Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-24
heel OF nipoing Cornell in the last few yards
OF the race.
Twenty Thousand Drenched.


The downpour Of rain which preceded the
varsity race drenched the 10000 persons
gathered along the shores of the river and
on board the observation train.
The shower continued for fully - min
utes and AZ times resembled cloudburst.
Great streets OF rain swept down from the
northeast. and against II umbrellas and
waterproof coats Were no defense what
ever. The observation train, watch. Mt the
beginning Of the afternoon, was a riot OF
brilliant colors. college flags and steamers
mingled with the gay shades Of the dresses
worn by the women, was sad wreck, in
deed. as il followed the crews owe. the
course and finally pulled up a the finish.
For time those on board tired to De
cheerful. singing roliicking college songs
and popular airs but tie rain descended
in such torrents that the singing was
drowned along with the attire of the holt
day thrCUS. Many OF the women threw
away beautiful hats which had been ruined
in the dpwnpour- Cloves ana patasolS'
also. We've Discarded and consigned 10 the
river fin many Instances after they had
been rendered practically useless under the
fusilade from the clouds.
Rainbow Graced Occasion.
At last the shower ended and the sun
shou- forth as the crews were lined up
for tae start Of the big race rainbow
arch appeared. ard while the race was on
the picture was one Of rarest beauty. The
surface Of the Hudson, running between
great hills OF green. had been beaten fiat
by the rain ana was as placid as a mill
pond The blue riffs and the banks of
white frnged clouds were reflected in the
calm water. The course was lined with
yachts ledeCked from stem to stern in
their finest dressing of flags. Everywhere
there was color and life. where a few min
utes before all had been hidden in the
grayuess Of the storm.
The first race Of the afternoon was the
varsity fOur-oared. This race was won
last year by Syracuse with Cornell second.
The tables were turned today. for COrnells
four jumped AVA in the lead and had
gained a length in the first dozen strokes
of the oars. From that time on 1t was
simply question as to the distance the
Ithacans would win by. They finally
crossed the line with five lengths to spare.
Syracuse was as easily second, three
lengths before Columbia, which in turn
was four lengths in front Of Pennsylvania.
The second race was for freshmen Fights.
won by Syracuse by length and a half
from Cornell. the latter being less than
quarter of a boats length in front of WIS
cOnsin. The western crew was swept into
the wash Of a towboat in the last half
mile OF the journey, and this interfered ma
terally with their chances of winning.
which at one time seemed the brightest of
any shell in the race. Columbia and Penn
sylvania. which finished fourth and fifth in
this event were not more than six lengths
behind the winning combination
Best College Races Ever.
Followers of intercollegiate rowing de-
clare tonight that the contests of today
were the keenest and best races they had
ever seen college Carsmen put up. Even
the hercest storms of the afternoon did not
dull the appreciation Of the spectators for
the splendid contests they witnessed.
The great four-mile race for the varsity
Fights. with its six contesting crews.
aroused wonderful enthusiasm in the wet
and bedraggled crowd which lined the
course. Columbia. Syracuse and Wisconsin
were first away from the starting boats.
with Pennsylvania. Cornell and Georgetown
laggards by only few feet. When half
mile had been rowed Syracuse was show
Ing good length in the lead, with Columbia
second Wisconsin third. Cornell fourth,
Pennsylvania fifth and Georgetown sixth.
Soon after this the Georgetown boat
spurted into fourth place but fell away
again very quickly and was never again d
factor. Columbia and Wisconsin found the
pace too fast at the end OF the mile and the
race soon developed into one of two divl-
Sions. Cornell swept into the lead at the
mile and a half mark, Pennsylvania had
raced up to second place, and Syracuse was
third. Then came magnificent squirt by
the Syracuse men. They rapidly overhaul
ed Pennsylvania and closed the gap of
nearly two lengths which had separated
them from Cornell. The latter crew was
rowing at 30 while Syracuse went 10 So.
the red and white shell the coxswain in
the latter called for a quickening OF pace,
and the Cornell boat quickly slipped away
into the lead again Time after time in
brilliant bur5 OF speed Syracuse struggled
to overhaul the leaders and Il was not until
the last mile OF the journey that Cornell
could show clear water Then Syracuse
had shot her bot and the Pennsylvania
crew. pulling with grim determination,
snapped away the honor of second place by
inches. The race was such a hard one that
several of the men in the various boats al
most collapsed. They We're quickly fe-
vlved. however. and each crew was able to
row 20 its boathouse.
The Summaries.
VARSITY fpurs miles for the Kennedy Chal-
lenge TroPhy-Corueu won. time 10 Is Is: SYRIA
cuse second, time. 1913 Il. Columbia third,
time. 1888 -, Pennsylvania. fourth, time,
1tO6 .
Freshmen eight-osred shells two miles for the
Stewards tup-Syracuse won time, 9l5 80. Cor
nell. second time, 9.55; Wisconsin, third. time
9.55 2-5. Columbia fourth. time 1907 Is; Penn
sylVanis. NTH. time. 1913 Is
University eight shells four niles for the
Varsity Challenge Cup-CorneU won time
10 80 40 Pennsy lvlUia. second. time 1913 80
Syrscusn, third. time, 1915 Is; Wisconsin fourth
time 20i3 -. Coumhs. nth. time 20 10 3-5.
Georgetown, sixth, time, 20 So
Members OF winning crew: W. s Newman.
Dods. 4 l. " Gavett. <. G. F. Cox 6: W F.
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