Milford chronicle., 1901-07-05
CORNELL THE WINNER.
Beats Psnnsylvania's Sturdy Sons
By Half a Length.
WONDERFUL Squirt Al FINISH


PennsylvanIa's Crew, However, Was
Successful in the Freshmen, Race Al.
though cornelI's Team Led at the
Start and Showed Great Form.
Poughkeepsie. n. Y, July S.-Cor.
nells four Dared crew, in a magnificent
squirt at the mile and half mark,
passed the Pennsylvania crew and won
the race in 11.S9 So by a half length.
Columbia was a length behind Penn.
sylvania. Penn had the lead by q
length until overtaken at the half, and
rOwed steady race, but could not hold
out against the snappy recovery OF
COurtney's pupils in the grinding I'm
ish.
In the eight Dared freshmen race,
the Pennsylvania crew won easily al.
though it was claimed that Cornell
freshmen had broken his oar in the
last quarter mile. Cornell was second; ;
Columbia third. with Syracuse way in
the rear.
In the long race the competing. crews
were Pennsylvania, Columbia and Cor
nell. At the report of the referees pis.
toll Pensylvanias four caught the wa.
ter first but they were quickly followed
by Cornell and Columbia. Nearing the
quarter mile mark Pennsylvania In
creased her lead to a quarter length
and there was open water between Cor
mel and Columbia. When the three
crews approached the bridge Cornell
tok a swerve to the eastward of hel
course but the bowman quickly regain
ed his former position and there was 1
brave fight for the lead. At the Ont
mile mark Pennsylvania still retain
ed the lead by half a length and Co
lumbia was half length ahead of Cor
nell. Cornell was slowly decreasing
Columbia's lead and all three boat
were holding their course in beauti
full manner. Nearing the lact quartz
} Cornell spurted and again decreases
Pennsylvania lead. and when nea
the finish. closed the gap between tn
two shells and took the lead over Penn
sylvania, winning the race by a lengt
! and half. The official time was: Co
nell, 1889 80; Pennsylvania. 11:45 2-5
Columbia, 1851 3-5.
The freshman race was a beautifI
struggle from start to finish. TIL
crews got away at 4:19: so and all bl
Syracuse seemed to catch the water 1
q the same time After the first te
n strokes Cornell and Pennsylvania too
y q slight lead over the other crews an
, at the end of the first quarter Corne
!. was leading by a length with Pen
sylvania second and Columbia ar
Syracuse almost on a line for thil
place. When the crews went under Il
bridge Cornell had increased her les
q a quarter Of a length over Penns!
vania boat and Columbia was but
b length over the pennsylvania boz
L while Syracuse had dropped back, pl
? ting her two lengths to the bad. Ent'
ing the last half mile Pennsylvania
. oarsmen hit up their stroke and ma
a desperate effort to overcome OK
nell's lead. Stroke Pepper of the Pen
sylvania crew again lifted the stro
to "a and then to SO, to try and ov'
come Cornell's lead and the gap W
gradually closed up, the Pennsylvan
freshies capturing the lead from t
Ithacsns. Cornell began splashi
badly at this time and it was discOv
ed that Torney, at No. 5, had brOk
his oar lock The Cornell eight We
unable after that to regain the lie
and Pennsylvania won out by half
|, length. The official time was: Pei
Columbia, 1896 1-5; Syracuse, 1914