The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-24
The Yale Freshmen Out
row Their Opponents.
Broke All Records Over the
POughkeepsie Course.
Each Crew Had the Lead at Some
Point During the Contest.


smithereens all previous records for
freshmen on a two-mile course. and put
up one OF the hottest races ever wit
messed In intercollegiate racing In this
country. crew OF sturdy Yale fresh
men rowed the two miles course in ON.
1919s. A trlfle lighter. crew of Harvard
freshmen fought them every inch Of the
way and finished a little over two
lengths behind them in 9:26is. and the
Cornell freshmen. whose college record
is that none of its freshmen crews has
ever been beaten before, finished a
length behind Harvard in 9:29h.
The best previous record for two miles
was made by the Columbia freshmen
crew OF '9s at New London I'm 1881, in
9.41
While the conditions are better for
fast time than they are upon the Thames.
and while therefore some allowance
should be made for the much better ex-
hibition, IL is. nevertheless, considered
that the race was a very remarkable
one, all three OF the crews having low
cred the record, The last crew in the
race-Cornell- doing so by l1I5 seconds.
All three OF the crews used every pound
or power in their boats at every stage
OF the two miles, and each crew at some
period OF the race was I'm the lead.
The victory Is looked upon by the
crowds here as being in some measure
indicative OF the result OF tomorrow's
big varsity race. II is not contended
that the order OF finish Will be the same.
for Mr. Lehman OF Harvard has all
along said that his freshmen had been
badly neglected and could not be looked
upon as representative freshmen crew.
On the contrary. the Yale crew of young
sters has been said to he more sure OF
winning than their varsity. while Mr..
Courtney's Cornell crews ha we had equal
attention paid 10 them. The chances.
therefore. as picked out. are that the
order OF Fridays finish is liable 10 be
Harvard. Yale Cornell.
Wh9n the crews were given the word
md the pistol shot Harvard got the h at
clip upon the wat r, and in few strokes
drew TO the front, closely followed by
the Cornell crew. with Yale almost n
quarte~ leng TO thu r-ar
Harvard and Cornell started NJ s5
strokes 10 the minute. and Yale at n
sweeping stroke OF "a. At the eighth
mile Yale finding hat she was trailing
behind. increased her stroke to 30. and
began TO draw up. while Harvard and
Cornell dropped down TO 81 each. At the
quarter Yale was sttll b hind. but seemed
70 be rowing easily. while Cornell and
Harvard were working hard, Cornell
drawing up upon the Harvard lead.
Yale was easing UP her sroke. and
within the next half mile brought II
down to 33 and ~ but even then she
seemed 10 gain. and there was a porcep-
tible dash 10 the boa. that seemed lack
ing In the others There WAS little or no
hang. while the Harvard beat soerned
20 go hard ands the Cornell BOYS did not
seem 10 be able "a keep up TO the mark.
acting as though they had been too finelv
trained. At the three-quarter mark
Yale was coming up rapidly upnn Har-
ward and Cornell. rowing 35 10 the min
ute, while Forward and Cornell. evi.
denily feeling the effect OF the pace I'm
the first mile, had dropped TO "a each
IL was here that II became apparent that
the heavier weight In the Yale boat was
going 70 prove troublesome 10 the lighter
young ters in the Harvard boat and tho
sun lighter ones I'm the Cornell she'll
Just crossing the mile line, Yale had
pulled her boat UP even with that OF
Harvard and was showing its nose for
ward n few inches with each stroke.
Cornell was labcring a length behind
Harvard, rowing rapid 3e-stroke to
Harvard's Rs and Yale's steady az
From that point on 10 the finish Yale
roved steadily at 23 aud "a ouickening
70 80 several lengths from the fnish in
nm endeavor TO make the breach he
tween her. enemy Harvrrd and her
self tr'fe wider. And although Har-
ward picked her stroke IN u a6 after
passing the mile and held Il there until
the finish. IL lacked power. and the hna.-
dropped gradually behind. crossing tho
line triie over two lengths behind the
Yale boat.
Vale Takes the lead.
When Yale passed both the Harvard
and Cornell crews. just beyond the milo
mark, Cornell, who had pulled their boat
OF to even terms. and perhaps. as seen
from the observation train. slightly in
advance of Harvard. made a desperate
effort TO keep Yale from gaining. but It
was OF less avail even than Harvard's
effort, and at the mile aud a half there
was clear water between Cornell and
Harvard. From there on IN the finish
Cornell whoopcd II UP 10 &c per minute
and closed up the gap rlirh,lv anishinc
just about an even length in Hervard's
rear
None Of the crews seemed distressed
when they finished. but Yale was de-
cidedly the freshest OF the three.
Mr. Courtney OF the Cornell crews saws
that his freshmen we're heatnn nv the
heavlness of the Yale crew. which was
too much for them In a two mile race.
He said they were fairly beaten by
greater strength. and that there was
nothing 10 be added Fred white. who
has assisted considerably with the train
ing OF the Cornell eiGhts. said in dis
gusted tone that the youngsters showed
n noticeable lack OF sense In running
their stroke up and down and not keep
Ing at a steady hard pull from the be-
ginning.
Captain Goodrich OF the Harvard
varsity crew says: Harvard ls very
much nleased With the result OF the
race. Neither Mr.. Lehman nor my
self had any idea that our freshmen
croN wsotiif 10 opythfpC They bod