New-York tribune., 1901-07-03

latlVely inclined. There not much betting
the nignr before the race. but things picked
up bit this morning with the arrival Of more
of the alumni. and Wisconsin. Columbia and
Cornell men seemed willing to support their
crews with coin. The others had not much to
say of a pecuniary nature. Both Wisconsin and
Cornell men were anxious to give 10 to against
Colunb bias beating their favorites, and there
was some betting at even money that the New
Workers would not finish first or second, but the
avidity with which this taken put stop to
such bets. OF course Pennsylvanians gave
substantial odds on their four while Cornell and
Pennsylvania freshmen were about equal favor
ties.
The run to the west shore of the river began
at 1 30 o'clock two hours after Clinton Good
win, of Syracuse had rowed mile and half
upstream in 9:31 80 thereby nominally putting
TO the credit of Syracuse the single sculls, from
which the representatives of the other univer-
stiles had withdrawn, owing TO the trouble over
the proposal to have Cornell represented by
John NJ. Francis. When the first arrivals got
aboard the observation train they saw that dur
ing the morning many steam and sailing yachts.
together with almost countless launches and
smaller craft had come up the river and taken
the positions assigned to them SO to form the
usual homestretch through which SO many col
lege crews have raced from the big bridge to
the quarantine boat Roswell P. Flower
from which Governor Odell, whose is a Co
lumbia freshman, the race.
START BEHIND TIME, AS USUAL.
The usual Little Coney Island" had been es-
tablished on the west shore and the obliging
man of many seasons was there to show the
curious under which shell the pea really was,
while the heat made plenty of money for the
man who sold palmleaf fans drinkables of any
kind and umbrellas
There was the usual delay before the start of
the first race. What there is about a boat race
that should make it entirely out of the question
TO start one on time it is impossible to say, but
the fact remains that the oldest enthusiast never
heard Of such a thing being done. Sometimes
as at New-London last week, the delay is not
more than half an hour, but delay there always
is aGd delay there to-day. The fours got
away soon after 3:30. and the freshmen, who
were TO row at 3:45, did not get the word until
something past the scheduled hour.
O'Clock was the hour for the start of the
varsity race, but the kept things wait
ing for twenty minutes before they reached
their floats. Syracuse the first to appear
and after her Pennsylvania come padding close
in 10 the train. She was heartily cheered and
50 was Cornell. who come next. Columbia and
Wisconsin arrived in the order mentioned.
When all the boats Strengthened out they
presented so beautiful an appearance that
murmur OF applause that soon grew to a steady
cheer along the whole train.
AT this time the sky growing biacker
every moment The storm that had threatened
TO sweep from the north down the river had
blown across, but to the south new one
coming rapidly up. that the at the
starting floats was set in dull black clouds, shot
here and there occasionally with jagged streaks
Of lightning from the approaching storm, while
to the north a glimpse of robins egg blue
sky, left in the trail of the tempest that had
already passed Up there The surroundings
could not have been more picturesque, but it is
doubtful If there many of the thousands
the observation train who would not have
given up all the weird. fierce beauty of that
scene for an assurance that they would not get
q soaking and that the race would not be spoiled.
CREWS GET AWAY AT LAST.
With everybody pins and needles over the
least delay, there happened a most vexatious
thing. The launch Columbia allowed to
drift down so far upon the crews. just the
referees boat approaching, that the strong
ebb tide carried it against Cornell's starting
boat which was carried away from its anchor,
and foated downstream. Cornell was obliged
TO paddle away, too in order to escape being
fouled. This carelessness appeared inexcusable.
The launch, in control of which was Coach Han
Ian, had no business any crew. and GER
tainly not any but its own The referee
decided to send Cornell away from drifting
start, and it took nearly ten minutes to clear
away the useless starting boat, and to line the
crews up again. Then there a slight pause
while the referee gave his final instructions.
Then came the calls for the signal, Ready
here" and then the referees pistol wouldn't
work The crowd groaned inyoluntarlly, SO
tense had its anxiety become to have the race
started and many the worried looks cast
at the fast blackening clouds to the south AT
last everything was ready, and this time the
pistol cracked. In instant forty-eight oars
men dug their oars into the water, six shells
shot forward and the great race was on. A
dozen strokes had not been taken before 1t be-
came plain that there were only four crews In
the race Syracuse and Pennsylvania began TO
drop steadily TO the rear. and the distance be-
tween them and the others increased continually
until the end
PROGRESS OF THE CONTEST
Cornell Columbia and Wisconsin. however,
went out together rapidly and Georgetown held
on TO their tSail with grim determination Co
lumbia's stroke 81, the highest in the hrst
quarter mile. and by means OF it she managed
TO force her boat into the lead at the hai rnlie'
a half length before the Cornell shell. which was
only a quarter of a length before Wisconsin
Cornell kept serenely at work with its "a stroke
and so powerfully did the Ithaca eight drive the
frail craft through the water that at the emo oI
the first mile ii had passed COLUMBIA ana Was
q quarter of a length to the good. Coiumpla'
hoyever could not shake off the Badgers, VINO
soon ran into second place by tnlrd o. q 1oaa ~,
length. Georgetown had hit 1t up TO 90 anu e ,aa
thus managed to crawl up 10 "iliiii nan ="
length of the New-Yorkers. cu
AS the lead alternated from Columbia 10 Soi oa
neI1 there was corresponding jubilation and 6e-