Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-01
CORNELL FRESH WIN
COLUMBIA SECOND AND PENNsYL-
WANNA THIRD.
/ REMARKABLY CLOSE RACE.
A Squirt That Came Near Making
CoIumsbia Victor--A tra"-'"''"S
That Ia Chained 20 Have Been
Disastrous.
Disastrous.

pO;rCHKEEPSIE. y. Y, June Se'-'o'
nell won by three fourths of length
Columbia was second, by one third Oh
length over PENNSYLVANIA. The oinclai
time:
Cornell. 9 minutes Ills seconds
Columbia. Q minutes 22-S5 seconus'
PENNSYLVANIA. minutes. p 10 seco'ius'
The freshman race over the two-nihe
course here this afternoon between 'hie'
American crews, rowing with pu''S
American methods. was one Of the most
remarkable IN the annals Of bost-racing
I'm this country. IT was inspiring mas
nificent. The freshmcn OF CorheH' W
Iun,bia. and Pennsylvania roweo WI"
their heads ac well as with their Douio9'
and showed a science that was surpils'ns'
IL was anybodys race until the instant
the flag dropped. and the fact that Du'
two seconds divided the first and last
crews. and that the boats Tapped over
each other very nearly halF, ~ eVioe'00
of the character OF the struggle ne
time IS not rocord-breaking, because haie
made the same course in . minutes ana
1917 seconds last Wednesday. but polh
Columbia. finishing second, and iehh-
svlvania finishing third made better
time than did Harvard and Cornell, hnisA-
inc In the same places last Wednesday.
The feature Of the race was wonderful
spurt made by the Columbia youngsters,
In the last half mile when they cioSeu
M a gap between themselves and Cor
nsll 81 fast. that had there been another
eighth of a mile TO row they would nave
been IN first place. A second feature
WAS the remarkable rowing Of the Penn
sylyania crew. which had been said by
its trainer 10 be in very bad shape Inns
crew is a very much Inferior crew 10
the Pennsylvania Varsity crew. and the
critics are wondering whether Elns Nard
has not something up his sleeve Ior
Fridays race.
The only criticism on the race maze
tonight is that Dr. walter Peet, the
referee, kept the crews waiting so long
at their stake-boats, with their oars dlp-
ped. that the nervous strain TOOK OH at
least two seconds from the time.
THE START.
After Referee Peet had kept the crews
waiting at their stake-boats for some
Ave or six minutes. the youngsters snow
ing the strain they were under, the pis-
tol start was given and the crows were
off Pennsylvania caught the water hrst
with a swift stroke, that showed tho nose
Of her boat clearly ahead or the others
Cornell fell slightly to the rear OF the
New Workers All started at thirty-sM
stroke. but Cornell. true to the Courtney
training, dropped down 10 thirty-thtee'
while Columbia kept II up at thirty-HVe'
and Pennsylvania was hitting away at
thirty-three.
Al the eighth of a mile Pennsylvania
81 Ia hngf
eighth Of a length. while Cornell was
quarter of a length behind the Columbia
boat Cornell was rowing easily. whiie
the other two were fighting 1t out Tor
first place But the Cornell stroke had
effect, and at the quarter of mile Cor
nell had drawn up even with Columbia
while PENNSYLVANIA still had her quarter
length lead Down to the half this con-
tinued. when Cornell drew up on Penn
syIvana and away from Columbia.
Viuously Pennsylvania hit the water
and the boat seemed to fly In the ehor'
TO hold the lead. but slowly and surely
the Cornell boat went, inch by inch,
showing out beyond the Pennsylvania.
The Columbia boat, too. was coming
along, and the Pennsylvania lead OF "a
quarter Of a length was reduced In the
next quarter TO "A bare eighth.
f1IilI IOiN LII
Then the Quakers did fight for life and
down to the end OF the first mile there
was terrific race for place. SO this
continued for another half mile down
10 the mile and a half point. First. the
nose CT the Pennsylvania boat would be-
Gin TO draw away from the Columbia
and then Columbia would draw up on
Pennsylvania.
Entering the last half, it was clearly
seen by the condition of the men in the
three boats that Il would be memorable
struggle AT this time Cornell had lead
of quarter of a length over Pennsyl-
vanla. and Columbia was an eighth OF a
length behind Pennsylvania. Columbus
stroke-oar caught crab at this tuncture.
and lost about four strokes but quickly
fell in Whether this had any disastrous
effect upon the boat was not apparent,
but Just following il Columbia hit up
the stroke from the first-35-they had
been rowing uniformly during the race
TO faster.-96. Cornell had made the
lead three quarters of a length. and was
stlll going when tina, squirt started. and
when II was fairly under way, had a
length the advantage. The boat OF Co
umbia seemed to fairly iift itself out of
the water. Pennsylvania responded with
n g stroke, but the long shell OF the
New Workers fairly lifted itself along.
and went by the Pennsylvania boat and
after the Cornell shell like thing be-
witched.
COLUMBIA ALMOST WINS.
On Il went, the bow tapping the rudder-
most of the Cornell boat, and creeping
IN toward the stroke oar. Frantieally
ala the little l6-year-old coaxswain call
10 the crew. and well did they respond,
hut lust as the nose Of the boat lined
even with the stroke oar of the Cornell
crew. the two boats crossed the line. and
Cornell was winner by three quarters
II a length. Pennsylvania was whipped
IN the last five strokes, and finished only
half a length behind Columbia. Not a
man ia any boat was distressed after this
xmarkable exhibition.
There. was some discussion and some
,uibblng over the time. both on the
referees boat and on the press-car. The
Associated Press time for Cornell. taken
with every facility for the greatest ac-
,uracy. was minutes 20 S-5 seconds. The
srst official time war given out as 8
minutes and q seconds, and the corrected
lime given out this evening was min
,,tes n Is seconds. Cornell averaged 80
strokes "a minute during the race for
normal work Pennsylvania 81, and CO.
hmbia 49, Columbia claims that they
would have won the race but for the
erab caught by the stroke. and Referee
Peet confirms this statement In part