Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-27
CORNELL WINS
Freshman Race from Pennsy-
vania and Columbia.
The Time; Cornell, 9.55; Columbia,
10; Pennsylvania, 1910.
Pennsylvania Wins -Four. cared Race from
Cornell in I I m. IL sec.

Poughkeepsie, y. Y, June 26-The
four-oared race over the two-mile
course, today, was won by Pennsyl-
vana. Time, II minutes and u sec
conds. Cornell was second; time, II
minutes, IA 3-5 seconds Time, first
mile, Pennsylvania, 5.29 So; Cornell,
5.33. Strokes. one-half mile, Pennsyl-
vania, So; Cornell, "a: one mile. Penn
/ sylvania, 50, Cornell 80; mile and one
half, Pennsylvania, "a, Cornell, 80. sec
ond mile. Pennsylvania, &c. Cornell, "a.
The freshman eight-oared race be-
tween Pennsylvania, Columbia and
I Cornell over the two-mile course. was
won BY Cornell. Time, 9 minutes, 50
| seconds. Columbia, second. one and
| e-quarter boat lengths behind Cor
nell. Time, 70 minutes. Pennsylvania
was third, three and one-quarter boat
lengths behind Columbia. Time. 1910.
Strokes: One-half mile, Cornell, "a;
Columbia, 81; Pennsylvania, 80. Mile,
Cornell, 81; Columbia, SO; Pennsylvania,
81. Two miles, Cornell, &c. Columbia,
"a; Pennsylvania, SO.
| At the crack OF the pistol the four
cared crews from Cornell and Pennsyl-
vania took the water together, but the
I FIillS IN anna 1Llpht start at ID.
while the Cornell stroke was only a.
! The Pennsylvania stroke while not 50
prettily rowed as CornelTs had much
much more 90 in it and before the
boats had gone 10 lengths the Quakers
| had showed their boats nose ahead Of
| the lthacans boat. Cornell had drop
| ped down to the Courtney stroke Of 80
| to the minute and although inch by
| inch the Quakers' boat showed to the
| front the Ithacans did not increase
| their stroke.
| From mere gain Of inches in the
first half mile, the gain Of the Pennsyl-
vania's boat became one of feet as they
neared the mile mark. Twice the Cor
nelians tried to reduce the lead. but
each time the Quakers responded and
maintained their lead.
Just as they got under the shadow
Of the bridge and when Pennsylvania
had obtained a lead Of almost length
the ferry boat crossed the river and
| threw up a heavy swell. The Pennsyl-
vania shell was turned almost directly
toward the Cornell shell and to avoid
a seemingly probable collision the Cor
nell boat was also turned away. Quick
| as flash Pennsylvania Strengthened out
again and when they cleared the great
abutments the Quakers had lead of
fully length and a quarter.
From this point to the finish there
was little material change, unless it
may have been at the mile and three
quarters mark. Cornell hit the stroke
up to "a and started to close the gap.
But the Quakers. who had been rowing
from one and a half to two strokes per
minute than the Ithacans, whipped
their stroke up to SO and crossed the
line winner by one length and a
half, in II minutes, s As seconds, ac-
cording to the watches of several ex-
perts upon the press car and the re-
liable system adopted by The Associ-
ated Press.
The freshmen race which was start
ed promptly after the four-oared fin
ished. was one Of the closest and most
exciting races seen on the river in
years. the Columbia crew giving the
Cornell crew a sharp and pretty fight
for first place and making phenomenal
time considering the slowness of their
stroke.
At the sound of the pistol the crews
got away in bunch but at the set
tllllS IpN IL VI lIle SlIphe TO the crews
usual style, Cornell had poked the nose
of her shell few feet ahead of the
line. For the first half mile the struc-
gle was exciting. Cornell was rowing
long sweeping stroke of 81. while
Pennsylvania was rowing~at the rate
Of 30. Columbia was rowing a phenom-
enally long stroke. 80
As the crews reached the mile mark
wit
length out of the bunch. Columbia
seemed to gain and there were shouts
of approval as the nose Of the boat
crept forward. But the old Cornell !
boat form was there. Never did the
stroke get above the "a mark and the |
speed came from increased power in |
the stroke.
Columbia was steady in its stroke |
also, only hitting it up to SO. but the |
boat began to lose after the mile was |
passed and soon Cornell had a lead of /
clear length. Pennsylvania was in
the meantime steering erratically. espec-
tally at the mile mark, going badly out /
Of the course. In this way she lost
some speed and although the crew pull
ed a stout stroke and did it clearly
they dropped rapidly behind the nose
" tIcll bpdl as tney came under the
bridge being just even with the stern
Of the Columbia boat. The race after
the mile point was passed was between
Columbia and Cornell, with some
chance chance for Columbia.
Just after passing that point the Penn
sylvania boat seemed to lose power ana
rapidly dropped astern as the Columbia
stroke hit it up to 81 in an endeavor to
close up the gap between Cornell ami
Columbia. Cornell responded with a
stroke OF So and 1t was evident thx there
was lot Of reserve force in Cornell ana
that the Ithacans could hold Columbia
where they pleased. Columbia went away
from Pennsylvania, although the latter's
crew We're. rowing a stroke of So to the
formers "a.
Amid the footing of whistles and the
cheers of the Cornell contingent the
boats crossed the finish line. Cornell lead
ng with a boat and a quarter length 10
spare. tand Pennsylvania following Co
umbia. three boat lengths behind. Tn,
time of Cornell was $50, not so good MS
that made by Yale, in 1897, of 9l9. on
he same course.
The weather was pleasant ana the races
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