The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-26


have little effect, the boat of Cornell
running away from Harvard.
At the two mile point the Yale crew
were going away from Harvard, and
the latter seemed unable to prevent it.
although they were rowing away at
the long 90 stroke that had been pre-
dicted as a winning one. After Yale
got away from Harvard she turned her
attention to Cornell. and just beyond
the second mile made desperate spurt
to catch the slim youngsters. Never for
a moment did the white shirted lads
from Cornell get rattIed. Backward and
forward went the sweeps with arith-
metical movement and powerful swing
that was surprising to watch. The
welghty youngsters from Yale used
every pound of leverage on the end of
the oar. but they could not bring their
boat alongside of the swiftly moving
craft of the Cornell boys.
The Harvard men were rowing in a
very weak fashion during this next
mile, and 1t was evident that they were
thoroughly used up. At the bridge the
coxswain of the Harvard crew had to
give the Harvard stroke little water
In his face, and for moment, under
the reviving influence, the boat swung
along at a goodly pace. But only for
moment, and just as they passed the
big bridge the stroke began to give
way. Cornell was rowing at 32, and
Yale was working away at 80 and 81,
and evidently tired.
The last mile of the race was prob
nll 80 ho
history of college aquatics-sensationa
not SO much from the fact that it re-
corded the defeat of the crews of the
two leading colleges of the United
States, but that it demonstrated to the
satisfaction of the majority Of those
who have watched the work of the
crews, and the different methods pur-
sued in their training, that the Leh-
mann and Cook strokes must bow to
the superiority of the Courtney modi-
fication of the two, and that, while
weight and Drawn are factors, they
must be combined with skill.
Before they reached the third mile
post Yale had begun to spurt and the
eight powerful representatives Of old
Ellis muscle and stamina bent TO theiL
work with a wonderful exhibition Of
sheer will power, for their strength was
gone. For a period of perhaps three
minutes the dying struggle of the
giants lasted, and they gained a little
on the flying leaders, and poor old Har-
ward, with nearly every man exhaust
ed. clunE with the tenacity of bull
dogs in the wake of her old time rivals.
But it was a hopeless struggle. and
surely and steadily the flying repre-
&entatives of the red and white. never
changing their steady stroke of 81 to
the minute, drew away as if they We're
enjoying an afternoon spin instead Of
participating in contest than will go
down in history as the greatest race
ever witnessed in American water. As
they approached the finish line 1t was
seen that the Harvard eight were
nearly to man in difficulties, while
several of the Yale men were flying
signals of distress. Then the Cornell
crew, as if in moCkely at the dis
comtiture of their rivals, increased
their stroke to 81 and shot past the
Judges boat every man as fresh. ap-
parently, as when he started, and, as
If not satisfied with their wonderful.
exhibition, rowed for quarter of a
mile down the river. first giving three
rUusng cheers TO the man who had
coached them 10 victory, Charles Il.
Courtney
Ten seconds after Cornell Yale
crossed the line and Immediately stop
ped rowing. with No 2 tWhitney) and
No 8 (CampbelD in state Of collapse.
Then came Harvard, 16 seconds be-
hind, her entire crew used up and three
Of the men utterly helpless. Hardly
had. the nose of her shell reached the
finish when Boardman, stroke, fell
back off his seat. Wrightington, at No.
8. and j f. Perkins, at No s, also lost
their oars, and their companions COM.
menced to splash water over them. In
the meantime Goodrich. captain, was
trying to raise Boardmen, but was too
weak and the coXswain was throwing
water over the two After a long wait
for their launch, which could not get
through the crowd OF yachts, the men
were carefully taken TO their quarters.
After the race the Cornell crew were
taken on board their launch, which
steamed proudly across TO the boat
house, where crowd of 2 600 men, wo-
men and boys had assembled and were
waving flags, handkerchlefs and pieces
Of bunting. The oarsmen had to fairly
iight their way through the crowd into
the boathouse. Once inside, they were
surrounded by undergraduates, and the
enthusiasm knew no bonds. Courtney
and his men were overwhelmed by
telegrams Of congratulations from all
parts of the country last evening.
There could be no relaxation in the
training Of the crew, as their superb
condition must be maintained for the
race with Pennsylvania and Columbia.
so the men sat down to the training
table at 80 p. IN. as though they had
Just come In from an ordinary praC-
tice row.