The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-27

The varsity race, as a matter of
fact, was miserable walkover, Cor
nell taking the lead before the mile
post had been reached and rowing
away from her competitors in a man
ner so easy that at no time was she
pressed for first place. The result was
that in the last mile where, if pushed.
she would have rOwed from thirty-one
TO thIrty-three strokes per minute
she held a tWenty-eig clip almost to
the finish, crossing the line at not over
thirty strokes per minute and fully
nine lengths ahead of all competitors.
AS has been indicated the work OF
Georgetown in the varsity race was a
great surprise. Her crew, instead of
being, as in previous years here vac
c1latlng In stroke and form, was in
both respects extremely steady. At the
second mile, when it was supposed
that both Georgetown and Syracuse
would have been practically finished
for any place except fifth or sixth, this
remarkable crew, with slight in
crease Of stroke, pulled steadily out
of the bunch, and while absolutely I'M
able to reduce the enormous lead Of
Cornell, showed their superiority over
all the other crews in the race.
Prior to the races the four cared
event was practically conceded to be
Pennsylvania's, because her four was
known to have had more practice than
the others and to have shown better
form, but Cornell beat her out by a.
third Of a length, the nose of the
Pennsylvania shell being on a line
with the bow oar of CornelPs shell as
the flag fell. Wisconsin was a poor
third, almost twenty seconds, or six
lengths, behind Pennsylvania; the GU
rious thing about this being that she
was fully nineteen seconds, or six
lengths, ahead of Columbia, from
whom she borrowed her shell.
Syracuse Surprise.
The freshman eight-oared event was
one of the great surprises of the day
While Cornell was the favorite for 1t,
Columbia, it was thought, would give
the 1thacanS a hard rub for first place
and would certainly finish second
pennsylvania, because Of the many
changes in her crew, was not expected
to do anything. Syracuse was given
last place, and Wisconsin was looked
upon as an unknown proposition.
Cornell did not disappoint it's adj
herents. The Ithacans finished first,
breaking the intercollegiate record by
second and a half, while the SYRIA
cusans jumped from last place, award
ed them by public opinion, to a good
second, losing the race only in the last
quarter mile, upon a terrific squirt by
Cornell. and beating her nearest COM
petftor, Wisconsin, by fully two
lengths. Columbia finished poor
fourth, while Pennsylvania simply wal
lowed behind.
For the varsity eight-oared race.
Cornell was decided favorite, but
with water conditions better than they
have been for years, because of a very
strong current, coupled with high
water, she failed to break the record
because at no time after the first mile
was she pressed by any crew in the
race. Her time was three and four
fifth seconds slower than that Of the
Cornell crew of 1901
1t had been promised that Wiscon-
sin and Columbia would give her a
hard race. but Columbia's crew, after
making terrific start, showed either
over-training or lack Of enduronce
and rowed their boat to the finish with
the men faintafng at the oars.
Georgetown Fights Hard.
The surprise of the race was that
Georgetown's crew. the adherents of
which had not dared to back her for
better than fourth Of fifth place,
roWed out of the bunch in the last mile,
and, While never a competitor of Cor
nell. showed four other we'll advertised
crews clean pair of heels. During
the first half of the race second and
crews, Cornell safely in first place. in
two divisions, Georgetown. Wisconsin
and Columbia for second and PennsyI-
vanfa and Syracuse fighting gamely for
third.
Just above the bridge. however, the
spell was broken, and the long pull
began to sort out the superior mettIe
The rear eighth crowded upon Column
b1a. which was falling behind. First
Syracuse and then Pennsylvania pass
ed Columbia, whose squirt at the outset
had taken all they had, and which
even finally dropped to the rear.
The brilliant feature of the race was
the contest for fourth place, which put
wisconsin upon her best efforts even
TO defend third. Down the last mile
they came in bunch, amid the roaring
or cheers, the deafening din Of the
whistles. Cornell leading by a good ten
lengths. easily pulling a stroke not
exceeding thirty to the minutes.
Continued on Seventh Pace,