Connecticut western news., 1901-07-04
CORNELL IS VICTORIOUS
Wins the Big Varsity Race at
 Poughkeepsie.
PENNSYLVANIA FRESHMEN WIN.

PENNSYLVANIA FRESHMEN WIN. The Ithacans Capture the Four Oar 1 Event-Four Crews Break Record
 For the Four Mile Course In the
 First Race.
 Poughkeepsie, N. Y.. July 3.-Cornell won the varsity eight and varsity four , and Pennsylvania took the freshman race in the Intercollegiate boat races over the Hudson river course. In the varsity race all records were smashed. What Is more remarkable about the eight pared race is that the four leading crews each broke the old record by many seconds.
 The varsity eight of Cornell made the new record of four miles in Ism. 53 1-5s., the previous record being 19m. A 3-5s., made by the Pennsylvania crew last year. Columbia finished sec ond. making the course in Ism. 5ss.; Wisconsin third. in 19m. 6 4-5s., and Georgetown fourth. in 19m. 2ls. The race was rowed in water that was phenomenally advantageous, and while this may have helped the time. | still 1t did not seem to assist the fresh- I men, who rowed under almost the same | conditions.
 The varsity race was the most excit- | ing of the day, although the other two caused furry. The fact that Pennsyl- | vania had been picked as a sure winner | of the four cared event. but that Cor | nell beat her out easily. whetted the ap- | petite of the thousands upon the shore and observation train for the other con i tests.
 The phenomenal feature of the races was that had not the Cornell freshmen boat broken in the last half mile Cor nell would have three victories to her credit. Columbia Is happy. for her oars men have gone up from a bad last to second place in a six sided contest aft CT giving terrible hard fight to the | winners and coming in but a few sec | onds behind.
 Georgetown, new rival for honors and to whom little attention had been | pald got inside the time record and | hung on to the leaders with a tenacity that surprised everybody. Pennsylvania was never In the race with its second crew, and Syracuse, with its light oars men, was outclassed, although they | pnlled through to the end.
 | The varsity race was one of the | fiercest struggles ever witnessed In col lege aquatics, and had any one of the 1 crews in the lead failed because of | physical weakness the tail enders were | ready to take their places and make i good time at that As it was. although | the race was one of the most severe ev- l CT rode, there was not a sign of distress 1 in any boat. remarkable incident and | one to be wondered at.
 The start.
 a It was a minute after 5:30 when the ! six varsity crews lined up at the start, 1 there being slight delay because of the breaking away of Cornelfs stake boat The referee gave the usual warn ings. and at the pistol the start was wonderfully uniform, Cornell having the only advantage. because in the ab- sence of stakeboat she had to make a flying start. It was evident before 25 strokes had been rOwed that the pace cut out by Cornell Wisconsin, Co., lumbia and Georgetown was too much for the light Syracuse crew and the second crew from Pennsylvania. for they began to drop behind into sec ond section.
 : At the half mile there were not 9 feet between the first three boats, while 1 Georgetown had dropped about half q length behind them. Columbia was leading at this point. At the mile Cor nell. with pretty rowing and no ap- parent raising of her stroke. had taken <, the lead away from Columbia and had ! about half a length advantage. Wis consin had tried in vain to steal second place from Columbia and from this point, although sticking close to Co., lumbia's stern, never managed to draw up on her.
 From the mile and half point to the three mile point at the bridge was one of the most remarkable feats of endur- ance and skill ever witnessed Cornell, rowing low stroke to the minute. kept the nose of her shell just a scant half , length in front of Columbia. who. with higher stroke and clean running boat, made desperate efforts to reach her rival. Wisconsin. half length be- hind Columbia. made equally great ef- forts, but they seemed to be of no avail, and Georgetown held on to the trio of pacemakers with tenacity that won for her the plaudits of the spectators.
 Terrific Pace.
 Those who watched the terrific pace looked at any moment to see one of the four leaders go to pieces, but they swept down under the bridge without changing positions. Here it was that Columbia made q desperate attempt to take the'lead. Her strokes hit up the swing. and her boat in less than five seconds had evened up with Cornell and in another five had showed its nose ten feet to the front.
 From the observation train went up a mighty roar, ''Columbia winsw But there still was d mile of water to GOV CT, and Cornell had an unknown re-
 serve. The Ithaca boat had been push ed forward at the lowest stroke rowed
 by any of the crews, and when the Co.,
 iumbia boat rushed to the front they IdiSth R oiiSh'iH "i'a' AhhihS iht lttu
 again. passed toward the finish line
 increasing the lead until. when the line
 was crossed, they had length and a
 quarter advantage over Columbia. Wisconsin had found herself unable
 to get any more speed In the last mile
 and finished two lengths and q half
 behind Pennsylvania. Georgetown had
 hung on like young bulldog and fin.
 ished only scant two lengths behind |
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