New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-26
CORNELL A VICTOR AGAIN.
YALE SECOND AND HARVARD BAD
THIRD IN THE RACE.
THE TIIE WAS 2oea But THE WINNERS WERE
30 yREsH AT THE FINISH THAT THEY
EVIDENTLY COULD HAVE BETTERED
1.-THE REsyLT a SURPRISE.

1.-THE RESULT a sURPgIaE.
Poughkeeps.o. ~ " June % (spccaD.-Once
again Cornell ls a victor on the water. and this
time her laurcs anything but difficult of
winning She amazed the impartial experts and
simply astOunded the partisans Of Yale ana
Harvard this afternoon by winning the great
three-cornered boat race with that was al
most consummate The Ithacans took the lead
In the first mile and after that they drew oway
steadily. AT the two-mile mark 1t was apparent
that unless somebody in the boat broke an
or dropped dead the race would go 70 Cornell
AS neither OF these calamitles occurred Harvard
and Yale are again losers.
10 say that the result Of the race was n sur
prise Is putting It with too much mdness Cor
nell partisans had said. OF course that they ex-
pected to win. but nobody believed them and
they themselves were not sufficiently confident
70 fisk their money, even at good odds. II was
almost universally conceded that the race lay
between Harvard and Yale and most OF the ex-
perts slightly favored the crimson. The GRIM
son, however, not only failed to win but the
showing 1t made, in spite Of the months OF care
ful and earnest coaching by Mr.. Lehman, tho
English expert, was exceedingly disappointing.
Harvard caught the water first and so took
the lead, but 1t lasted only few strokes. and
at the end Of a mile and a half II became evident
that the crimson oarsmen were not likely to
WIN In half a mile more the tens Of thousands
OF spectators saw with wonder that Harvard
was what the coaches called baked" Her
athietes were done; there more life in
the boat and she lost distance every second
1t amounted almost TO a total collapse There
was life In Yales boat 10 the last-life enough
to give response to the call for squirt In the
last mile when Cornell was three lengths ahead.
but there was not enough life to close such a
gap as that. 1t was a pretty race to watch but
it was not good race in any way as that Of
1896 1t was not as closely contested, or as
rapidly rowed
1T WAS DOUBTFUL CROWD
Poughkeepsle not quite full Thursday
night but the town filled rapidly this morning
when soon after the breakfast hour excursion
trains began to rumble into the stations. The
newcomers poured through the streets Of the
town, and soon found their way TO the Nelson
House, which was the hub of all the early morn
Ing excitement. Here were made the mild proph-
eces and the equally mild bets OF the day. but II
the prophecies were mild the arguments were
strong enough, and many hundreds OF college
men. old. young and midde-aged swarmed In
and out like SO many bees in hive slapped each
other on the back and expressed their hopes.
likewise their fears
There was not much betting Nobody was sure
enough. The doubt Of Thursday night had not
worn away. and even the crowds Of eager en-
thusiasts that poured in from nearly every place
under the sun did not increase the speculation.
The enthusiasts rather mbibed the doubt that
lowered in the Poughkeepsie air So they joined
the crowds in the streets and the hotel lobby and
proceeded to wordet why they had been so conf
q hpf tba lin
loads Of Harvard partisans that arrived just
before noon desired not to risk their money.
The day dawned bit cloudy and the pess-
mists shook their heads and prophesed rain
and wind and lots of trouble for the crews and
the spectators. but as the morning wore on the
sun came through the clouds, and every body
breathed more easily. There was a light south
erly breeze early in the morning, but II veered
around to the northwest at noon. and blew al
most directly down the river
The exodus from Poughkeepsle across the
river began soon after noon, and from that
hour until nearly 3 o'clock Main-st. was blue
and red and white with humanity and flags on
their way to the ferry. Arrived on the western
shore, the thousands who had seats on the OBJ
servation train walked a mile or so down the
track OF the West Shore Railroad and climbed
aboard At this time the sun was beating down
terrihcally. and the thousands sweltered. and
many Of them
SCENES BEFORE THE RACE
The Hudson Is almost always beautiful. but Il
has seldom presented a more charming appear.
ance than 1t did yesterday afternoon at Pough-
keepsie There was scarcely cloud in the blue
sky above; there a little more than a
breath OF air. just enough 10 set the surface
OF the water ripping and shmmering In the
SUM- Just below the lofty bridge off the wharves
of Poughkeepsie. lay big fleet OF pleasure craft
and excursion steamers. all OF them dressed rain
bow fashion bearing the brilliant colors Of the
crews. The western shore was dotted with
human beings. away up on the sides OF
the hills. The roofs and windows Of the build.
ings along both sides Of the course showed in.
terested observers. The excursion steamers
brought thousands see the finish OF the race
while the observation train bore about five
thousand persons in its fifty cars.
The Cornell was the first to get aboard
It's launch and proceed up the river. This it did
soon after o'clock. and the launch passed
the steam yachts iyirg at anchor 1t received
general salute, although not one man out OF
a hundred who it pass thought 1t carried
the winning crew.
Half past 8 o'clock wa. the hour set for the
start with a provision for a postponement II
the weather conditions made IL necessary For.
this not the case. The conditions
were as nearly perfect as they can ever be
a four-me course. There slack tide, and
the stern wind light. The water almost
STILL
AT THE STARTING LINE.
Harvard was first in place at the stakeboat
and a great cheer roared out from the crimson.
iecked cars OF the observation train as the
eight men upon whom Mr. Lehman had spent
30 much unselhsh effort shot away from their
aunch. Cornell was next in place Yale kept
he two crews waiting several minutes. but her
)arsmen were in place at $40. Then came
moment of suspense. at the end OF which the