Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-27
By Narrow Margin Over
Columbia in 1000 Is
Navy Third, PennsyFOurth, Wis.,
ConSin and Georgetown Last.
Syracuse Did Not Finish, Shell
Being Swamped.

Poughkeepsie, June 26.-COrneH won
the university eight-oared race Of the
intercollegiate regatta for the eighth
| tine. late this evening. in the most ex-
citing contest ever rowed over the d
mile POughkeepsie course. CornelTs
time over the course was 20:n2 Us sec
onds. Columbia was second, United
States Naval Academy third, Pennsyl-
vania fourth. Wisconsin fifth. George
| town sixth. and Syracuse did not fin
| ISL, her shell being swamped a half
mile from the finish line. The Ithacans
won by the narrOweSt margin from
Columbia and until the finish line was
crossed and the judges announced that
Cornell had won, the thousands of
spectators were in doubt as to which
crew won the victory.
Cornell and Columbia fought for the
hnnors of the race over the whole four
miles of the course and at no time dur
| ing the entire distance were the two
shells more than twenty-five feet apart
Columbia led for over three miles and
then Cornell took the lead, only to
lose it to Columbia again. In the last
hundred feet of the race Cornell. by
tremendous squirt, shot the nose of her
shell out into the lead and swept over
the finish under the glare of a big
search light on board the United States
monitor Arkansas, five feet ahead Of
Columbia. The Annapolis crew rowed
a magnificent race and finished two
lengths behind Columbia.
Syracuse captured the honors of the
University four-oared shells from Cor
nell, Pennsylvania and Columbia,
which finished in the order named
Syracuse finished two lengths ahead of
Cornell and her time over the two mile
course was ten minutes and 81 Is sec
onds. Wisconsin won the freshmen
eight cared shells over the course Of
two miles, leading Syracuse across the
finish line by one length and covering
the distance in minutes and Sc sec
onds. Pennsylvania was third; Column
bia fourth and Cornell fifth.
Columbia rowed the last quarter of
mile with an almost water logged shell.
which filled near the stern where three
feet Of planking was ripped off by
striking a submerged log.
The Varsity race was postponed I'M
til after Z o'clock on account Of rough
weather. Twenty thousand people saw
the races. Secretary of the Navy Met
calf viewed the contest from the gun
boat Yanlkton while nearly 400 midship-
men Cheered Annapolis
When the time approached for the
big race about s o'clock tonight a
scutherly breeze was blowing up the
river and the water was cutie rough.
causing postponement until after
o'clock. Darkness was falling and the
crew could scarcely be
seen as they took their position. the
farthcSt off of any crew from the shore.
syracuse further DELAYED the start hy
slowly getting into position Columbia
had the shore position: Cornell second:
syracuse, third; Penna. fourth:
George town. fifth; Wisconsin. sixth.
and the Naval Academy seventh. There
was a long pause as the crews hung
at the line.
Are YOU ready. all?" sang out Ref
cree John Eustis. Not a coxswain made
a move and within a few seconds the
gun on the stewards boat flashed and
with the roar of hundreds Of voices on
the observation train. the race was on.
WIN great sweep of their blades
the Navy and Columbia shot out in
the lead with Cornell second and the
others grouped close together Column
hia quickly took a slight lead over the
Navy which in turn, fell behind Cor
nell. The Columbia boys rowed a
steady strike. averaging for the first
mile "a to the minute Cornell rowed
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