The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-27

POUGHKEEPSIE. June 27--While
the majority Of the spectators here yes
terday were watching the gruelling
finish between Cornell and Columbia,
Syracuse and Georgetown were strug
Cling herOically with their shells filled
with water. The race, which was sched-
uled 10 start at 6 o'clock, was delayed
fully one hour owing to rough water
conditions. and after O'Clock. when
the Fights lined up for the signal, there
was not much cessation.
Georgetown. in number five position.
was out in bad water. From the flash
Of the pistol the eight seemed in trou-
bic. The other crews went TO the front,
and Georgetown was in the background.
The stewards boat, the Gretchen, which
IS ordinarily supposed 10 stay behind
the last crew. disregarded this rule and
went up after the crews. As a result
the frail Georgetown she'll was given
the full benefit Of the wash not only
from Gretchen, but from the Cornell
launch as we'll The men from Wash
ington were bammering away. but did
not improve the distance.
Persisted With Sinking Shell.
Past the bridge. one mile from the
finish. the Syracuse eight began 70 fan
back and Georgetown crept up The
coaching launch from Syracuse was seen
Eurriedly making preparations to rescue
the SyracUsans from the bow Of the
shell. which was in a swamping condi-
ton. Shortly after the men were taken
out, the racing boat filed None of the
crew suffered. This swamping was al
rectly due TO the rough water and swells
from passing boats.
Georgetown moved along and finished.
Alternately working four oars and
az he. hall
with the water over the slides was
hoated to the Georgetown house
Scarcely had the men left the boat
when she started to sink. Quick work
on the part Of the eight rescued her in
time, and she was soon slowed away
on the track
Plucky Fight Wins Praise.
The fight made by the men from
Georgetown was as plucky. in its de-
tall' as that Of any crew on the river
today.
With a boat that was laden as If with
lead, and with the water not only over
the ankles Of the men, but under ,he
slices, and with more coming in AT
every stroke, the lightest crew contend
ing under this severe disadvantage. not
only hammered away. but finished
ahead of one Of the crews that was
trouble.
The men felt rather badly last night.
Tor they had been banking on a squirt
the last mile. which would have brought
tnem up with the contenders.
Navy Stroke Too High.
Navy came strong in the last half
mile Of the row. and it looked as If the
sailors would pull I'D with the two
leaders. Navy was rowing around t fgo
ty-elght strokes, but the effort was IN
productive. Nays fault was In trying
TO use high stroke ror the distance
INC inc men not having the training TO
Edmund Fitzgerald. who was Elected
10 the captaincy OF the Georgetown
crew, last night after the race. has
stroked the boat for two years. and is
in his sophomore year. The leader
ship was offered TO A. NJ Rice again.
but the Kingston lad refused.
To Reft Launch.
The shell will be loaded on the West
Shore road and Manager Stuart. with
two or three OF the other oarsmen. win
accompany it to Washington. The
launch viii be tied up at the Pough-
keepsie bOathOuse until after the shell
is safe in Georgetown house at Wash
inCton, when Stuart will return and
cruise in It to New York. where a new
oolier and machinery will be installed
The launch will return to Georgetown
in the fall.
Summary of 1907 Regatta.
The annual regatta OF the college
crews here yesterday resulted in the
crews finishing as follows in three races
OF the afternoon:
Varsity race-First. Cornell. 20:02 2-5:
second. Columbia, 1904; third, Navy,
20I3 As; fourth, Pennsylvania. 1913 2-5.
No other times We're taken, but the re-
naming crews finished in this order,
Wisconsin and Georgetown, with SYRIA
cuse swamped at about the 81 mile
mark and not being able 20 finish.
Freshman race-First, Wisconsin, 9:5S;
second, Syracuse. 1903: third. Pennsyl-
Vania, 1000; fourth, Columbia, 1896 2-5.
FOur-Oared race-First, Syracuse,
l0:87 1-5; second. Cornell. 10:4o: third.
Pennsylvania, 1919: fourth, Columbi
1853 So Thus IL will be seen that Cor
nell won the big race of the day. but
Columbia gave the Ithacans such an
awful battle that Cornell had but three