New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-28
CORNELL CREW TR|UMPHS
Rows to Victory Over Harvard
on Lake Cayuga.
CRIMSON LENGTHS BEHIND
Red and White, in Rear at Start,
Pulls Out in the Last
Mile.
Az relernph 70 The TrIbune.l

r.haca n Y Nav 27-Cornell's varsity
crew defeated Harvard this afternoon IN
,vo-nile race on Cayuga Lake outdis-
,arcjns the Crimson men by two and
half lengths As soon as the basetaH
game with Yale. which was won in the
fourteenth inning. had ended mass OF
color and white nannels rose from the
stands. which were filled 20 full capacity
end formed an endless parade TO the tracks
Of the Iehigh Valley Railroad, where
train OF thirty-four observation cars wait
Cd 70 carry the enthusiastic Comedians
and their guests 10 the starting point ..
tho race The Cornell freshman crew also
tasted victory. defeating the Cri'nso"
freshmen more easily than the varsity
won its race.
rxnerience has taught aquatic fans"
that patience is the only thing that Court
nov demands Of the spectators, and the
long wait on the cars was continually IN
,errupted by bursts Of song and yei's from
the supporters or the visiting oarsmen AND
the Ithacans. Following long established
custom. the musical clubs Cf the two uni
versities followed the crews and the mem
hers Of the organizations which joined IN
concert last evening provided supplement-
airy entertainments.
without the boundaries of the course OF
the race as laid out by Superintendent OF
Public Works Charles r. fireman. Cor
nell. 50. was large hotila Of eayly deco
rated crafts. headed by the state launch
the Cruiser, with Governor John A. DIX
50. aboard.
II probably will mean far less TO Harvard
~ heat Yale this season than it usually
does. and consequently with Coach Wray
the slogan has been, Beat Cornell
Courtney's attitude has been much OF the
same nature and the work OF the oarsTnen
io-day was a perfection OF the particular
STYLES OF rowing OF the two coaches. Con-
sidering these particular efforts and leav-
ine out Of consideration the fact that the
Harvard men averaged fourteen pounds
more than the Cornell men. the race to-day
Vas contest OF expert Craftsmanship
demonstrating the best development of the
Courtney and the Wray strokes Harvard's
she'll was one Of the finest types Of Eng
lish design. while the Cornell boat was the
one which led the race at Poughkeepsie
last season. and was from the workshop Of
John Hoyle. From the point Of view Of eff
fectiveness. the stroke Of the Red and
the witnesses a movement full Of unity
and grace
Al ga Cornell rowed to the starting point
from headquarters. at Glenwood, meeting
the Harvard oarsmen. who had been
brought 10 the start in launch. Harvard
chose the outer course, and the boats were
placed on the line. At 6:27 the whistle
sounded on the Cruiser Harvard got the
better start shooting ahead OF the Cornell
boat an eighth OF a length. The Crimson
advantage did not last. however for before
a distance Of five lengths had been rowed
Courtneys men commenced TO gain. and
when the quarter mile was reached the
boats were on an even footing.
The half-mile stake was passed with Cor
nell a quarter Of length in the lead No
change occurred in the positions until the
tnree-quarter mile was reached, when The
Cornell boat began TO pull away from their
opponents The first change in the Cornell
stroke came al this point, and the stroke
Of thirty-two to- the minute was increased
10 thrty-four which was maintained until
the mile was passed.
Within the shadow OF the halfway mark
just a trace Of open water could be seen
between the shells. Harvard raised me
stroke and lessened the Ithacans advantage
10 three quarters OF a length but was un,,
able 10 hold the pace. AT the mile ana
one-quarter mark a length was 10 the
credit Of Cornell. and just beyond TINS point
a thread OF open water appeared between
the shells. and as the last half stake
was passed the red and white oarsmen
had Increased their lead TO quarter
length of open water. At this time the
stroke which had been reduced 10 thirty
two after the mile was raised gradually,
with the result that when the shells were
a quarter mile from the finish the Cornell
boat was length and three-quarters
ahead.
At the last quarter Kimball, the Cornell
coxswan. called for higher stroke, which
shot the boat forward to the finish, two
and a half lengths beyond the crimson
oarsmen. The time was: Cornell. 1886 40;
Harvard. II :06 3-5.
The Cornell freshmen won from the Har-
ward freshmen by five lengths over the
same course rowed by the 'varsities. The
time was: Cornell, l1:l4S -5; Harvard.