Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-07-07

saratoga, n. Y. July 1.-THE Wis
cCnsin university crew was a close
third in Saturdays big race with Penn
sylvania, Cornell and Columbia. Penn
sylVania was first, leading Cornell by
four and half lengths, with Wiscon-
sin Is feet behind Cornell and Column
bia trailing four and half
lengths behind the badgers. The
time was: Pennsylvania, 1851; Cor
nell, 10: OIL; Wisconsin, 1901; Column
bia, 1921.
The Wisconsin varsity crew had to
row two miles to the starting point,
for the lack of launch. At the finish
OF the varsity race two men in the
Cornell boat required dash of water
to enable them to keep their seats.
The Pennsylvania and Wisconsin
crews finished strong, and the Column
bia eight evinced considerable ex-
haustiOn.
At the pistol shot Columbia took the
water first with 36-stroke, Pennsyl-
vania second at 40, Wisconsin third
with 80, and Cornell last with "a. Be-
fore a half dozen lengths had been
rowed the Wisconsin boys with there
''Yarra" stroke had forged to the
front and at the half mile had a lead
of half a length Cornell, who was
trailing in the rear, put on a squirt and
was almost on equal terms with Co.
umbia, which was second. In this
way they reached the flag, which they
passed with Wisconsin a length in the
lead and rowing a stroke that was
pushing the boat through the water at
terrific speed. Wisconsin, Cornell
and Columbia were rowing a 34-stroke
and Pennsylvania SO.
The speed shown by the Wisconsin
boys was surprise to everybody. As
the crews approached the second mile
Pennsylvania went up with a rush,
rowing 3S-stroke, and before the two
mile flag had been reached, took the
lead from Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin boys pluckily held
on to second place, rowing 34-stroke.
1t was at this juncture that the Cor
nellians were seen to "shoot their
bolt" Colson called on the men to go
after Pennsylvania. The men re-
sponded with will, but their reserve
force, which was so apparent in the
New London contest, did not show it
self, and while they got up on even
terms with the Wisconsin boys, it
was seen that the Quakers were be-
yond their reach. In the last mile
Pennsylvania skinned over the water
like swallow, crossing three and a
half lengths in the lead. Cornell and
the ''Yarra Yarra" boys had a desper-
ate fight over every inch of the last
being less than a length.
Cornell got into second place after
lively sprint with Wisconsin, leading
the westerners nearly a length. Co.
lumbia padded across the line four
and half lengths behind Wisconsin.
The quadrangular race developed sur
prises, namely, Pennsylvania victory
over Cornell and Wisconsin's heading
off the others through the first mile
and her remarkably good work from
the standpoint of the disadvantages
under which her members suffered by
reason Of a long journey so near the
time for the race.
Just before the start of the varsity
race two or three Wisconsin men
sought bets that Wisconsin would fin
ish ahead of either Pennsylvania or
Columbia. Several such bets were
made, the greater portion of the
money being wagered with oennsyl-
vania. One bet was made that Cor
nell would beat Wisconsin by five
lengths.
In the freshman boat race over the
two-mile course, Cornell won by two
and one-half lengths, in 1922; Co.
lumbia, second, in HIP, and Penn
sylvania third in 11:13.
The freshmen rowed in almost CLASSY
water, but the varsity crews had
rapidly increasing south wind at their
backs, which accounts in part for the
fast time made by the winners.