Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-07-01
CORNDLrS VICTORY
In tho Race Against Columbia and
Pennsylvania Freshmen.
PENNSYLVANIA WINS FIRST RACE

In the -Four Onrcd Contest the Men
From tho keystone Stnte Defeated
CorncIl's Four by Length and II Half.
Columbia Second In Freshman Hnce.
Poughkeepsie. June 27.-The four
oared race over the two mile course
Yesterday was won by Pennsylvania.
Time. Help. Cornell WAS second; time.
11:14 $-5. Time OF first mile: Penn
sylvania, 0:29 80; Cornell. 5:333.
The freshmen eight cared race be-
tween Pennsylvania, Columbia and
Cornell over the two mile course was
won by Cornell. time, J:55. Columbia
was second, enc and II quarter boat
lengths behind Cornell; time. 10;
Pennsylvania third, three and fourth
lengths behind Columbian; time. 1910.
At the crack OF the pistol the two
four Dared crews from Cornell ana
PENNSYLVANIA took the water together,
hut the Pennsylvania stroke started
at So. while the Cornell stroke WAS
only 81. The Pennsylvania stroke,
while not as prett;ly rowcd as Cor
nell's. had mach more go in it. and
before the boats had gone ten lengths
the Quakers had showed their boats
nose ahead ol tic ltharans. From Il
mere gain Of inches in the first half a
mile the gain of the Penns: wanna hoat
became one Of icet rs they neared the
mile mark. Twice the Comedians
tried to reduce the lead but each time
the Quakers responded and Maintain
ed the lead Of one length, which they
had when they struck the bridge Ii
-wus here that i collision seemed al
most imminent, owing to the swell
created by !errybOat. 1t WAS ayerted
however. aud when they cleared the
great ahulments it WAS seen that the
Pennsylvanians had Il lead over Cor
nell of fully length and a quarter
From this point of the battle to the
finish there Was little material change
Pennsylvania crossing tie line win
ner by Il length and half.
The freshmen race was one of the
closest and most exciting races seen
on the river in years. the Columbia
crew giving the Cornell crew Il SHARP
and pretty fight for first place and
making phenomenal time. considering
the slowness of their stroke. AT the
sound of the pistol the three crews
got away in bunch, but ut the set
tllng down of the stroke to the crew
usual style it was see.l that Cornell
had poked the pointed nose OF he1
shell a few feet ahead Of the line. For
the first half Il mile the struggle was
so exciting that the spectators arose
on the press car and in the observa-
ton train and cheered for each crew
Cornell was rowing a long, sweeping
stroke of 81. while Pennsylvania was
rowing ut the rate OF 50. Columbia
was rowing phcnomenally long
stroke, SO. the wonder OF all of the
experts on the train, for the boat went
along almost as fast as the Cornell
boat
AS the crews reached the mile mark
with the Cornell boat about halt
length out from the bunch. Columbia
seemed to gain. and there were shouts
of approval as the nose of the boat
crept M. But the old Cornell form
was there. Never did the stroke sc
above the 81 mark. and the speed came
from increased power in the stroke
Columbia was steady in its stroke also
only hitting it up to 50, hut the boat
began to lose after the mile was pass
ed and soon Cornell had Il lead of i
clear length. Pennsylvania was in the
meantime steering erratically espe-
cially at the mile mark, going outofthe
course badly. In this way she lost
some speed. and although the ere"
pulled stout stroke. and aid it clean
ly. they dropped Behind rapidly, the
nose of their boat rs they came under
the bridge being just even with tho
stern of the Columbia boat.
The race after The mile and hal!
point was passed was between Co.
lumbia and Cornell Amid the foot
ing of whistles and the cheers o.
the Cornell contingent the boat cross,
ed the finish lire With a quarter OF 4
length to spare. ana Pennsylvania FOL.
lowing Columbia three boat lengths
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