New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-24

from Colsor and the men behind him followed
Il Ike so much machinery Cornell poked the
nose OF her shell in the lead before the fret quar-
ter OF the mile had been reached II was slight
at first but 1t vas the beginning OF a gain
which never sackened until the cannon boom
ing down at the bridge had proclaimed the win
ming OF the race. Harvard dropped back before
this point had been reached. and open water
could almost be seen between the two crews
fighting ahead. The wind. which had reer'n
round to the south. now Increased in violence.
and was blowing strongly against the swift
moving shells The water rough. and be
came more so at every gust. II could be seen
that test Of workmanship was involved Il
was remembered that the Yale and Harvard
oars we're fully TWO inches wider than CornciTs
and with such wind over a long four-mNe
stretch this was hound 70 tell. Cornell
skill in handling a boat in rough water vas
known alike to those who had foilo"e"
the trials Of the last few weeks. Cornell can
loser' howed a hg hulk II an lthacan. staining
IN his seat on the observation train LOOK
at I'm go! Its all over but the shouting
For reply was hurled back hoarse "hirlwind
OF Yale Yale Yale.
HARVARD QUICKLY LEFT BEHIND.
At the halr-rnlle Cornell wss slowly Increasing
her lead The Yale men were pulling like
demons and their form Of high order
but there was no such thing AZ STAYING OF tAe
rush OF the Ithacans. oven AT tits point Har-
ward was conceded tout ~ ~ The men were
, swinging through a long. steady stroke IN we
adaptation Of the English style concerning "hch
50 much has already been said. but there was
no nfe or power in IL. II was slow and meas
rred barely reaching thirty
Passing on 10 the mile - looked AZ II cornell
was rowing Yale TO fnish right men ana
,bero and sho waa The I-hacans were moving
backward and forward with the RI. th'n or
perfectlv balanced pendulum. There We're life.
vim and speed IN every oar BOT pound ~
muscle was wasted There ~ checking or
hanging. and the shell cut through the white
cans steadily and unfaiternRy. The same could
not be said ~ Yale tn" men We're not keeping
well together The bow and 80 ala not ap-
rear 20 be I'm the pull AZ the mile and a half
Cornell was still forging 20 the front Yale
had steadied herself and vas hongn- On with
,ts old bulldog tenacity walton WAS calling on
his men. and they failed him not. Harvard was
dragging along as e there was ton of lead
in the she'll. Colson now seemed satisfied that
he had the race well In hand, for the ere"
had settled down 10 a thirty-two stroke. CorneH
rooters who for some time had been showing
some anxiety and had been asking each other
why Cornell had not let herself out ana shown
some OF her much vaunted speed. now began
TO pick up courage The worst part of the
course for Cornell had been passed. The nrst
Of the two deadly turns had been negotiated.
and Yale had not been able to gain. The
two-mile flag near at hand. and then for
the straightaway home. The water gre" rough
or and in addition long rolling swolis tossed
the shells up and down Ike cookies. Harvard
Was not equal 70 the conditions and there
was considerable splashing. However. the Grim
son were still keeping up the stroke with which
they had begun and which was causing them
to lag far behind the leaders. The bow man In
the Harvard boat was doing a little "bucknE'
on his own account. and this. combined with
what appeared 90 De al atta"k oi blind stag
gers on the part Of the coxswan who was
steering q course remarkable for curves and
zgzass. placed the Crimson more decidedly out
Of 1t than at any previous time
CORNELLs LEAD ASSURED
The two-mile turn was made with Cornell
still In the lead. The Ithacans, realizing that
rot a foot must be lost. here put on increased
,reee,,re Yale was after them hard The crisis
had been reached. For the next haf-mile the
Cornell men gave the oniookers a specimen Of
their proves, which left no doubt az to the
ultimate result Of the race. Their in -and-out boat
work was superb Cheer after cheer rose from
tho excited throngs The eight men worked ~
one They caught the water hard. and fairly
lifted the boat along The oars were pulled
we'll through the stroke. which had a world Of
life II looked from the stern as II the men
almost laid on their backs. The body recovery
was slow and gliding, leaving no chance for a
check and the hands were thrown away Ike
q lash Yale now made one last desperate
aport The men from New Haven grltted their
,e.,o together and sc; after the Courtney tribe
With grim determination. but in vain. Cornell
was now two good open BOAT lengths to the
o. od with not an Indication OF q let-up In fact
they wee growing stronger as the miles we're
win a mile and half remaining Harvard
ATTEMPTED 10 make run. The coxswain,. or
ton. urged Captain Perkins ana his men to pull
Tor old Harvard but there was nothing left.
tIar,,ard had shot her bolt. For few moments
the stroke was increased, but II soon fell back.
and with Il the last ray OF nope FOR even second
place. While Iaie WAS SHOWING the strain or
he conflict she was yet miles too good for the
Crip,sou men The wind grew stronger and
stronger and the rolls OF the sea more formi-
dahle The nOtilla at the finish oomed into view.
cornell now begins squirting. ~ goes the
,,r,ke 10 thirty four and il is pulled for keeps.
III mace is killing. The wcarers Of the blue
.ea The pride Of their college still unable to
overhaul the flying leaders. The Old Yale spirit
Don,ee in evidence and the Wearers Of the blue
-, the observation train and the yachts group
oione the line and send cheer after cheer. But
vale ia firing. The stroke grows slower. II Is
oil over Cornell is going II like mad There is
az ,,n,ino no tagging. on. on the shell speeds
,t,h every man apparently as strong as at the
start Little Briggs can almost be seen to smile
T., dorisjon as, word from the Cdpper little
ra,,ain Of the Cornell crew. he sets the heart
ZINE mace Cornelrs stroke is fully six
ahove that Of Yale There is some splashing
Yale's part as they near the goal But the hit