Year: 1875

faster than sac showed herself up to or have hardly
Won by more than an oars length, II 1t all; and
II Mr.. Rutner has been nearly as successful
with the Brown University men as he seems to
have been In coaching her freshmen. there Is one
more genuine surprise IN store for the pubic on
freshmen beat Princeton, but by knowing how to
use II, ana il The same result comes wnen her
chosen men meet the sturdy sons OF Maine, New
Hampshire and Connectlcut, some just sense OF
the Importance OF good coaching, on which we
have dwelt SO much OF late, Will begin 10 be had


o course, Cornell was not long home before she
swung gracefully up alongside the grand stand
and In another moment her men were on


THE SHOULDERS OF THEIR FRIENDS,


taking most good naturealy their well earned con-
Will now In from far and wlde inspired not less by
the good days WORK to-day than the strong
reputation her older men have 30 lately and


the men OF the other crews were asked II they
had any claim to make Of any sort, and all an:
rowed better race than probably any OF them
thought possible, and to lose IT, and By as little
did Princeton, was well ntgh as good, particularly
with Browns crab as 1t was OF Cornell TO win It.
II, as good oarsmen nave often thought, the paper
boat boat can beat that OF spanish cedar, here the
CorneliaRs had an advantage which, perhaps,
should be counted by seconds, and II so has proved
decisive; but lew VINO saw the race to-day would
wooden boats, or paper either, that Cornell
would again take good care that the
others were all behind her at the 1nisn
For many days her men have been seen on the
lake working hard anu rendering to-day's result
manl1estly possible; ana IL Will be remembered
that In many II not all. quarters, it was consld-
cred that 1t lay between them and Harvard. That
four universities, at least. are in a way to have
very fast crews next year, the result to-day makes
more than probable; that II Will be long before q
class crew on their course beats the I'm. 32ks. Of
the winner, the five seconds more OF harvard the
seven Of brown, or the seventeen OF Princeton. Is
equally certain. better day, more suitable
water and more strength In the crews themselves
are not likely to De had IN freshman race again
perhaps In many years. Better form and better
rowing may very rightly be noped for, and the
hope should not be In vain.


THE SINGLE ScULL RACE


At late hour this afternoon the regatta COM
mttee decided that the single scull race should
DC rOwed over again, Notwithstanding that the
umpire had ordered Mr.. Weld, the Harvard repre-
sentative, to row over the course and report to
the Judge Of tue finish. No other compentor put
ting In an appearance the racing laws by which
the Rowing Association OF American Colleges is
governed declares that the jurisdiction or the
umpire extends over the whole race and his de-
clslon shall be nnal ana without appeal The race
te-day is, therefore, clearly won by Mr.. Weld. The
gle between the representatives OF Harvard and
Yale for single sculls tomorrow, alter the Univer
slty race.


THE UNIVERSITY RACE.


To-day IL is generally conceded hereaDouts that
In the great race to come OF tomorrow both the
Union and Hamilton crews are likely TO be among
the last. AS between the two, Hamilton from the
remarkable dlsJance-thirteen mtes-Ot her l0ea-
ton from her practice track at nome, and from
the fact that she mas hau almost no experience In
racing shell, seems TO stand good cnance
OF Wrestling from her rival the prominent
she has nevertheless only to maintain the spirit
which has Kept her 80 pluckily at work thus lar
for another tweivemOntn to raise her TO a Dos-
ton nextYear iar more TO her liking. 10 mama