Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-22
nj. sls.sss.


crew was fighting for the lead. At the
end OF the first half mile the six shells
had begun to assume final relative posi-
lions In the race, which could now easily
be measured of. Cornell was leading by
three-fourths OF a length over Wisconsin,,
while Columbia was barely a quarter be-
hind the Badgers. Georgetown, Pennsyl-
vania and Syracuse we're pulling in the
order named, with only a few feet separat-
fng the noses Of thei shells. Cornell had
started in the race at "a stroke, as had
Georgetown and Syracuse. Georgetown and
PENNSYLVANIA started at 81, while Wiscon-
ain rowed So strokes to the minute for
the nrst quarter of a mile. At the end
of the frst half mile Cornell had settled
down to 50 and so had Syracuse. George
town had raised its stroke one point and
so had Wisconsin. The Badgers we're now
rowing 81 to the minute, while Columbia
and Pennsylvania had each dropped from
81 to 3.
Cornell Going Nicely.
Cornell's boat was running beautifully
between strokes and SO was Wisconsin g.
but the Badgers were using more power
to get their speed. The New Workers were
doing better than anyone had expected.
while BennSylNduld Wal uOlhb ANN
Ceorgetown's big crew was smuggling 1t and
40 was Syracuse. At the end Of the first
mile Wisconsin had cut down Cornells lead
by half a length and the Ithacans were
barely a quarter OF a length in the lead.
Columbia had dropped back a half length
more behind Wisconsin, Georgetown was
now a quarter Of a length behind Column
bia. with Pennsylvania ten feet In the
rear and Syracuse half a length behind.
The Ithacans had plainly settled to their
gait and was rowing at thirty-two. Wis
cousin had dropped her stroke down a
point and 80 had Pennsylvania and George
town. Columbia and Syracuse were still
holding the same gait they had struck at
the end Of the first half mile.
over the next half mile Cornell began
to make up what she had lost. Little by
little the Ithacans pulled away from the
Badgers until they were leading by a full
length. Columbia chung to Wisconsin with
out losing a foot. while Georgetown, Penn
sylyania and Syracuse we're once more al
most even. The Badgers dropped their
stroke down another point and were now
rowing at thirty-ive. Columbia put hers
down to thirty-four. Pennsylvania raised
hers to thirty-Ave and Georgetown put hers
I'D two notches to thirty-six. Cornell and
syracuse we're still ~clinging to thirty-two,
The Badgers we're still ready to bet that
they would win the race, and their hopes
Ieaped up again as their crew, rowing al
two points lower, passed the two-mile nag
with Cornell barely seven-eighths OF a
length to the good. The same distance
separated the Wisconsin and Columbia
boats. Two and a half lengths behind
Columbia. Georgetown, Syracuse and Penn
An A ,Ad NNNnE Halt a
mile further on the Ithacans were a length
and a half In the lead. Columbia was
stil cIinging to Wisconsin, while the Other
three Fights had all pulled UP a good length
on the New Workers.
Badgers Come Up Again.
At the three-mile flag the race seemed
10 be over. for Coraell was now two lengths
ahead. Columbia had dropped back to 6
length and a quarter behind the Badgers
and two good lengths separated the New
Workers from the last crews in the race
But the Badgers were not yet whipped
Once more they spurted and once more
they cut down Cornell's lead by a quarter
Of a length before the Ithacans haC
reached the three and a half mile flag
There was more power left In the Cornell
boat and the Ithacans simply laughed a
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Cornell finished three good lengths aheaC
Of Wisconsin. A length and q half sep
arated the Wisconsin and Columbia boats
while the Quakers were nearly -
lengths behind. Syracuse was about tw'
leet back and Georgetown was less than
Tard behind Syracuse.
In the Freshman race Cornell got tn
lead at the start and never lost 1t. Fo
the nrst half mile Syracuse made 4 splendi'
light for second place, but before the EN-
OF the mile Wisconsin had pulled into sec
pnd place. Syracuse was In fourth plae
and Columbia NTH. All Ave boats wer
tapped and It was not until the last hal
mile OF the race that there was open waite
between any OF the shells. over the las
mile Cornell and Wisconsin fought II GU
tor nrst place, but the Ithacans gradual
pulled away from the Badgers. Columbi
Jumped upon Syracuse in the last half mil
and beat out the Syracuse boys by a lengt
and a half for third place. The Quaker
remained in nth place from beginning I
end in this race and at the finish wer
four lengths behind Syracuse.
In the varsity four-oared race Penn
sylvania took the lead at the start, wit
Cornell a close second and Columbia
third place. The Ithacans gradually pulle
up with the Quakers and at the half mil
were leading by two boat lengths. with CO
lumbia a length and a half behind Il
ouAkers.
Columbia spurted, but soon fell back an