The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-29
|SYRACUSESPRINGS SURPRISE
WINS ,VARsITY AND FRESHMEN
 RACES AT POUGHKEBPSIE.
Never Thought to Have Had Chance Leaves Only the FOur-Oar for Cornell and She Was Not Entered in This Event--Ithacnns Take Second Place in the Big Races-wisconsin Never a Factor.
Factor.

Poughkeepsie, N. T., June 2s.-The perennial Cornell spell is broken, and the comparatively small number of Syracuse men in town are in a state Iof hilarious delight, in which surprise lat their own achievement is an active factor, for in the two races in which she was entered, the crews of Syracuse university won victory from the sons of Cornell in such manner that it will bring all hands here another year seek ing 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 last night the friends of Syracuse could not find takers for bets at to F. Cornell won the four oar varsity race with ease. 1 Wisconsin, which was thought to threaten all competitors fin 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" did well I in the four oar race. in which she came in second, though she made but fec ble showing in the others, coming in last in the freshman race arrd fourth 1 in the varsity.
 I No records were broken. Indeed, the time was slower than for three years I in two of the races, and more than a
 minute and half slower than last year | in the varsity race. What might have been done in the varsity race had Cor nell pushed Syracuse, may be inferred from the statement of the Syracuse
 coxswain tonight, in which he is quoted as saying that his men were prepared for a surprise from Cornell in the last part of the race, and were
 ready for 1t with reserve power to hit up their speed materially, but they
 were not passed in any part of the race.
 | The effect of the unexpected victory of Syracuse is very marked here to- night, in a great increase in all mani
 festations in the racing in general, and
 in vows to make next years regatta a contest surpassing all those of the past. Fireworks, singing crowds and a great din of footing horns, kept the people of Poughkeepsie awake far into tthe night.
 l The weather was, on the whole, near
 ly perfect for racing. Dashes of rain
 marred the enjoyment of the spectators
 somewhat, and rather brisk southerly breeze toward the close of the day made the water somewhat rough, to
 which the slow time may be attributed
 The presence in the Cornell varsity leight pared boat of two men-the Foote cousins-who had previously rowed in the four pared event, added greatly to
 the interest of the great race of the day and led to allowances for her crew l in their defeat at the hands of Syra- cuse.
 Following is the summary:
 Varsity four cared race-Two miles
 Won by Cornell; time, 10 minutes. $ 1895 seconds; Columbia, 11:12 1-5; Penn
 sylvania, 11:15 S-5; Wisconsin, 11:1S 2-5;
 Georgetown, 11:s4 2-5.
 | Freshman eight cared race-Two
 miles. Won by Syracuse; time, 10 min.
 utes 1 second; Cornell, 10:12 2-5; Penn
 sylvania, 10:1S 4-5; Columbia, 1923 1-2 Varsity eight rsred race-Four miles Won by Syracuse; time. 20 minutes, 2:
 3-5 seconds; Cornell, 20;31 1-5; Penn. sylvania, 20:32 4-5; Columbia 20:45 2-5;
 Georgetown, 2o:52 3-5; Wisconsin, 21:Ol l1-5.