The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-06-26
CORNELL WINS THE RACE
One of the Most Brilliant Events
in the History of Aquatics.
VICT0RS NOT DISTRESSED
But the Crews OF Yale, Second, and Har-
ward. Lsst, Were Completely
Exhausted American Grit
and Methods Win.

Poughkcepsie. y y. June s5.-Corneu
won: time 20 minutes "a seconds. Yale
was second by three lengths and a half.
time, 90.H. Harvard came in third
i've lengths Hstern OF Yale: time. ~
minutes. Cornells lime by miles: First
mile, i,I5; second milr. 1880: third mile,
1854 SO; fourth mile. 9o;3l The stroke:
start. Cornell. -; Yale. sc. Harvard.
20. Quarter mile, -. %, 5s. respectively.
Half mile, 81, 80, y. Threc-quarlers of
mile, 80, 33. ~. Mile. 32. g. "a. One
and half miles. -. s5. g. Two miles,
%, 32 "a. Two and a half miles g, a2
S2. Three miles, ~. 3D. 32. Three and
half miles. "a, 81. q. Three and
quarter miles, "a. a, -. Finish. "a. "a,
and Harvard drifting across the line.
American grit. American methods and
American training as against American
grit, coupled with English methods and
English tIainns, a crew of American
college youths trained under an Amer
lean coach, won from two other Amrri-
can college crews, an cight-Oared com
test. the two other crews having stud
led. the one under an American coach
with a mixture of English and Amrri-
can methods. and the other. disregard
ing all American teachings and meth
ods and importing an English coach
In an endeavor To prove superiority
for Henley methods. No such contest
ever occurred In this country. Cornell
university has not been able tn meet
Yale since 1887, and she lost then. but
to-day she defeated the wearers ot blue.
After wear o, pickering Yale con-
scented. under pressure from Harvard.
to again meet Cornell. The match was
arranged, and to-day the leading crews
Of these three leading colleges started
down the four-mile stretch together.
Yale finished second: three and "A half
boat lengths separated her from Cor
nell. Harvard. with her newly acquired
English methods. finished third. and she
was over ei-ht and n half lengths be-
hind Cornell. Her eight was thorough
ly exhausted. while the cxponents NJ
American theory, as anpiied to the
propulsion of eght-oared shells, finish
ed at hot pace without any distress
being apparent.
The tide was slack. the wind favored
no particular crew and absolutely no
favor of any k|h was shown. by ma
ture toward the result. The race was
rowed entirely ON its merits. The race
also set a conclusion uoon the long
mootcd question concerning weights.
Yale stripped into their boat az an ave-
rage of III pounds. Cornell ljS. Yale
used every pound of It's beef and the
leverage Of its cars. and at times with
nervousness which made the boat
fairly lift from the water. Cornell EN-
ployed her trained-duwn muscle In
leisurely. confident manner that pulled
her at every stroke toward victory II
was a singular coincidence that the
English-tratned crew, Harvard, pur-
sued exactly the same methods as to
the number of strokes per minute as
did the winning crew, and although
they weighed on an average 10 pounds
heavier than Cornelrs men. that extra
weight told for nothing. and either too
much "fnenoss' In training or lack Of
ability To- yuil the stroke set for them
they were practically dead after the
second mile. II is also curious Ia note
that Cornell pulled exactly the same
kind of stroke and the same number
Of strokes Ia the minute as she pulled
last year when she Won In record
breaking time, and that Harvard
while advertising that she had entirely
new methods, was defeated in exactly
the same manner that defeat met her
last year Briefly the resul, uf to-day's
race is that Cornell asserts her super
iority In rowing, method of training
and capabilty over two larger univer-
stiles. and she still holds the record for
intercollegiate cights of ~ minutes 80
seconds. which she made last year.
The race was one of the most brill
iaut in the history of aauatics in this
country. Harvard gained slight ad-
vantage over the others at the start,
and tho usual note of jubiatiun went
VI from Harvard adhercnts IL was
apparent for the first quarter Of "A mile
that the Cornell crew was using the
same methods that took them ON To
victory last year-that of a slow and
telling stroke that would wear out their
opponents. The boats Travelled swiftly,
although IL was easil. noticeable that
the winds did not favor record-b break
ing. Yale, with a quick stroke. hung
In the rear until after the first quarter
of a mile. while Harvard and Cornell
fought IL out Cornell forged 10 the
front before the end of the first mile
was reached. Harvard struggled val
iantly. but before the end Of the mile
and half was In the rear of Yale.
Cornell went IN with that easy. swing
ing stroke little Colson, In the cox
swain's beb. cautiOning them not 10
run away with IL. Harvard. acting un-
der the Instructions Of their training
master, used at many points the same
stroke az "a numbers, hut II seemed Ia
have little effect-the boat Of Cornell
vas running away from Harvard
At the two-mile point the Vale crow
were going away from Harvard and
the latter seemed unable to prevent II.
although they were rowing away al the
long - stroke that had beer predicted
a winning one. After Yale got away
from Harvard she turned her attention
To Cornell and just before the second
mile made desper rate spurt 10 catch
the slim Youngsters Never f0r a mo-
/ ment did the young. white-shirtcd lads
uf the Cornell get rattled. Backward
and forward went the sweeps with
powerful swings that were surprising
To watch. The weighty youngsters
from Yale us'd every pound Of lever
age on the end Of the oar. hut they
could not bring their boat alongside of
the swiftly moving craft ~ the Cornell
boys. The Harvard men were rowing
/ in very weak fashion during the nexl
mile and it was evident that they Were
thoroughly used up Al the bridge the
/ coxswain of the Harvard crew had tc
give the Harvard stroke a litle water
In his face and for a moment. under
the revivine influence. the boat swunG
along at goodly pace. But only foI
a moment. and Just as they passed un.
der the big bridge the stroke began Z,
give away Cornell was rowing al 3.
and Yale was working away al 30 and
/ -. and evidently tired.
Before they reached the third mils