Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-06-29

length in the van. Poor Columbia
on three lengths behind.
At the two and e-quarter-mile
point Cornell dropped back little in
spite of the frantic appeals of the cox
swain, while the Pennsylvania spurted
and finally lapred the Wisconsin shell,
while she had fair length Of ad-
vantage over Cornell. In the last
quarter of the third mile, where the
rnoe goes under the great Poughkeepsie
Wisconsin struggled as for their lives,
the one to keep the advantage and the
other, to gain il. But Wisconsin was
rowing better than Pennsylvania. The
Quakers' temper was cratic, as they
made various spurts in their endeavor
TO overtake Wisconsin. while the latter
were rowing STEADILY at 80, their backs
going backward and forward in abso-
lutely perfect rhythm.
As they passed under the bridge Wis
consip had length on Pennsylvania
and one and half on Cornell. Then
Pennsylvania made another endeavor
and Tapped their boat over the Badgers
stern, but the Westerners Immediately
responded, increasing their stroke
slightly at this time. Cornell was
then two and half lengths behind
Pennsylvania. Passing the three mile
and-a-quarter point, Pennsylvania hit
the stroke up to 50, and there began
one of the most exciting contests ever
seen in boat racing. Slowly the bow
man OF the Pennsylvania boat lined up
With the coxswain in the Wisconsin
boat, but just as he had come on line
with him the Wisconsin crew responded
10 the squirt and again drew their boat
away. b.
1t WAS at this point that Wisconsin
swerved badly toward the western shore,
and to the surprise of everybody main
tanned this course, although it took
the boat inside of number Of small
pleasure boats and fully 800 yards, il
they maintained their angle, out of
their course at the finish. Naturally
the Quaters pulled desperately and
gained upon the Wisconsin boat, and
as they passed into the last quarter the
noses Of the shells were on line. The
Pennsylvania contingent on the train
wero frantic with joy aud yelled to its
crew to win the race. The Wisconsins,
unable to turn back into their line,
had found dead water in the new lane
which they had sought near the shore
and, pull as they would, the nose o.
the Pennsylvania shell came out incl
by inch, until it crossed the line .
scant half length ahead. The Cornell
boat was fully three lengths to the
rear of the Wisconsin boat, while thu
Columbia's finished gamely their sterr
chase almost four lengths behinc
Cornell. The Associated Press tim,
| was 20 minutes 80 seconds, while tn,
official time given from the referee
boat was 20 minutes and A seconds
None of the crews were in what coull
be called bad condition when the.
| finished.
Right after crossing the line tn
giants from Wisconsin paused momen
to take in their surroundings and thel
wormed their way out from anon
the maze of rowboats and small yacht
that lined the course on its shore side
Not a man in the eight showed tn
least symptom OF collapse. They imme
diately rowed across the river to thei
boathouse, opposite the finish mark
As soon as their boat was housed tn
Badgers formed group about Capt
Sutherland and shook his hand, an
then they fairly Rugged each Other
Their enthusiasm was unbounded
although they were very much disar
pointed at not finishing first. Th
eight were unanimous, however, j
relieving tho coxswain from all blaml
for steering them out OF their COURSE
The little steersman himself, j. G
Dillon, felt very much depressed
although he made good defence fe
his action.
"Just as we we're passing under th
big bridge" he said, II noticed
large berry crate floating right ahea
OF us, hard on our port bow. In fe
seconds we would have struck it, an
in order to avert disastrous collisio
l veered sharply toward the shor'
going 80 far out of our course that
realized that il / were to attempt
get back again the movement woul
! probably cost us the half length thi
we were then in the lead of Pennsy
vania, and, looking down among IL
small boats inside of the course ar
seeing what / thought chance to pa
among them and reach the finish lin
I resolved to keep the shell as she vi
|, then headed and take the chance.
course the manRuvre cost us tho rae
> hut | am sure thatI did the best tn
wa, to be done under the circur
stances"
The official summary follows:
Pennsylvania's time, 20.04; Wisco
! sims, 90. 0515; Cornell's, 90 10; Colur
' bias, 90. 20. The record for this cour
10 10 % u