The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-29
0IAACU1E DUT0 VIM
Great intercollegiate Regatta
at Poughkeepsie.
CORNELL WON FOUR OARS WITH EASE
In the Eight Dared Race, Four Miles,
the Great Event of the Meeting,
Syracuse WOn-COrnen Second,
Pennsylvania Third.

syracuse WOn-COrnen second,
Pennsylvania Third.
POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y, June 20
The perennial Cornell spell is broken,
and the comparatively small number
of Syracuse men in town are in
state of hilarious delight, in which
surprise at their own achievement is
quite ms active a factor as the delight,
for in two out Of the three races on the
POughkeepsie course the only races in
which she was entered, the crews Of
Syracuse university won victory from
the sons Of Cornell in a fashion which
will return all hands here another
year seeking further honors.
In the four mile eight oar varsity
race and in the freshman two mile
eight oar race the Syracuse oarsmen
won by handsome margins, coming out
of obscurity in the minds Of the boat
ing sharpS so marked that the friends
of Syracuse could not find takers for
bets at to -. Cornell won the four
oar varsity race with ease.
Syracuse, but a few hours ago the
despised infant of the intercollegiate
rowing world, is the giant Of the Iud-
son, around whose knees cluster the
dwarfed Drawn and science Of the
great universities OF Cornell, Pennsyl-
vania, Wisconsin, Columbia and their
lesser companion. Georgetown.
Sixteen pupils of James \. Ten Eyci
in a few short but stirring minutes Of
trial at the sweeps struck such Il blow
to American rowing prestige and ira
ditions as has no precedent i'm the his
tory Of the sport in the United States.
1t was struck suddenly and with such
skill and precision that the gray haired
veteran and the youngest oarsmun are
alike stunned.
Cornell, her nearest competitor in
both events and for years peerless on
the Hudson, finished second beaten Off.
all her confidence flown to the four
winds and all her boosted strength and
skill as tale that is told Charles
Courtney, so long the wizard of Ameri-
can rowing, is a beaten ana bitterly
disappointed man.
Wisconsin. which was thought to
threaten all competitors in the four oar
and varsity races, was never "A factor,
coming in fourth out of five in the four
oar race and last in the varsity.
Columbia, the dark horse" whose
mysterious doings upstream have led
TO a good deal Of solicitude on the part
OF all Of her competitors, did well in
the four Dared race. in which she came
in second, though she made but fee
BILE showing in the others, coming in
last in the freshman race and fourth
in the varsity.
No records were broken. Indeed the
time was slower than for three years
In two of the races and more than n
minute and half slower than last
year in the varsity race. What might
have been done I'm the varsity race had
Cornell pushed Syracuse may be in
ferred from the statement Of the SYRIA
cuse cOckswain, in which he is quoted
as saying that his men We're prepared
for a surprise from Cornell in the last
part of the race and We're ready for ii
with reserve power TO hit up their
speed materially, but they We're not
pressed in any part Of the race.
The results of the races were as fol-
lows:
Varsity four Dared race two miles,
won lay Cornell Time 10 minutes
80 81 seconds; Columbia, II minutes
u - seconds Pennsylvania, II min
utes II Sd seconds; Wisconsin, II min
utes IL % seconds; Georgetown, II
minutes "a % seconds.
Freshman eight Dared race two
miles, won by Syracuse Time, 10 min
utes second: Cornell, 10 minutes
II 20 seconds: Pennsylvania, 10 min
utes Is 40 seconds; Columbia, 10 min
utes 2S15 seconds.
Varsity eight Dared race, four miles,
won by Syracuse Time, % minutes
- 80 seconds; Cornell, 20 minutes
81 Is seconds Pennsylvania. 20 min
utes ~ 40 seconds; Columbia 20 min
utes A. % seconds; Georgetown, 20
minutes % 80 seconds; Wisconsin, u
minutes ! Is seconds.