The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-06-26
THE RACE WON BY CORNELL.
American Methods and American Grl'
Proved Victorious,
CREDIT DUE TO COACHER COURTNEY.
The Race One OF the Most Sensational In
the History of Eegattas-Yale and Haze
yard Tired Out, While Cornell Was
Fresh as "a Daisy at the Einishs

nell won; time. % minutes 81 seconds.
Yale was second b. three ieagths ana a
half; time 20.ii Harvard came IN third,
five lengths and a half astern ot Iale,
| time, Il minutes
Cornoll-Time by milcs-first mile, 4:i5.
second mile. 1890; third mile, l0.5i 5-o'
| fourth mile. 2O.gl.
stroke-Stast: Cornell. S2i Yale, Se'
Harvard, 20.
quarter nile, %, -, respectively
Iialf mile. 55, -.
Ihrcc-quarter milc-5i, -, 81.
fIlisn@.d, 81, ana Harvard drifting
across the line.
| American training won to-day as against
American grit. coupled with EnBish
methods and English training ~
AMERICAN TRAlNlNG WON.
crow Of American college youths
| trained under an American coach won
| from two other American college crews
| in an cight-Oarcd contest the TWO othtt
| crews having studied-tne one uhder an
American coach with q mixture oL Ing
| nsh and American methods, ana the
| other discardIng all American tedchlhes
and methods and importing an. bnSllsh
| coach in an endeavor 10 prove SUPERIOR
| ty for Ifenly methods. NO such contest
| ever occurred in this country before
| Cornell University has not been aDle
| In meet Yale on water since 1919, and
! then. as to-day. she defeated the boys Oh
the Blue.
! consented. under pressure from Har-
! ward. TO again meet Cornell. Inc mdtch
| was arranged, and to-day the Leading
crews of these three leading colleges OF
this college-strewn country started uo"h
! the fOur-mlle stretch together.
Yale finished second and three ana n
! half boat lengths separated her from Cor
nell. Harvard with her newly acquired
| English methods, finished third' ana tpc
/ was over eight and a half lengths De-
| hind the Cornells Her eight were thor-
| oughly exhausted, while the opponents OF
| American theory as applied 10 the pro-
| pulslOn Of eight-Oared shells, nnished at
| a hot pace without any distress beng
/ apparcnt The tide was slack the wind
| favored no particular crew ana absolutely
no favor of any kind was shown py ma
ture toward the result.
The race was roWcd entirely on its
merits. II was one Of the most brilliant
in the history of aquatics I'M this country.
| The crew started with a stroke on - lor
| Cornell and &c for Harvard ana 1ae.
Harvard gained a. slight advantage over
| the others at the start. and the usual
note Of jubllation went up from the har-
| ward adherenis
CORNELL'S METHODS.
II was apparent within the first quarter
mile that tho Cornell crew was using the
same methods that took them on TO
! victory last year. that OF slow ana
telling stroke that would wear out lhelr
! opponents. At the bridge tho coNswaln
| Of the Harvard crew had TO give the
| Harvard stroke a little water I'm his face
and Tor "a moment under the rcFNihS
influence the speed increased momentallly
but Just as they passed under the big
bridge the stroke began 10 give way. Cor
nell was rowing at % and Yale was Work
| ing away at % and g. and evidently tired.
The last mile of the race was probably
one Of the most sensational IN the MS
| tory of college aquatics-sonsallohal not
| so much from the fact that II recorded
the defeat Of tho crews Of the TWO lead
| ing colleges OF the United states; but
! that il demonstrated TO the satisfaction
| OF the majority OF those who had watch
ed the work of the crews and the diner
! ent methods pursued i'm their training
! that tho Lehman and Cook strokes must
! bow 10 the superiority of the Courtney
| modification of the two and that whlle
| weight and Drawn were factors, they
must be combined with skill and skill Is
that which Mr. Courtney teaches.
YALE N DIFFICULTIES.
As they approached the finish Inc it
was seen the Harvard eight were nearly
10 a man i'm difficulties. while several or
| the Yale men were flying signals OF dis
! tress. Then the Cornell crew, as II IN
| mOckcTy at the discontinue OF thelr II
| Vals, increased their stroke 10 81 ana
shot past the Judges boat, every man as
| fresh apparently as when he started ana
| as if SAt satisfied with their wOndertul
exhibition, rOwed for a quarter OF mile
| down the river first giving three rousing
| cheers TO the man who had coached them
To VictOry-Charles j.. Courtney.
| Ten seconds after Cornell had crossed
| the line Yale Immediately stopped ROWING
with No. S NNhitney) ana no. Camp
| belD in state OF collapse Ana theh
came Harvard 1G seconds behind, her
| entire crew used up and three OF ner men
utterly helpless. Hardly had the nose OF
| her shell reached the iinisn when Board
IrtIr off L. lt..IT
! Wrighting at No. g. and James Perkins
! at No. 8, also lost their oars, and their
companions commenced 10 splash water
over them. In the meantime Goodrich
(captain) was trying 10 raise Boardman
but was too weak, and the coXsWan was
throwing water over the two.
OVATION FOR CORNELL.
After tho race the Cornell crew was
taken on board their launch' Whlch
steamed proudly across TO the bOat-hOuse,
where a crowd of 700 men, women ana
boys had assembled and were waving
flags, handkerchiefs, and pieces OF bunt-
| ing The Oarsmcn had TO lalrly nsht
their way through the mob into the boat
house. Their could be no relaxation IN
the training of the crtew. as their superb
| condition must be maintained for the race
with Pennsylvania and Columbia, 50 the
men sat down 10 the training table at
| $3.50 L. NJ. as though they had just come
in from an ordinary practice row.
JUBILEE AT lTHICA.
1THICA. y. Y. juno 25.-rhis was
Jubilee day in 1thca The Cornell crews
| have had many victories. but none so
popular as to-day's triumph over Yale
and Harvard When the news was re-
ceiyed that Cornell had signally defeat
| ed both Yale and Harvard the scenes
were almost beyond description. Stu
dents embraced each other. and profess
sors forgot their dignity as they cheercd
and flung their hats in the air.
In an incredibly short time the business
houses on the principal streets were dec
Grated with the Cornell colors. and soon
after private residences were decorated
with American flags and Cornell cOlors.
The students and citizens secured band
tonight and paraded the streets Of the
| city. Many of the paraders were dressed
| in fantastic costumes Of red and white.
with hats and parasOls in the same pop
ular colors. There were crowds OF spec
| tators all along the line of march. and
repeated cheers were given for Cornell,
| and Coach Courtney.