
nell. All the same, Columbia rowed her stroke
In good form from start to finish
BEFORE THE RACE.
There were not so many people who saw ~
rcce yesterday were present on and beside
the course a week before. The public regarded
the Cornell-Pennsylvania-Col Columbia race a. IN
anti-climax, and this time the public was right.
It was the hollowest sort of victory for the
Ithacans. who certainly have rare crew this
year. The wonder Is that the experts should
have underrated Cornell as they did week ago.
Poughkeepsie became respectfully lively yes
terday at about the noon hour. The excursion
trains from the north and the south on botn
sides Of the river brought large contingents to
cheer their favorites. and for once the TWO anti'
ouated ferryboats that ply across the river were
not crowded beyond their limited capacity. Op.
posite the finish line. mile below the lofty
bridge there was large fleet on steam yachts
tugboats and steamboats,. decorated. as usual
| rainbow fashion, with the colors OK the cre"s
| and crowded with spectators.
| The day broke cloudy and threatening and the
| air was close and heavy and full Of warnings
of the thunderstorms that hold high carnival In
the mountains Of the Hudson about this time Of
year When the college men couldn't get bets on
| the race which was most Of the time. they laid
waeers on the weather, and 1t wal even money
| that It would rain. Even up 20 the time for the
starting Of the observation train the clouds hung
| low and heavy over the western mountains. ana
| the sun refused to break through.
The observation train was not crowded. ana
| many OF the cars at the ends Of the train were
practically empty, but as evening approached
they began to fill up. and at o'clock the tram
presented brilliant appearance. The partisans
| Of Columbia appeared most numerous. and their
vocal efforts most impressive. There were
| enough Cornell men, however TO give their
crew a rousing greeting when they passed up
| the river on their launch with the shell in tow.
| few minutes afterward diversion was
| created by the arrival of Richard Stevens. Ed
| die" Hall and "Ollie" Campbell, all OF tennis
fame, who pass,d down the track leading
| huge Great Dane swathed in the blue and white
| Of Columbia.
| A moment later the train began to roll up to
| the starting line. There wac long and tedious
| wait at this place. The launches OF the three
crews moved idly about the starting boats for
| forty minutes while the referees boat made an
| excursion down the river The tide run
| ming strongly down the river. and there was
fresh breeze in the opposite direction. The ref
| cree hoped that the wind would die out at
| o'clock, but 1t didn't. and q few minutes after
that hour the whistle signalled the crews to get
| ready for the start.
SCENES AT THE START.
Again Cornell was first In position. The crowd.
| glad that its wait was over. watched every move
intently, and as the sturdy Ithacans showed on
| from the float they got rousing cheer that was
not confined to their immediate partisans.
At last. however, the crews were all afoat ana
had received their instructions from the referee.
| who secured silence from the crowd with the
usual difficulty after announcing through the
| megaphone that IL the crowd didn't keep quiet
while he talked to the crews he wouldn't start
the race at ALL At last the three shells were In
position. Cornell having the outside course for
the third consecutive time Pennsylvania In the
middle and Columbia lying nearest the shore
| At this time, ten minutes after o'clock there
was q lively breeze still blowing up the river,
| and when It met the strong ebb tide 1t kicked
| ND an unpleasant fuss in the water that made
| the knowing ones shake their heads and declare
| that fast time was impossible. The knowing
ones were right.
With the crews all ready silence fell on the
| 2JOO people on the observation train Then
| came the referees voice. enlarged by the mega
phone. inquring significantly: Are you ready.
| Columbia?" and Columbia's coxswain responded
shrilly: Yes" But Pennsylvania coxswain
| was not ready at the first call. second trial
| brought an affirmative response from him. ana
| Cornell, too was ready. as she had been FOR NJ
| teen minutes.
Almost at once the pistol cracked. and the
twenty -four men leaped into the action for which
thew had been trained for months. Pennsyl-
vania caught the water first. and the tapering
point Of her shell showed In front at the nrse
stroke. Columbia was only trife behind her,
Cornell as week before got away last. I'm.