The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-03
CORNELL wins AGAIN.
Ithaca Grew Defeats Columbia
by Ten Lengths.
PENNSYLVANIA SWAMPED.
Quakers Stop Rowing Before
Two and 0ne.HaIf Miles.

Cha mpions Take n slight LEAD
Early In the Rnce aud rncrcnne It 1raaus
ally Until They Have y walksver hftse
Passing the BridEc-Thc Philadelphia Css.
icEians Row RnEscdly. spiash Conttnu-
ally. and, Anectod Somewhat By nsoush
Water. Duo Possibly 20 swciIs from Q
Steamer. Their Boat Fills Rapidly - ne
olumbin Crew Row CIeanly ana well from
the start and Have tho Benent or Con.
parntivciy smooth Hnter-Thoy Finish Well.
but Arc simply Outciasscd-A Mig Crewa
Records broken - Incidents or the nag.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, July 2.-Cornell's crack crew
rowed a race against time to-day. Columbia
and Pennsylvania started with her. but could
not oven act as pacemakers for the ~victorn.
Half way over tho course the red and blue won't
to pieces and were swamped. Columbia's mon
rowed q plucky race in good form. but the driv.
ing power was not there. They were plainly
outclasscd, and finished ten lengths behind.
In her race against the record Cornell was nm
successful. Broken water. toughest in the out
side course, which she had, spoiled her chances,
and the expectations OF Coach Courtney. frankly
expressed in the morning, that his boys would
establish now figures, were doomed to disap-
pointment before the boats took their places.
But the red and white rowed in superb style,
and showed the same dash and finish which had
left Yale and Harvard 30 decisively behind.
Several unfortunate features marred the final
day of the great regatta week. First and worst
of all in the minds of tho eager thousands was
the delay of an hour before the race started
while the referees boat steamed down the
course. 1t was rapidly growing dark when the
race was over. Then O large river steamer
openly deied tho police boat and ran alonR
beside the course at full speed, to the
great anxiety of the oarsmen, coaches,
and officials, who feared the swells. Fin
ally, the way in which the observation
train was run was simply a monumental tri-
umph of incompetence. Not ono-third Of those
on the train had a chance to see the fine points
the close was weary with waiting and angry 70
the stupidity Of the railroad officials.
As for the race itself, Il was hardly O confess
after the first mile. BY that time the Ithacano
had forged ahead. pulling with an evident 70.
serve of power that presaged the certain result,
barring accident. Columbia, rowing prettily.
and cleverly keeping well inshore where the
water was smoothest, was well ahead a.
Pennsylvania. whose men wero .splashinC
badly. Further and further ahead went
Cornell. and further and further back
dropped Pennsylvania. Then, shortly after the
two-mile point, came the pitiful collapse Of the
red and blue. and their retirement from the
race. Columbia plodded on. and her admirers
found some comfort in the fact that her form
throughout was clear and even under ~unfayor-
able conditions.
There Is this to be said about the Cornell crew.
When, with the air about them brilliant with
flags and quivering with the shrek Of whistles
and the conclusion of cannon. they crossed the
line. II was indisputably the best crew in Amer
lea that rested on victorious oars.