The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08
CORNELL FRESHMEN WON
BEAUTIFUL THREE CORNERED
ROAT RACE ROwED AT POUGH-
KEEPsIE YESTERDAY.
COLUMB|A WIS A CLOSE SECOND
yhree-Quarters of n Length BENIN"
the winners, with the Quakers
Only n Third of n Length
Behind Columbia.

Poughkecpsie, June 30.-Cornell wol
NV tbree-ouarters Of length, Columbii
second by third of length over Penh
sylyania. Time--Cornell, 9:2l 10: Col
umbin, 900 SO: Pennsylvania, o:2o -
The freshmen race over the two,mli'
course was this afternoon contested D.
three American crews. 1t was magnin
cent. the freshmen Of Cornell, ColumDii
and PENNSYLVANIA rowed with their head'
as well as with their bodies ana showed
science that was surprising. -,
The time is not record breaking, Du
both Columbia, finishing second, ant
Pennsylvania, finishing third made bettel
time than did Harvard and COrnen
finishing in the same places last Weuhss
day. -.
I'he feature of the race was the WY
.derfu squirt made by the COiulnuD
Youngsters in the last half mile, VINE
they closed up gap between themseiW'
and Cornell.
A second feature was the remarkab G
rowing of the Pennsylvanians, who had
been said by their trainer to be in very
bad shape.
When the pistol was fired, Pennsyi,
yania caught the water first with swift
stroke that showed the nose OF her DOW
clearly ahead of the others. Cornell and
Columbia started trifle more easily,
and Cornell fell slightly to the rear OF
the New Workers. All started at ~
stroke, but Cornell dropped down to 80,
while Columbia kept It up at 30, ana
Pennsylvania was leading the Columbia
boat by an eighth of a length, while Cor
nell was quarter Of Il length behind the
Columbia boat. Cornell was rowing easily
while the other two were fighting 1t out
for first place. But CornelPs stroke had
it's effect, and at the quarter OF mile
Cornell had drawn up even with Column
bia, while Pennsylvania had her quarter
length lead
Then the Quakers did fight for life,
and down the end of the first mile there
was n terrific race for a place. Entering
the last half it was clearly seen by the
condition of the men in the three boats
that there would be Il memorable strug-
gle. At this point Cornell had lead of
a quarter length over Pennsylvania.
Columbin's stroke caught crab Mt this
iuncture and lost about four strokes, but
quickly fell in. Columbia then hit up the
stroke from the first 30 they had been
rowing to faster 80. Cornell had made
the lead three-qunrters of length ana
was still going when that squirt started,
and when it was fairly under way had a
length the advantage. Then the boat OF
Columbia seemed to fairly lift itself out
of the water. Pennsylvania responded
with a 50 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 On it went the bow tapping
the riIdder post of the Cornell boat and
creeping up towards the stroke oar.
1Nrantically did the little coxswain call
to the crew, and will did they respond.
but just as the nose of the boat lined
over with the stroke oar of the Cornell
crew the two boats crossed the line and
Cornell was n winner by three-quarters
of length. Pennsylvania whipped on
the last five or six strokes and finished
only half length behind. Not II man
in any boat was distressed after this
remarkable exhibition.