The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-28
CORNELL ny SEvEN LENGTHS.
Harvard Easily Beaten in Short Race on
River Charles.

BOS ION. MAY ~ NoIHeHe VARSITY NitM
defeated the Harvard varsity eight over a
course one and seven-eighth miles in lengths
on the Charles River this afternoon by about
seven boat lengths. Cornelrs time for the
distance was 10 minutes o 4-S seconds. while
that Of the Harvard crew was 10 minutes 81
seconds. II was Cornelrs race almost from
the start The finish line being at an an gle
the crews we're started on a correspond
ing slant. Harvard having the outside
position and being almost half length in
THO van when the pistol was fired. The
Ithacans took matters easy at the getaway
but soon hit the stroke up to about 80, Har-
ward began the race with a high stroke. but
before the two shells had proceeded quarter
of mile Cornell had more than evened matters
up. and at the half had substantial lead.
From this point on, with Cornell rowing
about 80 strokes to the minute. the contest
was more in the nature of procession than
race. The Crimson oarsmen rowed pluckily,
but their short quick stroke in low rugged
ahead with such speed as did the long, sweep
ing stroke Of the Cornell eight.
There is no, ~ foT the Ha
Crimson captain. q. p. Filley. in refusing TO
select his course yesterday afternoon after
ing crew en- opportunity Of rowing over their
course late yesterday afternoon. The Cor
nell oarsmen were in Ignorance, of which
course they were 10 race over until this after
Filley and pointed out 70 him the discount eons
mea Fe ne then asraed TO S tos. gain this
afternoon and this time Cornell won and Sc
lected the inside course. nearest the east bank
OF the river. which gave them n trife Of an
advantage toward the end OF the .roce when
they we're in under the wall and sheltered
from the wind that hit the shells on their
The conditions for the race were not good.
The. wind blew in stir puffs and the surfa &c
crews an opportunity to test their water
man;hiP, 9Rd right here n, ne, Cornell n s s9
N tTae rasgedy o Because aus :. Of the wnd catch
ing their oar blades, but the men at the star
board oars nnt in enough . GItra s energy 10
the stroke. stroke that counted under the
eo than snd aid ih that eo OF the cson
under the quick. snappy stroke taught by
The race was started at the Boston A. A.
GSiimsrk street. wner. bout 2.sa Harvard
people sat in grand stand. Referee Meikle
when the tide was still on the foot, Corpell
Of the Harvard crew at the half mile. at the
three quarters mark they had n lead Of m ore
than q length, Passing under The bird &c
powe o and sfG point t sSou s ~sy
three iensths. with the fnish maj mark in sight.
ward followed. dropping still further to
finish Harvard made dsspera'e spurt but
Coach Courtney had little to say after the
race. He said the, outcome was as he
expected. although he did not count on
winning by such wide margin He
expressed the opinion that the Harvard
crew lacked rhythm. Some Of the Cornell
crew were more laxative and said that they
had come here with the idea that they had
hard job ahead of them to beat the Harvard
crew, but after doing bit of hustling on the
start they saw that the race was theirs with
out much work aud settled down to rowing a
long easy stroke.
Before the varsity, race three other races
were rowed. The first between the
Weld and Newell freshmen Fights. They
'rowed abut seven -eighths of a mile. the Weld
crew winning by a bout half length in min
utes IL seconds. Next came a race between
picked eghts from the Weld and Newell
clubs. The Weld crew led all the way over
the mile course and won by nearly three
lengths in ) minutes 81 40 seconds. The
annua single shell race for the Phelps
Carroll Cup Was then rowed over the
+. 7; Smith, J; K. Mont gomery and e. G.
Auchincloss. The latter is an old Yale oars
man now studying at the Harvard law
school Smith led all the WAY. with Mont
romerv 'ond, and won by I'VE lengths. his
tlrn' bong ! mlnu,es u seconds, Mont