The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-07-02
THE BEST YET.
The Races on tho Hudson s"tur-
day.


Poughkeepsie, N. Y, June 3O.-Not
record breaker, bat one of the most mag
nificent races in the history OF college
acquatics for years was the varsity race
rowed on the Hudson course this after
noon. Following it was an equally excit-
ing two-miIe brush among the freshmen
crews, and then it was so dark that the
four oar race had to be postponed until
Monday. Here Is the record:
Varsity race-Distance four miles;
contestants, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin,
Cornell. Columbia and Georgetown; con-
ditions, smooth water, a rather brisk
northwesterly wind and a fairly strong
ebb tide; rowed at 90 o'clock. Penn
sylvania won. time, 10 A 3-5; Wisconsin
second, 1916 2-5; Cornell, third, 2004 1-5;
Columbia fourth, 20 O8 1-5; Georgetown,
fifth. 2O.1915. In this event there was
never at any time open water between the
crews that finished first and second.
Freshman race-D1stance two miles;
contestants, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin,
Columbia and Cornell conditions, smooth
water, little wind and a strong ebb tide;
rowed at p. IN. Wisconsin won, time
9 40 Is; Pennsylvania, second, 9.54 3-5;
Cornell, so close to Pennsylvania that the
time was not taken; Columbia fourth,
time not taken
1t was magnificent day that saw
this splendid struggle on the Hudson
and perfect race, but for the fact that
the strong northwest wind which had
prevailed early in the morning continued
until late in the afternoon. The five crews
got their shells into position at 6.52.
Three minutes later Referee Armstrong
fired the pistol and the men bent to their
sweeps. Pennsylvania and Wisconsin
during the whole four mile struggle kept
their shells Tapped and at no time was
there clear water between them. The
same was true OF the Cornell, Columbia
and Georgetown crews. The fight be-
tween Pennsylvania and Wisconsin be-
came so exciting from the continued un-
certainty that the crowds aboard the OBJ
servation train fairly lost themselves as
the boats swept down into the stretch
and, forgetting entirely their PARTISAN
ship, they rose to their feet and with
hats, flags and handkerchiefs waving
wildly above their heads, they screamed
themselves hoarse. Cornell, in following
the two leaders worked so hard that as
she flew into the last quarter OF a mile
her shell began to lose speed and it was
seen that two of her own men had col
lapsed She took her third place by he
roic work.
AS the Pennsylvania and Wisconsin
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lose momentum the exhausted oarsmen,
relieving themselves from their terrible
work, shouted pretty exchange of con-
CALCULATIONS while those aboard that part
of the observation train opposite them
raised their voices in hoarse shout of
approval. The bedlam eventually died
away and the crowds aboard the observa-
ton train settled back in their places,
while the cars moved slowly back to the
two-mile station from which it was an
nounced that the freshman race would
next be rowed
There was more delay in getting the
freshmen Off, CornelI's youngsters think
ing that the short races were to be rowed
in the original order. The referees
boat steamed up and got them down to
the starting point little before 8. The
race was started q minute and q half af-
ter the hour and aboard the referees boat
and the police craft the twinkling lights
fore and aft marked the growing dark
ness. There was more splendid work in
this race for the crowds to admire.
The Wisconsin youngsters jumped into
the lead at the crack Of the pistol and
were never headed. But Cornell and
Pennsylvania furnished plenty of spice
to season with excitement the admiration
raised by the Wisconsin boys. AS they
passed under the bridge, half way down
the course, Cornell was following the lead
ers very closely when suddenly some one
houted warning and the Ithacan
coach became aware that Pennsylvania
was squirting and that his position was
in danger. The Cornell men responded
with Will to the command of little
Smith. who held the tiuer ropes, and
there began sprint through the last half
mile that brought the tired crowds
again to their feet. AS they dug down
the stretch there were cries on every side
OF It's Cornell, - Its PENNSYLVANIA. -
and nobody knew which it was Slowly
the Quaker eight continued to force their
Doa5 to the 'front.' and it required an ap-
peal to the judges to learn that the PhiIa-
delph1a boys had snatohed the honor of
being second to the magnificent eiuht
from the West by scanb fifth of q leng2hS