ITHACA, N. Y., May 31.--In the race between the Freshman and Cornell 1912 eights, Harvard was easily defeated by four lengths. Towards the end of the race the blade work of the Harvard crew became ragged, and the men were very slow in getting their oars into the water at the catch. Although Harvard was the first to take the lead at the start, the Cornell freshmen were ahead at the quarter-mile mark, and from this point on increased their lead steadily.

The crews started at 7.20 o'clock, Harvard going into the lead, although rowing 38 strokes to the minute as compared to 40 for Cornell. The latter soon went ahead, however, and at the quarter-mile mark was leading by a few feet. Both crews had by this time settled down to a stroke of about 36, and were rowing well. When the first mile had been covered, Cornell had increased its lead to half a length, and half a mile further on another length and a half had been added. In the next half-mile Cornell drew away rapidly, and finished four lengths ahead of Harvard in 11 minutes flat, 19 seconds slower time than that made by the Cornell university crew.

The orders:

Harvard--Stroke, Newton; 7, Metcalf; 6, Strong; 5, Higginson; 4, Leslie; 3, Balch; 2, Richardson; bow, Wiggins; cox., Faxon.

Cornell--Stroke, Distler; 7, McDermott; 6, Kruse; 5, Wakeley; 4, Johnson; 3, Ferguson; 2, Bowen; bow, Carpenter; cox., Magoun.

Immediately after the finish of the Freshman race, the Stone's School and Cascadilla School crews raced over a course of one mile and five-sixteenths. Stone's School winning by three lengths.