The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-01
ALL HAIL TOYOUNG C0RNRLL
The IthaCanS Won from Penna. and
Columbia ina Stirring Race.
IN NINE MINUTES 2 it.i5 SECONDS.
Columbia and Pennsylvania Were Close
Second and Third-The Contest Was
the Most Remarkable in the Couu-
trys Boat-Racing Annsiss

POUGHkEEPSlE, y. Y, June w.
Cornell won by three-fourth OF a length;
Columbia. second by one-third Of a
length over Pennsylvania. Tho official
time: Cornell. minutes Ills seconds;
Columbia. 3 minutes p 3-5 seconds; Penn
sylvania, minutes % is seconds.
The freshman race over the two mile
course here this afternoon between three
American crews rowing with purely Amer
lean methods was one OF the most re-
markabe in the annals Of boat racing In
this country. IL was inspiring magnih-
cent. The freshmen Of Cornell. Columbia
and Pennsylvania, rowed with their heads
as wen as with their bodies and show
ed science that vas surprising. IL was
anybodys race until the instant the flag
dropped, and the fact that but two sec
onds divided the first and last crews and
that the boats Tapped over each other
very nearly a half, is evidence OF tho
character Of the struggle.
NO RECORD BROKEN.
Tho time is not recorded "a breaking a
record because Yale made the same
course I'm nine minutes and 10 1-2 seconds
last Wednesday, but both Columbia. fin
ishing second. and Pennsylvania finish
ing third. made better time tha,. did
Harvard and Cornell finishing in the same
places last Wednesday. The feature Of
inc race was the wonderful squirt made
by the Columbia youngsters I'm the last
half mile. when they closed UP a gap be-
tween themselves and Cornell so fast
that had there been another eighth OF
a mile to row, they would have been In
hrst place. a second feature was the
remarkable rowing OF tho Pennsylvania
crew, which had been said by its trainer
d tHar LuA III. ~. A..
very much inferior crew TO the Pennsyl-
vania Varsity crew. and the CRITICS are
wondering whether Ellis Ward has not
something up his sleeve" for Fridays
race.
'he only criticism on the race made
tonight Is that DIR. Walter Peet, the
rrferee, kept the crews waiting SO long
at then stake-boats with their oars
dipped tnat the nervous strain took OH
at least TWO seconds from the time.
A pILIATORY REFEREE.
Ait,r Referee Peet had kept the crews
waiting at their stakc-boats for some
five or six minutes, the youngsters show
ihg the strain they were under. the pisto.
s-drt vas given and the crews were on.
Pernsy lvania caught the water mrs..
with & swift stroke that showed the
nose Of her boat clearly ahead OF the
'N''i'' V'ihti lfll NAEullN 10 the rear
Of tie Neye Workers. All stai ted az =,
s'roke rut Cornell. true to the Cour
ncy training, dropped down 10 1S. while
Columbia kept it up at 35 and Pennsy1-
vania was hitting away at 80. At the
eighth of a mile Pennsylvania was lead
ing the Columbia boat by an eighth OF a
length, while Cornell was a quarter OF a
length behind the Columbia boat. Cornei,
was rowing easily, while the other two
We're fighting II out for first place.
But the Cornell stroke had its effect.
and at the quarter OF a mile Cornell
had drawn up even with Columbia while
pennsylvania still had her quarter length
lead. Down to the half this continued.
when Cornell drew up on Pennsylvania
and away from Columbia.
Nicously Pennsylvania hit the water.
and the boat seemed TO fly In the EFFORT
To hold that lead. but slowly and surely
tho Cornell boat went inch by inch.
showing out beyond the Pennsylvanias.
The Columbia, too was coming along.
and the Pennsylvania lead Of a quarter OF
length was reduced in the next quar-
ter to a bare eighth.
FIGHTING FOR LIFE.
Then the Quakors did fight for life and
down 10 the end Of the first mile there was
"A terrific race for 70 place. So this con-
tlnued for another half mile. down TO the
mile and half point. First the nose Of
the Pennsylvania boat would begin 10
draw away from the Columbia and then
Columbia would draw up on Pennsylvania
Entering the last half II was clearly seen
by the condition Of the men in the three
boats that II would be a memorable strug-
gle. At this time Cornell had a lead OF
quarter OF length over Pennsylvania.
ana Columbia was an eighth Of "A length
behind Pennsylvania. Columbias stroke
oar caught crab at this iuncture and
lost about four strokes. hut quickly fell
in. Whether this had aLy disastrous ef-
feet upon the boat was not apparent but
just following 1t Columbia hit up thc
stroke from the first 30. they had been
rowing uniformly during tho race 10 a
faster ;G Cornell had made the lead three
quarters OF "A length and was still going
when that squirt started and when IL was
fairly under way had length advantage.
The boat Of Columbia seemed to fairly
lift itse.l out Of the water. Pennsylvania
responded with a 20 stroke, bat the long
shell OF the New Workers fairly lifted it.
self along and went by the Pennsyl nla
boat and after the Cornell she'll hAe
CORNELL THE WINNER.
on II went. the bow tapping the riidder
post Of tho Cornell boat and crfcping UP
toward the stroke oar Frandcally did
the little sixteen-ycar-old coxswain call
10 the crew and we'll did they respond.
but Just az the nose OF the boat lined even
with the stroke oar Of the Cornell crew.
the two boats crossed the line and Cor
nell was a winner by three-quarters OF
length.
Pennsylvania whipped on tho last five
strokes and finished only half length be-
hind Columbia. Not man In any boat
was distressed after the remarkable ex-
hibition.
There was some discussion aud some
quibblng over the time. both OF the ref
erees boat and on the press car. Inc
Associated Press time for Cornell. taken
with every facility for the greatest ac-
curacy. was . minutes 20 3-5 seconds. The
first official time was given out minutes
and 81 seconds, and the correct time given
out this evening was minutes u 10 Sec
onds Cornell averaged 32 strokes "A min
ute during the race for normal Work.
Pennsylvania "a and Columbia -. Colum-
bia claimes they would have won the race
but for the crab caught by the stroke and
Referee Pect confirms this st.'emcnt IN
part.
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