Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-06-29
THE SPORTING NEWS.
CORNELL THE VICTOR Varsity Eight Dared Event
 Feature of Regatta. AQUATIC FETE 1T POUCHKEEPsIE. Syracuse Second, Georgetown Third In Chief Race-No RecoSds Broken.
 Cornell Freshmen Won-Syra- '
 cusc Got Four Dared Event.

cusc Got Four Qore0 Events
 POUGHKEEPsIE. N. r., June e. Cornell rejoices in an aquatic paradise regained, for over the beautiful four mile Poughkeepsie- Highland course. stretching smoothly down between the rolling hills of the Hudson and before thousands of Ithaca's faithful, Charles Courtney's crack varsity eight dis tanced the strong crews of Syracuse, Columbia, Pennsylvania and Wiscon- sin.
 The varsity was the feature of the regatta and was won by Cornell in 20 minutes % 2-5 seconds.
 Syracuse was second, more than one minute back of the speedy Ithacans, with Georgetown third, close behind. Columbia, Pennsylvania and Wiscon- sin trailed in the order named, the lat ter crew finishing in p minutes 6 1-5 seconds.
 As had been predicted by rowing ex- perts, the crews fell behind the record of IS minutes 5S 2-5 seconds made over the course in 1901 by the Cornell crew, although the victors of the race had covered the distance this year in prac- tice in IS minutes "A seconds fiat.
 That no record would be broken was predicted for the reason that at , o'clock, the hour the race was rowed, the tide was slack
 Cornell won by about twelve lengths.
 Her crew early took commanding lead, which they not only maintained all the way, but which they steadily increased. Rowing about thirty-nvs strokes to the minute. the speedy eight never seemed to tire, and their work seemed to grow easier as they sped down the river.
 The river banks were lined by thou- sands, who cheered the victors on to their finish flag Excursion craft of all sorts were stationed in the stream and crowded to the last bit of standing room. while the big observation train. with its twoscore cars, stretched along the west bank.
 The race was rowed under ideal con ditions.
 The race started at 4:49 o'clock.
 Cornell caught first water and led at a hundred feet. with Pennsylvania sec ond, Georgetown and Syracuse. side by side, third. Columbia was last.
 Georgetown soon gained on Cornell, while Columbia seemed almost out of the race, her men splashing as they ap- preached the mile mark.
 Syracuse spurted and caught up with the first three crews. At the two mile mark Cornell had good lead. with Syracuse and Georgetown side by side. Cornell led about four boat lengths. At the three mile mark Cornell in- creased her lead by length, driving the shell through the water with ease, rowing thirty-five strokes to the min ute.
 Half a mile from the finish Cornell led by eight lengths, pulling away with every stroke. She increased this lead to twelve lengths and won easily, with Syracuse second and Georgetown. which overhauled Columbia, third. Cornell won the freshman race for eight pared shells. again having Syra. cuse as her nearest competitor. The order of the finish in last years fresh man race was just the reverse. Syra. cuse having won and having been con sidered a strong factor in the two mile sprint.
 In the four cared varsity race Syra. cuse won. with Cornell second. Cornell and Syracuse thus dividing the honoru of the day. the former getting two nrsts and a second and ths latter one first and two seconds. Wisconsin fur. nished a big surprise by finishing ab. solutely last.