The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-28
CORNELL OUTCLASSED.
Twenty Thousand Persons Witness the
Greatest Four-Mile Contest Ever Rowed
Western Drawn Made the Quakers
Quake Floating Berry Crate Turns
The Badgers From Their Course.

Wisconsin seemed to be rowing the
lowest number of strokes per minute
of any of the crews, but her boat was
going faster than any of the others.
Wisconsin rowed 80, Pennsylvania "a,
Cornell "a and Columbia. SO. Before the
first eighth of a mile was finished the
Wisconsin boat had showed its nose
ahead of the others, with Cornell sec
ond, Pennsylvania hanging well to her
and Columbus last, dropping astern.
When the first haR-nile was reached,
so fast was the Wisconsin boat going
that it had taken its whole length
ahead of the Pennsylvania boat and
half length ahead Of the Cornell boat.
Columbia was rowing with the nose OF
her boat just overlapping Pennsylva-
mia.
Frantically the Pennsylvania rooters
on the train yelled at their crew, and
the broad, brown backs of the Quakers
seemed to respond, as in few minutes
they shot their boat up even with the
Cornell boat.
But to catch the wisconsin boat was
not so easy. On a perfectly even keel
with the bodies going well back to-
gether and the heads seeming as if they
would swing off the shoulders, the Wis
consin crew flew on.
When the mile was reached the Wis
consin boat had a lead of clear length
over Pennsylvania, while Cornell and
Pennsylvania were see-sawing for sec
ond place. The Wisconsin Grey had
settled down to a stroke of 30 to the
minute, the boat never checking be-
tween the strokes and the blades cut
ting the water as keenly as a knife.
Wisconsin stock went up for little
while ""They never can keep it up!"
shouted the rotters for the other coll
leges and the croakers, but the slow
Nd he ein city
hind them wonderful power, and the
Wisconsin boat never checked or
stopped as it went toward the second
mile mark
In the meantime, Pennsylvania and
Cornell were having as pretty fight
for second place as has ever been seen
on the course. Time and time again
the Cornell crew put little more
back in the stroke and sent the nose
of their boat even with that of the
Quakers. But it was apparent that
there was but little chance OF their
holding it there Wards men were
rowing in magnificent form, while Cor
nell was not yet rowing with the usual
Cornell reserve force.
The Cornell mems work was being
done spasmodically. Columbia was
rowing on behind a couple of lengths.
When the Wisconsin crew had reached
the mile and quarter point they eased
off a trifle in their stroke, rowing for
two or three minutes at 81. At the
same time the Cornell men picked up
their stroke and showed their boats
nose slightly ahead of Pennsylvania
and overlapping the stern of the Wis
consin she'll
Cornell, l Yell" came from thou
sands of threats on the observation
train. The Wisconsin crew went back
to its regular 80 stroke, and the boat
oh al q half IpnRI
At the same time, Pennsylvania boat,
which had been tagging half length
behind Cornelfs, shot up level with the
Cornell boat, while the Columbias,
making a desperate effort, placed the
nose of their shell near Pennsylvania
stern.
At this point it was one of the most
beautiful races imaginable, the four
crews rowing with great regularity,
and all of them with a clean, neat
stroke. Again, as they neared the
mile and a half point, Cornell's boat
came up even with the PENNSYLVANIA
shell, but was unable to catch Wiscon-
sin. which now had a lead over the two
crews of three-quarters of length,
and was still going.
From this point on to the two-mile
point, the Wisconsin boat seemed to
fairly fly. Pennsylvania was putting
more strength in the oar, but the west
erners boat drew away with ease. As
they passed the two-mile mark, there
was a quarter of a length of clear
water between the nose of the Pennsyl-
vania shell and the stern Of the Wis
consin SHE'LL
Cornell was even with Pennsylvania
at the mark, and the two crews were
on even terms until the two and quar-
ter mile point was reached. Then the
see-sawing began. again, Cornell and
Pennsylvania alt 4 nately forging ahead
of each other. while the western crew
kept their shell a boat length in the
van. Columbia struggled on three boat
lengths behind, rowing with all the
power that there was in the boat.
At the two and three-quarter miles
mark the Cornell boat began to draw
back a little in spite of the frantic in
functions of the coxswain, while Penn
sylvania spurted ahead a little and
finally Tapped the Wisconsin shell,
while she had a fair length of ad-
vantage over Cornell.
Going the last quarter Of the third
mile, where the river runs under the
great bridge, Pennsylvania and Wis
cousin struggled almost like demons,
the one to keep the advantage and the
other to gain il. But Wisconsin was
rowing better than Pennsylvania. The
Ouakers made various spurts, while
the Badgers r0wed steadily at %.
As they. passed under the bridge Wis
consin had a lengths. lead on Pennsyl-
vania. and one and a half on Cornell
lust after they passed the bridge Penn
sylvania succeeded in tapping her bow
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