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tho ooxswain, who had a m~osuphono strapped to

tho ooxswoin, who had a mosophono strapped to
The %roicroe,s boat backed and niled for several
r,oments while ,the crews got II line. and then,
spectators. the referee called out:
Are you ready. Cornollf'
Are you ready, Yelcr
Are you ready, Harvard r.
NO" roared tho coxswnin.
OFF AT LAST.
The questions wero put, again a few minutes
later, and as each brought out AYES !" the
re nTssy e. re- 7 oT ! t'r yslI e To tSs eFd IN th Sn All Tho oh.
scrvation train began to rattle toward High
land. In an instant the crews dashed ahead as
Harvard! Harvardl Harvard T. came in
volcanic unison from tho crimson supporters ms
needle. pointed shell into the van. The mon
were rowing 81 strokes to the minute; Cornell
was doing ufuC about Ts,s the same nn,PI and nd, was wa a close
last.
More cheers for tho crimson denoted that the
sixteenth OF a mile had been covered. The Yale
mon wore rowing with marked delibcration.
Sna sael th eTS' Being Gaa "0 Sorg i iisiS'iSS e saFSagn lost lost
between strokes. Cornell was splashing badly,
although the crew had by far the best course
Began Ses mt 10 sS watch tSo g Other ao si siSa.' Yale " and Cor;
n nions h almost osss on oF pSp'ss tHms! T fRe s MSss 3 flas'bby y
tho fthacan oars had ceased and the mon wero
t ti%o Being a Tss ronssiht 't themS n sur Sith wnrpn ios i rS.
EsTe' beaten out, and at sp the half %silo Harvard
had about q quarter OF a length the better OF
It was indSod a SoSutifSal sight, and as tho
be accorded to tho winners. the spectators
roared in hoarse approval and waved fags ana
S Saf 9bin So %ntH mn th sijll G ro%in wo sS. ' bnt her TH rivais
had both dropped to 81.
YALE TACKLES HARVARD.
And now Yale's Drawn and brains began to toll.
Ike fRsh a o ga iaSh into shs t RroS Sa n q 1ae waves srsit oG until ia at Il the
threeqparter;mile mark the New Haven men
Trest : ,r the lo ot Sn,id and db set f their nnIIiNs 3
swing, and here seemed TO be scarcely a blemish
rose and fell and their wire,coiled arms whipped
the sweeps back. and forth. IL presented 9 re-
n%onnts to- s'f Il wss "a a grand Mnd' sight RhSsi and ttRhe the on.
lockers were in a white heat;
Harvard was game, though, and tho moment
the coxswain called for a squirt the crimson
blades were driven into the water. with renewed
vitality and will power, SO that the shell hung
on to the flying Yale craft with dogged per-
sistency for perhaps 100 yards,
Then Ysle's great strength told, and the schol-
Cornell civ Was ssp pesgins away. too. and hung onto
the leaders with apparent pluck. But tho 1tha-
cans were splashing again and their stroke was
"Yaie will winl" was tho general cry as the
boats dasted under the big bridge rid ;or which hi :
good half length. and this was being broadened
at every heave Of the oars, The blues had low;
still ineir thirty.ive. and Cornell had
gone back to thirty-six.
Barring accidents now 1t was Yale's race. for
much over-eXertion. The struggle between tho
other crews. therefore. attracted tho attention
Of the crowd, and both were cheered without
CORNELL HITS IT Up.
Cornell hit her stroke up to 81 at one and q
aSeek.and.neei With the Crimson boat. but the
ithaeans, seemed to weary of tho efforts. and
dropped back again.
the mile-and-a.half post. was reached and Bob
Cooks Youngsters were leading by more than q
form, and they seemed to have plenty Of strength
held in reserve at that. They were pulling thirty.
Ave strokes to The minute and getting a lot Of
at this. stage. 8? being the prevailing
nell was thrown into more difficulty. for in re.
spending to the squirt the Ithacans went TO
into anything ike their proper gait. e'U' S''
Yale had two lengths to spare when tho IL
mile post was passed. and the stroke had been
and ,afoat. Harvard. game to. the last, but
cal sndnranee. fought N on for the pa next
place with the doughty. 5Hs ratified Cor.
neillanB. Ihere was q vast adherence between
the two crews as they bounded along. Harvard:
showing better Workmanship and rowing with
telling regularity in spite OF the great strain.
The 1thacans were splashing and In some dis
order.
Look at Yale now!'' screamed tho crowd as,
100 yards from the finish. the blue oarsmen be.
gan to increase the speed OF their boat, although
they were still sticking to 80. On and on their
shell fairly New over the waves, and then Rlided
into a waterway between the vessels anchored
ut the finish. The men were not exhausted, and
simply made what might be termed "a Garrison
hnish.' to use q turf expression. The victort
were greeted with plenty Of noise and enthusi
asm, and when they stopped rowing they simply
sat bolt upright and smiled at Bob Cook. who
was as pround as the proverbial peacock.
The finish between Harvard and Cornell was
over the line about q length ahead the Crimson
have been severe, for the stroke oar fell over III
h%andfuls Of water over him to revive him.. Mum
short time they were all right.
Number 4 in the Cornell boat looked n trihe
dilapidated. too. but otherwise Courtney's meI
were In fairly good condition.
The official time was: Yale, o minutes 1911.
seconds; Harvard. 8 minutes 26l2 seconds; Cor
nell, 8 minutes 29l9 seconds.
Ali three crews beat the best previous fresh
man record of 8 minutes and Al seconds made
by Columbia on the Thames, June "a, 1891
The eights were greatly aided by a strong tide
and a good breeze in to-day's race.
The makeup Of the crews follows: