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

to-uay would lie far from good for rowing,
and indeed it had even leon feared that
a race might be impossible. The wind
shifted enough however, to iron out some
OF the rough spots, and the early risers
TINS morning saw enough to reassure them
az to the, possibility of a race. There we're
plenty OF early risers in town, for regatta
day comes but once year, and the local
merchants have learned to take advantage
OF 1t. The horde of collegians, escorting,
since it was fair day, an equally large
numGer oil young women, made the chatter
ing and trafiicking in rooms and meals
In Poughkeepsie in the course of the after
noon, all OF whom seemed to want some-
thing to eat. or else place to bestow them
selves before the races.
II was the crowd that those who have
followed college athletic events have come
to know we'll, The college lad. with the
latest cry in clothing and supported by Il
tan suit case, deliberately emblazoned with
initials, was OF course the most numerous
OF the types. Then there was the young
woman who accompanies some of the above
type, who knows nothing of boat racing,
as she charmingly admits, but who is will
ing to learn from him. because, all men,
you know, know SO much more than women
about things" The old graduate the
young graduate, the dry goods clerk young
man disguised as either one, all are familiar
types.
man ever Yet saw anything but a pretty
girl at a college athletic affair. They were
dressed in every conceivable variation of
the ,costumers' art and yet all looked alike
in their extreme bewitchingness. Most of
the men would not have cared if the boat
races had not come off. so that they could
have a chance to escort their particular
fair ones about the town and maxi the
girless ones jealous.
Down to the ferry filed the crowd when
the afternoon began, and then pretty
time was spent in patient waiting. The
ferryboats took their time about going
and coming, and once both were forced to
wait outside the slip for a good half hour
while two river boats made a landing at a
dock which partly INSTRUCTED theirs. At
last most of the crowd got across in safety,
on the careening ferryboats or by row.
boat, and took their places in the line OF
those waiting for the observation train.
This interesting process was cut short
about half past o'clock by the arrival of
the train filled to the guard rails
with the persons who had had foresight
enough to walk down the track to where it
was.
The first two "a IS out OF the way, the
crowd sa; led back IN anticipation OF the line
| struggle that vas expected from the var
..ty elght3. The train rolled way up the
| lis to hrum Elbow, and put in while
| wait'Ig Tor the crews to appear. Syracuse
| IVES the first TO come along, and tied up to
is elakoloat early. Intact, the Onondagas
Were Mt the post for fully seventeen minutes
| he Pennsylvania eight came dashing up,
with the megaphoned coxswain barking
hoarsely in alternate admonitions to one
man or the other. Georgeto owns eight
| had the stroke oar on the starboard side,
an arrangement which was visible in no
other college crew.
STEADY now. with that long swing" came
the looming voice of Cuthell, the Coium ia
| coxswain. as the New Workers trinity pulled
| 'Thpy "A good spirltp1 reception
| from the observation train, for there was
a sort of bunch that they we're going to sur
| prise some of the best on the river;
But those who knew that Cornell on GER
! tain Friday had rowed four miles in time
| trial in IS minutes "a is seconds and later
| had done is minutes "a seconds under less
| favorable conditions pinned their faith
to the Ithacans. They said with Courtney:
Il don't see how any crew on the river can
| Leaf my boys and if any crew does | want
to be there to see every inch of that race. 3"
| SO before the race, it was known that Cornell
twice had rowed faster than the record.
and the fact that the !thacans were favor
ties was based on this and not hearsay
| or lunches
The crews lined up for the start. and
Is 900 pairs of eyes all told were upon them.
| To each in turn. the referee called out his
warnings, and at last there was nothing
to do but send the men away.
The crack of the gun and the answering
|
were almost simultaneous with the first
dipping of forty-eight oars in the water
| Three fast, snappy strokes, and Cornell
was in the lead by only foot. it was true,
but never to be headed. The lthacans
were whipping down the Hudson at "a
strokes to the minute, while Wisconsin.
striving to keep alongside, was doing 80
| strokes Syracuse was right at hand.
| Georgetown was fifth, and Columbia, on
| poorly, apparently, was last. lhere was
tl,,f' plp N in mar
| had hoped to see their crew shoot night out
| with the leaders and make the racing from
! the flash Of the gun. Frazer, the dimlnutlVe
stroke, had his own notion OF the pace that
! four miles requires, and he was not gong
| to burn up his energies in quarter OF
| mile.
| play after the fleeing Corne lians. There
! was not the aggressive style that had gwen
| the victory to Syracuse the year before
| 1t was a crafty. waiting Syracuse. cohteh5
! TO follow for time instead OF lead, ana
! rowing with an approach to symmetry
, and perfection that only emphasized the
! difference between this crew and that OIL
! last wear. But the fates that govern row
| ing had decided that there was to be no
/ toilsome nerve racking struggle IN this
! race with the leao ever shuthis iio'i o'e
: crew to another.
I Every stroke that Cornell took carried
the Ithacans farther way from their rivals,
and every time that Greyhounu rop ~
swung on his stretcher. it meant that
! corneil was being revenged. Cruelty,
With the cold perfection ofthe past master sr,.
! those Cnrnnll narsInen rowed. lhere
was vas an icy composure in their style thnt
deadened enthusiasm. They were rec, gong ing
start that they would have no mercy, =.
S'" And i' So from the time the first half mile
marx had been attained and left behind
the compelling cry Of Cornell wins broke ,eke
| from the threats Of the $4,000 persons VINO VINO
! from the observation trains. and the hills
about I""r CO, could feel that even thus early the
race barring accident, was, as good as over
and done. Lower sank the stroke r,.n, al, ana q
onnld feel the vibra mt sentiment OF response
in the boat, whose nose pointed so truly
tn f., the haven that only time alone
could prevent it from reaching.
At one mile it was three opeA lengtns,