Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-24
CORNELL WINS.
Yale Comes in Second and
Harvard Is Last.
In Freshman Race Yale Wins Harvard,
Second; Cornell, Third.
The Ithacans Celebrate Victory and Yale
and Harvard Are Quiet.


great intercollegiate aquatic contest,
which for months has been looked for
ward to by thousands Of college youths
and their friends, ana for which this
historic old whaling town made such
preparations. took place, today. ana
the results again place Cornell on the
pedestal Of fame as the champion uni
versity crew Of America, and to the
freshmen of Yale belongs the honor Of
success in the triangular race win
the youngsters of Harvard and Cor
nell.
In the Varsity contest the prophets
named tie winner in advance. IN the
freshman race. however. they found at
the end of the battle that their sure
thing had gone wrong and that con-
| trary 10 almost universal expectation
the Ithacan novitiates were relegated
to third place, while the first year men
from old Vale outdid their Varsity col
! leagues and took as pretty a victory as
| was ever won.
The university race, which was row
ed down stream, at 1870 this afternoon,
was procession of the first class
The freshmen contest was a battle
royal from the crack Of the pistol to
| the 3oming of tn gun at the finish
| line.
The first race was undressing, eX-
cept to Comedians. after the first quar-
| ter of q mile had been roWed The
! 81 ght lead which Yale secured at the
start was taken away by Cornell At
| this point and Courtney's men were
not again headed.
The eight of Harvard We're never in
81, ,,f J. =. l,p 60
! To the finish Il poor third. II boat
lengths behind the champion New
/ Workers. and seven to the stern of her
historic rivals 81 Yale. Pre,tier form
and workmanship has never been
en- in America than that presented by
/ Caoy. ro!son ana his Cornell crew
throughout the Jour miles Of tha race.
Scarcely 4 splash was to be seen
from the red ard white tipped oars
u h.ch swept through the water at the
! muscular instance Of the CayuSa OK
j. 'rts. Thor spurts were timely. con-
s,rvut.ve and uniformly Successful and
always with an evident reserve
strength and force. It was the con
y;>t.oa ot every fair minded person
ho witnessed the race that Cornell
might easily have Won by greater
"'ars.n.
Th4 work uf Yale the second crew.
T. caIa5te of characterization as first
..osS when .Ilot subj cled to the deadly
ra1alle with Cprne'. The Yale eight.
- spqndid r5ntingent roWad in good
form throughout the race. but spurts
weie uravauing against The responses
tyr H. COMING from thelr clever NeN
N,r.5 l.Vai~.
IN. Csni'gj ige mon pul' d a long.
Cl.in sta Ike but it lacked uropal!inE
payer. and farther ANA farther behind
H. G4el the Crimson shell, untI hops 81
Victory Vanished and il became What
The dcsnunlent sNmlothiZ"l+ n rely
question of "hoW much? TAc C"'n"A
lr finished in superb style anu ait't
he rice 70" Il mag 0ttc3i'E UP Jh'
EVER tWp miles 10 th";1 qu1ftcrs-
The Yale "aislnen showed Some Signs
~ fatigue, INl capt. y hiAl"y was lh'
uaiE man of the ere" Nh' appeared Y
approach I'll" point OF collapse. Fhe
putEE captain hab All hut ''NVd MN
self oul liul quickly f"''NrFrH.
1talNaru hh!Shed Surprisingly 7tfohT'
>ht ili"lded n" f"tMrF uhNS"dl Sf'e'-
t@'.' ~ Il ere" i'"h'H@ i'N} IN" Jaw