Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-29
And Cornell Lowers Her
Colors to a New Victor.
Syracuse Had Plenty Of Reserve Power,
but Il Was Not Nceded-No Records
Broken. Time Being the Slowest for
Three Years Past.

| Poughkeepsie, n. ", June 2S.-The
perennial Cornell luck is broken and the
comparatively small number of Syra-
cuSe men in town are in a state of hi
| larious delight, in which surprise at
their own achievement on the river, to-
| day, IS an active factor, for, in the two
races in which she was entered, the
| crews of Syracuse University Won VIC
tories from the sons of Cornell, in a
fashion which will bring all hands here
another year seeking further honors.
| In the four-mile eight-oar Varsity
| race and in the freshmen two-mile
| eight-oar race the Syracuse oarsmen
Won by handsome margins, coming out
of Obsurity in the minds of the boating
sharps so marked that last night the
friends of Syracuse could not find TAX
ers for bets at to Il. Cornell won the
four-oar Varsity race with ease.
Wisconsin, which was thought to
threaten all competitors in the four
oar and Varsity races, was never q
| factor, coming in fourth out of the five
in the four-oar race, and last in the
| Varsity.
| Columbia, the dark horse" did well
in the four-oared race, in which she
came in second. though she made but
a feeble showing in the others, coming
in last i'll 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 min
ute and a half slower than last year in
the Varsity race.
| What might have been done in the
| itxr
cuse, may be inferred from the state
mcnt Of the Syracuse coxswain, to-
night, in which he is quoted as saying
! that his men We're prepared for a sur
prise from Cornell in the last part of the
| race and We're ready for it with re-
served power to hit up their speed ma
| terially, but they were not pressed in
any part of the race.
The effort of the unexpected victory
| of Syracuse is very marked here, to-
| night, in great increase in all mani
| festations of interest in the racing in
general and in VOWS to make next
years regatta contest surprising all
those of the past. Fireworks, singing
| crowds and a great din of footing horns
kept the people of Poughkeepsie awake
| until far into the night.
The weather was, on the whole, near
ly perfect for racing. Dashes of rain
married the enjoyment of the spectators
somewhat, and a rather brisk south
| erly breeze toward the close of the day
made the water somewhat rough, to
which the slow time may be attribut-
ell
The presence in the Cornell Varsity
| eight-oared boat of two men-the Foote
cousins-who had previously rowed in
| the four-oarcd event, added greatly to
the interest of the great race of the day
| and led to allowances for her crew In
| their defeat at the hands of Syracuse.
Cornell led off at the pistol shot in
| characteristic style, but lost her lead
almost Immediately to Syracuse, which
with quick stroke pulled out ahead
with lead which. never lost during the
race, was increased to five lengths at
| the finish. One, near the twO-mile
mark, Cornell in Il fine burst of speed,
pressed her sturdy rival on almost even
terms.
The real race was between the other
fought hard for third place, but after
it and finished rather badly at the tail
| of the procession. Georgetown made n
fine struggle also for third place. but
could not maintain the tremendous
pace and finally had to give way to
both Pennsylvania and Columbia.
Cornell dashed off in true Cornell
style in the first race, the four-oared
- al e-t,
Georgetown led for a few hundred
yards but Cornell came up and passed
her easily, and never for a moment
thereafter was in the slightest danger, |
pulling along with a strong, easy, al |
most leisurely stroke which opened out |
the water between her stern and the |
bow of her nearest competitor until
there were five and a quarter lengths of
lead. 1t was n great race to the bridge, |
the feature being the tremendous eff |
fort of Georgetown to save herself from
being last. She failed however, and at |
the finish her stroke was fainting in
the bottom OF the boat.
1t was in the freshman race that |
Syracuse first showed her true form. |
Cornell sprang into the lead at the |
word, but Syracuse quickly caught up |
with her and for the first mile to the |
bridge it was as pretty a fight as any
sportsman could wish to see. Passing
under the bridge Cornell and Syracuse |
were bow and bow. Just beyond the
bridge the Syracuse crew forged ahead |
and as the last half mile was entered |
she had open water astern OF her and |
was plainly gaining. Pennsylvania !
was third by another length, Columbia |
fighting as best she might in the rear.
Down across the finish line went the !
Syracuse crew and they rowed on !
half mile as cheerily as if the whole
matter had been an every day affair.
Then they rowed back to their boat |
house without the slightest evidence of !
fatigue, while all the boats in the river !
opened their shrill whistles aDd all the
crowds ON the shore yelled themselves ,
hoarse.
Following is the summary:
Varsity -oared race, two miles: |