The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-03

Yale. Harvard and Corncil-have been
rudely shattered. The contest on the
Hudson this afternoon. which had been
hcralded as promising close and eNcit-
| ing finish. and which each college coach
declared "a record-brealing contest. turned
out 10 be the tamest sort of procession
and an apology for race. 10 is true that
| the water conditions We're not favorable
t0 fast time and that mon like Dr Walter
Pcet and other boating experts alleged
that it was not n proper time tO start
race. but it ls also true that once having
started. the chances were equal for aH.
! The lightest crew ON the river and the
| one less likely 90 Dee able To stand the
| swclls caused lv tue wind blowing
against the tide. came ont of iue contes.
an easy winner and only slightly behind
! the record of Yale of last k The
| heaviest crow. Pennsylvania. found lis
boat washed full of water before the sac-
ond mile was reached. and after pas ing
the point was compelled to retire lfom the
contest.
The next heaviest. crew Columbia.
hravolv hcraldcd as rOugh-water crew,
| was so fearful NJ results from the same
cause that it lost many lengths steering
In some respects the contest was pitifuI
| Cornell. the winner Of the two previous
contests The victors over Yale ana iial-
ward. bad been Tea 90 believe tnat Penn
svlv4nla and Columbia would put Np
| harder Eight than Deg contestants in thr
''''' c0RNTrI,s EASY VICTORY.
on fha c0utrlrv the Cornell crew roWed
| over tho course in the easiest Kind OF
fashion. only hitting up the stroke I'D we
FAST three quarters OF n mlle li an ,.l-
dent endeav0r 10 make fair time. 'n-
mrbiq struggled on IN the roar. losing
length hv length while rowing n much
/ quicker stroke than Cornell. and hnaliy.
after crossing the line, her crew iouin
themselves almost Incapable or any lui-
Their work As II 20 exhibit hNt proWcss
and her WONDERFULLY husbanded strength,
To Cornell coNsWain turned his boat
| around and rOWed up a mile and p quar-
ter above tho finish 20 salute the de-
feated Pennsylvania crow ana tnch re-
turned 20 the boat-hOufe.
There was really no race 10 dt7ctiut,
al least rot after the second milo. during
the first three quarters OF mile lhe CON
test was rather pretty. fcnusyllaiilA
took the water first with a quick, JerhH
stroke. Columbia following and Cornell
hanging % the rear with a. slow meas
ured 3l stroke At tho quarter OF a mile
Pennsylvania had lead uf one-haL a.
length over Columbia and Oolumnl4 one
half a length over Cornell. renAsy iFahia
was. however. sriashng badly, 40. 3 IN
particular hitting the water every time on
his feather.
At tha half mile Pennsylvania was row
ing 20 and columbia 1j, while cornell
with her % stroke was decrcasin The
lead. AT the three-qucrters of mile
pounsvlv1ula had three-quarterS or
length still over Cornell. Who lud lulied
on beyond Coiuu bla for about halt a
length 10 was here that tho trouble
seemed to begin in the Pennsylvania boat.
Just prior 10 the starting OF the race
the steamer Tremper OF the Albany ana
NewDurgh line. came down the river
as the boats were lined up, ana althoItH
warned by the referee and the police
boats. would not stop. The swels she
male were blown back by the Soutn Wind
and the local referee Harris ). Reynolds,
started the crews while the sWels were
running. though Coach Ward. OF PENN
sylyauIa protested against starting.
When CornelTs boat ON the outside hit
them. they were long swell ana tne snaip
boat cot them I'm two, converting thcm
into a choppy sea 50 that when they hlt
Pennsylvania shell, they swashed over
the side . .
CLEVER ROWING TOLD.
IL was here that COrnells clever rowing
Sas in evidence. for. while the Deaut-
ful form OF that crew kept the oars rom
touching the swells during the leatheI'
the PENNSYLVANIA oars hit them with so
much force as 10 throw part OF them
into the boat. BY the time the crews had
reached the mile ana quarter the Penn
svlvania boat was numbering along hlled
almost 10 the gunwalos. but the men
continued bravely pulling, although fal-
ing far behind Columbia who IN rowing
in-shore To avoid the swoils had lost con-
siderable distance 10 Cornell
From a mile and a half down the lmost
Iudicrous procession began. Cornclis boat
went almost against the head wind, as II
r. had wings. while Columbias crew
nulled along violently. losing nearly 4
length In every quarter mile. Fennsyl-
,,1rie smashed and fused along. slowly
GOING 10 the rear until the two mile and
n quarter point was reached. when Coach
Ward came around In the Ben Franklin
and took the creW abroad. From that
time on the race practically lost its IN
80, to the thousands OF people along
the shore.
cornelrs rhythmical thirty-two swing
carried the boat along al an excellent
pace. although the shell had taken IN
% hut with indomitable pluck, struggled