Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-05-24
The Varsity Race -Har-
ward I'd, Princeton Sd.
Cornell Freshmen Also Win Their
Race with Harvard 1915.
Close and Exciting Races, with Big
Crowds for Cold Weather.

Boston, May 23.-Holdlng always
the master stroke the Cornell varsity
crew with three lengths TO the good
at the finish, watched Harvard win
second place from Princeton by lu
feet, in an interesting triangular con-
test on a course of liz miles in
Charles River Basin, this afternoon.
Half an hour later the Cornell Fresh
man crem came across the line a
length ahead Of the Harvard 1915
crew The times Of the Varsity race
were Cornell 9:2Gts; Harvard 9.S5;
Princeton $50 OF the Freshman race.
Cornell 959; Hazard 1906.
From the time that Referee j. II.
Ingraham of the navy gave the word
To the Varsity crews waiting in the
calm water at the head of the basin
until the three shells came rushing
through the stiff ehoppy sea at the
finish the lead was always with the
Ithacans
The Courtney stroke, which never
lets a Cornells shell pause. gained
continually over the short and hesitat.
ing sweep of Harvard and Princeton
oarsmen. At the finish another Cor
nell victory had been added to the
long list over the Crimson and to .
somewhat shorter list over the Orang
and Black.
With Cornell catching the water
first. and getting half a length In tn
first 10 strokes. the race settled down
within the first two minutes to a ter
rife struggle between Harvard anf
Princeton. in which the tenacity wit
which the Orange and Black oarsmeI
chung to the Crimson was the feature
All the power which the Harvard eiel
could plunge into their stroke and
slide. was not sufficient to gain open
water at any time over their pursuers.
Cornell had open water at the half
mile but Princeton's bow oar was
even with Harvards stroke.
Half way down the course. Cornell
decided to take another hitch toward
tying up the race and two lengths
We're gathered up in a few seconds.
At The II miles mark Harvard hit UP
the stroke in last effort 10 shake off
the Prineetonians. but the Orange and
Black responded instantly and in the
dash to the line gained foot by foot
on the Crimson until it was only one
clock beat between them as the flags
fell
The race was too short to be exhaus
tive, but there was several inches of
water in the low Princeton she'll
The Freshman race which followed
fast, was even more exciting than the
fight for second place among the Older
crews The Harvard youngsters had
the better of the start and made their
advantage nearly half a length at the
half mile. Then the Cornell coxswain
called on his men and in the next half
mile the relative positions had been
reversed.
Two hundred yards from the finish,
Stroke Elmens of the Cornell crew
picked up a lively crat and the butt of
his oar gave him terrific poke in the
stomach.
But the hoy was plueky and caught
the rest of the crew in the second
stroke. Harvard was well rowod out by
this time and could not gain.
Times on Varsity race:
Acknowledgement 2.35: Harvard
2.39; Princeton, 24l.
Bridge Cornell. 4f5 Harvard. 452;
Princeton. ABS.
Mile and half-sCornell, 7es; Harvard.
1884: Princeton, 7s7
Finish-Cornell. 9.2Gis; Harvard, 9.35;
Princeton. 1856.