Connecticut western news., 1899-06-29
WON BY PENNSYLVA
Quakers First Tn the Big Boat
 Race.
WISCONSIN WAS A CLOSE SECOND.
Surprising Work of the Western Oar.men-Lost by Bad Steering. CorneIps Disappointment- - Colum- bfa Nowhere.

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 Poughkeepsie, N. Y., June 2S.-In the intercollegiate eight cared shell race over a four mile course between crews of Cor nell, Pennsylvania, Columbia and Wis consin Pennsylvania won by a scant half boat length over Wisconsin. Time, 20:04 Wisconsin's time, 20:051a; Cornell's 20:13; Columbia's, 20:20. The record for this course is 1929. Wisconsin had the race from the start to within half a mile of the finish entire ly ill their own hands and in the opinion of all the experts would have won it handily had it not been that the cox swain, in order to save his shell from col liding with floating obstruction, swerved to the west and lost distance besides get ting into dead water.
 The miles were made by the leading crew, which at every mile point except the finish was Wisconsin, as follows: First mile, 4:51 1-5; second mile, 10:56; third mile, 14:55.
 The normal stroke of each crew for the entire race was as follows: Pennsylva- mia, 34; Wisconsin, 32; Cornell, 33; Co lumbia, B. The highest stroke was row. ed by Pennsylvania at the fnish-36.
 The positions of the boats at the finish were as follows: Pennsylvania scant half length ahead of Wisconsin, the Badgers three lengths in advance of Cornell, the Ithacans four lengths in front of Colum- bia.
 The race started at five minutes past ' o'clock D. m. Cornell again caught wa ter first, followed by Columbia. The Pennsylvania men were third, but Wis consin pulled away from the rest so rap idly that an eighth of a mile away they led by over a length. Pennsylvania was second and Columbia a tri6e ahead of Cornell.
 Wisconsin continued to hold her lead and at the half mile had succeeded in in- creasing it te over two lengths. The oth- CTS followed in the order named.
 Near the one mile Cornell and Wiscon- sin were pulling heavily and near togeth. er At the mile Wisconsin led by half n length, Cornell second, Pennsylvania third by a quarter of length ahead of Columbia. Time at mile, Am. 51 lbs.
 Nearing the second mile Cornell led by half a length. Wisconsin was second, about the same distance ahead of Penn. sylvania. Columbia was a full length be hind.
 Wisconsin Leads.
 At two miles Wisconsin was a length ahead, and Pennsylvania had pulled up and was a length in front of Cornell, with Columbia two lengths in rear.
 At two and a quarter miles Wisconsin steadily increased her lead, with Pennsyl- vania second. Cornell was three lengths ahead of Columbia.
 After leaving the two and a half mile post the crews were rowing as follows: Wisconsin, 36; Pennsylvania, 32; Colum bia, 30; Cornell, g.
 Wisconsin held her lead at the two and three-quarters miles point. Wisconsin still led by about length. with Pennsyl vania and Cornell fighting for second place.
 Columbia was two lengths back. All the coxswains steered in a direct line for their respective numbers on the bridge.
 Nearing the bridge Wisconsin led by half length, Pennsylvania second. Cor. nell was third, quarter of a length open water behind Pennsylvania. Columbia was two lengths back.
 At the third mile Wisconsin led by halt length. Pennsylvania was gaining steadily.
 The Pennsylvania shell overlaped Wis consin. Cornell was third, one length ahead of Columbia.
 At three and one-half miles Wisconsin was slightly in the lead, Pennsylvania second and Cornell third, one length be- hind.
 At three and three-quarters miles Penn. sylyania was squirting. Wisconsin was second, but was out of her course and rowing into the crowd of bouts. Cornell was hopelessly beaten for second place.
 Pennsylvania won by three-quarters ot a length; Wisconsin second by six lengths, Cornell third by four lengths and Column bia fourth.
 The freshman eight pared race, two miles, on Monday was won by Cornell in 9m. 55s., with Pennsylvania second. The varsity four cared race over the two mile course was won by Pennsylva- nia in 11m. 12s. Cornell was second time, 11m. 145ss.