Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-24
| CORNELL AGAIN WINS
| 4-M|LE VARSITY RACE
Georgetown Crew Brings Up
- the Rear. "a
BEST COLLEGE RACES EVER
Ithaoans Also Took the Four Dared
Race.
FRESHMEN EVENT TO SYRACUSE
Contests All Hard Fought Before co.
600 People-Georgetown Handi-
capped by Light Weight.
BEST COLLEGE RACES EVER
Ithaoans Also Took the Four Dared
Race.
FRESHMEN EVENT TO SYRACUSE
Special Dispatch to The Star.

| Special Dispatch 10 The Star
POUGHKEEPSIE n. Y. June 23-Arter
day of intermittent sunshine and
| showers, when the brilliance OF June day
would prevail for hour only to be turned
| into the dull gray OF November the an
nGal regatta of the intercollegiate Rowing
Association was rowed here this afternoon
between the angriest thunder and lightning
storms and the nearest approach to a
| clcudburst the beautiful Hudson valley has
known this year. Cornell again won
premier honors by taking the varsity eight
cared event at four miles and the varsity
fours 1t was in the eight-oared race that
| the Georgetown oarsmen from Washington
| made their only appearance oS the day.
and they finished absolutely last Tho
showing they made was a bitter disap-
poiDSment to the men themselves. to their
coach. Dempsey, and to their little bands
Of admirers scattered among the thousands
who watched the races from every vantage
point the green hills which inclose the Hud-
son at this point afforded. Pennsylvania
was second In the big race. two lengths be
hind Cornell the latter crew winning quite
easily right at the end.
Earlier in the contest the red and white
boat had been pressed by Syracuse, and
many times the little coxswain from Ithaca
had to call upon his men to quicken their
stroke to Withstand the determined chal-
itllStS Indue ny the SNEaCuSe elgnL All
the time Syracuse was fighting IT out with
Cornell for the lead. Pennsylvania was
rushing along in third position. When Il
came to the final test the men from Phila-
delphia had more strength LETT and won
second place in the last three strokes of the
spoon-bladed sweeps. Wisconsin was
fourth, ten lengths away from Syracuse and
four lengths In front of Columbia. George
town stopped almost to a standstill at the
last go yards.
Odds Against Georgetown.
The men in the Blue and Gray boat were
rowing against odds which We're entirely too
great for them to overcome. Every crew
in the race was pounds heavier to the man
and from one to two years older on the
average. The disparity between George
town and the winners Cornell in the ma T.
ter of weight was most striking. George
town eight averaged a fraction over l6S
pounds. The men from Ithaca averaged
more than ia pounds. Pennsylvania crew
was of equal weight with Cornell. while
Syracuse. the third crew averaged about
100 pounds. Wisconsin averaged 165 and
Columbia 1853.
The Georgetown men rowed nicely in the
early stages of the race. but the strength
was not in the boat Without this potent
quality in four-mie, heart breaking Jour-
ney no crew can be first by the Judges
The Georgetown men did expect however
that their experiences at the oars would land
them IN third position at least. They fin
ished there last year and hoped TO do as
well today The men were slow in getting
away however, and were last for the first
half mile Then they spurted a bit and
passed Wisconsin and Columbia and rowed
along in fourth position for nearly a mile.