The Portland daily press., 1898-06-24
CORNELL AGAIN WINNER.
New York COlIegians Agaia Show
Their Superiority.
YALE A FAIR SECOND WHILE HAIR
WARD WAS POOR THIRD,

The Cambridge Boys Made a Wretchsd
Exhibit aud Were at No Time in the
Race-CornelPs Squirt Down the Home
Stretch Was Magnificent.
New London, June 23.-Cornell was
the first of the three crews to appear on
| the water today for the great race. Short
| ly alter - O'Clock the Ithacans left their
quarters two miles down the river and
proceeded leisurely in their steam lauuuh
up to the Red Top. where they got into
their shell at the Harvard float. A few
minutes later, the Harvards were in their
boat. and padding slowly across the river
to the start. 1t was 1890 before Yale put
In an appearance, but at that time the
New Haven oarsnen were seen rowing
slowly down the Thames from Broad
View and at the appointed time the three
crews were at their respective stake boats
The observation train was stationed ex-
actly at the start, within stones throw
from the crews positions. Referee
Meikleham shouted his final instructions
to the waiting crews and with the
promptness which has caused him to
become known as one of the most exact
ing Of race officials gave the order, sect
ready"
Twenty -four backs stiffened, muscles
were drawn up and the great race was
all but begun. The referees query to
Cornell, Yale and Harvard, are you
ready?" was met with snappy eyes
from the coxswains of each of the shells.
An instant.of suspense, puff OF smoke,
a report and the word had been given.
The great contest of the day was on.
The three-eights were on edge to such
an extent that most effective starts were
made by all 81 the crews. If any adyan-
tage In the shape of getting away is to BIZ
acknowledges 1t belongs to Yale, for the
nose of the she'll which carried the dark
blue, jumped 20 the fore with Cornell
yiciously hugging it, and Harvard PROV
few short feet to the rear. The crews
to pulls of the rapid-fre order, and jerked
their slender shells from the starting
point snappily. Yale was the first to
settle down to the racing stroke and the
watches on the press boat indicated that
the New Haven oarsmen had started in at
the rate of "a strokes to the minute
Cornell was soon rowing the same and in
few minutes the Crimson tipped blades
were dipping in the water "a times min
Ute. The long sweeping stroke of Bob
Cook s men sent Yale to the front
quarter of length where 1t hung for
perhaps quarter of mile.
In the meantime, however, the Cornell
champions had settled themselves down
to work with rhythm and precision
ward was fairly good, but the she'll did not
steal through the water with sufficient
rapidity to make itself dangerous. Dur
ing the first quarter she fell to the rear
| slowly, but surely and at the half was
behind nearly length. From the quar-
ter Cornells strong stroke began to as
sert itself and the Ithacan's sped down
the course in manner which betokened
much reserve power. A squirt by Cornell
brought the shell up to an even position
with Yale, and a little later Yale was
the second in the race. just before the
first half flags were reached Cornell spurt-
ed again and crawled away from the other
nell led Yale by half a length anc Har
yard was length and half behind the
leaders. From this point to the mile
yale and Cornell rowed prettily, but the
latter had the better of it and when the
flags were passed Courtney's man were
rapidly reaching point where clearer
water could be seen between Capt, Colson
more Cornell spurted to show that the
first fourth of the race had not told upon
them, and the dark red she'll began to run
away from Yale. Psi
When the mile and half flag was
reached, Harvard's position, barring accl-
dent, had been determined and the Grim
son was evidently destined to cross the
nnlsh line a.poor third.
Cornell continued to gain and at thu
end of the second mile plenty of blue
water was.adiscernable between the Cor
nell and tbs Yale boats. From this point
on, Cornell gave an exhibition of rowing
never paralleled on the American
Thames She lowered her stroke and
pulled measured 80 to the minute. Yale
smell did not respond, and Cornells crept
away. AS Cornell and Yale approached
the two and half mile flag tie latter
sent their stroke up three points, and
Gnelr she'll began to close up the gap,
but the leaders did not respond to the
squirt. During this squirt the Blue crew
lost something of their. finish and water
mI5anship and in the waist of the boat
there was a splashing. Cornell on the
contrary was sending the boat along on
an even keel and without splashing;
Haryard's form showed falling off and
her shell fell steadily to the rear. The
three mile flag showed Cornell the leader
oy over two lengths, with Yale and Cor
nell both sending their strokes up. The
latter was evidently watching Yale and
as fast as the New Haven men hit it up,
Cornell responded with striking success.
=, The last mile was rowed superbly by
Cornell, while Yale began to show some
signs of distress.
Cornell had evidently been waiting for
the stretch and during the last half mile
tney rowed like demons. The champions
OF last year pulled down through the long
line OF boats and other vessels amid
booming guns and general pandemoni-
um. Yale lost length in the last half
mile, while Harvard was toiling away
nearly ten lengths behind. The boom.
ing OF the gun on the yacht Eleanor, the
judges boat, announced that Cornell
nao crossed the line winner. Fourteen
seconds later another report told that
1 Yale had finished, and away back came
The story of the race is told when it is |
sGaGed that Cornell won by three and