The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-27
Ithacans Win the
Freshman Race
On Hudson.
PENNSY FIRST IN THE FOUR OAR.
Varsity Fights viii Meet
Today at Pough-
keepsie.

Poughkeepsie, N. Y, June 26-The
four-o cared race over the two-mile
course was won by Pennsylvania.
Time, II minutes u seconds. Cornell
was second. Time IL minutes 1875 sec
onds. Time, first mile, Pennsylvania,
529 3-5 Cornell, 5.33. Strokes, one-half
mile, Pennsylvania, Sc; Cornell, 34 one
mile Pennsylvania, So; Cornell, 49,.
Mile and a half, Pennsylvania, "a; Cor
nell SO. Second mile, Pennsylvania, 96;
Cornell, "a.
The freshmen eight-oared race be-
tween Pennsylvania, Columbia and
Cornell over the two mile course was
won by Cornell. Time. minutes So
seconds; Columbia was second, one and
one-quarter boat lengths behind Cor
nell Time, 10 minutes. Pennsylvania
was third, three and one-quarter boat
lengths behind the Columbia. Time, 10
minutes 10 seconds. Strokes. one half
mile, Cornell, "a; Columbia, go; Penn
sylvania- So; mile, Cornell, "a; Column
bia, 33; Pennsylvania, "a; one mile and
one-half, Cornell, 35; Columbia, 80;
Pennsylvania, "a; two miles, Cornell, 30;
Columbia, "a; Pennsylvania, &c.
At the crack of the pistol the four
cared crews from Cornell and Penn
sylvania took the water good, but the
Pennsylvania stroke started at 50, Whlle
the Cornell stroke was only "a. Inc
Pennsylvania stroke, while not as pref
tily roWed as CornelPs, had much more
go in it, and before the boats had gone
ten lengths the Quakers had showed
their boats nose ahead of the Ithacan S
boat. Cornell had dropped down to the
Courtney stroke of SO to the minute, and
although inch by inch the Quakers'
boat showed to the front the lthacans
did not increase the stroke.
From a mere gain of inches in the flrst
half mile, the gain of the Pennsylvania
boat became one of feet as they neared
the mile mark. Twice the Comedians
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
ferryboat crossed the river and threw
up a heavy swell. The Pennsylvania
shell was turned almost directly To-
wards the Cornell shell and to avoid
seemingly probable collision the Cornell
boat was turned away also. quick as
a flash Pennsylvania Strengthened out
again and when they cleared the great
abutments the Quakers had a lead OF
fully a length and quarter.
From this point to the finish there
was little material change, unless II
may have been at the mile and three
quarters mark, where Cornell MT the
stroke up to "a, and started to close the
gap The Quakers, who had been row
ing from one and a half to two strokes
per minute more than the lthacans all
through the race, whipped their stroke
up to Sc and crossed the line a winner
by one length and a half in LIN. 4-5s.'
according to the watches OF several eA-
perts upon the press car. Mr.. FORT
never who was the official time-keep-
er of the referees boat, made 1t Inn.
9s.. but the official time as given out
by the college timers was lin. Us. Cor
nell finished, according to these same
officials, in lin. IA 3-5s.
The freshmen race, which was start
ed promptly after the four-oared was
finished, 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 hght
for first place, and making phenomehai
time considering the slowness or thelr
stroke. At the sound of the pistol, the
crews got away in bunch, put at the
settling down of the stroke to the
crews usual style, Cornell had poked
the nose of her shell few feet ahead
o. the line.
For the first half-mile the struggle
was so eNCllltlB lildL LAAC SPNNNNNNN
arose on the press car and IN the Cd
eervation train, and cheered for each
crew. Cornell was rowing long,
sweeping stroke of 81. while Pennsyl-
vania was rowing at the rate of 80. Co
lumbia was rowing a phenomenally long
stroke-32-the wonder OF all the eA-
perts on the train, for the boat went
along as fast almost as the Cornell
boat
Close together the three boats hung,
but there was something about the way
the Cornell boat glided over the water
that made Columbia and Pennsylvania
hearts 40 down. As the crews reached
the mile mark. with the Cornell boat
about a half-length out from the
Bunch, Columbia seemed to gain, ana
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 go above
the 81 mark, and the speed came from
increased power in the stroke. Column
bia was steady in stroke also, only
hitting it up to 33, but the boat began
to lose after the mile was passed, ana
soon Cornell had a lead OF a clear
length.
Pennsylvania was, in the mean time
steering erratically, especially st the
mile mark. going out of the course
badly In this way she lost some speed
and although the crew pulled stout
stroke and did it clearly, they dropped
behind rapidly, the nose OF their pCal
as they came under the bridge. neFs
Just even with the stern OF the ColuIl-
bia boat. The race after the mile point
was passed was between Columbia ana
Cornell, with some chance for the Co
lumbia men. a..
Just after passing that point the
Pennsylvania boat seemed to lose pow
err and dropped rapidly astern, as the
Columbia stroke hit it up to 81 IN an
endeavor to close up the gap DetWeeil
CornelFs boat and Columbia 5 Corneil
responded with a stroke of So, and u
was evident that there was Iol q.
reserve force in the Cornell boal' u ~
that the Ithacans could hold the 20
lumbia boat where they pleased C
lumbia went away from Pennsylvania
although the latter's crew were roWlil5
a stroke of IS to the formers "a. Amld
the footing of whistles and the cheel
of the Cornell contingent, the ooals
crossed the finish line, Cornell leadlIs
with a boat and a quarter length [.
spare and Pennsylvania folloWlns