The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-26

be Preserved For Their Meetins
With Pennsylvania and Columbia
Poughkeepsie, n. Y, June 25.-Cor-
nell won; time, 20 minutes, "a seconds
Yale was second by three lengths and
half Time, 2O:44. Harvard came ir
third, five lengths astern of Yale; time
q minutes. Cornelrs time by miles:
First mile, 4:45; second mile, 1920;
third mile, 1874 SIS; fourth mile, 2O:34
The stroke:
start-Cornell, 80; Yale, Sc; Harvard
&c.
Quarter mile-s2, SO, 80, respectively.
Half mile-S2. SO, 80.
Three-quarters MILES, SO, SO.
Mile-32, 50, 81
One and one-half miles-S2, So. 80.
Two miles-32, 80, 81
Two and one-half miles-S2. 80. 80.
Three miles-S2. Ss. 80.
Three and one-half miles-34, "a, 80.
Three and three quarters miles-34,
"a, 80.
Finish-S4, "a, and Harvard drifting
across the line.
American grit, American methods
and American training. as against
American grit, coupled with English
methods and English training.
a crew of American college Youths
trained under an American coach won
from two other American college crews
an eight-oared contest, the two other
crews having studied. the one under
an American coach with a mixture OF
English and American methods, and
the other. disregarding all American
teachings and methods. 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
to meet Yale since 1887, and she lost
then, but today she defeated the wear
ers of the blue.
After a year of pickering, Yale con-
scented under pressure from Harvard to
again meet Cornell. The match was
arranged, and today the leading crews
of these three leading colleges started
down the four mile stretch together.
Yale finished second; three and one
half boat lengths separating her from
Cornell. Harvard, with her newly-ac-
quired English methods, finished third,
and she was over eight and one-half
lengths behind Cornell. Her eight were
exhausted, while the eX-
ponents of American theory as applied
to propulsion of eight-oared shells, fin
ished at a hot pace without any dis
tress being apparent.
The tide was slack, the wind favored
no particular crew and absolutely no
favor of any kind was shown by nature
toward the result. The race was rowed
entirely on its merits
The race also set a conclusion upon
the long-mOOted question concerning
weights. Yale stripped into their boat
at an average of III pounds Cornell,
l5S Yale used every pound OF i&s
beef and the leverage of its oars, and
at times with a nervousness which
made the boat fairly lift from the
water. Cornell employed her trained
Town muscle in a leisurely,- confident
manner thai pulled her at every stroke
-oward victory
1t was a singular coincidence that
he English trained crew, Harvard pur-
he number of strokes per minute a
lid the winning crew, and although
hey weighed on an average ten pounds
heavier than Cornell's men, that extra
Weigh told for nothing. and either from
90 much "fineness' in training. Or lack
# ability to pull the stroke set for
hem. they were practically dead at
er the second mile.
It is also curious 20 note that Cor
III 1aa 4 Of
troke and the same number of strokes
o the minute as she pulled last year
rhen she won in notwithstanding time,
nd that Harvard, while advertising
hat she had entirely new methods,
-as defeated IN exactly the same man
er that defeat met her last year.
Briefly, the result of today's race is
hat Cornell asserts her superiority in
owing. method of training and capa-
ility over the two larger universities,
nd she still holds the record for inter-
oliegiate Fights of 10 minutes % sec
rds which she made last year.
THE RACE.
The race was one of the most bril-
ant in the history of aquatics in this
Duntry.
Harvard gained a Slight advantage
yer the others al the start, and the
sual note of jubilation went up from
le Harvard adherents.
j was apparent from the first quar-
II mile that the Cornell crew was us
e the same methods that took them
4 tc victory last year, that of a slow
nd telling stroke that would wear out
leir opponents.
The boats travelled swiftly. although
was easily noticeable that the tide
as at its slack and the winds did not
-vor record breaking.
Yale. with d quick stroke. hung in
Ie rear until after the first quarter Of
mile, while Harvard and Cornell !
ught 1t out. Cornell forged 10 the !
ont before the end of the first mile
as reached. Harvard struggled val
ntly, but before the end of the mile ;
Id a half was in the rear of Yale.
)rnell went on with that easy, swing ,
g stroke. little Colson in the cox
vain box cauticning them not to run ,
way with il. Harvard. acting under !
2 instructions Of their training mas !
r, used at many points to same stroke :
20 numbers. but it seemed to have
tie effect-the boat of Cornell run
ag away from Harvard.
At the two mile poins. the Yale crew
re going away from Harvard and the 1
ter seemed unable to prevent It. al 5
ough they were rowing away at thel
IL % stroke that had been predicted a +