The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-29
Syracuse Won Two Races oi
Three on poughkeepsie Course
BY HANDSOME MARGINS
WEATHER WAS PERFECT FOR
RACING GUT TIME WAS
SLOWER THAN LAST
YEAR.

nella supremacy Is brokon and syria
rrsa mea IN Town tonight are in II
...,5 ,e siI,r,oos dorieht for Il rv.
"' oi 'niee ''e'7 ~ o'''"''' Il
course today the only races N "hch
she was entered, the crews ol 9SIa
ease university won 'Ae Fio'ofy lfou
Cornell
ln the toHf mile e'2hl oar Fafalts
raee aud IN lAe freshman e"o iiill'
elght oaf syracuse oafsNeu "oa z
handsome mafsins eomIn@ ont oi g"
scurity 70 marked that last hlshl
friends oi Syracuse could hol lina
takers Tor hets az - "A lofhe.
wou Che fonr car varsity race N4'i
ease
Wisconsin which was thoosh
threaten all competitors " ioof oa
and varsity races was never iac'2'
coming in next ~ iast n the Lotf o''
race and last IN The varsity
Columbia dark horse "hoS'
mysterious digs up stream had 1870 n
q GOOD deal Of solicIiojc On 'he pAi'
oi bar competitions, dld WeH ~ io0'
oar race, in which she came ~ Soe
ond though she made hul leebl'
showing Ia others, coming IN last =
ho freshman race and ioVfth " var
aity No records were broken lh'
time was slower than last year VAT
sity race The weather was ne4fl'
perfect today for racing
The presence ~ the Cofheii VARSITY
eight Dared boat of two men, tht
Foote cousins, who had peFYlolisi !
rowcd m four cared event aaae1
greatly % the interest of the 8rea'
race oi the day and led 20 the t''o"
ances for her crow and thelf aefea
at the hands Of Syracuse, though ti'
two men saved themselves % sFea
extent for this race
Cornell led oft AZ the pistol shot
but lost the lead almost immeaia'eF
20 syracuse, which with Qolcl
irake pulled out ahead with the iea'
which they never lost during the rae
and Which was Increased 70 nv
lengths a final Once near the tW
mile mark Cornell 10 Q fine burst o
sped did press her sturdy rival g
almost even terms Tho real was be
tween the other four crews Visor
sin for time fought hard for thlr
place. but after the second mile 81
fen steadily ont Of It and iinlsho
rather badly ~ the tail Of tho prooe'
sian Georgetown made a fine stru'
ele also for third place but could ~
maintain the tremendous pace an
finally had 10 give way@o both Pom
qylyania ana Columbia
Cornell took the lead In the fir
race fourmred- soon after the star
passing Georgetown, whose crew ha
gone to the front. at the pistol TIL
race was neycr ia doubt Cornell PM
ing along with strong easy almo
leisurely stroke, which opened oa
the water between her stern and be
and her nearest competitor until thei
we're hyo and quarter lengths lea
There was q good race to the bfilg
the feature being the tremendous q
fort Of Georgetown TO save herso
from being lass She tailel howcYc
and at the finish hor stroke oar w7
fauting in fhe bottom Of the boat
Il was IN the freshman race n
second OF the day, that S}raeu ilf'
showed her true form Cornell Spran
into the lead al the word but syr
cuae quickly caught up with her an
for the mite 70 the bridge il was 2
pretty a fight a3 any rowing eafhna
ast could wish 10 see. Passing and'
the bridge, Cornell and Syraeu'
were bow ana bow. Jns' beyond Il
bridge the Syracuse crew foFe'
ahead and as the last haif mile wa
entered She bad open water astei
of her AMI was going Penu5ylyan
was third by another length and {
mmbia was fighting as best 81