Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-06-28

IouSuhSepSISs IN L, June Go'-
Wisconsin finished third in the fresh.
man and fourth in the varsity races ot
the Poughkeepsie regatta. Cornell won
the four-oared and the varsity and
Syracuse the freshman.
Beaten Wisconsin was not dis
graced, in the freshman race the
badgers were outrowed for place by
Cornell only by inches. The official
time gives the difference as 3-5 of a
second In the varsity Wisconsin
finished a poor fourth ten lengths be.
hind Cornell and eight behind SYRIA
cuse and Pennsylvania, the latter
man race showed Wisconsin game to
the core. Off on even terms, the
crews rowed together for a few
lengths. Then Syracuse began to
pull away, putting a boat length be-
tween it and Wisconsin and Cornell
Gradually the latter drew ahead OF the
westerners and it looked as If the
badgers would drop to the rear. But
Wisconsin grit refused to yield.
Clear water showed between it and
Cornell at the bridge with the race
half over. Then began the game
struggle. Inch by inch Wisconsin
gained on both the leaders. Cornell
was gaining too but the badgers grit
and endurance showed better. Cornell
beat out for place but the honor was
by inches, Cornell crossed the line a
length behind Syracuse and only 80
of a second before Wisconsin.
In the varsity race Syracuse led at
the start Wisconsin and Cornell
raced side by side for second place
as the crews swept down the river
they separated into two groups; one
of Cornell, Syracuse and Pennsyl
vania, and one of Wisconsin, Colum-
bia and Georgetown. The quakers
won the place by foot with Wiscon-
sin leading the second group, eight
lengths away. A driving rain de,
layed the last race and drenchel the
thousands of enthusiasts.
hoWeu Between 0loTH1S'
The races were decided between
thunderstorms. The racing shells
of several crews were so filled with
water that it was necessary to have
them pumped out and this delayed the
send-away until 6:19. Exactly 10
minutes and SO As seconds later
Ill I.r thn i,,Ic pc' hnaf a
winner by nearly two lengths. AL
most bow to bow and stroke for
stroke the crews of Pennsylvania and
Syracuse were fighting it out for sec
ond position. Almost in the last
sweep of the oars Pennsylvania
forged a few feet ahead. Syracuse
was ten lengths in front of Wisconsin,
with Columbia four lengths further
in the rear, Georgetown bringing up
the rear.
The race was between Cornell, SYRIA
cuse and Pennsylvania and was stiff
one throughout. After two of the
four miles had been covered, SYRIA
cuse spurted to almost even terms
with Cornell. Doggedly they tried
to hold the level with the Ithacans
and it was this early struggle that
caused the men in the orange boat to
fail just at the last moment when
Pennsylvania challenged. In the
four-oared race, won by Cornell.
Syracuse was second, Columbia third
or5 papncvivan{a last
Badger Youngsters Barely Beaten.
In the freshman race Syracuse was
followed across the line by Cornell,
Wisconsin, Columbia and Pennsyl-
vania. Again in the latter contest
the fight for second place was the
real struggle of the race. Wiscou-
sin came within the heel of mapping
Cornell in the last few yards of the
race. Syracuse won by length and
a half from Cornell, the latter being
less than a quarter of boats length
in front of Wisconsin. The western
crew was swept into the wash of a
two boat in the last half-mile and
this interfered materially. Wiscon
sins chances of winning at one time
seemed the brightest Of any shell in
the race. Columbia and Pennsylvania
finished fourth and fifth.
Great Varsity Race.
The great four-nile race for VARSITY
Fights. with it's six contesting crews,
was the big event Columbia syria
cuse and Wisconsin were first away.
Pennsylvania, Cornell and George
town laggards by only few feet