The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-22

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CORNELL SWEPT THE HUDSON.
Cornell this afternoon won the greatest
triumph Of her history in boating. The
Ithacans literally swept the Hudson. win
ming all three events in the Intercollegiate
regatta, the varsity, the freshman and
the four-oared races. In each race the
crews. coached by Charles Courtney. had
to fght all the way from start to finish
for victory. In only one of the three races
did the Ithacans dare at any time to let
down on their speed. The Wisconsin boys
won the second honors of the day, and to
them belongs great credit for the splendid
fights which they made in the varsity
and freshmen races. In both events they
finished strong, second to the Ithacans.
In all three races Columbia finished third.
In the four-oared Pennsylvania was sec
| ond, but in the varsity race the Quakers
finished in fourth place and in the fresh
man race they were fifth. The University
of Syracuse beat the Quakers out for
fourth place In the freshman event, and in
the varsity Syracuse fought Georgetown
out in the last few lengths, beating the
boys from Washington by less than a yard
at the finish line. In none of the races
were the records touched, but in all three
events the times were not far above the
fastest that have been made on this course.
Despite the clouds and rain, a big crowd
came to see the races. All through the
morning it seemed as though postpone
ments would be necessary, but as the hour
for the first race OF the day drew near
the wind died away and gradually the sun
fought its way through a nasty gray sky.
The races were all rowed under splendid
conditions, the crews had a fair wind with
them and a ripping tide to help them on.
Courtney says that his varsity eight had
power enough TO have lowered the record
of 1883 LIS, made by Cornell a year ago, If
his crew had only been harder pressed. The
Ithacans now make public the fact that a
week ago they came within four seconds OF
the record and that they are sure they
If they had had TO fight a little harder on
the last mile. They admit that the fresh
were confident Of winning the four-oared
event. The Badgers, plucky, as usual,
make no complaint. They are satisfied that
the fastest eight won in both the varsity
and the freshmen events, while Columbia
is thoroughly satisfied with the showing
made by her light crews.
The New Workers did not expect to win
the varsity races; they were doubtful
about the freshman race, but they
did believe they would win the four-oared
and perhaps would have done so but for
have little to say. Pennsylvania most
conservative admirers did not expect a
much better result. and they have no ex-
cuse to make. The Georgetown boys were
greatly disappointed in the varsity race.
for last night they were betting that they
would whip Columbia.
THE VARSITY RACE.
The story of the big varsity race is the
record of a hard struggle for all six crews
for four long miles. For almost a mile the
long graceful shells were Tapped in the
struggle. over the second mile Cornell be-
gan TO gather her lead, but Columbia hung
to wisconsin for second place with a dead
ly grip, while Georgetown was almost nose
and nose with the New Workers, Pennsyl-
vania and Syracuse only a few feet behind.
This was the order of the boats right up
TO the last half mile, where Pennsylvania
spurted, and finally Syracuse jumped
ahead of Georgetown only a few yards
from finish. over the last two miles of
the race Cornell widened the gap between
her and the Badgers little by little. but
twice the boys from Wisconsin spurted and
pulled the Ithacans back. Columbia hung
to Wisconsin up to the three-mile flag and
even at the beginning of the last half mile
Wisconsin was leading the New York boat
by only a length and a half. Georgetown
held fourth place in the race up to the last
half mile, when the Quakers pulled away.
The Washington boys struggled hard, but
finally dropped back to sixth and last place
in the struggle.
1t was almost 6 o'clock when Referred
John Eustis asked the varsity men IL they
were ready and fired his pistol. All six
crews got away in good style, but the Cor
nell boat soon began 10 creep ahead. At
the end of the first eighth OF a mile Cor
nell had a lead of ten feet over Wisconsin,
while the other four shells were zigZag-
ging alongside of the Badgers coXswain.
At the end OF the quarter mile the Ithacans
had their shell a good quarter Of a boat
length ahead OF the Badgers. II was "A race
TO warm up the most cold-blooded. From
the long observation train a curious medley
Of cheers broke the stiffness OF the Hudson
and reverberated among the hills. Cornell
and Wisconsin were wild with excitement,
while Columbia was delighted with the way
in which her crew was lighting for the
lead.
L the end OF the first half mile the six
shells had begun TO assume final relative
positions in the race. which could now
easily be measured OF. Cornell was lead
ing by a three-quarter boat length over
Wisconsin. while Columbia was a bare
quarter OF a length behind the Badgers
Georgetown, Pennsylvania and Syracuse
were pulling in the order named. with only
a few feet separating the noses OF theiI
shells. Cornell had started into the race
at a S4-stroke, as had Georgetown and Syr-
acuse. Columbia and Pennsylvania both
started at 81, while Wisconsin rowed 3
strokes to the minute for the first quarter
of a mile.
At the end OF the first half mile cornel
had settled down 10 a e gait. and so has
Syracuse. Georgetown had raised her strokl