Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-26
AMERICAN METHODS WIN Cornell Defeats Her Bitterest
 Rival, Yale, WITH THE GREATEST EASE Harvard Not in It at the Finlsh-The victors Were as Fresh at the FiGi.h as at the
 Start-America for Americans.

uOuS uSuheepSle, N. -1., June z0-COfnSll won. Tine, 20 minues, 34 seconds.
 Yale was second by three and a half lengths. Time, 30 minutes, 42 seconds.
 Harvard came in third, five lengths astern of Yale. Time 21 minutes.
 Cornelfs time by milss-First mile, minutes, 45 seconds; second mile, 10:30; Third mile, 15:34 3-5; fourth mile, 20:94.
 The s;roke-Start: Cornell, 32; Yale, 36; Harvard, 36.
 Quarter mile-92, S9. S2. respectively.
 Half mile-32, B, 32.
 Fhree-quar ters of mile-32, 33, 33.
 Mile-32, 32, 34.
 Mile and a half-32, S5, 32
 Two mles-32 32, 34. Ii
 Two and half miles-32, 32, 32.
 Three miles-32, 33, 32.
 Thrse and a half miles-34, 34, 92.
 Three and three-quarter miles-34 34, 3O
 Finish-34, S4, and Harvard drifting across the line.
 American grit, American methods and American training won the day, against English methods and English training. A crew of American youths, trainsd un- der an American coacher, won from their American competitors, onei under an American coacher with mixed English and American methods. and the other importing an English coacher in an en- deavor 70 prove the superiority of Hen- ley methods.
 No such contest was ever witnessed before Cornell has not been able to meet Yale University on the water since 1875 and then, as today, she defeated the boys of the blue After some bickerings Yale University consented under pressure from Harvard to again meet Cornell. The match was arranged and today the lead ing crews of these three leading colleges n stTpx ff1tlr1 1tYrtr -ta fad down the four mile stretch today. Yale finished second and 3H boat lengths sep arated her from Cornell. Harvard with her newly acquired English methods fin- ished third, and she was over SA lengths behind the Comedians Her eight were thoroughly exhausted while the expo nents of American theory as applied to the propulsion of an eight cared shell finished at hot pace without any dis tress being apparent The water was smooth, the wind favored no crew in par ticular, and the weather was all that could be desired. The race was run on it's methods. The race also sent 8 conclu- sion on the long mooted question con- cerning weights Yale stepped into their boat t an average f-171- pounds. Cornell 15S, The race was one of the most bril- liant in the interest of aquatic events in this country.
 ! The crews started at 36 for Cornell and 34 for Harvard and Yale Yale gained a slight advantage over the others at the start and the usual note of jubilation went up from the Yale adherents It was apparent from the reporters quarters that the Cornells were adhering to the same methods they used last year, a steady and firm stroke that would wear their opponent out. Yale was going along at a good pace. But only for a minute and as they passed under the bridge the stroke began to give way. Cornell was rowing 32 and the others at 34 and ap- parently tired.
 The last mile of the race was probably the most sensational in the history of water aquatics, sensational not because 1t scored a defeat for the two leading colleges of the American continent, but also that it dominated to the satisfaction of interested ones the superiority of American methods and that while weight and brawn are factors they must be com- bined with skill, and skill was what MT. Courtney teaches. As they passed the finish line it was seen that the Harvard eight was nearly to d man in difficulties, while several of the Yale men were fly ing signals of distress. Then the Cornell crew, as if in mockery at the discomfiture of their rivals, increased their stroke to 34 and flashed past the jockeys stand, every man as fresh as when he started and as if not satisfied with their won derful exhibition rowed for quarter of a mile down the river, first giving three 1OuSing cheers to the man WnO ndu coached them to victory, Charles D. Courtney.
 Ten seconds after Cornell, Yale crossed the line and imediately stopped rowing with No. 2 (Whitney) and No. Cam belD in state of collapse Then came Harvard sixteen seconds behind, her en- tire crew used up and three of the men utterly helpless. Hardly had the boat fin.shed before Boardman, stroke, fell backwards off his seat, Hartman at No. 4 and J. F. Perkins at No. 5, also lost their oars and their companions commenced to splash water after them. In the mean time Goodrich, captain, was trying to raise Boardman, who was too weak and the coxswain was throwing water over the two. -
 After the race the Cornell crew were taken on board their launch which stea med proudly across to the boat house where crowd of 2000 men, women and boys had gathered and were waving umbrellas and pieces of bunting The men had to fairly fight their way through the mob into the boat house
 There could te no relaxation in the training of the crew for their superb con- ditinn must be maintained for their race with Pennsylvania and Columbia. The Cornell crew reached their quarters at 6:3O as fresh as if they had just come from practice row.