The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-01
CORNELL FRESHMEN WIN.
ITHACANS ONE LENGTH AHEAD or
COLUMBIA At THE FINISH.


for tho Place During tho Last EIlie-Tho
shoiis Arc Bunched Almost from start -
Finish In u Most Exciting Rnce-Ths wis
nerp Forced to Squirt In the Last mnnaren
HardS-Tourtne,'s NIen show n surpriuiug
Reversal or Form ana Row In sDieudid
Conditions ana Wate1
Favorable nnd q Large Crowd Present.
P~oUGuKEEPsIE June 3O.-Once again do Cor
ncll's red and white pcnnants float on high. IN
what was probably the most sensational fresh
man race ever rowed in this country. Coach
Courtney's youngsters, who werc badly defeated
by Harvard and Yale last week, showed q sur
prising reversal of form to-day and won by
clean length over the Columbia Freshmen. who
were not morc'than three.quarters OF n length
In front OF the Pennsylvania eight. II was any.
body's race for half the distance. and then the
lthacans, who rowed at least a hundred per
cent. more s~kilfully and steadily than On
Wednesday last. drew away, never to be headed.
The finish was unlike many races which have
been rowed here in the past, in that 1t was any
thing but a procession. Both Columbia and
Pennsylvania put on such a terrible burst Of
speed In the last half mile that the rather
ticklish lead held by the Ithacans was for a fow
moments In danger of being cut down to q mimi
mum. But fortunately for those who wer9r
backing Cornell, Courtnoy's boys had considsr'
able steam loft in their shell and manage
forge ahead again to what was finally q be. epp
full victory. NJ su
Tho rowing of the Cornell eight. from fasrly tnh
ment they first put their blades in the heaas'
until their shell dartcd across the finish line, =
was in the nature Of q big surprise. In striking
contrast to their ragged work against Harvard
and Yale, the men were as steady as their own
victorious varsity, and rowcd with q clean
stroke which botokened confidence In thstR
1 hi a a. A..
lar rivals.
Those who saw the two performances of the
crew believe that Cornell's position in todayo
race had O great deal to do with her triumph.
The freshmen last Wednesday, it will be remem-
bered, had what Is known here as the inside"
course, or the one nearest the west bank Of the
river. On that occasion Yale had the outside"
position, or tho middle of the river, and won
easily, Cornell being last. In the big varsity
race last Friday Cornell had the outside"
course and her victory was most pronounced.
In to-day's contest the Ithacans again drew tho
middle Of the river, and when the starting sig
nal was given there was a riotous tide running
down stream. The fact that the winning crows
in all three races had the same position, there
fore, has made many of the experts believe that
there is something to be gained by winning the
toss for location. Be that as it may. the fact 10
mains that, whether or. not the Cornell fresh-
men were aided by the tide or currents this after
noon, they certainly excelled both Columbia and
Pennsylvania as to form and workmanship.
There was scarcely a fault to find with them az
they sped over the two-mile course. and In spite
Of tho fact that under the big bridge the water
and and became ssa,ns e sseSaisr . and MO more nI po sesasa1 AZ y t 9Ss;
neared the end. Then they showed on o little
IN n splendid shape hap back to 9th their rSS osthonse, WSero
Courtney exchanged greetings with them.
GRAND CONTEST FOR THE PLACE.
The struggle between Columbia and Pennsyk
In a college boat race: As far ns form went,
there was not much choice between them. but
great rally at the finish they, took the place.
was undoubtedly effective. 1t consisted of 8
long. deliberate body swing, a firm catch, and .
men We're Very steady and did little or no splash.
ing. They also kept their heads, as their final
The work Of the Pennsylvania oarsmen at the
beginning OF the race was not smooth. Although
spell. they were Inclined to, hurry matters and
before their boat had travelled a hundred yards
me oars IN several instances were kicking up
The race from a spectacular standpoint was
magnificent. It was SO close and there was such
an element Of uncertainty about it until che
crews got within fifty yards OF the finish that
| the crowd became Intensely excited. SO much 50
) that the cheering almost ceased, to be supplant-
ed by mental roofing, unnerving in results.
As was to be expected, there was not an out
> pouring of college men and rowing enthusiasts,
: although the crowd reached large proportions.
to be rowed in the afternoon II he had wandered
B around the town In. the early morning. The
race last week made the town 80 lively, that 10
, seemed on tho churchyard order when a tour
t were many adhorents of the different crews in
town. as 1t was aftcrward seen when tho shout
but there were no bustiing, throngs OF betting
men on every corner. and the poolroom which
, thrived in a leading hotel last week was praoti.
cally deserted.
oLUMBIA MOST FANcIED.
D The enthusiasts who have been hero every
, a aaSS t CARA sh Ss prst NV we snd a nran Mao s GseHia ai 81 snsIlS
Q the PROSPECTS, on almost every hand the com
!. to win. with Cornell second and Pennsyiyania
last. But there was no betting TO speak of, and
seemed a' to rs Saslde me race II IN so %SrSi sSsfy SsS.
' ner. with Il sort of - may the best crew win +" air
Police Magistrate Cornell of New York, who
once rowed In the Columbia crew, led a body d
EfsaaS a tRsG t 6osGh s coWle a3 Sadi S SSsrhia is y 5oS m
o ters out practising starts, and that the men
TSs Ms sIsfr teS Was s rsspl en- dsRien ID a G SiSa eSp.
o a blue and white 4. STRIPED ed R RlaSe +, and white fam
Somebody has created the impression that
Columbia's crews arc not OF much account,
u T ,HaSh r f. an arm iSi 5nr fso to xsr our loi men nrooan went =, nc e
q doings at our quarters in this mornlng's issue.
" We do not nr wish % an any rd dSy0rs; but simply want to
While the Columbia grads did not expect
their freshmen TO win, they showed, by their re-
j. marks that they are pinninR considerable faith
= on the chances OF their varsity crew in the raos
. to be rowcd here on Friday. As Coach Cowles
% has not talked very much there was a well-de.
a fined rumor that he had some surprises In store
> for the crowd. which, in view Of the excellent
showing OF the freshmen In this afternoons
race, proved to be partially correct.
1t was the original intention TO have George
Mumford tho ex-Harvard varsity captain, act
as referee, hut as he did not put in an appear
y ance there was quite n discussion among the
X, representative OF the crews AS to who should
T take his place. Prof. u. ]. Wheeler Of Cornell
n was at ono time considered likely to o~iiciate.
% but at the last moment Walter Poet, tho ex-
. Columbia coach. was selected, and he went on
board the steam yacht Clara to take charge OF
el the race.
1T at = O'Clock, and the water was 80 choppy that
there were fears of a postponcment. Tho heal
was almost overpowering, In tho sun. and black
clouds in the west made the weather sharps put
on their thinking caps. But as the hours passed
70 the clouds disappeared. the breeze subsided, q
I'M aud lie Mntcr hcgnn to look more favorable.