The Washington herald., 1908-05-31
HARVARD.
CORNELL


Harvard eight-oared crew won the annual
race with Cornell over a one and seven
eighths mile course to-day. The Crimson
crew finished a dozen boat lengths ahead.
Harvard's time was 10 minutes AZ seconds
Cornell finished in II minutes "a seconds.
II was the most overwhelming defeat
that has ever been seen In an fntercol-
legiate race on the Charles River. The
weather conditions were miserable. A
strong head wind blew down the course,
raising considerable sea. The water was
Quieted a little by the rain, which fell
steadily. but was still unusually tough.
Cornell had a trife the poorer course.
having selected 10 row along the Boston
shore. The races started promptly on
time
Both crews caught the water on even
terms, but Harvard rowing fast. snappy
stroke Of about thirty-three TO the min
ute, gradually pulled away. Cornell was
rowing twenty-nine. At the haIf-nils
mark Harvard led by about a length.
Three Lengths Ahead.
At Harvard Bridge the Crimson Was
three length ahead. rowing in beautiful
form. The crews struck the rough water
here, and each lowered their stroke Har-
ward was now rowing thirty and Cornell
twenty-eight.
Cornell was having trouble at this point
and shipped a lot OF water. Her mon
were splashing badly. At the mile and
one-half Harvard had six length between
her shell and that OF her rival. Tho Grim
son was rowing like machine Sargent
now turned on all his steam and brought
his eight 10 the finish line in a grand
spurt' the men rowing about thirty nine
strokes TO the minute Cornell was labor
ing hard. there were several breaks in her
crew and the men were splashing ike
novices.
AT the finish several OF the Cornell men
we're oaoiy distressed. The Harvard crew
was perfectly fresh at the finish.
Juniors Also Lose.
Ithaca. n. Y. May sO-The PennsvI-
vania Junior varsity crew defested tho
Cornell Juniors in the midst OF a ter
rihc downpour Of rain on Cayuga Iakn
this afternoon by length and a quar-
ter in q two-mile race. PennsvIvania, 9
time was 10 minutes q seconds. which
is faster than any Cornell crew has
rowed on this course in years. Cornen's
time was 10 minutes % seconds.
The race was a battle royal from start
to finish. but Pennsylvania killed of the
Comedians at the mile and three-uuar-
ter mark after Cornelrs coxswain an6
Stroke Norton had made a fatal)rnis-
calculation and spurted prematurely al
the mile and a half.
The rain began shortly before O'Clock
and continued through both races. and
the 4.5OO people on the observation train
and the thousands on the banks were
drenched to the skin. Water conditions.
however. were ideal until just before the
finish, when a wind roughened up the
lake
Get Early Lead.
Mr.. Forbes sent the crews OF shortly
before o'clock. Pennsylvania caught
the water first. rowing Sc strokes to the
minute. while Cornell rowed IS. The
Ithacans, however, settled down and
forged ahead by the quarter mark. Cor
nell continued this lead 70 the mile. the
Pennsylvanians making several desperate
efforts to overtake her. At the halfway
mark. however. Cornell splashed badly.
and the Quakers forged ahead. But Cor
nell was still game. and Stroke Norton
let 1t out a little, and the Ithacans went
ahead.
Thinking that victory was already in
their grasp and relying too much on
their strength. the Cornell men HIT IL
up. and at the mile and half were a
half length 10 the good. But Pennsyi-
vania has a little left. and Stroke Bal
lard summoned his men for final effort.
Cornell spurted desperately. but failed.
The Quakers crossed a length to the good,
and for the first time in years 6 Penn
sylvania crew had won on Cayuga.
The defeats on the Charles and Cay
uga yesterday were probably the worst
set backs Charley Courtney, the Cornell
coach. has suffered in his many years as
rowing coach at Ithaca.
There has been a constant turmoil in the
Cornell rowing camp this season, and
this spirit OF dissatisfaction was undoubt-
edly a big factor In keeping Cornell be-
hind Harvard and Penn. Several of the
best oarsmen at Cornell wi hdrew from
the crew three weeks age. and Courtney
was compelled to make several changes
in his eishts
In striking contrast to the defeats of
the Cornell crews was the clever victory
Of the field and track teams, under Trainer
Moakley, in the intercollegiate meet at
Franklin Field yesterday.