The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-06-26

flying leaders, and poor old Harvard
with nearly every man exhausted, ,Blung
with the tenaclty OF bull dogs IN the
wake OF her old-time rivals. But II
was hopeless struggle, and surely and
steadily the aHlng representatives Of the
red and white, never changing thOif
steady stroke Of thirtY-two TO the min.
ute. drew away as II they were enjoy
ing an afternoon spin instead Of par
ticlpatinB in contest that will 80 down
in history as the greatest race ever wit
messed IN American waters As they
approached the finish line Il was seen
that the Harvard eight were nearly 70
man In difficulties, while several Of
the Yale men were flying signals Of
distress. Then the Cornell crew, ag le
in moekery at the discontinue Of their
rivals increased their stroke 10 thirty
four and shot past the Judges boat oV-
cry man as fresh apparently, 40 when
he started and as II not satisfied with
their wonderful exhibition, rowed for Q
quarter Of a mile down the river, hrst
giving three rouSing cheers to the man
who had coached them TO victory
Charles z. Courtney.
Artsr the Race.
Ten seconds after Cornell. Yale cross
cd the line and Immediately stopped
rowing, with Number 2 Cwhltney) ana
Number (Campbell) in a state OF COLI
lapse. Then came Harvard, sixteen
seconds behind, her entire crew used
up and three Of the men utterly help
less. Hardly had the nose Of her sheIl
reached the finish when Boardman,
stroke, fell back on Of his seat. Wright
ington, nt Number 3, and j. F. Perkins,
at Number s, also lost their oars and
..ta a6RaR16HNnH nnIHGh,
water over them. In the meantime,
Goodrich, captain, was trying to raise
BOardman, but was too weak, and tho
coxsWain was throwing water over che
two. After long walt for their launch,
which could not get through the crowd
OF various craft that seemed TO come
from everywhere at once, the men were
reached and tnken to their quarters.
After the race the Cornell crew were
taken on board their launch. which
steamed proudly across to the poat
house, where crowd OF Z,oOy men . We.
men and boys had assembled ana were
waving fiags, handkerchietS and pieces
OF bunting. The oArsmen had TO taiflY
fight their way through the mob into
the boat house. Once inside they were
surrounded by graduates, ana
the enthusiasm knew no bounds. Court
ney and his men were overwhelmed by
teleHrnmS OF congratulations from al
parts OF the country this evening. There
could be no relaxation in che training
OF the crew as their superb condition
must be maintained for the race with
Pennsylvania and Columbia, so the men
sat down to the training table at $3.50 p.
m. az though they had just come In
from an ordinary practice row.
Cornell's time was twenty minutes,
thirty-four seconds Yale was second
BY three lengths and hall, time l0at.
Harvard came in third, hve lengths
astern OF Yale, time q minutes. Cor
nell's time BY miles: -Four minutes. .9os toE-
iS.sis.5. fourth, 20:G4. The stroke
start Cornell, 80: Yale, So; Harvard, g.
Quarter mile. S2: 80; %. respectively.
HALF mile, 80; 90; 80. Three-quarterS
mile 52; 33; 80. Mile, 50; a2; 81. One
and half miles. 80; IS; 32. Two mileS,
90; 30; "a. Two and half miles u; q:
al Three miles, 50; 80; 81. Three and
4 half miles, "a: 81; S2 Three and
three-uuarters miles. "a; q; 30. Finish,
"a; "a; and Harvard drifting across the