The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-07-06
COrueII Boat Crew
Wins Fresh LanreIs

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sity four-oared race-Two niles Cor
nell first. time. 9:s4, third OF a length
over Pennsylvania. second. time, 1.s5
as; Wisconsin, third time, 20 IS s-5;
Columbia. fourth. time, 11;ti
Freshman Race-,..seh' Jared two
miles. Cornell first, time. 9;1s; Syra-
cuse second. 9:22 Is; Wisconsin third, /
1892; Columbia fourth. 9:41; Pennsyl-
vania fifth, s:45. Best previous time,
9:lslk. made by Yale in 1897.
Varsity Race-Four miles, eight
cared. Cornell first, time 1887
Georgetown second, 1921; Wisconsin
third, 1924; Pennsylvania fourth,
1888 s-5; Syracuse fifth, 1885 2-5;
Columbia sixth, 1854 is.
For the first time in years there
were distinct surprises in the inter-
collegiate races here yesterday. Two
crews of practically unknown quanti-
ties and whose coaches had not pre-
dicted or had not hoped for anything
better than fourth OF fifth places in
their respective races, each finished
second in the two most important races
OF the day The Syracuse university
crew took such close second honors in
the Freshman race that for the last
half mile it was a serious question
whether her boys would not pull to
victory. Georgetown university, in
the Varsity race, while finishing e
very bad second to the phenomenal
crew put in the race by Cornell uni
versity, walked away from the other
four crews in the race-old-timers,
with the exception of syracuse-in a
manner that made the rowing sharps
simply throw up their hats for JOY.
The Columbia university crews, from
which much had been promised, finish
ed in the worst possible shape, al
though in the betting in the general
predictions and in the prognostications
of her coach, Columbia was supposed
to have an excellent chance in both
the four.oared and Varsity races AS
It was she finished last in the four
cared race, simply beaten out by even
Wisconsin. which university had put 4
green crew in the field in a shell Dor
rowed from Columbia.
In the Freshman race she was the
fourth, and very poor fourth; Wis
consIn was third, with Pennsylvania,
from which nothing had been expect
ed, as her crew had been materially
changed in the last few days, a close
fifth.
In the Varsity race Columbia finish
ed last, being at least six lengths be-
hind Syracuse, the fifth crew in the
race, and at least four out Of her
eight men collapsing in the boat rs
the fnish line was crossed.
1t was as has been known for the
past two years, a Cornell day. AS IN
last years regatta, Cornell won all
three races, and while only one record
was broken, It was the consensus uf
uu.niH. = ght that had the Cor
nell varsity crew been pressed, the
record would have been broken even
in that race. The Varsity race as a
matter of fact, was a miserable walk
over. Cornell took the lead before the
mile point bad been reached and row
ing away from her competitors in a
manned so easy that at no time was
she ever pressed for the first place.
The result was in the last mile, where.
If pushed, she would have rowed from
81 to 33 strokes per minute, she held
.2s clip almost to the finish, crossing
the lire at not over 80 strokes per
minute, and fully nine lengths ahead
Of all competitors.