The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-28
Wins the University Race, with
Wisconsin a Close Second.
COLUMBIA AND CORNELL OUT OF IT
The Performance Of the Western crew
a Sensational Surprise,


Between All the Crews, bat Cnlumhi"
Fats t" Hold IA" Pace Western
Men Lead Most ur ti" Way Afer
H"ncatrd Brushes with toan"ll-phi'n-
drlrhian1 Take Vp th" Chase in
Earnest Mt Iiur ni>:iiuc.-Thc Ithnrnls
Rrgin to W,a,en but E"cnsc to GIVE IN
Ouakcrs Indcrrntc the Leaders aud
Are Forcrn to squirt Tuli MIr-Fin'ah
So Cl"sc That the Issue Is in Dnubt
Until the Referee Sirnnls-Thrty Thou-
sand Visitors Look ON in Wonder.
PovGuKEFrs1E. ~ Y. June -. 49, What WIS
probably the most sensational boat race eNor
seen in America was rowed over the Hubs II
River four-rie course this afternoon whtle
10000 persons looked on in simple wond'r-
ment. The University Of lennsSiyania varSt'y.
composed mostly OF veterans who triumphed
over Cornell at Saratoga Lake last year. proved
victorious. but only hya bare half length overthe
University of Wisconsin seiHht, which provided
n big surpris" from the very start. The
Badgers who had been rathcr generally over
looked 3y the talent s,ncc their arrival hero.
rowed in magnificent form for three miles and
a half, leading the procession down the river in
mastery style and making a few adherents Of
the Wisconsin college frantic with joy. But to-
ward the clos" the P"nnsyvanias. with the eX-
rericnre and also the superior ply steal training,
increased the power in their she'll and slowly
overhaucI the Ncsternrrs
1t was half mile from the final stake boat
that the coxswain OF the Wisconsin crew lost
his bearings aud sterrod away out of the proper
course. Incidentally numbers and 1 in the
Wisconsin boat caught fatal crabs or Jumped
Slides accidents which wore directly respon-
sihle for their defeat. STILL as it was. tho
Western men rowcd such a superb race
that they arc receiving the congratulations
and the praise of thousands VINO never thought
they had q chance. When tho two leaders
crossed the finish line there was SO little differ
| ence between them from the spectators stand
| point that nobody could tell which had won. 1t
was not unit! the referee ordered three guns to
| be red from the yacht Ailecn that the great
| crowd realized that the popular Quakers had
| carried the day. for three guns were advertised
| as the signal in case of philadeluhia triumph
Cornell WAS "a sore disappointment to an army
| OF supporters who looked for another win for
| Courtney. The Ithaca crew did well for half
| tho distance. hut the killing pace set by tho
| leaders took all the steam out Of them and
| they we're beaten Off worse than ever before.
They were three and a half lengths behind the
| Wisconsin boat at the end all plugged out. but
| they dId thclr best ana lew 'ouhu laut WIN
| them.
Columbias crew was even more Of a disar-
poin,mcnt than Coinells. Tho men were
never in the hunt rowcd poorly and dropped
| back so swiftly after two miles had been
| rpwed that their shell seemed TO be loaded
| with pig iron. lhcH wer" easily eight lehgths
| in the wax" OF Oorhcli. ana were III ure uIS-
| tresS AZ that
| Inc race was I"W"d uh"'rPer'ect eohuItlohs'
| The water was as smooth as rpull De desired.
| there was u" W'iIt' ana EooN opp 'lue helpen
I wheh the start was had' hel" was pro-
| VoKlnG decay '"'"re inc shtnH were sem
away. however, which caused no emu OF
| Grumbling The Jock"ylnG ana schcmInG 81
the coaches Tor supposed ADVANTAGES was
the sole cause OF me trouble. me race cou'a
| nave boon etal'cd NJ V " CLOCK sharp uh'er mo
| best "t conditions hU' the 'IHhIS "ero hO1
ready until nearly an hour alter mat Ih'h
| they moved SLOWLY 70 !uhr'rrS' anu 'he'" "efs
| two false breaks before they got away TOR
keeps
| These poor starts W"r" du" to protests. hrst
| by Wisconsin ana then ny Co'hmDia' a'ter an
the crewsh ad lett the MARKS IN response 10 'he
| referees pistol According TO the rules II pro-
tests are made before ten strokes nave b''h
| pulled the crews must be called back ana start
| ed over again. In earh instance the RUE was
| taken advantage oil an" an o' th7 eiLh'7 haA 10
| begin again whlle trh'h!""u OF "'OV' sPect"-
| tors fretted and TUNED over tn" unnecessary
wait. ...,.,....,.,....,,.,.,.,.,,
| "''' 'H''H > ~ '''''''
! Wisconsin '"rthree miles al IeastShowed the
| best workmanship on the river me WORK OF
| the Badgers knocked our all ca'c"-l'ohS Nos
body had figured on them as real factors
| though it had boen nosed about that 'h'yw were
| possibly dark horses. those VINO saw me crew
row at Saratoga last year were inclined to be-
| lieve that Wisconsin had chanr" mere to-day.
| but they did not dream that the Nesterners
| would put up such r'markaoe argument.
| The crew was made upot Dig prawhy men VINO
possessed undonbt"d strength That TACT was
conceded long ng" by the experts who looked
| them over; but when they began rowing WIN