The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-06-27
CORNELL DOES YALE TRICK
SCORES 4 TRIPLE TRIUMPH ON
 THE HUDSON.

Takes Four.Oar, Freshman and 'Var- sity Races-DIstinct Surprises in the Intercollegiate Contests.-The Cornell Freshmen Break Record for the TwO- MiIe course by a Second and Ona- HalE
 Poughkeepsie, N Y, June 26.-'Var- sity four-oared race, two miles-Cornell first, time 10 minutes 34 seconds; third of a length over Pennsylvania, second, time 10 minutes S5 4-5 seconds; third, Wisconsin, time 10 minutes 55 3-5 sec- onds; fourth, Columbia, time Il minutes Il seconds. Best previous time in four cared race, 10 minutes S1 1-5 seconds, made by Pennsylvania in 1900.
 Freshman race, eight -oared, two miles Cornell first, time minutes IS sec- onds; Syracuse second, time minutes g 1-5. seconds; Wisconsin third, time minutes 32 seconds; Columbia fourth, time minutes fl seconds; Pennsylva- mia fifth, time g minutes 45 seconds. Best previous time, 9:191a, made by Yale in 1897. Varsity race, eight-oared, four miles Cornell first, time IS minutes 57 sec- onds; Georgetown second, 19 minutes 27 seconds; Wisconsin third, 19 minutes 292-5 seconds; Pennsylvania fourth, 1J minutes B 3-5 seconds; Syracuse fifth, 19 minutes 36 2-5 seconds; Columbia sixth, 19 minutes 54 1-5 seconds. Best previous time, 1853 Is, made by Cor nell in 1901.
 ry-s 4i.. H.,r,4 fv1 th0rn distinct surprises in the intercollegiate races here to-day. Two crews of prac- tically unknown quantities, and whose coaches had not predicted, or had not hoped for anything better than fourth or fifth places in their respective races, each finished seconl in the two most tm- portant races of the day. The Syra- ouse university crew took such close second honors in the freshman race that for the last half mile it was se- rious question whether her boys would not pull to victory. Georgetown uni versity in the varsity race, while iin- tishing very bad second to the phe- nomenal crew put in the race by Cor nell university, walked away from the other four crews in the race, old-timers with the exception of Syracuse, in manner that made the rowing sharps simply throw up their hats for joy Co., lumbia university crews, from which very much had been promised, finished last in the four-oared race, being beat en out even by Wisconsin, which uni yersity had put a green crew in the field in a shell borrowed from Columpla. In the freshman race Columbia was the
 
 Wisconsin was third, with Pennsylva- mia, from whom nothing had been ex- pected, as her crew had been material Iy changed in the last few days, close fifth. ...... In the varsity race Columbia finished last being at least six lengths behind Syracuse, the fifth crew in the race and at least four out of her eight men col lapsing in the boat as the finish line was crossed.
 It was, as it has been now for the past two years, Cornell day. As in last years races, Cornell won ali the three races, and while only one record was broken, it is the general consensus of opinion tonight that had the Cornell 'varsity crew been pressed the record would have been broken even in that race. The varsity race, as matter of fact. was miserable Walk-over, Cor nell taking the lead before the mile roint had been reached and rowing away from her competitors in manner so easy that at no time was she ever pressed for the first place. The result was that in the last mile, where if pushed she would have rowed from 3l to S3 strokes per minute, she held 2S- clip almost to the finish, crossing the line at not over 30 strokes per minute and fully nine lengths ahead of all com petitors. But, as had been indicated, the work of Georgetown in the varsity race was a great surprise. Her crew, instead of being as in previous years, Naccilating in stroke and form, was ill 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 remark able crew, with a slight increase ot stroke, pulled steadily out of the bunch, and, while absolutely unable to reduce the enormous lead of Cornell, showed their superiority over all the other crews in the race.
 Prior to the races the four-oared event was practically conceded to be Pennsylvania 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 Penn- sylvania's shell being on a line with the bow oar of Cornells shell as the flag fell. Wisconsin was a poor third, al- most twenty seconds, or six lengths, be- hind Pennsylvania-the curious thing about this being that she was fully nineteen seconds, or six lengths ahead of Columbia, from whom she borrowed her shell.
 The freshman eight-oared event was one of the great surprises of the day While Cornell was the favorite for it Columbia, it was thought. would give the Ithacans a hard rub for first place and would certainly finish second Pennsylvania, because of their many changes in her crew. was not expected to. do anything. Syracuse was giver Hast place and Wisconsin was looked npon as an unknown proposition. Cor nell did not disappoint her adherents The Ithacans finished first, breaking the intercollegiate record by a second and 6