The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-03
CORNELL'S WONDERS.
Another Four-Mile Race Won by That
lnvincible Thirty.Two Stroke.
Columbia Second; Pennsylva.
MAS Boat Swampsd.
Time Was Slower Than That OF Last Week.
Final Race FizzIe.

Poughkeepsie N. Y. July 3.-Cornel!
last evening won her third victory in the
regatta that ended yesterday with the
four-mie eight-oared shell race between
the Ithacans and Columbia and the Uni
versity OF Pennsylvania Cornell got
the lead In the race at the first half-mile
ana gradually increased II to over nine
lengths over Columbia at the finish. The
race was started against a head wind
and In water that was too rough for shell
racing.
Pennsylvania shell swamped before
the wo-mile-and-a-qua point had
been reached. The Quakers had led at
the start, but had been passed by Co
lumbia just before the mile and "a half
point. When Pennsylvania's boat
swamped she was more than four
lengths behind Columbia.
Cornell offered to row the race over
again with Pennsylvania today This
courteous proposition was declined on
the ground that 1t was asking too much
of an eight to row two races within 4S
hours.
There was really no race to describe
at least not after the second mile Dur
ing the first three quarters of a mile
the contest was rather pretty. Penn
sylvania took the water first with a
quick, jerky stroke, Columbia following
and Cornell hanging to the reaN At
the quarter of a mile Pennsylvania had
lead of one-haif a length over CO.
lumbia and Columbia one-half a'Iength
over Cornell. Pennsylvania was, how
ever, splashing badly, No. Z in particular
hitting the water every time on his
feather. AT the half mile Pennsylvania
was rowing "a and Columbia 33, while
Cornell with her 80 stroke was decreas.
ing the lead. AT the three-quarters of
a mile. Pennsylvania had three-uuarters
OF length still over Cornell, who had
pulled on beyond Columbia for about
half length. 1t was here that the
trouble seemed to begin in the Penn
sylvania boat.
Just prior to the starting Of the race
the steamer Tremper Of the Albany and
Newburg line came down the river as
the boats were lined up and although
warned by the referee and the police
boats would not stop. The sweIs that
she made were blown back by the south
"iiN' eNho NhC AoIdl ISlClce, ItdTTlS ..
Reynolds, started the crews while the
swells were running, though Coach Ward
OF pennsylvania protested against start
ing. When Cornelrs boat, on the out
side, hit them they were long swells and
the shart boat cut them in two, con-
verting them into q choppy sea, so that
when they hit Pennsylvania shell they
swashed over the side.
IT was here that Cornell's clever row.
ing was in evidence, for while the beauti-
ful form of that crew kept the oars from
touching those swells during the feather
the Pennsylvania oars hit them with so
much force as to throw part Of them
into the boat BY the time the crews
had reached the mile and quarter. the
Pennsylvania boat was numbering along
filled almost to the gunwales, but the
men continued bravely pulling although
falling far behind Columbia, who in row.
ing inshore to avoid the swells, had lost
considerable distance to Cornell. From
q mile and half down the ludcrous
procession began.
Cornell's boat went along against the
head wind as If it had wings, while CO.
lumbia's crew pulled along violently.
OF a mile. Pennsylvania splashed along
slowly going to the rear until the two
mile and quarter point was reached
when Coach Ward came around in the
Ben Franklin and took them aboard
From that time on the race practically
lost its interest to the thousands of peo-
pie along the shore. Cornell's rythmical
90 swing carried it along at an excellent
pace, although the shell had taken in
some water, while Columbia rowed at
80, but with jndomitable pluck struggled
along to catch her with a precision that
was exasperating. The Comedians
drew away from the Columbia boat until
ut the bridge there was at least 10 boat
lengths between them.
1t was here that the Columbia crew
made a desperate effort to squirt, but
Cornell perceived II and without evident
ly increasing the stroke put little more
back and leg work In and carried their
boat another length and a half ahead
Of the white and blue, crossing the lire
an easy winner.