The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-24
0.rHREE CREWS OF FRESHMEN "A
Finish In the Ordsr Yale, Harvard, Cornell
at PouRhkeepsie.

Poughkeepsie, N. Y, June 23.-Three
crews Of freshmen on the Hudson this
evening, smashed to smithereens all pre-
vious records for freshmen on a two
| mile course. and put up one OF the hot
| test intercollegiate races ever witness
| cd in this country.
A crew Of sturdy men of Yale rowed
the course In nine minutes and nineteen
and half seconds. a trifie lighter crew
Of Harvard freshmen fought them every
inch of the way, and finished trifie over
two lengths behind them. and the Cor
nell freshmen. whose college record is
that none OF its freshmen crews have
ever been beaten before, finished a
length behind Harvard in 2:2s 1-2. The
best previous record for two miles was
9:4l, made by the Columbia freshmen
crew of "a, at New London, in 1881.
While the conditions here are better
for fast time than they are upon the
Thames. and while, therefore, some al
lowance should be made for the much
better exhibition today. the days race
was a very remarka bic one, all three OF
the crews having lowered the record. the
last crew in the race-corneli-doing so
by II 1-2 seconds. All three Of the crews
used every pound OF power in their boats
a. every stage Of The two miles. and each
crew Al some period OF the race was In
the lead. The victory OF today Is looked
upon by the crowds here tonight as be-
ing in some measure indicative OF the
result OF fridays big varsity race. II
Il not contendei thai the order OF finish
will be the same. FOR Mr.. Ichmann OF
Harvard has all along said that his
freshmen had been badly neglected and
could not re boxed upon as a represen-
ta;iye freshmen crew. On the contrary
the Yale crew OF youngsters had been
said % be more sure OF winning than
their varsity, while Mr.. Courtney's Cor
rel crews have had equal attention paid
20 them. The chances. therefore. as
picked out tonight. that the order Of Fri
days finish is likely % be Harvard. Yale.
Cornell
The Start. which was originally schs-
dulei FOR $50. was postponed. because
OF water Conditions. until O'Clock Then
the crowds were got IN line ard al 7i6
the pistol sounded. Harvard GO; the
strokes drew % me front closely f0il7S-
ed oy the Cornell crew. xiia Taie 2im0s;
a quarter length 20 the rear.
Harvard and Cornell started a. thirly- j
FIVE strokes % ne minute. and Yale az
a sweeping s.-oi1s % iair1y-.Ou- A. the I
exa.h mile. Yaie. finding that s5e Vas
trailing behind increased her stroke 20
;lirsy-=ix. ami began - draw -. while I
Harvard and Corasa dropped doxn . .
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