The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-24
CORNfLL'S COLORS
ITS CREW WINS THE GREAT BOAT
RACE
Yale a Bad Second and Harvard No.
Wherein Easy Victory in
Slow Time


NEW LONDON, Conn.,, June 23.-The
great intercollegiate aquatic contests which
for months have been looked forward to
by thousands took place today, and the re-
suits again place Cornell on the pedestal
of fame as the champion university crew
Of America, and to the freshmen of Yale
belongs the honor of success in the .rias-
gular race with the youngsters of Harvard
and Cornell.
The two races were strikingly inconsist-
ent with each other, in that the one stands
as a perfect antithesis of the other. The
university race, which was rowed down
stream at 1880 this afternoon, was pro-
cession of the first class, while the fresh
man contest was battle royal.
The first race was uninteresting, except
to Comedians after the first quarter Of
mile had been rowed. The slight lead which
Yale secured at the start was then taken
away by Cornell at this point, and Court
ney's men were not again headed.
The eight of fair Harvard was never in
the race. Prettier form and water ship has
never been seen in America than that pre-
scented by Captain Colson and his Cornell
crew throughout the -four miles of the race.
The work of Yale, the second crew, is cap
able of characterization as first class, when
not subjected to the deadly parallel with
Cornell Harvard was never factor in the
running.
The time of the winning crew, as given
by the race officials, was % minutes and As
seconds, the slowest time made in uni
versity race for several years, but this is
attributed to head wind and the fact that
Cornell was not forced. Yale crossed the
finish line IA seconds behind the champions,
while the trailing Harvard eight rested on
their oars SO seconds later.
The university race of the afternoon was
tame as a contest. The freshman race,
which was started at $685. was thrilling to
the last sdegree. Every yard of the course
was fought viciously. and the result was in
doubt until the second Yale rushed across
the line winner in the official TIME Of
II :22 20. One hundred yards from the end
1t was Yale, Cornell and Harvard, and
every one looked for finish in that order
Yale spurted and maintained her advan-
tage, but Cornell was not equal to the strain,
and at the last moment Harvard. in des-
perate effort, shot ahead of the Cornell
youngsters and crossed half a length be-
hind Yale, with the nose of the Ithacan
shell tapping the crimson boat.
The Race in Detail
NEW LONDON, Conn, June 23.-Corneil
won the tri-university boat race on the
Thames river course today, the four miles
being rowed in 23:4S. Yale crossed the
finish line three and one-half boat lengths
behind the winner and twelve lengths
ahead of Harvard. Last year at Pough-
keepsie, Cornell won in 2O:34; Yale second,
20:44; and Harvard last 81 minutes.
Shortly after II o'clock the Ithacans left
their quarters, two miles down the river
and proceeded leisurely in their steam
launch to Red Top. where they got into
their shell at the Harvard float. A few
minutes later the Harvard crew padded
slowly across the river to the start. AT
the appointed time, 1880 PM, the three
crews were at their respective stakeboats.
Referee Meikleham shouted his final in
structions to the waiting crews and gave
the order Get ready" A moment of sus-
pense, a puff of smoke, report and the
boats were off.
Effective starts were made by all of
the crews. If there was any advantage it
belonged to Yale, the nose of her shell
jumped to the fore with Cornell viciously
hugging it and Harvard's prov few short
feet to the rear. Yale was the first to
settle down to the racing stroke of "A
strokes to the minute. Cornell was soon
around to the same. and in few minutes
the crimson-tipped blades were dipping
water "a times minute. The long, sweep
ing Cook stroke sent Yale to the front a
quarter of length, where it hung for per-
haps quarter of a mile. The form of
Harvard was fairly good, but during the
first quarter the crimson fell to the rear
slowly but surely, and at the half was be-
hind nearly length. From the quarter
Cornelrs strong stroke began to assert
itself. A little squirt brought Cornells shell
even with Yale's and little later Yale was
second in the race. At the half Cornell led
Yale by few feet and Harvard was half
length behind the leaders.
From this point to the mile, they rowed
prettily and when the flags were passed
CornelIs men were rapidly reaching a
point where clear water could be seen be-
tween Captain Colson and the prov Of
Yale's shell. The Cornell men spurted just
to show that the race had not told on them.
When the mile and half flag was reached
Harvard was evidently destined to cross the
finish line a poor third. Cornell continued
to gain, and at the end of the second mile
plenty Of water was discernible between the
Cornell and Yale boats. From this point
on Cornell gave an exhibition of rowing new
er paralleed on the American Thames. She
lowered her stroke and pulled measured 80
to the minute. AS Cornell and Yale ap-
preached the two and half mile flag, the
latter sent their stroke up three points and
began to close up the gap. Cornell did not
undertake to respond to the squirt, and It
was unnecessary. Cornells rowing was as
clean as a whistle. During the Yale squirt,
the blues lost something of their finish and
In the waist of the boat there was splash
ing. The three mile flag showed Cornell
the leader by over two lengths, with Yale
and Cornell both sending their strokes up.
The last mile was rowed superbly by Cor
nell, while Yale began to show signs OF
distress. Still Ellis sons fought on pluckily
and did succeed in crawling up a trifie. Cor
nell, however, had evidently been waiting for
the stretch. and during the last half mile
they rowed like demons. Yale lost length
in the last half mile, while Harvard was
toiling away nearly ten lengths behind.
The booming of the gun on the judges
stand announced that Cornell had crossed
the line winner. A few seconds later an
other report told that Yale had finished
and away back came Harvard. Cornell
won the race by three and q half lengths
over Yale, and nearly eleven lengths separ-
alter her and Harvard. Time, 23:4S.
The Cornell men were apparently strong
and fresh at the finish. In the Yale boat
Captain Payne Whitney was apparently ex-