Evening journal., 1897-06-24
YALE FRESHMEN WIN.
Records Smashed by the Young
sters at Poughkeepsie.
WERE HARD PUSHED ALL THE WAY.
Harvard After Gallant Fight Came In
Second, and Cornell, Whose Freshmen
Have Never Before Been Beaten.
brought Up In the Rear.

Poughkeepsie, N. Y, June 24.-Three
crews of "freshies" on the Hudson last
evening at 7:1O o'clock smashed to
smithereens all previous records for
freshmen on two mile course and put
up one Of the hottest races ever wit
messed in intercollegiate racing in this
country. A crew OF sturdy Yale fresh
men rowed the two mile course in the
wonderful time Of ON. 1913. a trine
lighter crew OF Harvard freshmen
fought them every inch OF the way and
finished a trife over two lengths be-
hind them, 9m. 26lks., and the Cornell
freshmen, whose college record is that
none of its freshmen crews have ever
before been beaten. finished a length
behind Harvard in 9m. 29i8s.
The best previous record for two miles
was made by the Columbia freshmen
crew Of "a at New London in 1891, In
9m. Ais, While the conditions here
are better for fast time than they
are upon the sluggish and shallow
water of the Thames. and while there
fore some allowance should be made
for the much better exhibition, It is
nevertheless considered that yester-
days race was a very remarkable one.
all three Of the crews having lowered
race. Cornell, doing so by 11ik seconds.
All three of the crews used every pound
Of power in their boats at every stage
of the two miles, and each crew at some
period of the race was in the lead.
Tornado OF Cheers For Yale.
None OF the crews seemed distressed
when they finished, but Yale was de-
cidedly the freshest Of the three. When
the men Of Yale turned their boats
nose toward their own house, there was
a tornado Of shrieking whistles, horns
and hoarse shouts.
There was not very much demonstra-
/ ton In the city last night. because the
rooters and the members Of the crews
themselves were too anxiously await
ing the event Of tomorrow.
1t is not believed that very much
money changed hands. because fresh
men races are so very uncertain.
Mr.. Courtney Of the Cornell crews
said that his freshmen were beaten by
the heaviness of the Yale crew. which
was too much for them in two mile
race. He said they We're fairly beater
by greater strength, and there wa'
nothing to be added TO that expression
Fred White, who has assisted consid
erably with the training Of the Cornell
eights, said in a disgusted tone tina
the youngsters showed a noticeable
lack Of sense in running their strok'
up and down and not keeping at Z
steady, hard pull from the beginning.
The victory OF yesterday is looked
upon by the crowds here as being il
some measure indicative of the resul
of tomorrows big varsity race. 1t !
not contended that the order Of finial
will be the same. for Mr.. Lehman O
Harvard has all along said that hi
freshmen had been badly neglected an
could not be looked upon as a repre-
sentative freshman crew. on the con
trary, the Yale crew of youngsters ha
been said to be more sure Of winninl
than their varsity while Mr.. Court
ney's Cornell crews have had equal at
tention paid TO them. The chance
therefore are that the order OF tomor
rows finish is liable to be Harvard
Yale and Cornell.