The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-27
COLLEGE BOAT RACES
TWO-MILE TOUR-OARED CONTEST
WON BY PENNSYLVANIA.
Cornell Beaten Over a Length-Fresh-
bia SeccLd d, Pennsylvania Third.

four Dared race over the tuo-miie course to-
day was won by Pennsylvania in IL minutes
and II seconds; Cornell was second, time
IL minutes. IL 3-5 seconds. Time of first mile:
Pennsylvania, 5:29 3-5; Cornell. 5:33. Strokes:
one-half mile: Pennsylvania, So; Cornell,
81; one mile: Pennsylvania, e5: Cornell, 80:
mile and one-hslf: Pennsylvania. "a: Cor
nell. So: second mile: Pennsylvania. So:
Cornell. "a.
The freshmen eight-oared race between
Pennsylvania, Columbia and Cornell, over
the two-mile course, was won by Cornell;
time. 9 minutes. So seconds. Columbia was
second. one and one-Quarter boat lengths
behind Cornell; time, 10 minutes. Pennsylva-
MIA was third, three and one-quarter lengths
behind Columbia, time 1910. Strokes: one
half mile: Cornell. "a: Columbia, 81: Penn
sylvania, 35; mile: Cornell, "a; Columbia, 80;
Pennsylvania. 81: mile and one-half: Cor
nell. IS; Columbia, So; Pennsylvania. "a;
two miles: Cornell, IS; Columbia. "a: Penn
sylvania, IS.
The races were witnessed by a larger
crowd of spectators than was expected.
The observation train Of forty cars was
thinly peopled. although eight or ten cars
were packed tight with college partisans
who had secured cars for themselves. AT
the crack of the pistol the two four-oared
crews from Cornell and Pennsylvania took
the water together, but the Pennsylvania
stroke started at Sc. while the Cornell stroke
was only 81. The Pennsylvania stroke.
while not as prettily rowed as Cornelfs,
had much more go In ii, m before the
boats had gone ten lengths the Quakers
had showed their boats nose ahead Of the
Ithicans. Cornell had dropped down TO the
Courtney stroke Of SIS to the minute. and,
although inch by inch the Quaker's boat
showed to the front, they never increased
during the mile. Just as they got under the
shadow of the great bridge and when Penn
sylvania had succeeded in obtaining a lead
Of almost a shells length the ferry boat
crossed the river and threw a heavy swell.
1t was either because the Pennsylvania
bow oar, who did the steering, felt the
effects Of the swell and turned towards its
turned almost directly towards Cornell, and,
to avoid a seemingly probable collision. the
Cornell boat was turned away also. Quick
as a flash Pennsylvania Strengthened out
again and when they cleared the great
abutments 1t was seen that they had a
lead Of Cornell Of fully a length and a
the boats. From this point of the battle
to the finish there was little change unless
1t may have been at the mile and three
quarter mark, where Cornell hit the stroke
the Quakers. who had been rowing from
one and a half to two strokes. per minute
race, seeing that Cornell was squirting,
whipped their stroke to SO and crossed the
line a winner by one length and a halt.
and most exciting races seen on the river in
years, the Columbia crew giving the Cor
nell crew a sharp and pretty fight for first
ering the slowness of their stroke. At the
sound of the pistol the crews got away In a
bunch. but at the settling down of the
Cornell had poked the pointed nose of her
first half a mile the struggle was so excit-
and the observation train and cheered for
each crew. Cornell was rowing a long
sweeping stroke of "a. while Pennsylvania
was rowing a phenomenally long stroke
30, the wonder of all the experts on the
train. for. the boat went along almost as
the three boats hung. but there was some.
thing about the way the Cornen boa
seemed to glide over the water that mace
Columbia and Pennsylvania hearts go down
AS the crews reached the mile mark, WITT
the Cornell boat about half a length on
from the bunch, Columbia seemed TO gain
and there were shouts OF approval as the
nose of the boat crept ~. But the old Cor.
nell form was there. Never did the stroke
go above the "a mark and the speed cam
bia was steady IN Its stroke also, only mt
ting IL I'D to SO, but the boat began to lose
after the mile was passed and soon Cor
nell had a lead of a clear length. Pennsyli-
yania in the meantime was steering erraule
at the mile mark, going out of the course
badly. In this way she lost speed and al,
though the crew pulled a stout stroke ano
did it cleanly they dropped behind rapidly
the nose of their boat as they came unoel
the bridge being just even with the sterr
mile and q half point was passed was be
tween Columbia and Cornell, with some
chance for Columbia IL they worked hard
Amid the footing of whistles and the cheer:
of the Cornell contingent the boats CROSSE
the finish line, Cornell leading with one ane
a quarter lengths to spare and PenhsylVanls
following Columbia three boat lengths De
hind. a.,
freshman race was an inspiring one, Inc
boys crowded about Courtney, cneerihs
NaChariie. you're the stuff" they cried
They banged him upon the back, tnie"
their arms about him and kissed him on tht
cheeks. forming a perfect bapei- Tears san,
beamed with delight.
You're good boys he SAID, ana you ue
serve big credit ..o,
"NoU screamed a score OF students; yot
| did II all. Charlie. You're a brick. irei
there was more hugging and handsnaklng
After the freshman race ooth SGiu,ipls
and wisconsin varsity teams oook MAJ
nIIIs. The water was then smootn as :
| placid lake. McConville and Peet, coacnes
| botk expressed the hope that similar 49,
would favor the varsity race 'o-hoiio"
evening.