Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-28
PENNSYLVANIA WINS
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fourth, dropping astern.
When the first half mile was reached,
so fast was the Wisconsin boat going
that it had taken its whole length
ahead of the Pennsylvania boat and
half a length ahead of the Cornell boat.
Columbia was rowing with the nose of
her boat just overlapping Pennsyl-
yanias. Frantically the Pennsylvania
rooters on the train yelled at their
crew and the broad, brown backs OF
the Quakers seemed to respond, as in
4 few minutes they shot their boat up
even with the Cornell boat. But to
catch the Wisconsin boat was not 50
easy. On perfectly even keel, with
the bodies going we'll back together and
the heads seeming as if they would
swing off the shoulders, the Wisconsin
crew flew on.
When the mile was reached the Wis
consin boat had a clear lead of a length
over Pennsylvania while Cornell ana
Pennsylvania were sca-sawing for see
ond place. The Wisconsin crew had
settled down to stroke of 81 to the
minute, the boat never checking be-
tween the strokes and the blades cut
/ ting the water as keenly as a knit.
while They never can keep it up"
| shouted the ruoters for the other col
| legrs and the croakcrss but the slow re-
covery and She slow stroke had behind
| them a wonderfuf power and the Wis
consin boat never checked or stopped
as it went toward the second mile
mark.
| In the meantime Pennsylvania and
| Cornell were having a pretty fight for
second place as has ever been seen on
the course. Time and time again the
| Cornell crew put a little more back in
the stroke and sent ttEGnose. Of their
boat even with that ot1he Quakers.
| But it was apparent that there was but
little chance of their. holding it there.
| Wards men We're rowing ~ niagnifi-
cent form, while Cornell was mot yet
| rowing with the usual Cornell reserve
force.
| The Cornell mems work was being
| done systematically. Columbia was
rowing Oh behind 4 couple Of lengths
When the Wisconsin crew had reach
| "a the mile ana 4 quarter point. they
| cased off Il tIitlc in their stroke, rowing
for two or three minutes at 81. At the
same time the Cornell men picked up
their stroke ANA showed their boats
nose slightly ahead of Pennsylvania
and overlapping the stern of the Wis
consin shell.
Cornell. | yell" came from thous-
| ands of threats on the observation
| train. But with apparent ease, the
| Wisconsin strike went back to its regu-
| lar y and the boat shot ahead again i
| good half length. At the same time
| Pennsylvania which had been tagging q
half length behind Cornell shot Up
! level with the Cornell boat, while Co
lumEa, making desperate effort,
placed the nose VI her she'll near Penn
| syIVdnia's stern. At this point it was
one of the most beautiful races imagin-
able, the four crews rowing with great
| regularity ana all OF them with a
| clean neat stroke.
Again, as they ncarcd tho mile and a
| half point Cornelrs boat came up even
! with the Pennsylvania shell. but was
unable To catch Wisconsin, hich ROW
! had a lead over the two crews Of three
| quarters Of q length ana was still so
| ing. From this point on to the two
! mile point. the Wisconsin boat seemed
to fairly ny. Pennsylvania was put
| I44iS iLlplt SlltlIS I'll III lilt oar. nut iilt
| Wcsterncrs' boat drew away with ease
| AS they passed the two-mile mark,
/ There was a quarter Of Il length of
clean water between the nose of Penn
| sylVania and the stern of the Wiscon-
| sin shell Cornell was even with Penn
/ syIVania at the mark and the two
| crews stayed on even terms until the
IA mile point WAS reached. Then the
! scc-saWing began again, Cornell and
! Pennsylvania alternately forging ahead
! IF each other While the Western crew
| kept their shell 4 beats length in the
van. Columbia struggled On. three boat
| lengths behind, rowing with all the
| power that there was in the boat. At
| the 2# mile point Cornell began to
! draw back a little in spite Of the fran
! tic injunctiuns Of the coNsWain, while
Pennsylvania spurtcd ahead little
and finally Tapped the Wisconsin shell,
while she had a fair length oi adyan-
! tagc over Cornell.
Going the last quarter of the third
mile. whore the river runs under the
great bridge, Pennsylvania and Wis
coHsin struggled almost like demons.
| III" one to keep the advantage ana The
other t. gain it. But Wisconsin was
rowing better than Pennsylvania The
Quakcrs made various spurts, while the
badgers roWed steadily at %
As they passed the bridge Wisconsin
had Il lengths lead on Pennsylvania
ana one ana half on Cornell Just
after thcy passed the bridge PcnnsyI-
wanna succeeded in tapping her boat
owe" ,he Badgers stern but the West
trncrs Immediately responded slightly.
Increasing their strokes. Cornell had
evidently Lost her ability to put any
more power in the stroke ana could not
keep up the pace sot BY the two crews
| ahead. Her boat was fully > -
lengths behind Pennsylvania. while
Columbia was still struggling on three
lengths To tho rear Of Cornell.
Passing thu = If mile point PennsyI
rania hit the stroke up to 50 and there
began one of the most exciting con
tests ever seen in boat racing. Slowly
the bow man of the Pennsylvania boat
| lined W With the coXswain Of the Wis
consin boat. but just as he had come
on q line with him the Wisconsin crew
responded to the squirt ana again drew
away.
AT this point Wisconsin was seen to
swcrvc badly toward the western shore
ana to the surprise Of everybody main
tanned this course. though it took the