The St. Louis Republic., 1900-07-01
One Of the Nest Magnificent Events
in the History of College
Aquatics.
WISCONSIN FINISHED SECOND.
Never at ANY Time Open Water
Between the Crews Which
Finished First and
Second.

most rlagrtrcsrt races N the history OF c1!-
lsse aquatics for years was th. varsity
race rOwed In the Hudson course this after
noon. Following IL was an equally exciting
two-nliIe brush among the freshmen cre%s.
and then II vas 50 dark that the four-oarei
race had 10 be postponed until Monday
Here .s the record:
University race. distance four miles. con-
testauts:
Pennsylvania. Wisconsin, Cornell, Column
bis and Georgetown: conditions. smooth
water. a rather brisk north~esterly wind
and fairly strong eob tide; rOwei al 50.
o'clock Pennsylvania won. TIM. 1874 3-J:
Wisconsin. second, 1915 %; Cornell. third
ep.A Is: Columbia, fourth. 1as Los EecFs=-
town, fifth. ep:is l-5
In this event there was neve. al any 'ii',e
open water between the crews that rnis1ei
first and second
Freshmen race. d,starce two miles: cor-
testanrs. Pennsylvania. Wisconsin. IpI9ui-
bia anG Cornell: conditions. smooth water.
little wind and strong eoo tiIe. rgEed d
p m; W!sconsla a S9s' s.sa ,iifie' c3rn4u ORR 81
cless 70 Pennsylvania that her time was 20,
taken. Columhis. fourth; TINE not taken:
The races set 20 take place es'wesn :
and o'clock had 20 be postponed because
O. wind Pennsylvania and Wisconsin dIr-
i-g the whole four miles stru2Se kept thrir
shells Tapped. and at no time vas the
clear water between them. The same was
true Of the Cornell, Columbia and G7orgs-
town crews. The fight between Peurs.!-
vdnia and Wisconsin became - exciting
from the continued uncertainty that the
crowds aboard the observation IraIa iai ~
lost themselves as the boats swept d1wl
into the stretch and. forgetting entirely
their partisanship. they rose 20 their :e
and. with hats. flags and h1ndAerchte;s
waving wildly above their heads. iaey
screamed themselves hoarse in ;heir ai;ni-
Cornell. at the head OF the trio that fol-
lowed the leaders. worked SO hard that as
a. . II. ra-
shell began to lose speed and Il was seen
that two Of her men had collapsed she
took hes third place by hsroi: work
As the Pennsylvania and Wisconsin shells
cut the finish line ard began 10 lose mo-
men-lm the exhausted oarsU-n. relaxing
themselves from taeir terrible work. shout
ed a pretty exchange OF congratulations.
while those aboard that parc OF the obser-
va:ion train opposite them ralssc tneir
voices In hoarse shout Of approys. Lhese 20.
The race WAS started minute and a hait
after the hour. The Wisconsin youngsters
qt saa 9o s.Is the .aa M ss F fn Sad
springy movement, 10 their bodies. which
made their rowing look confident and easy.
and they worked ,hei- sweeps as though
they were out FOR a pleasure spin.
But Cornell and Pennsylvania furnished
plenty OF spice 20 season with excitement
hs aheg PASSED andsr hs bfds
half way down the course. Cornell was fol-
lowing the Leaders very closely. when SUD,
the Ithacau coach became aware that Penn
sylvsria was squirting and that his posi- ION
was in danger. Cornell responded VIII
held the tillsr ropes. and there began a
sprint through the last half nile that
brought the tired crowds TO the:r feet A
they dug down ,he stretch there were cries
on every side Of IT'S Cornell" IT'S Penn
sylva1ia," and nobody knew IL was slow
" the Quaker eight continued 10 force ihs.r
boat 70 the front. and II required an ap-
peal TO the judges 20 learn that the Phiis-
delphia had snatched ;he honor sf bang
Sscond l. to the nassnihSen' ss,n G eishs from the
In the varsity race Cornell and PennSyl-
vauia caught the water first and GOT OF; to-
gether with Georgetown and Wisconsin fol
the FIRST stroke dropped to the rear, never
changing her position during the entire
stroke. and was keeping In the bunch "
tSur. Before the first fogr crews had gone
ten lengths. Cornell had pulled her she'll s
nose out OF the bunch. Pennsylvania hang
ing on 10 her pretty well. Wisconsin d few
fest behtnd Pennsylvania and Georgetown
but few feet behind Wisconsin
With the terrific stroke that Georgetown
was rowing she slightly beaded Wisconsin
for minute but before 4 third Of a mile
had been made Wisconsin pulled out from
Georgetown and Tapped her she'll over Cor
nell who had Just a fraction ot nose Of
her shell ahead of Pennsylvania Al the
third of mile mark Cornell had st!ll an
a
Wisconsin, who had managed 20 get thstr
she'll Just abe al OF the Pennsylvania she'll
Georgetown was hanging on to Pennsyl-
vauia in desperate En1nner- pulling her j
u the minute stroke. but Il was perfectly
evident ,hat she could not last.
Just as they approached the mile mark.
the position not having changed at the half
mile. Gardiner. who had dropped his stroke
20 thirty-six. suddenly spdrted. Wisconsin
answered the squirt. and. in fighting each
other In that way, both passed Cornell
When the mile mark was reached Wisccn-
s.n and Pennsylvania We're neck and neck.
with Cornell about haif length behind
Cornell answered the spurt. which the two
other crews had made and caught up with
the leaders The noses OF the three shells
crossed the one-half mile absolutely even
Wisconsin. however. pulled out from that
combination Just after that point. and
showed ner coxsvaiU even UP With the other
TWO crews stroke oars, and then began
ziszagging for first place. First PennsyIva-
mia would shove the nose Of her shell ahead.
and then. Just she had obtained the ad
vantage. up would come the nose o! she
Wisconsin shell. showing on the line ahead
Of that of Pennsylvania. At the mile-and-
thrse-qu3rter point Pennsylvania had her
Wisconsin. with Cornell holding her own
and was almost or even terms with the
Westsrners. Georgetown. with its nervous.
Jerky stroke. had hung on like grim death
10 this point. but began TO drop back just
as they approached the two-miIe mark.
Time Remarkably Fast.
The time made up TO that point was re-
Pennsylvania. Wisconsin and Cornell. sp-
pAared TO be using every ounce OF strength
In their boats. As they PASSED the marx
Wisconsin and Pennsylvania were on abb
sclu-eIy even terms. while Cornell was
about half a length behind Just after
passing the two-n1iie mark. and when ap-
proching The Pennsylvania bcathouee. Gar
diner the Pennsylvania stroke, hit IL up
FOR a few minutes and gained more than
half a length on Wisconsin Cornell spurt-
ed az the same moment and pulled her boat
I'D even with Wisconsin. For about I
quarter OF mile Pennsylvania had this
lead but Cornell. evidently putting every
pound Of strength that she possessed ~
her oars gained inch by inch, until she
was even with Pennsylvania with Yiscou-
sin fully half a length behind. Slowly the
Cornell boat showed its nose ahead of the
Pennsylvania boat But Pennsylvania )
stroke hit her up again and the boat
seemed fairly to fly IL showed itself not
By inches. but by feet past the Cornell
boat, until she Pennsylvania coxswafn WAS
wen with the bowman OF the Cornell boat
Just as the three-nlile was crossed Wis
consiu spurted and drew UP on Peunsyl-
vania but Pennsylvania answered. and as
they PASSED over the line the latter had
a quarter Of a length advantage over Wis
cons.n, while Wisconsin had half a length
ahead OF Cornell Georztown had lost its
speed by this time. and Columbia had
gradually drawn UP on them. and coming
under tn. bridge. held fourth place. As the
No. 3 man IN the Pennsylvania boat caught
crab and lost couple Of strokes, and the
boat seemed 70 hang IN the water Just long
enough TO allow Wisconsin to pass IT, bur
the Pennsylvania boat shot up again even
with Wisconsin On the two leaders went