Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-25
Wins the Varsity -Four
And University Eight.
Stewards Cup Handi|y Captured
By Syracuse Freshman Eight.
10000 People Sit Through Drenchlng
Showers 10 Witness Races.

PoughkecpSie, y. ". June 24.-Cor-
nell again won the honors in the an
uual regatta of the Intercollegiate
Rowing Association held here Saturday
afternoon over the historic four mile
course on the Hudson river. The red
ana white crews were first in the Var
sity eight the open intercollegiate
championship Of the year and the race
for Varsity fuurs. Syracuse won the
event for freshman crews, Cornell be-
ing second.
The races were decided between
thunder storms, a particularly heavy
one occurring just before the Varsity
Fights werr scheduled To start. The
racing shells OF several Of the crews
We're 50 filled with water that il was
necessary to have them pumped out
and this delayed the send-away until
GIG l.. NJ.
Exactly 10 minutes of 6 and 45 sec
ondS later the sturdy Cornell crew
raced by the judges boat a winner by
nearly two lengths. Almost bow for
bow ana stroke for stroke, the crews
Of PENNSYLVANIA ami Syracuse We're
fighting il out for second position. II
was thv lrcttitSt struggle seen here
for some years between these two and
almost in til. Last sweep of thu oars
Pennsylvania forged a few feet ahead
and took second position. Syracuse
was 10 lengths in front Of Wisconsin
with Columbia four lengths further be
hind and G"u"..toWm bringing up the
rear.
lii the four cared raced Won by Cor
nell. Syrarus" was second, Columbia
third and Pennsylvania last
In the freshman race, Syracuse was
followed across IN" line by Cornell
Wisconsin, Columbia ana Pcnnsyl-
Vania.
The doWnpour If rain which preceded
the Varsity race d:,.nchcd to the skin
2oG0O people gathered along the shores
CT the river ANA on board the long
observation tram. The, shower contin-
urd for full! A. minutes and at times
reSembled Il cloudburst. Great sheets
of rain swept down from the northeast
and umbrellas and waterproof coats
were no defense whatever. The obser-
walton train, Which az the beginning of
the AFTERNOON was a riot of brilliant col
orS. college flags and strcam"rs. min
sled with the gray shades Of tn" dresses
WON by the women. We're Il sad wreck
indeed as ii followed the crews over the
course and finally PULLED up at tile fin
ish.
Many Of the women threw away
beautiful hats which had been ruined
in the doWnpour Gloves ana rarasols
We're also discarded and consigned To
the river in many instances after they |
had been rendered practically useless |
under the fusilade from the clouds.
Strangely enough the shower ended |
and the tickle sun shone forth as the |
crews were lined up for the start of |
the big race.
The first race of the afternoon was |
for Varsity fOur-oared shells at two |
miles. This race was won last year
by Syracuse with Cornell second. The |
tables We're exactly turned today for
Cornell's four jumped away in the lead |
and had gained the advantage of a |
length in the first dozen strokes Of the |
oars. From that time on it was simply |
a question as To the distance the |
Ithacans would win by
They finally crossed the line with five |
lengths to spare. Syracuse was as cas-
lily second three lengths before Column
Dla, which in turn was four lengths in
front Cf PENNSYLVANIA.
Inc second race was the one for
freshmen eights. won BY Syracuse BY
a length and half from Cornell. the
latter being less than a quarter Of a
BOAT measure in front of Wisconsin.
Columbia and PENNSYLVANIA. which
finished fourth and fifth in this event
were not more than six lengths behind
tn" winning combination.
Followers Of intercollegiate rowing
fr@ nkly admitted that the contests We're
the keenest and best races they had
ever seen college oarsmcn put IN.
The great fOur-mile race for the Var
sity Fights with its six contesting crews
aroused wonderful enthusiasm in tbc
Wet and bedraSgled crowd which lined
the course. Columbia, Syracuse ana
Wisconsin were first away from the
starting boats. with PENNSYLVANIA. Cor
nci ana Georgetown laggards by only
a lew feet When 4 half mile had h.on
ro"ed, Syracuse was showing n good
length in the lead, with Columbia sec-
'nd. Wisconsin third, Cornell fou,tb
pennsylvania fifth and C;eorretoun
sixth. Soon after this the Georgetovn
hoat spurted into fourth place, but fell