The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-06-29
BIG COLLEGE BOAT RACE.
University of Pennsylvania Wins
the Championship of America
Over Three Competitors.
CONTEST TAKES PLACE ON The HUDSON
Crew of the University of Wisconsin
Puts Up Great Fight and Only
Lost by Bad Steering-COrnell Is
Third in the struggle and COlum-
bia Finishes Fourth.

Poughkeepse, n Y, June 2S.-Twen-
ty thousand people on Tuesday saw one
of the most exciting four-mile boat
races ever witnessed in the history of
college rowing. Five thousand people
on the observation train yelled them
selves hoarse in frantic appeals to their
various college crews to do their best,
and with the other $4,000 they saw the
red and blue carried over the line win
ner by short half length from the Wis
Cousins, who lost in the last 200 yards
by bad steering. Cornell, the victor of
former years, pulled after, full four
lengths in the rear, and Columbia, never
in the fight after the end of the first
mile, trailed in good three lengths
from the stern of the Cornell boat.
A Gallant Fight.
1t was the kind of race that makes
the blood Jingle, and was made SO by
the crew that came over a thousand
miles to meet former victors, for with
out the gallant Wisconsins in the race
it would have been doleful procession
after the second mile was entered. To
say there was surprise on the observa-
ton train and amid the great crowds
upon the banks when the Wisconsin
shell swept mile after mile OF the
course, until the last half was reachad,
with a clear lead over all the crews, is
putting it mildly. When the people on
the bank, unable to place the stranger
crew. looked toward the observation
train inquiringly and were told that it
was Wisconsin they were almost dumb
with amazement, and when those Oh the
train saw the gallant struggle mile
after mile they dropped their appeals
for their own crews and yelled III a
friendly manner for the boys from the
west
Pennsylvania time, 20:04; Wiscon
sins, 2O:05h: Cornell's, 2O:13; Column
bias, 20:20. The record for this course
is 1929.
In the Pink of Condition.
Right after crossing the line the
giants from Wisconsin paused a mo
ment to take in their surroundings
and then wormed their way out from
among the maze of rowboats and small
Yachts that lined the course on its shore
side. They were in the pink of condi-
ton, not man in the eight showing
the least symptom of collapse, and i'm
mediately rowed across the river to
their boathouse which is situated about
opposite the finish mark. As soon rs
their boat was housed the Badgers
formed group about Capt. Sutherland
and shook his hand, and then they fair
ly Rugged each other. Their enthusi-
asm was unbounded. although they
were very much disappointed at not fin
ishing first The eight were unani-
nous, however. in relieving their cox
swain from all blame for steering them
out of their course.
The Coxswain's story.
The little steersman himself, j. G..
Dillen by name, felt very much de-
pressed about the matter, though he
made good defense for his action. He
said:
Just as we were passing under the big
bridge 1 noticed a large berry crate float
ing right ahead of us, hard on our port bow.
In a few seconds we would have struck it,
and in order to avert disastrous collision,
| veered sharply toward the shore. going so
far out of our course that l realized that
If l were to attempt to get back again the
movement would probably cost us the half
length that we were then in the lead of
Pennsylvania, and, looking down among
the small boats inside of the course, and
seeing what l thought a chance to pass
among them and reach the finish line, re-
solved to keep the she'll she was then
headed and take the chance. OF course,
the maneuver cost us the race, but l am
sure that did the best that was to be done
under the circumstances"