Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-25
POSTSCRIPT
CORNELL WINS WITH EASE
Make Good Start at 3:45 With Cornell in
Lead.
For the First Mile 1t Was Anybody,
Race-COrncIl Had Won First
Place mt Second.

PoUGHKEEPSIE. New York, June 25.-
AT 2:30 O'Clock the condition of the cours,
was of the best, SO far as the surface OF
the water was concerned The tide. how
ever mad turned to the flood about 1O::si
and had still two hours to run. Their,
was very little wind, NEST of which came
up between the highlands from the south
ward and the blue of the sky had only
feecy clouds to mark it.
AT 2 O'Clock Referee Meikelham announc.
ed through his megaphone that the rae,
would be started promptly at $40 pm
and rowed down stream. 1t had been sug
gested that the ebb tide might be spent o,
slack water at that time, but Mr. Nickel
ham said that would make no difference
he thought that the tide would still be
running strong enough to suit every crew
2:52 p.m.-Cornell shell in tow of TUG
passing first mile station en- route to start.
ing point.
Starting point, 3:25 p.m.-The Corne
eight are receiving Instructions from the
referee above the stake boat, and YaIe's
launch is coming up from the boat housl
ard the launch John Harvard is disappear
ing down the river toward the finish.
Race in Detail.
STARTING POINT, 3:45 p.m.-They arc
off Cornell is in the lead.
Cornell shoots slightly ahead, with Far-
ward second, an eighth of a shell ahead OF
Yale.
AT the one-eighth mile Harvard and Yale
forging ahead, the long stroke of Harvard
telling against Cornell.
Harvard's stroke is slightly faster than
Yale's, the latter increasing very slightly
at the half mile.
At the half mile the position of Yale is
even, the latter slightly behind the former.
All three rowing beautifully and for their
lives.
At the threc-quarter mile Yale is forging
ehead and it looks from the start as if
it were her race.
Cornell forging slightly ahead of Har-
ward.
First mile-CorneII. first; Harvard. Sec
ord; Yale, third. Yale is gaining on Har-
ward.
One and one-eighth mile from start
Yale has passed Harvard and looks to be
even with Cornell.
First mile. The time at passing the first
mile was 4 minutes As seconds
&c hol
second mile.
Cornell first, Yale second Harvard third
at second mile. Time second mile. 1929.
At two one-eighth mile Yale rapidly over
hauling Cornell, Harvard half length be-
hind.
The stroke of Yales eight at the start
was 81, but gradually dropped to 81, and
worked up and down from that point. Har-
wards start. about rs, and dropped to 81
Cornells stroke struck at about "a, then
down to 81 and 81.
At the third mile Cornell is two lengths
ahead, Yale second, Harvard third.
Harvard is apparently getting very tired.
Cornell is rowing easy.
Going under the bridge Cornell is first by
Two lengths; Yale, second, and gaining
fast; Harvard, third. and apparently Oh:
of the race.
An eighth of mile below the bridge
Cornell and Yale apparently are even, Har-
ward about four lengths behind. The time
at the end of the third mile was IL minutes
ii 3-5 seconds.
A half mile below the bridge the posi-
tons remain unchanged.
Cornell wins by five lengths, Yale second
by four lengths, Harvard last. Time, 70
minutes "a seconds.