The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-27
CORNELL FRESHMEN WON.
Race With Pennsy and
Columbia.
4Celumbians Pushed Comedians
Hard.
u. Of P. Wins Four
U. Of P. Wins Four
Dared Race.
The Varsity Teams Meet on
Same Course To-day.

Poughkeepsie, N. r, June 26.-The
four-oared race over the two-mile course
today. was won by Pennsylvania. Time,
IL minutes and ,i2 seconds; Cornell was
| second * time, II minutes, IA SIS seconds.
Time, first mile; Pennsylvania, & 30 s-5;
Cornell, 5.S3.
Strokes-One-half mile, Pennsyivania,
s6; Cornell. "a; one mile, Pennsylvania,
So; Cornell. 50; mile and one-haif. Penn
sylvania, "a; Cornell, sa s Second mile,
Psnnsyivania, Sc; Cornell. "a.
The Freshmen eight-oared race between
Pennsylvania, Columbia and Cornell,
over the two-inile course. was won by
Cornell. Time. g.55; Columbia was Sec
ond, one and one-qusrter boat lengths
behind Cornell. Time 1000 PennsyI-
vania was third, three and one-quarter
boat lengths behind Columbia. Time,
1910. Strokes, one.half mile, Cornell, ,ss4;
Columbia, SO; Pennsylvania, 35; mile,
Cornell. "a; Columbia. 3s; Pennsylvania,
s4; one mile and one-half, Cornell, s5;
Columbia, 50; Pennsylvania, "a; two
miles. Cornell, SO; Columbia, "a; Penn
sylavnia, 80.
At the crack Of the pistol, the four
cared crews from Cornell and Pennsyl-
vaiaia took the water together, but the
Pennsylvania stroke started at SO while
the Cornell stroke was only "a. The
rennsy yivania stroke. while not as pret-
tily rowed as Cornell's, had much more
go in 1t. 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 ss 90 the minute and
aalsnongn anas i Inch by Inch the Quakers'
did not increase their stroke
From q mere gain of inches in the first
half mile, the gain of the ePennsyIvania
boat became one of feet as they appeared
near the mile mark. Twice the CORNELL
ans tried TO reduce the lead, but each time
ne Quakers responded and maintained
heir lead. FG
just as they got under the shadow OF
the bridge. and when Pennsylvania had
obtained a lead of almost length, the
ferry boat crossed this river and threw
up heavy swell.
The Pennsylvania shell was turned al
most directly towards the Cornell shell
and to avoid seemingly probable col
lision the Cornell boat was turned away
also. Quick as a fash Pennsylvania
stratghtened out again and when they
cleared the great abutments. the Quakers
had lead OF fully length and u quar-
ter. From this point to the finish there
was little material change, unless 1t may
Eave bean at the mile and three quarters
mark, where Cornell bit the stroke up
to "a ana started to close the gap. But
| the Quakera who had been rowing from
one and a half to two strokes per minute
more than the Ithaeans. whipped their
stroke up to 81 and crossed the line "a
winner by one length and a half in II
minutes 4'5 seconds, according 60 the
wstches of several experts upon the press
car and the reliable system adopted by
the Associated Press.
Mr.. Forumeyer, who was the official
ttmekeepor of the referees boat, made it
II minutes and Q seconds, but the official
time as given out by the college timers
was III minutes and 10 seconds Cornell
finished. according TO these same officials
in II minutes, IA, 55 seconds.
The Freshmen race which was started
promptly after the four cared, finished,
was one OF the closest and most exciting
races seen ON the river in years, the CO.
lumbia crew giving the Cornell sharp
and pretty fight for first place and max
ing phenomenal time considering the
siowness OF their stroke. At the sound
Of the pistol, the crews got away in a
bunch, but at the settling down OF the
stroke to the crews usual style, Cornell
bad poked the nose of her shell few
feet ahead of the line. For the first half
mile. the struggle was exciting. Cornell
was rowing long, sweeping stroke of "a,
while Pennsylsania was rowing az the
rate of So. Columbia was rowing a phe-
nomenally long stroke, 80. As the crews
reaohed the mile mark with Cornell's
boat about aahaif len 9Th out from 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 go above the 81 mark and the
speed came from increased power in this
stroke.
Columbia was steady in its stroke also.
only hitting 1t up to 33. but the boat be-
gan to lose after the mile was passed and
soon Cornell had lead of a clear lsngth.
Pennsylvanin was in the meantime
steering erratically, especially ut 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 Ii
cleanly, they dropped behind rapidly,
the nose OF their boat as they came under
the bridge, being Just even with the
stern OF the Columbia boat. The RAGS af-
ter the mile point was passed was be-
tween Colamhis and Cornall. with some
chance for the Columbia men.
just after passing that point, the Penn
syivania boat seemed to lose power and
dropped rapidly astsxn as the Columhia's
stroke hit IL up to "a In an endeavor o
close up the gap between Coruell's boa
and Columbta's Cornell responded with
stroke OF So and 1t was evident that
there was lot OF reserve force In the
Cornell boat and that tho Ithaeans could
hold the Columbia boat where ehey
pleased Columbia went away frcn,
Pennsylvania although the latter's crew
were rowing a stroke of s5 to the form
er's 81, Amid the footing OF whistles
and the cheers Of the Cornell eonnins tent.
tnu boats crossed the finish line Cornell
leading With boat and quarter length