New-York tribune., 1901-07-03
THOUSANDS CHEER AS THE ITHACANS
WIN-COLUMBIA, WISCONSIN AND
GEORGETOWN ALSO BEAT
BEST TIME.
VARSITY RACE.

Columbia. third Observation-Disclosures. 10.s61s
syracuse, fourth ...-...----....-... 1o:44
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Poughkeepsie. July 2-Cornen University's
eight won the great six crew varsity race here
to-day from Columbia. Wisconsin Georgetown.
Syracuse and Pennsylvania. not only finishing
length and a half before Columbia her nearest
rival. but breaking the worlds record for the
distance and hanging up time mark that will
be likely TO stand for years is the fastest four
miles ever rowed by varsity eight. The best
previous record for the distance was
1874 3-5. CorneTs splendid eight yesterday
won the race in 1913 Is. thereby clipping more
than fifty-one seconds off the record.
That the race rOwed under extremely IA
vorable conditions should not detract from the
credit due to the winning crew for they rowed
strong true. consistent race from first TO last.
and finished in good condition Behind Cornell
followed the five beaten crews in the order
named Both Columbia and Wisconsin fought
gallantly to the last stroke. and only succumbed
when the finish line had been crossed.
Just how fast it was and what a fine
achievement was CornelPs. may be inferred from
the fact that not only was the best previous
worlds record broken all to smithereens by the
men from Lake Cayuga but that Columbia and
wisconsin. and even Georgetown laboring aloas,
Wisconsin
the four miles faster than they had ever been
covered before by varsity eight. CoIurnbia's
time was 1873 Wisconstn's 1906 As. George
towns 1921 Syracuse and PENNSYLVANIA were
so far in the rear that they were not timed
While the conditions were favorable TO the
making of fast time. they might have been more
favorable. The tide had turned about an hour
before and when the starters pistol was fired
was running strongly downstream. There was,
however. little or no wind TO aid the oarsmen.
although 1t looked as if fierce thunderstorm
must break before the race was finished With
wind at their back, the Cornell eight would. OF
course. have put up an even more sensational
performance.
COLUMBIA NOT DISGRACED
And what of Columbia. whose friends were so
confident-more confident of success than they
had been before in years? Columbia was beaten.
it is true; but she was as far from being dis
graced as the east is from the west. She had
just good a her friends had been led
70 believe and they acquitted themselves man
fully in the hour of trial When it was an
nounced that Columbia had broken the four
mile record by a time trial of 1907 some
scepticism expressed by critics Of the
eight. They will not be likely to voice those
doubts again. for Columbia was not beaten
until the last sixteenth of a mile and she forced
the winners to break her own fast trial time in
order to win. That Cornell was able 10 do all
this reflects discredit upon Columbia Wis
consin's good showing as surprise. for
Wisconsin men We're Offering 10 TO S on their
eight TO beat Columbia just before the race.
Georgetown. however, rowed better race than
had been expected. while Syracuse and Penn
sylvania. while they were not expected to win.
were thought capable of much better show
ing than the melancholy one they actually
made. Both of them plainly beaten after
the first half mile and neither of them was
looked at after the first mile mark was passed.
While the varsity race was one Of the severest
and most desperately fought ever rowed upon
the Poughkeepsie there was scarcely a sign
of distress in any Of the boats either dur
ing or after the race. The winning crew pulled
back UP to their quarters and most of the others
did likewise excepting those who had too far
to go.
GREAT DAY FOR CORNELL.
It was a great day for Cornell. for not only
cid her varsity eight win the greatest regatta
ever held or the Poughkeepsie, breaking the
worlds record incidentally. but her four-Oared
crew won the twO-mile race from the fours OF
Pennsylvania and Columbia. a race which had
been conceded to Pennsylvania in advance. and
her freshmen proved themselves the best boat
lead of youngsters on the river. and would
surely have the freshmen race had not the
captain of the crew jumped his slide quarter
of a. mile from the finish when Cornell had a
lead of a length on Pennsylvania, the next
crew Small wonder that the hundreds OF Cor
nellians present on the observation train. along
the banks of the river and the river craft
were we'll nigh frantic with JOY. and cheered so
loudly and so long that most Of them went home
practically speechless. 1t a great day for
Courtney as well. and many the praises
heard of him and his work for Cornell.
Despite the terrific heat Poughkeepsie began
10 fill up early this morning, when every train
from north and south on the Central and many
specials across the river on the West Shore road
brought hundreds upon hundreds of enthusiasts
who would not allow a little thing like the
weather TO keep them away from Poughkeep-
size regatta The ante-raceday crowd in POugh-
keepsie had not been as large as usual and II
must be said that the awful heat did make an
appreciab BILE dent in the crowds present 70 see
the races but there were many thousands there
for all that and both banks of the river and It's
broad bosom as we'll gay with college
cOlors OF six different kinds and animated VIII
throngs of moving humanity
THE BETTING NOT LIVELY.
The early hours of the morning were occupied
for the most part with talk about the last work
pOIAND POLAND. POLAND WATER.