Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-06-24
CORNELL WON AGAIN.
Defeated Yale and Harvard With Ease
slow Time Owing to Head Wind.


New London, Conn. June 23.-The
great intercollegiate aquatic contests,
which, for months have been looked
forward to by thousands Of college
youths and their friends, took place to-
day and the results again place Cornell
on the pedestal Of fame as the cham
pion university crew Of America and
to the freshmen CT Yale belongs the
honor of success in the triangular race
with the youngsters Of Harvard and
Cornell. By to-day's victories and de-
feats the prophets are not entirely
without honor, for in the varsity con
test the seers named the winner in
advance. In the freshman race, how
ever, the sure thing went wrong and
contrary to almost universal eXpecta-
ton. the Ithacan noviates were rele-
gated 10 last place, while the first year
men from old Yale outdid their varsity
colleagues and took as pretty victory
as ever was won.
The two races were strik1ngly incOn-
sistent with each other in that one
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other The University race which was
rowed down stream at 1890 this af-
ternoon, was a procession Of the first
class. while the freshmen contest was
battle royal.
The first race was uninte-esting ex-
cept to Comedians, after the first quar-
ter Of mile had been rowed The
slight lead which Yale hdl secured at
the start was taken away BY Cornell at
this point and Courtney's men were
never again headed.
The eight of fair Harvard was never
in the race Prettier form and wdtcr-
ship has never been seen in America
than that presented by Captain Colson
and his Cornell crew throughout the
four miles Of the race.
The work of Yale, the second crew,
is capable of characterization as first
class. when not subjected to the deadly
parallel with Cornell. Harvard was
never a factor in the running. Cam
bridge men pulled long. clean stroke,
but it lacked propelling power and far
Their and farther behind Jagged the
crimson shelf until hope Of victory van
ished. Cornell naturally finished in
superb style, and after the race roWed
maiesticaly up the river two miles to
their quarters.
The "a men were all in good physical
condition. with Cornell's eight a trlfle
the fittest and Yale the worst on ID TINS
respect. The time Of the winning
crew as given by the race offlclalS was
minutes and forty-eight seconds, the
slcwest time made in University race
for several years, but this is attrlb-
utable to head wind and the fact that
Cornell was not forced Yale crossed
the finish line fourteen seconds Dehlnd
the champions, while the trailing Har-
ward eight rested on their oars SO sec
onds later.
If the University race Of the early
afternoon was tame as contest, tne
freshmen race, which was started al
SOB. 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 11:22 2-5 One hundred yards from
the end it was Yale, Cornell and Har-
ward, and every one looked for finish
in that order.
Yale spurted and maintained her ad-
vantage, but Cornell was not equal to
the strain and at the last moment Har-
ward in a desperate effort shot ahead
of the Cornell youngsters and crossed
half length behind Yale, with the
nose Of the Ithacan shell tapping the
crimson boat