The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-05-26
CORNELL VARSITY CREW
DEFEATS HARVARD EIGHT
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this point both crews began TO feel the
rough water and the bothersome swell
from the spectators crafts. Harvard,
being nearer the middle of the river,
got little the worse of the bad water
Nevertheless, the Cambridge oarsmen
pulled a strong, distance killing stroke
Watching the race from the launch
John Harvard, Head Coach Wray of
the Harvard eight saw with immense
satisfaction that his pupils were prac-
ticing the quick catch Of the water as
the men pushed the blades in, feat
for which he had been laboring since
the first moments of his coaching
There was snap at the beginning Of
the stroke, while the pull was steady
and sure. For her part Cornell exhib-
tied Coach Courtney's slow, steady
stroke, which, with the eight oarsrnen
being in perfect unison, induced the
Cornell shell fairly to bound through
the water.
At the three-quarter mile the Itha-
cans were one and one-quarter lengths
ahead. They had done this with a
stroke of thirty while Harvard was
rowing at "a. Gradually the gain was
increased, and at the mile flag Cornell
led by a length and a half After this
Courtney's men began to squirt. The
stroke was pushed up to "a, and so it
was held to the very finish. Coxswain
Blagden of Harvard took his cue from
his Cornell competitor, and increased
the Crimson's stroke to 36. The Har~
ward eight responded manfully, though
the Ithacans led by 10 lengths at the
mile and half mark. Still the Cor
nell lead grew another half length be-
fore the finish.
Coach Courtney was very much dis
satisfied with the conditions under
which the race was rowed. In fact he
declared he would not approve of Cor
nell's coming to Bston next year, be-
cause it seemed impossible to obtain a
clear river course free from pleasure
craft. The swell from these boats, he
said, which steamed only a short dis
lance ahead of the shells, bothered
both crews practically all the time and
made the race an unfair test of the
oarsmen's capabilities. Mr. Courtney
said that he was satisfied with the
showing his men had made, and he
characterized the work of Harvard as
Splendid" but he declared that the
conditions had afforded no satisfactory
test Of what either crew could do, be-
cause of the interference by the pleas
ure craft. He further admitted that
the swell from the spectators craft OPP
Grated more to the disadvantage of
Harvard than Cornell, because Harvard
had the outside course, and was nearer
the center of the river, which was fol-
lowed by the obstructing fleet.
Coach Wray of Harvard said that he
was general pleased with the manner
in which his men had rowed the race,
particularly in view of the fact that
last year Harvard lost by as much as
seven lengths.
The Cascadilla-Stone race was fine
match from start to finish, and wen to
Cascadilla because of her greater stur-
diness and superior endurance power.
The visitors won their event by gradual
gains. which at the end had netted TWO
lengths. The Stone crew spurted pluck
ily at the finish, but two of their men
had weakened and the effort was fruit
less.
There were four entries in the Carroll
cup event, E. E. Smith, 81; j. H. Mont
goInery. 'O6; ]. G.. Mccarthy, OF; and
r. %. Roberts, Grad, and the distance
was one mile. Smith took the lead
early, but was soon approached by
Montgomery, who fouled the leader and
was ruledout of the race. Smith won
won easily in s minutes, II is seconds,
Mccarthy coming in second in min
utes, 25 As seconds.