The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-03

sports that by establishing new records
the Pennsylvania and Columbia crews
would be entitled to demand admis-
sion to what promises to be an inter-
collegiate rowing combination of three
colleges. Yale, Harvard and Cornell,
have been rudely shattered. The con-
test ON the Hudson this afternoon,
which had been heralded as promising
close and exciting finish. and which
each college coach declared would be
a record breaking contest turned out
to be the merest sort of q procession
and an apology for race
It is true that the water conditions
wer not favorable to fast time, and that
men like Walter Peet and other boat
ing experts alleged that it was not a
proper time to start a race, but il is
also true that, once having started, the
chances were certainly equal for each
crew.
The lkrhtest crew on the river, and
the one less likely to be able to stand
the sweIIs caused by the wind blowing
against the tide, came out Of the con-
test an easy winner, and only slightly
behind the record of Yale last week,
when she finished second in the var
sity race with all the conditions in her
favor. The heaviest crew in the race
today, Pennsylvania, found it's boat
washed full of water before the second
mile was reached. and after passing
that point was compelled to retire from
the contest The next heaviest crew,
cd
water crew, was so fearful of results
from the same cause that 1t lost many
lengths steering inshore-
In some respects the contest was pitt
tut Cornell the winner of the two
previous contests, the victors over Yale
and Harvard. had been led to believe
that Pennsylvania and Columbia would
mi UP a harder fight than her con-
tesiants in the other races On the
scont rary. the Cornell crew rowed over
the course in the easiest kind OF fash
ion only hotting up the stroke in the
last three-ouarters of q mile in an evil
dent endeavor to make fair time. Co
lumbia struggled in the rear, losing
length by length while rowing much
quicker stroke tnan Cornell and m
ally. after crossing the line, her crew
found themselves almost incapable OF
am further work
As If to exhibit her prowess, and her
wonderfully husbanded strength, the
Cornell coxswain turned his boat
around and rOwed uD mile and
Quarter above the finish TO salute de
feateo Pennsylvania and then returned
to the boathouse. There was really no
race TO describe, at least, not after the
second mile. During the first three
quarters qf a mile the contest was
rather pretty.
Pennsylvania took the water first
with quick jeThy stroke, Columbia
following and Cornell hanging 10 the
rear.
With her slow, measured 81 at the
quarter CT . mile. Pennsylvania lead
of one-half length over Columbia and
Colum bia one-half . length over Cor
nell
Pennsylvania VAS, however. splash
ing badly AT the half mile Pennsyl-
Vania was rowing a - and Columbia
%, while Cornell with her % stroke,
was decreasing the lead. At the three
auraters OF a mile Pennsylvania had
three quarters Of length still over
Cornell who had pulled on beyond
Columbia for about half length It
was here that the trouble seemed 10
begin in the Pennsylvania boat. Just
prior to the starting Of the race, the
steamer TtemDer OF tie Albany and
NewDurE line. came down the river as
the boats were lined up, and although
warned by the referee and the police
boats. would rot stop. The Swelis that
she made were blown back by the
south wind and the local referee, Harris
: Reynolds, started the crews while
the swefls were running, though Coach
Ward of Pennsylvania. protested
against starting. When Cornell's boat
on the outside. hit them they were long
sweIls and the sharp boat cut them in
Two, converting them into 2 chOppy
sea, so that when they hit Pennsvi-
Vania shell. they washed over the side
when C0ruelrs cleverness vas in evil
de1ce for while the beautiful form of
that crew kept the oars from touching
these swells during the feather, the
Pennsylvania oaTsmen hit them with
SO much force as 10 II row part of them
into the boat.
BY the time the crews had reached
the mile and Quar-er the Pennsyl-
vaIia boat was numbering along filed
almost to the gunwales. bat the men
continued TO bravely pull, although
falling far behind Colum bia who. in
rowing in shore to avoid the swells,
had lost considerable distance 10 Cor
nell. From the mile and half down.
the slruOst ludicrous procession began.
Cornelrs boat went along against
the head wind as If it bad wings, while
Columbia's crew pulled along violently,
l0EluE Nearly q -t4lSAA III every AA-d4 tSt
Of a mile Pennsylvania splashed and
fused along. slowly going to the rear,
unfit the two miles and Q quarter point
was reached. wnen Cosssh Ward came
around in the Franklin and took the
crew aboard From thar time on the
race practically lost KS interest to the
thousands Of spectators along the shore. /
Coz aelTs rowing carried the boat along
al an excellent pace, although the
shell had taken in some water. While
Columbia. rowing at 80. but with in
ioraltable pluck. struggled along TO
catch her with a pertinaeity that was
exasperating. The Comedians drew
svas- from he Columbia boat, until at
tne bridge there was at least ten boat |
lerzths between them. It was here I
that the Columbia crew made a des- I
perate effort 10 squirt. but Cornell per-
ceiSed it. and without evidently in
creasing the stroke put a little more
back leg work in and carried her boat
another length and a half ahead Of 4
the wnite and blue, crossing the line /
an easy winner.
To the pitisble fizzle Of the afternoon !
there was q bright side. and that was
the crue American craftsmanship /
spirit displayed by Co-1ell.
on the referees boat just after Penn /
syIvania was swamped, Professor +
Wheeler of Cornell turned TO James (
Bond Of Pennsylvania ard said:
Mr.. Bond, on behalf of Cornell uni (
rersity ! desire 10 say that Cornels /
eight viii rev Pennsylvania tomorrow !
IL YOU Nil accept the Offer
Mr. Bond replied that it was a very /
courteous thing 10 dos but on Dehaif /
of Pennevlvania NE would have to de- /
cline TO accept the offer and that il |