The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-06-28
WISCONSIN A CLOSE SECOND.
Cornell Third, AID Columbia was
Never i'm the Eight-The Race was
One OF the Most Exciting ia the
History of College Rowing.


carried over the line a winns by short |
half length from the Wisconsins. who |
lost IN the last two hundred yards by bad |
steering. Cornell the victor of former !
years, pulled after, fun four lengths In |
the rear. and Columbia. never In the night |
after the end Of the first mile, trailed boa /
a good three lengths from the stern OF |
the Cornell boat
WORTHY FOEMEN.
1t was the kind OF a. race that makes /.
the blood Jingle and was made so by the |
crew that came over 1.00 miles 10 meet /
former victors for without the gallant |
Wisconsins in the race it would have been /
q d0lefui procession after the second mile. 1
To say that there was surprise ON the /
observation train and amid the great /
crowds upon the banks, when the Wis /
consin shell swept mile after mile " the /
course until the half mile was reached |
with a clear lead over an the crews. Is /
putting &c mildly. When the people on |
the banks were told that 10 was Wiscon- /
SIN they were almost dumb with amaze |
ment, and when those on the train saw
the gallant struggle they dropped thor |
appeals for their own crews and cheered /
for the Wisconsins. The fast moving
craft kept it's sharp nose TO the front, /
until the people on the shore saw the bow /
turn out To the left and lose the race 90 !
The Pennsylvanians.
a STERN CHASE
From the first eighth of "a mile Penn /
sylvania rowed a hard stern chase, AZ /
one time being asfern OF both Cornell and /
Wisconsin. but their pluck and endur- |
ance sent them over the line first in good !
time, and boy such a small margin that /
The glory is greater.
For Cornell. the winner Of many bat. /
"a D. f.H.|r
n two miles. For those first two miles /
she did gallant work but she was strug- /
Cling against evidently better crews and /
10 was only by eXerti0ns of phenomenal /
nature that she managed % keep the !
nose of the boat ahead Of the Penrsy'- |
yania for a brief time 90 the second mile. !
OF Columbia. 30 may be said that she |
was 0utcIassed from the very start and /
barring an accident there was never a |
time whom she stood chance OF winning /
the race. She went 90 the rear 90 The |
first quarter OF mile although she made /
a good start. and stayed there all through |
The race.
THE START
Two false starts were made and the /
referees called The crews back. 10 was |
five minutes after seven when the third !
start was given. and this time the crews /
got away without accident This start /
was a beautiful one The four boats /
noses seemed 90 hang together for The |
first few strokes. AS they settled in the |
stroke taught them Boy the various coach |
es Wisconsin seemed go be rowing the |
least number of strokes per minute OF /
amy of the crews but her boat was goo !
ing faster than any OF the others Be |
fore the FIRST eighth OF a mile was tin- !
ished the Wisconsin boat had showed i.s |
nose ahead OF the other crews. with Cor 4
nell second. Pennsylvania hanging Wei I
on % her and Columbia fourth. dropping |
astern When the first half mile was |
reached so fast was the Wisconsin boat |
going that 60 had taken its whole length |
ahead of the Pennsylvania boat. and was /
half "a length ahead OF the Cornell boat |
on the extreme east. Columbia was row. |
ing with the nose of her boat just over /
apping Pennsylvania FrantIcally the |
Pennsylvania rooters on the train yelled !
nj their crew and the broad Drown |
backs of the Quakers seemed To- respond |
as I'm a few minutes they shot their boat |
mp with the Cornell boat. But 20 catch |
Wisconsin was not so easy When the |
mile was reached the Wisconsin boat |
had a lead Of a clear length over Penn /
syvanIa. while Cornell and Pennsylvania !
were see-sawing for second place. The |
Wisconsin crew had settled own 20
stroke of 80 90 a minute. the boat never |
checking between the strokes and the
blades cutting the water as keenly as a |
knife
SEE THEM co,
"L0ok al those Westorners 60" shouted |
those on the observation train. and The |
Wisconsin stock Went up for little while.
when the Wisconsin crew had reached |
the mile and "a quarter point. they eased
of "a trifle in their stroke rowing for
two or three minutes at 81. AT tho same
time Cornell picked up their stroke and
showed their boats nose slightly ah
OF Pennsylvania and overlapping the
stern of the Wisconsin shell. Cornell, / /
veil came from thousands Of threats on
The observation train, and the hope arose
that the Cornell crew was going 90 ihr
front I'm their usual style, but with ape
parent ease the Wisconsin stroke went
hack 10 its regular 81 and the boat shoJ
ahead again a good half length. AZ tni5
point 10 was one of the most beautliui
races imaginable. The four crews row
ing with great regularity and al OK them
with a clean. neat stroke.
PENNsY GAINING.
As they passed tine two-mile mark thele
was a quarter of IT. length Of clear N@.et
bafweon the nose OF the fennsyFaha
ebei and the stern OF the Wisconsin
shell. and then. for the nrst ulne, lnoae
unou the train began 10 appreciate lhal
Wisconsin was not "a One-nIle crew, dh1
that having pulled through the llat Two
miles az such a splendid pace, they "ele
liable 10 make trouble az The finish. Cor
nell was even with Pennsylvania al lAe
mark and tie two crews stayed on even
terms until the tWO-mlle-Ard-d-q quarter
poiuf was reached Then the see-sawlng
iesan again. Cornell and Pennsylvania
alternately forging the nose or ther noata
ahead of each other In a desperate EFFORT
60 maintain the second place, ~ntie tne
wonderful western crew, with the indie
scribable stroke. which was much crlll-
clsed. kept their shell about length In
the van.
AN EXCITING STRUGGLE.
Passing the three mile-and-a-quarter
point. PENNSYLVANIA hit the stroke up 20
thirty-nve. and then began one Of the
most exciting contests ever seen IN boat
racing Slowly the bow man of the
Pennsylvania boat lined up win the cox
swain I'm the Wisconsin boat. but just
az he came on a line with him the Wis
consin crew responded 10 the squirt and
again drew their boat away.
II was at this point that Wisconsins
boat was seen 10 swerye badly toward
the western shore. and. To the surprise Of
everybody maintained this course al
though IL took them inside OF a number OF
small pleasure boats. and full five hun
dred yards, II they maintained their
angle out Of their course az the finish
Naturally the Pennsylvania boat. pulled
desperately by the Quakers. gained unon
the WlscOnsin's boat and as they passed
shella were on n line, The pennsylvanio
co-tlrrnrf IN 'hH train were fr1~''c r,itS
TOW. and. standing up. gave vent 10 their
feelings with wells n the crew 10 win the