The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-01
MAGNIFICENT RACE
on HUDSON COURSE
PENysYLvASIA AND WISCONSIN
TAKE TWO EVENTS.
TIE witnessing Throngs RouseA -
Epthusiasn by tho Cioseness Of
ne Contest-Corneii Men Collapse
Take Third Place In Each Race.


tory OF college aauatics in years was the
varsity race rowed on the Hudson course
this afternoon. Following II was an
Equally exciting two-mile brush among
Tia freshman crews. and then II was so
anrk that the four-oared race had TO be
postponed until Monday. Here is the rec
erd:
University race, four miles. contestants:
Pennsylvania, Wisconsin. Cornell, Column
bia and Georgetown.
Pennsylvania won in 1874 -. WILSON,
sfn second. Cornell third, Columbia fourth
and Georgetown fifth.
In this evant there was not at any time
opsn water between the crews that nm
ished nrst and second.
Freshman race. distance two miles; con-
testants: Pennsylvania. Wisconsin, CO.
iunbia and Cornell
Wisconsin won in s:5 is. Pennsylvania
second, Cornell third, Columbia fourth.
Excitement swept the Crewa.
Thu race set 20 take place between (
and 6 O'clock had 10 be postponed be-
cause Of wind Pennsylvania and Wfscon-
SIN during the whole four miles through
out the race, kept the shells Tapped and
A. no time was there clear water be-
tween them. The Same was true OF the
Cornell, Columbia and Georgetown crews
The nght between penn,sylyania ana Wis
t1nued uncertainty, that the crowds aboard
the observation train fairly lost them
solves entirely as the boats swept down
their partisanship, they rose to their feet.
and with hats. flags and handkerchiefs
waving wildly about their heads.
miration Of the contest. Cornell. at the
head 81 the trio that followed tho two
leaders. worked 30 hard that, as they
new into the last quarter of a mile, her
shell began 10 lose speed and It was seen
that two of her men had collapsed. She
took her third place by hefoic work.
As the Pennsylvania and Wisconsin
momentum the exhausted oarsmen. relax
ting themselves from their terrible work.
shouted a pretty exchange OF oongratula-
tons while thoss aboard that part OF the
their voices In a hoarss shout OF approval.
Freshman Race Called.
There was more delay In getting the
freshmen OF. The race was started a
minute and half after the hour. The
Wisconsin youngsters Jumped into the lead
headed. They had a sprinEy movement TO
their bodies which made their rowing con-
ndent and easy and they worked their
0isasure spin Bu, Cornell and Pennsyi-
vsnia furnished plenty OF spice to season
With excitement the admiration raised by
!he Wisconsin boys. AZ they passed under
nell was following the leaders very close
". when suddenly some one shouted
warning and the ithaca coach became
aware that Pennsylvania was squirting and
thu, his position was in danger
The Cornell mon responded with a VIII
and there began spin through the last
half mile that brought the tired crowd 10
their FED A. they dug down the stretch
there wsss cries on every side OF IT'S Cor
nell" 'Trs Pennsylvania" ana nobody
enew who II wac. Slowly the Quaker eight
continued 70 force their boat to the front.
n n IN n
tearn that the Philadelphia boys had
snstchsd the honor OF being second to the
nssnincent eight from the West by
ecant nth OF q length.
Sketch of tho Race.
In the varsity race Cornell and Penn.
syivania caught the water first. ana got
on together with Georgetown ana Wis
Sonsin following closely. while ColumbiN.
IRON tho first stroke. dropped TO tho rear
nsssf changing her position during the
Before the four crews had gone ten
ienxths. Cornell had pulled her shelfs
nose out of the bunch
Al tho third OF a mile mark Cornell had
IN advantage OF about third OF q
length over Wisconsin. who had man
sxed 70 get their shell just ahead Of the
hanging on 20 Pennsylvania In a def
teFate manner but ~ was evident abe
sSaid not last. just as they approached
lhs mile mark Pennsylvania spurted
wisconsin answered the squirt and In
nShiing each other both passed Cornell
AZ the Mile Mark.
when the mile mark was reached wis
sohsh ana pennsylvania were neck and
nesS With Cornell about half length
tsh.nd Between the one and one ,ai a.
half nile points Corney answered the
epurt and came up with the leaders The
eoses q ,he three shells crossed tho one
ahd- .half miles absolutely even Wtscan.
~. however. pulled out JUS; after that
eolnt and showed her coNswain evon up
vlM ne other two crews stroke cars. ana
sasn they began sigtagEins for irst
~ they fought. every inch Of the way
sa no two mile mark Georgetown. how
49, WITH It's nervous, icrky stroke was
rsxlnsiinx g tan behind the three crews
mat wsre heattNg Tor nrst place
rs thsY passed The mark Wisconsin and
nasylysnia we're an absolutely even
isss'A behind A they passed the three.
m1rk fennsylvania bad a quarter Of
kshxsn advantage over wisconsin. while
xsecnsln HAD half a length over Cornell
sshs Ar Columbia mad gradually drawn
W az them
The los, H.If Nile.
- we hree-and.A half~uiue point
SWe-Nlearie rad hAh length lead Cor
20 hshtins desperately 90 stay ia
49, g isngth teAlnd the Wisconsin,
"a and sAldtsnly a. seemed as II All her
e.. ~ taslF strength together tor me
e. wsas "a s', Ssr5 .' momentum ;s % "a
- lne AZ they vent thrcgeh ne
~ snansr q milo Wisconsin, trled TO
~ sa tsst away from Pennsylvania
Esse or three times th. noae II 40
e. spve s sp s5mos, evsn v',s nat o.
49, 49, I'VE ans rcrnsyiNaata responded
@isatss a4s ss-,fIs .SAr+ 49, ~
NNt,A.a less thar tAree quarters ~ 1,