Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-07-03

Wisconsin captured the freshman
race in the regatta yesterday but
could get no nearer tran fifth in the
varsity. The 1910 mel rowed away
from the other crews aha won in the
time of 9:5S with Syracuse two
lengths behind. The VARSITY crew
was outrowed at every point and beat
out Syracuse only because the latter
quit in the last mile. Georgetown
trailed in a half-mile behind the 9TH
ers
The freshman start was perfect. In
the first halfdozen strokes, however,
Wisconsin and Cornell pulled ahead,
both rowing SO. For a half-miIe it
was nip and tuck. Then Cornell
faltered and the badgers took the
lead.
Columbia Has Accident.
At the mile post Columbia was sec
ond and for one trenulous minute
! poked the nose of it's shell in front.
Suddenly it skinned sharply and il
was learned that the waves had
cracked the boat. With Columbia out
OF 1t Wisconsin had things its own
way Gradually but surely the car.
dinal crew forged ahead At the
mile post its lead was half a length.
AT the mile and a half clear water
showed between it, boat and SYRIA
cuse's. Just back of the latter Penn
sylyania in desperate squirt was
creeping up at the bridge. Wisconsin
was rowing 80 and going easily Be
hind it the other shells were grouped
lighting furiously for second. As they
began the final squirt the distance,
the leaders and tie trailers decreased.
1t looked as though the badgers were
called upon them when Coxswain Ryan
called upon them the men bent to
their blades and the badger boat
forged ahead once more at a speed
that increased the gap OF clear water.
Win by Two Lengths.
They won by two boat lengths and
were going away at the finish SYRIA
cuse and Pennsylvania fought it out
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crew followed first across the line.
The Big Race.
The story Of the varsity race is the
story of other years. 81. far as Wis
consin is concerned, they were simply
not good enough for bad fourth. The
badgers never had a chance Column
bia forged to the front challenged by
the navy which rowed itself out only
to come back in the last mile.
Cornell crept up steadily and at
the end won from Columbia fy a
scant three feet after the most thrill
ing sea-saw fight the regattas have
ever offered. At the half-mile with
the crews fairly punched, Wisconsin
had dropped to sixth position. Down
to the bridge through three cruel
ling miles the badgers lost ground
steadily. Only Georgetown was be-
hind them. Syracuse gave it up when
Wisconsin challer ged IN the last mile
The badgers trailed in fully ten
lengths behind the winners. Rain
and rough water delayed the start of
the varsity race till 7:20.
When the victorious wisconsin
freshmen met Coach Ten Eyck after
the race his face showed no exulta-
ton. Instead of praising him he
merely said, Row in to the boathouse,
Ryan, and be careful with yocx land.
ing" That was all
Always Exciting.
BY Associated Press.
1t was the most exciting contest
ever rpwed over the four-mile Pough-
keepsie course. Cornells time was
20:02 2-5, Columbia second; naval
academy third. Pennsylvania fourth;
Wisconsin fifth; Georgetown sixth;
Syracuse did not finish her shell be-
ing swamped half mile from the fin
ish The Ithacans won by the mar
rowest margin fw.rl Columbia and I'M
til the finish line was crossed and the
judges announced that Cornell had
won, the spectators were in doubt as
to which crew won Cornell and
Columbia fought the race over the
whole four miles and at no time dur
ing the entire distance were the two
shells more than 25 feet apart Co
lumbia led for over three miles and
Cornell took the lead only to lose it
TO Columbia again. Tn the last 100
feet of the race Cornell. by a tremen-
dous squirt. shot the nose of her shell
out into the lead and swept over the
finish under the glare of a search
light on board the United States mon
it9r Arkansas. five feet ahead OF Co
lumbia The Annapolis crew rowed
a magnificent race and finished two
lengths behind Columbia.
Syracuse captured the honors of the
varsity four-oared shells, from Cornell.
Pennsylvania and Columbia, which
finished in the order named. SYRIA
cuse finished two lengths ahead of
Cornell and her time over the two
mile course was 1927 Is
Within half a mile of the finish
line the Annapolis crew opened up two
lengths of open water between their
shell and Pennsylvania. which was
fourth. Syracuse nth. Wisconsin
sixth. Georgetown seventh.
Columbia had terrific sprint and
when the bow nosei out ahead of Cor
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