The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-24
CORNELL AGAIN
THE CHAMPIONS.
They Won the Great Inter- Collegiate
Regatta With Ease.
YALE'S FRESHMAN CREW VICT0RS
In a Holly Contested and Exciting
Race They Come Out Victorious
The Men Who Had Dead Sure
Thing are All at Sea.

NEW LONDON. CONN, June 2.-The
great intercollegiate aquatic contest
which for months has been looked lor-
ward to by thousands OF college youths
and their friends and for which this MS
toric old whaling town made such pre-
parations. took place to-day and the re-
suits again placed Cornell on the pedis-
tai of fame as the champion university
crew OF America, and to the Freshmen Oh
Yale belongs the honor of success In the
triangular race with the youngsters OF
Harvard and Cornell In to-day's We
tories and defeats, the prophets are not
entirely without honor, for in the var
sity contest the Seers Damed the winner
I'm advance. In the Freshmen race, now
ever. those who imagined themselves pc
culiarly endowed with prophetic gift
found at the end OF the battle that their
sure thing had gone wrong, and that
contrary 10 almost universal expectation
the Ithacan youngsters were RELOCATED
to third place, while the first year men
from old Yale outdid their varsity col
leagues and took as pretty a victory as
over was won.
THE TWO RACES.
The two races were strikingly incon-
sistent with each other in that the one
stands out as perfect antithesis OF the
other. The university race. which was
rowed down stream at 1890 this afternoon
was a procession Of the first class, while
the Freshman contest was battle royal
rom ne crack OF the pistol 10 the boom
ing Of the gun at the finish line.
The first race was uninteresting. except
10 Comedians after the first quarter OF
mile had been rowed. Yale secured
a slight lead at the start but it was
taken away by Cornell at this point. and
Courtncys men were not again headed.
HARVARD'S POOR SHOWING.
The eight Of fair Harvard was never
10 finish a poor third. eleven lengths be-
hind the champion New Workers and
seven to the stern of her historic old
rivals of Yale.
Prettier form and workmanship has
never been seen in America than that
presented by Captain Coson and his
Cornell crew throughout the four miles
OF the race. Scarcely a splash was %
be seen from the red and white tipped
oars which swept through the waters at
the muscular instance OF the Cayuga ex-
perts.
Their spurts were timely, conservative
and uniformly successful and always
with an evident reserve strength and
force. IL was the conviction OF every fair
minded person who witnessed the race
that Cornell might easily have won by
a greater margin. The work of Yale, the
second crew. is capable OF characterize
ton as first class, when not subjected
to the deadly parallel with Cornell.
YALE OUTCLASSED.
The Yale eight rowed in good form
throughout the race. but sgurts were
unavailing against the ubiquitous re-
sponses forthcoming from their clever
rivals of upper New York. Harvard was
never a factor in the running.
The Cambridge men pulled a long,
clean stroke. but IL lacked propelling
power. and further and further behind
Jagged the crimson shell until hope Of
victory vanished and 1t became with the
Respondent sympathizers merely a ques-
ton Of how much"
Cornell naturally finished In a superb
style and after the race rowed majesti-
caly up the river two miles to their
quarters.
The Yale oarsmen showed some signs
OF fatigue. but Captain Whitney was the
only man OF the crew who appeared to
approach the point OF collapse. The
plucky captain had all but rowed himself
out, but recovered quickly.
Harvard finished surprisingly strong
She afforded the rather unusual spectacle
Of a crew looking into the jaws OF over
whelming defeat and still pulling freshly
and vigorously across the line Of the
contest.
ALL IN GOOD CONDITION..
The twenty-four men were all in good
physical condition. with Corne.rs eight a
trihe the fittest, and Yale the worst Of
in this respect.
The strokes rowed seemed TO esra blish
beyond reasonable contention that to
Courtney goes the palm. Bob Cooks ideas
certainly seem superior 10 those taught
by Mr.. Lehman Harvard's English coach.
and II is tonight predicted that next
year will witness the adaptation by both
Yale and Harvard of strokes more nearly
approaching the purely American evolu-
lion OF Cornells triumphant instructor.
The time of the winning crew as given
by the race officials was % mir utes and
4S seconds-the slowest time made In a
university race for several years. but
his is attributable 10 a head wind and
the fact that Cornell was not forced.
Yale crossed the line fourteen seconds
behind the champions. while the trailins
Harvard eight rested on their oars thir-
ty-three seconds later.
THE FRESHMAN RACE.
II the university race Of the early after
noon was tame az n contest. the Fresh
man race. which was started a 503 was
thrilling to the last degree. Every yard
OF the course was fought viciously. and
the result was in doubt until the second
Yale rushed across the line the winner
IN the official time Of 1l:22 2-5. One hun
dred yards from the end II was Yale
Cornell and Harvard. and everyone look
ed for finish in that order. Yale squirt
ed and maintained her advantage bui
Cornell was not equal TO the strain, and
at the last moment Harvard. In des-
persbte effort, shot ahead of the Cornell
youngsters and crossed half length be-
hind Yale with the nose Of the Ithican
shell tapping the crimson boat
OF the spectators much or little may De
said The dlsagreeable weather whicl
ruined the pleasure Of the thousands who
came to witness the varsity race yester-
day so dampened their enthusiasm thai
he varsity race to-day was viewed by