Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-03
CORNELL THE WINNER.
Her Crew Set a, Pace That Broke All
 Records.

Records
 Poughkeepsie, N. Y, July 3.-Cornell won the varsity race on the Hudson River course yesterday afternoon in the fast time of 1858 1-5, which is new worlds record for four miles. The pre- vious record for the course was 1929, made by Cornell iii 1896. \ The. four leading crews in the race yesterday each broke the record by many sec onds. Yet this s4record cannot be com pared with those on otherNcourses as the current here is particularly favor able to fast time.
 Columbia finished second, making the course in 1858; Wisconsin third in 1906 4-5; Georgetown fourth in 1921. The raeeI was foWediin water that was phenomenally advantageous and while this may have helped tfie time, still it did not seem to assist the freshmen, who rowed under almost the same conditions.
 In the freshman race. Pennsylvania was first, time 10:20 1-5: Cornell, sec ond, time 1923; Columbia, third, time 1O:36 1-5; Syracuse, fourth, time>10:44. The previous record for freshmen ClSAlS 1OI lllIS OlSlduC0 Was S.1J12.
 Cornell won the four-oared race in 11:39 2-5. Pennsyvania second, Co., lumbia third. The best previous record for four-oared crews for this distancve was 10:31 1-5. made by Pennsylvania iI 1900. F Il ls2c z h31tte#e 9h
 Up the river long quivering narrow toothpick shells came sweeping, im4 pelled by the swift moving mechanism of sixteen brawny arms. The water was smooth as glass, with faint rip- pies caused by the sweeping oars Syra- cuse came first, followed by the crews of Pennsylvania, Cornell, Georgetown Columbia and Wisconsin. Lined up at the staEeboats the six crews awaited the word to go when by stupid error the launch Columbia blundered against the stakeboat of Cornell and set it adrift. Then came long maneuver- ing and the final decision that Cornell must take a flying start, and she didi gaining therefrom half a length Go! lumbia was off like kes a fash with a 37 stroke and in dozen strokes had gain4 ed the lead, with Wisconsin close be- hind, then Cornell, Pennsylvania Georgetown and Syracuse Pennsyl4 vania from the start began to fall back and Syracuse, likewise Georgetown, clung to the leaders, bur every one pre- dicted that the Washingtonians would soon fall behind. M s4 1
 Past the mile Cornell went to the front, closely followed by Columbia. Wisconsin let out link and Columbia went to third, only to regain second a moment later. Then Wisconsin. row ing at 36, began to forge ahead.
 Cornell had gone to a 34 pace, while Columbia rowed pace higher. When the two leading crews came to the point that marked the middle of the course Columbia began to gain on Cornell, who was still leading by a third of a length. Columbia sent the pace to 3S, and the blue and white shell darted through the water. Columbia slowly crept up to the Cornell shell, until the nose of her boat was even with the Cor nell brow
 Cornell was leading only by five feet and at q quarter mile past the three mile mark Columbia was leading. Go lumbia, Columbia, cheered the throng, but Columbia had made her last ef- fort, and the Cornell boat gradually forged to the front, eating up foot by foot of Columbia's hard earned lead. Wisconsin was three lengths behind, out of the contest
 Cornell went past the line leading length and fourth. Wisconsin was three lengths behind Columbia, George town following by five lengths, and Syracuse half mile and Pennsylvania three-quarters of mile behind the vic tors.