New-York tribune., 1900-07-03
ROWING.
PENNSYLVANIA WINS THE FOUR-OARED
CONTEST-CORNELL AGAIN
GOES TO PIECES.

PouEhkeepsie, n. Y. July CSpeciaD.-Pennsyl-
vania won the four-oared two mile
course here this morning establishing for the
Poughkeepsie course a four-oared record that is
minutes and so As seconds faster than the time
made by Harvard's winning four-oared at
New-London last Thursday. This mornings four
Dared between Pennsylvania, Cornell and
Columbia the last of the three events of this
years regatta and It handsomely won by
Coach Ellis Wards quartet of Quakers
in 1871 Is. Columbia second in 1898
and Cornells demoralized crew. unable to
finish sat in their shell hundred yards from
the finish line and fifty feet from shore entangled
in eel grass, result of the total collapse OF
Brnckerhof at bow and the partial disability of
Boyer. who pulled No oar in the Ithacan she'll
The two crews of Pennsylvania and Columbia fin
ished in fine condition. and rowed back to their
lighthouses. after rowing the two miles under the
most favorable conditions that could possibly exist
The Pennsylvania steersman the bow
held remarkably straight course after leaving
the stake boat, and with exception the Co
lumbia steersman did equally well. With the
Cornell bow man the conditions far different.
After leaving the bridge. which marks the one-mile
point. the bow of the Ithacan shell. Brinck-
erhoff, showed signs of weakening, and before the
shell had gone ten lengths further he almost
reened from his seat. Boyer at No. 5. strained
every muscle of his body to keep the port
from pulling the shell to starboard but his eff
forts were of avail. Steadily and surely the
shell was pulled around until 1t took a diagonal
course toward the west shore, and, after making
frantic efforts to keep up the pace Brlnckerhoff
began to reel in his seat and the shell came to a
standstin three hundred feet from the finish line
and fifty feet from the shore, lodged in eel grass
and in the midst of dozen rowboats.
The conditions Of the were all that could
be desired. There a strong ebb tide flowing
down the course, and light wind from the north
added to the perfection of the elements There was
no observation train loaded with college men 10
cheer their crews TO victory. nor encouragement
fau 11Iip tt,a
crews launches which followed the three quar-
tets Of oarsmen. Columbia started off at thirty
eight strokes TO the minute. and Cornell and Penn
sylvania were each rowing thirty-six The New
Workers falling behind and after they had
covered the first half mile open water began to
show between their shell and those Of the two
leaders who were now but quarter Of a length
apart, with the Quakers in the lead. 1t could be
readily seen. after passing the one mile mark
that something wrong in the Ithacan shell.
At the mile and quarter mark BrinCkerhoff,
the bow oar ana steersmau of the Ithacan shell.
was seen to show signs Of distress, and the shell
Veered from its course. only once during the
TIRE distance did the Pennsylvania steersman get
out Of his course, and then it but few
Poat iengths near the mile and a half mark. When
become dangerous, and they let up on their work.
only rowing thirty-two they began nearing the
finish line Columbia'S four then made a most
handsome squirt 70 catch Pennsy's crew. and they
the crews launch. The finish line however was
not far enough away TO allow the New Workers to
prove dangerous 10 the Pennsylvania crew. which
crossed the imaginary tape u winning four in 10
minutes and 81 Is seconds. Columbia second
by 10 minutes IS seconds. three and d half lengths
behind.
The Cornell shell was finally towed alongside the
launch, and the crew taken aboard. BrinckerhoH
lifted from the shell and laid out the
cushions OF the launch in unconscious condi-
tion. He covered with coats and sweaters.
and after Boyer lifted from the shell the
launch, Burrows and Flowers got out Of the shell
and the demuraliZed oarsrnen taken back to
rneir quarters. The Pennsylvania oarsmen rowed
back TO their boathouse at a good clip, and the
NEWCOMERS rOwed TO their quarters the city
waterfront across the river.
The makeup or the crews follow:
InIrN- q u, CtI1r,