The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-27

With a great sweep OF their blades the
Navy and Columbia shot out In the lead
with Cornell second and the others
grouped close together Columbia quick
ly took a slight lead over the Navy, who
In turn fell behind Cornell. The Colum-
bia boys rowed steady. even stroke.
averaging for the first mile "a TO the min
ute. Cornell rowed "a strokes TO the min
ute. while the Navy was hitting up a 40
stroke.
Georgetown fell far behind in the first
quarter of the journey.
Columbia and Cornell rowed side by
side with the slender PROV OF Columbia
half boat length ahead OF the lthacan
crew. while far outside on the course the
Navy was rowing I'm third position and
trying TO stave Off a spurt from Pennsyl-
vania, which was pressing the sa1lormen
closely for third position, Syracuse and
Wisconsin fell back gradually
Passing the first mile post, Columbia
had a lead OF half a boat length over
Cornell and was rowing a 30 stroke. The
Columbia cohorts on the observation
train were delrious with Joy over the
Navy spurted, and. creeping up, tied
with Cornell for second position az the
mile post, while Pennsylvania wes thGd
with Syracuse fourth, Wisconsin nfth,
and Georgetown hopelessly lost.
Cornell and Columbia swept through
the water, their bows never varying am
inch between strokes, while the crowds
on the train yelled first TO one and then
TO the other Go on!' As the leaders
went by the one mile and a half mark
CornelPs stroke, Cox, hurried the swing
Of his blade and the arching backs Of
the Ithacans pulling with much power
on the bending blades. made their shell
fairly leap out OF the water.
Columbia answered the challenSe and
the two crews raced madly along with
Pennsylvania and Annapolis still ighting
for third honors. Syracuse was half a
length behind Pennsylvania, and nearing
the two-mile mark both splashed badly.
On the crews raced for the next mile,
their positions never changing and none
seemingly able to gain in the slightest
over the other. Columbia had thus FAR
rowed a grand race ana many predicted
she would win.
out from under the Poughkeepsie
bridge Cornell increased her stroke 10
"a and squirting, took the lead from Co
lumbia. II was only slight lead, but
the Ithacans admirers took advantage
of Il and cheered Justify. Columbia held
to her 20 stroke, and then Coxswatn
winslow, seeing the Cornell shell slowly
forging out ahead, yelled 10 the stroke
to increase the pace. The big form
OF Stroke Corussi bent further forward
and with deeper and quicker strokes.
followed by the crew behind him. the CO.
lumbia shell cut down the lead or Cor
nell to couple of feet. The leaders
were now within half mile OF the fin
ish line.
Then the Annapolis crew increased
it's stroke TO 40 and opened up two
lengths of open water between its shell
and Pennsylvania, which was fourth.
Syracuse was fifth. Wisconsin sixth and
Georgetown seventh.
Columbia held this terrific sprint, and
when her bow nosed out ahead of Cor
nell the cheers from the Columbia men
were deafening. go on. Columbia!
''Go on Cornellr' were yelled incessantly.
The crowds on the train and banks OF the
shore waved flags and cheered In their
enthusiasm.
Columbia and Cornell were within 100
wards of the finish, when Cornell made
the final effort. Amid rataplan OF
gunfire and shrieldng OF whistles the
leaders neared the finish line. on which
played a great bar OF white Hight from
the searchlight OF the monitor Arkansas.
Cornelrs steady. low stroke shot the
nose OF her shell five feet ahead of Co
l,gmbia as they came in the bright rays OF
the searchlight Columbia tried vainiy 10