The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-25
EASY FOR COLUMBIA.
enc Wins the Boat Race on the
Hudson by Six Lengths.
,<uNsyL vANlA'S BOAT SINKS.
>rf second-The Winners Time
sl:s0-Corneifs Men Raise Their
stroke to 50 I'm Rough Seas.
n. Y. June 4.-The four

purhkeepsie. y. T., June A-The four
- s.retcn OF Hudson river waters op-
D- e.. paugnkeepsie has been cnFistened
intercollegiate course by the con-
- ~blrh was won today by Columbia's
ever those of Cornell and Pennsyl-
-, Cornell was beaten by about six
-. lengths. and while the victory was
sssnx ron, Pennsylvania swamped within
se.a..arters Of a mile of the finish,
80 sitting In their shell waist deep
- vater. they waited 10 be picked I'D
ars,roachng tug Three distinctive
$50 al applying strength 10 the sweeps
= he shell were observed during the
-,est. Cornell In her work was sharp.
- and rapid In movement; Columbia
"a M broad reach, thorough :.nish. with
80 Al the start Of the stroke. and snap
80 poxer at the finish. Pennsylvania
sya~s6 he heavy. labOrious stroke of the
.srlv times OF aquatic contests. gained
.,s~5,ly al the send-off, held her own
- Inward the second mile. and then
-. until the finish. II is scarcely AIR
= saw either crew was outclassed by the
s.sTr unless Il be that Cornell with her
-. xnappy form was not the level an
.sronist OF 50 powerful and steady a
erer as Columbia.
:, the early afternoon the weather was
,erfect and the water smooth, but at )
s'eIock light squall came on and de-
Jared the start. At $50 the wind abated.
rsbert Perkins lined the men up and at
"a gave the word go" A yell went up
tsm the crowd on the hillside ard from
,hf moving observation boat, whose
xteels began rumbling as the crews be-
san their four-miie struggle.
Pennsylvania starting with a stroke OF
sssrty-eigLt, pushed her light shell 10 the
fare. while for a few minutes Columbia,
,egng thirty-egb. strokes TO the minute.
And Cornell forty-two, were on even
terms. Pennsylvania lead. however.
vas very short. and almost before the
s,ectators could observe that Pennsyi-
gsnla had the advantage, Columbia, with
hose strong. steady strokes. crept ahead,
Allowing her nose more and more, while
Cornell had pulled even with Pennsyi-
rsnsa and there stuck on even terms.
The first mile was finished by the leaders
Il FIVE minutes at SIS o'clock. At the
enc and a half mile point there was a
clear length Of water between Columbia
and Cornell, while Cornell was increasing
he lead over Pennsylvania. II was a
case OF ferocious physical power. The
second mile was finished by the leaders
In six minutes. at 1904 o'clock. Opening
the third mile. Cornell, approaching the
DESPERATION Of the situation, made one
OF the most remarkable eHOrtS seen IN
many years In a racing shell. Splashing
through the rough sea. the ithaca men
raised their stroke up TO fifty-two strokes
per m.nue.
The fhIrd milo marked only the added
gain of Columbia and the increasing dis
Advantage OF Pennsylvania. Tho third
mile was accomplished in five minutes,
twelve seconds. Columbia shot over the
third mile steadily and entirely within
her powers. Cornell came under the
bridge fifteen seconds later. and Pennsyl-
sania. now moving doggedly because OF
the water aboard, came last and toiled
on for one-fourth OF the last mile. when
I, became evident that she could not fin
ish the race. and almost while this convic-
ton came 10 those who saw the referees
.ag blowing on after the leaders. the tug
passed the Quakers and gave them wash
THAT flied what little empty space re-
NAMED in their she'll and the plucky fell
lows sank slowly into the river. Before
police tug could reach them. still sitting
In their shell they were almost waist
deep IN the water and still settling. They
we're lifted out by ready hands. and car
ried 70 their boathouse. the water-logged
s'iell being towed thither.
Columbia crossed the line at TIA O'Clock
covering tho last mile in five minutes,
eight seconds. and the four miles in 2l:20.
This is one minute and ten seconds slower
than record said 10 have been made at
New London. on the Thames, when the
river was swollen with freshet.