The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-29

at two miles 1t was six at three. eight, and
at the finish a slight squirt mado it an even
dozen engths-the margin of Cornell's
victory and vindication. When the guns
that, cracked and doomed and roaed we're
sending their first shots echoinp across
the narrow lane that leads to victory to
| signify that Cornell might rest from the
labor of the day far back up the river
there was still bitter struggle among the
other crews to see which would be the
first to cross the line in the position of
| runner-up.
Syracuse. last year honored as the win.
ner, had fallen so FAR from the plane of that
victory that it was struggle for nearly the
whole distance to conquer Georgetown
hia, using good headwork, all but caught
Georgetown at the very end and lust four
seconds marked the difference in ability
| of the two crews
And yet it was not tame race, nor one
that any man might not have rejoiced
to see. The sun cleaned brightly down
upon the crews, as they swung along, each
mans body bror1ad with the tan Of the
six months steady work in the sunli Eht,
Muscles rose and fell powerfully as the oars
dipped In and out and left a silver sheen
of spray dancing in the wake 1t stirred
to the core those who sat in the cars to
realize that there on the river were forty
eight men who were tearing their hearts
out that their colleges might come honor
ably out Of the fray. 1t was the culmina-
ton of months of exercise and self denial
and work and devotion to an ideal ending
| in a struggle OF twenty minutes-nOt merely
u boat race.
When Cornell led off, with Syracuse,
! Wisconsin and Georgetown in close at
tendance for the moment, those on tho
cars leaned forward and watched the race
as eagerly as il it had been the closest
that could be. At the first mile Cornell
was stealing softly away, we'll out toward
| the middle Of the river, with the fun adj
vantage of perfectly smooth water, albeit
dead. They were leading by big margin.
and apparently sure of the race, 1t was
the first time that the ease of the victory
had caught the Ithacans' adherents, and
thcy phrased their joy in the barking cry,
which echoed back as sharply from the bills,
Cornell. | yell yell, yeil, G ,s,,n,n,
the other collegians set up their cries IN
return. The weird ing shout OF Wis
consin, the simple cal! of Georgetown.
and the more involved cheers Of the other
| colleges, mingled in so vast turmoil of
sound that the men striving on the river
must have heard and understood
The struggle for second place was the
most interesting. AT a mile and half,
Syracuse VAS half II length in the van of
| Pennsylvania, the Quakcrs being il turn
three feet of open water in front Of Gorge
town. Stroke Fraser who knew what he
was about when he had started out 20 act
the pace for Columbia. had picked UP Wis
cousin, aud the Badgers we're nowhere.
They were nearly length away and falling
back rapidly.
Look at Columbia come up WIS the
cry of the New Workers at the two mile
mark, just above the Pennsylvan!a boat
Syracuse" Columbia, indeed. was RI ling
along merrily. Wisconsin once srsken
off. they hpd set out after Penna"vania,
whom, Geor setown had apparently. II
behind for good and all. The pluciiy Wcsh-
ington lads, who always row best appar-
emily when under great dsadvG9ia ges,
did not look o. roH like a crs% tao, lad
two sick nen in 1t. They were ~ ting
tootn and nah with Syracuse v,.tcA at
the half distence was just length I" the
shells.
Pennsylvania, hoist Ivy her own petard
Of setting pace faster than the crew
could live through, was coming back to
Columbia stroke after stroke, and it was
only a question OF f1w moments when
quarters of II length at IN" hoatnouse they
had so lately left the Quakers lost their
lead bit by bit. At the bridge. the scene
OF many a fatal move-Coumhia spurted
That settled Pennsylvania, and Columbia
was nearly two lengths ahead passing
under that mark.
-Georgetown! Go on, you Georgetown
was the cry when the last mile began. The
Washington lads had fought the whole dis
lance and were now almost on even terms
with Syracuse, and looked to be better than
the uriondam champions, who were even
then in the process of being stripped OF Their
titles. There is limit to human capabiil-
ties, and the older men of Syracuse stood
the strain better than their boy rivals.
-Oh, poor Georgetown, they're beaten,
walled a pretty maiden, whose eyes were
as divinely blue gray as the colorS OF the
college she sported. II was So The boys
L Il k1,, Il nd yi.ara n ma
out. Less than quarter of mile before
the end of the race they seemed to be almost
stopping. Syracuse. deathly tired too,
could still row on a little faster
-Columba's going to be third, announced
a youth whose excited voice ended in
perfect shrek OF excitement, Little Frazer
was hitting up the stroke, and every
stroke meant a gain. But there was not
time enough. Georgetown made a few
last efforts and reeled across the line
length and a quarter Dchind Syracuse.
Columbia was less than half a length behind
Georgetown Pennsylvania, three and n
half lengths behind Columbia, was still
nearly that much ahead of Wisconsin.
in both the races in which they started.
There was a lot to interest the casual
observer over on the Highland side before
the regatta began. There was every sort
of faker with things to sell, and behind the
high beard fences in some places shell
| vera to he had. Ii was long time before
the observation trains were got going, and
the amusements served to while away the
| time.
The long train finally woke into life and
shrieked and changed its way 10 the track
to the station. The final rush for seats
was made and an ronic farewell was waved
TO those who came in on the ferry too late
to secure their places. Snahiiy the cars.
no longer a barren pine wilderness of
| GOATS blt n vivid cleaning ribbon, bright
with colors of every hue, whipped around
turns and rolled up to the start of the two
mile race. All along the, line. tine .pedes-
TRANS waved flags and hand kerchief. at
their lIckier brethren who had the price"
and sat enthroned in majesty on the heights.
There's Pennsylvania" cried the in.
formed a. they caught sight of the rod
and blue banner, which waved OYER the
low boathouse, half a mile below the start
of the four cared race: Then there were
more wavings, and friendly greetings in
return from the two nero helpers of the
Quakers.