The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-24
CORNELL Wins WITH EASE.
HAD THE RACE WELL IN HAND
FROM THE SECOND MILE.
Then Dropped 10 . LetsnseiS Sse
of Thirty 10 the Minute. Holding
the Lead at That Against faIees
xaurfs-fIarvard q Had Third

terfollas,1ata aquatic contests. WHICH iSr
months have been looked forward 70 "
thousands % college youths aIsi theiF
friends. took place today and the rssa1tA
seatn Mace Cornell On the pedestal OK
Tarna aa the champion university crew OF
k,ner!cs and 70 the freshmen o. Sa4s re-
long the honor II success "a the tf1Ansa
lar race oyer ne youngsters OF iiAFsa-H
and Cornell ,.
IT,. te,o races we're strkinglg inco!@ls,-
or, xith each other. is that TIE one 81 -, -
"a = perfect aarifae4is Of the other. ! nc
.yar76+y race. which was ro"9s do"h
ssros N at Z u, this afternoon VAS ps2-
c.svsson az fhe first-clsss, wniis TIE IL sF1l.
-y,.n contest was a battle royal iila IA
r,na VAS tlEllrIs eresting, except 10 ttHh
liar. after the first quarter os iii'e
haf been roSed. Fas si.shs isaH Wiz, VIZ,
Yale sest:reG al the start "as shsi' -, -
awav by Cornell at this po.Is. ara %o -.
80 ~, aere rot again headed. fhe
ascnt ot Harvard Wa never IN i"e
f,~e,.!ar form has never been sse" IA
A,oersfa than thai ggesenied ~ tapN -.
eo,, ard his crew throughout Tue -o''
Mites % the rAce. The wprS q i"I, 80.
seeona crew, IL capable o. ciidfao o. 80 80
az tirs,-cIaas wneu MOI SUD r,s...ra
Fnaaiv oaraliei Hith Corpei-
- go = factor In the running
.Ys,,, .snn,. Of the winning crew as slse.
=, ~ oe,lla,s was 2s.4s. tlie uso"est A.ilv
md. ia 4 university race iof s1Seia' -
-, .f{s "a attributable 10 siohs -,
Wind and tie fact that .offsrH
.orrad. Yale crossed Tn" hIlts'' . -,,,tt.
.oi ~ ...1-Ss t,chand the champions. wsisle
m, frall.tlg Harvard csEnt fssAFN Va
n.rs thY III -a,ree seconds later.
Y vesr ~ Poug1keepsie Cofheh ~
-, second .D.44 and Harvard
last. Il 70. r.,...ans lef,
S,o-,,v after u o'clock the Itnacans fei'
,ho,r ot,artere. two miles down ths lise.'
ana proceeded iessurey II uiSI -
launch 10 Redtoa. where 'ass 80
So sbeil at the Harvard noat' a ~
ts.,,,@a later the Harvard crew paddieh
- agro3s the river to the start IL
was I2.9e before Yale put IN an appeai
anre At the appointed -fne l-:'@ Pc H'p
the three crews were at their Respective
stake boats - Gal e.,
structions "a the waiting crews and gave
Abe order Get ready" An instant OF sus-
pense, pun Of sshohe' 'sP'AN
b!ats were on
FsYecttve starts wore made by All or tina
crews. Ir there was any advantage II oe-
longed u Yale the rse OF hot sheh
Jumped To the fore. with Cornsi Sfeioussy
husxing II. and iiarvard's PROV few
short feet to the rear. Yale vas the hrst
90 settle iown TO the racing stroke Of thir-
fy~fGtfF NLiJktS 10 k4lf DAttttNt N-@4tANAf "''F1
soon around the same. and In a few min
utes ~. crimson. tipped blades were Dip
ping IN the water tilrty-four times
minute. The long. sweeping Cook stroke
sent Yale "a the front quarter or
length where It huug fer perhaps quar-
ter OF mile. Tie form OF Harvard WAS
fairly good. but during the FIRST quarter
the crimson fell 90 the rear slowly but
surely. ard at the half was nearly a
length behind. FROM tie quarter Cornel's
strong stroke began TO assert Itself. A
little squirt brought Corne,fs shell even
with fAIes. and little later Yale was
second tn the race. AZ the half Cornell
Led Yale by n few feet and Harvard was
IA half length behind the leaders From
this point 70 the mile they rowed prettily.
and when tse flags were passed Cornelrs
nien Mere rapld,y reaching point whore
clear water could be seen between Cant.
Colson and the PROV OF Yaies shell. The
Cornell men spur,ed just To show that the
race had not told on hem.
When the mile and Il half flag was
reached Harvard was evidently destined
70 cross the line poor t1lrd
Cornell continued - gain. and a, the end
Of the second mite plenty II hue ya,cr
was discefniele hetsesn the Cornell and
NFie boats,
From thfs point on C3gacn gave an ex-
hlb,tion 81 rowing mover rarafelea on the
ar '.,h @"i''es' Sle lowered her stroke
~" AZ -, ~, ga ",t'e - 'e me min
80. - s ~. ana adle approached the
81 - - ,'.''e lag the latter sent
close up the zap Cornell an naf ~.
-. '''','i'n !" ''e sprint. as II was
clean "A \ ,yhlsfl,, pu-lr,. - 80 -
the blues lost something Of their rn,.,
ami tn the wais- az the boat ther> va
= "plashlng.
Tho three mile Gag ehavseh t,or,nl, ~.
leader y over TIVE lengths. wien Va "a
Cornen beth see9lrs their strokes ,1n .,,,a
last mite WAS rowed sunerbry hv ,ror,.,,
while Ya'e began 70 show xt0ns - AZ.
tresa Stfli Vale fought on plueknv ami
"a succeed "a crawling IN a tribe g.
ue!,. however. had evidently bee, v,,,.
fne for Ire stretch. ana, rsrlnv ~. -,
haQ n,3,e they YoNutf IKE serinr,s Va
lcpt laugth fa The last half f,il. ,xhsf,
Harvard Was goiHrx away res~,v 60,