The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-26

IN IRON OF cornell. ana those VINO nHu plCkou
the Ithacans TO come Inst were saying loudly:
II told you so. Cornell won't be In II y
=" This Is q four-nilo race. boys, remarked an
shells through o pair OF powerful glasses. THAT
Cornell crew is rowing easily. and their form is
pace Is beginning TO tell. Yale Ia strong, but
there Is a rSSggodncss in their stroke that doesn't
These wcrc busod upon absolute
truths. The Cornell crew seemed to be lying
eishts, and tho men were rowing supcrbly.
Their stroke had been lowered 10 thirty-four
and the 20, Sars wore pulled, clean Though tho
no straininR. no ovorexertion, and no unsteadi.
ness in tho boat, but perfect unison, GOODNESS,
and dcliberation were manifest to all.
Harvard''s clean style at the beginning Of tho
race was slowly but surely disappearing. Thcrc
md 8 were rushing their slides and cutting
their. strokes. II was a source OF both surprise
and disappointment to the spectators to see this
weakness in Harvard's boat SO early in tho race,
and there were many expressions as to tho
probable cause therefor.
although the men were getting plenty Of power
into their oars; There was q tendency on the
part Of several of tho crow to bend their shout
dcrs too lar forward and to cut the strokes.
being outrowod at this early stage, and tho ex-
The Ithaoans now began 10 show their mettle
as the half.milc mark was approached, and with
2 .ah,sda' thsir ss s'Fps sss maS Sntii tbeT w rewe aSr ,asy
sS.s p.' 'S'h WIZ
Of Harvard. There seemed to be no hurry. on
the part of Corrtney's men, but they just glidcd
Harvard crew for the first time paid attention
TO the Comedians. and for perhaps a hundred
yards the two crews spurted neck and neck.
ALL IN LINZ.
While neither had much of an advantage at
the half mile, both had succeeded In pulling up
on even terms with the Yale eight. and all three
passed the mark with no difference between
It was such a beautiful fight that the thou.
sands on land and water Joined in a wonderful
workers in the boats to do even better.
cornell, | ycll. yell, yell. Gornollr' went up
from countless Threats az the lthacan shell took
s''s a !' Yaiio snS Ya al TX w ssS.' the shout as Cooks
shell then temporarily shot ahead. after which
their crew forged to the front. For fully $50
yards the crows struggled along. first one. then
men began to hold their slight advantage. Then
f fssi ahead inss t q t Re'YT a 20 b s1s'F and sii KEPT sG L tSe fifteen
for rf frsm Ma that atg po oSEsp nntiff S % r nns emo crossed Sc Il ts ssofsa a:
ish line she was never headed. With superb
sending forth volleys of encouragement and
The Yale and Harvard crews were conscious
of the situation, though, and both hit up their
stroke. TIL Crimson men were still splashing
in spite of the excellent condition of the water,
means. The boat seemed to ,have' a H3erky
motion. and those who noticed this defect
called he .,e attention ie n tho trs to the q striking rha 9orn %sGp b I
Tho Yale crew was rowinR hard and tho boat
was going at q strong. steady, pace. but IT was
evident that the workmanship was as nothing
"Hooray! Cornell is spurtins,'' yelled q man
They're Increasing their lead,' howled an.
other.
1t was true, for as the three-quar.er.mile
their shell along SO beautifully that the gap be-
tween them and the nearest crew widcned into
the s,f rea. iSnEtHhi sR bIa I'd spi dipped Sis no 'S Hs sfsq in sS
the glistening water. The mems bodies wero
moving back and forth as II controlled by a
culating. and deliberate rs he pulled his oar and
drew nearer to the goal of triumph.
bridge adherents hopefully. and their predic-
ton for the time being seemed TO DO a good one,
for the Lehman crew spurted, mnnfully and
q quarter of a length.
AT THE oNE-MILE MARX.
On and on the crews skinned over the water.
Cornell still owing with ease and grace. the
tride from tho severe strain. As they ap-
proorhod the nno-mile mark the Cornell crowd.
mentiy than before. for 1t was seen that Court
ney's crew was increasing Its lead, .
"oh, we won't do "a thing, to those fellows"
screamed the Ithacans as their crew passed the
m Hare %stk 'T Ths / iat ten*. erc S1a was q he erid H . IN e,
stroke had been increased to thlrty-six. the boat
hung badly and the quarter OF u length between
the crimson and tho blue became less every
Here comes ,Yale!" was the wild cry that
went out from the New Haven Threats as the
startling power and never-ceasing grit the big
fellows bent their oars and put their whole
qu a { sTSps Is t aonq. %aloraFHfI ary Of H" e fai,,Ds
back! Lehman is beatenl', were some OF The
men as at the mile and a Quarter post
The Yale crew shot past the Cambridge
s sitat the s"I ayi Hes' cor .nShi ionE The S' latter c Mess
still, rowing IA beautifully completed stroke,
at about thirty.six to the minute, and they were
had said very little to them so far, and there
was such n feeling OF confidence among all who
cries Of I'VE "% Will win sure sure t !! before Gqse t ions mile
and II half was passed.
HARVARD DROPS AsTERN.
At that point Cornell had u length to spare
other squirt by Yale right here. the . Stroke ego going I'M;
up TO thirty.scvcn. but Harvard, strange TO say,
although being slowly left in the rear, lowered
the stroke from thirty-four TO thirty.two.
This move on the part OF, Harvard caused
more talk than anything else for the time
S Seiis: that tRao the RReo crew " had i a Wonde gf%if Brace Go
in reserve and that the boat would follow the
Others closely At this comparatively slow stroke
ward was firing, Whether it was Lehman
blLohcL u ~ u VI training, OT inc pnybl-
cal makeup OF the men In the boat will, perhaps,
never % known, but 1t was an undcniablo fact
that the Cambridge men, though plucky. were
weakening under the terrible strain.
Look at those Cornell boys. now!" howled
the lthacan followers in noisy unison as the
crack crew bore down on the mile and thrco-
quarters mark. Thousands OF eyes were glued
on the movements of COurtney's mon. and they
saw n magnificent burst of fast rowing which
lasted, for about 200 yards. It seemed as IL tho
Cornellians wcrc simply toying with their rivals,
for after this squirt they resumed their old steady
stroke OF thirty-siS and kept their boat moving
cleanly. without n splash or an awkward
movement. Surely no crew had ever rowod
in such perfect form beforei II was marvellous,
too. c9nsidering A. conditions. t9 see these
almost sarcasticaliy, II tho expression can DO
used, down the river to certain victory. For 1t
was certain, as no power on oarth could have
stopped that crew except u waterspout or an
earthquake.
YALE MAKES AN EFFORT.
Yale was at least three-quarters OF q length
ahead OF Harvard at this period and the Hue
seemed to hold the advantage easily. The Yale
coxswain was urging his men with repeated
calls 10 spurt and the big fellows were respond
ing nobly.
Now! Now! Now. Pull it out! Hard, every
bodyl" yelled the little follow in the stern Of