Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-06-27
WINS
VARS|TY
RACE
MOST EXCITING CONTEST
IN HISTORY OF EVENT
Columbia So Close to Winners
That Judges Decision Is
Awaited Before the Cheering
Starts,
IBy Morning journal special Leased wire.l

IBy Morning Journal Special Leased Wire.
Poughkeepsie, y. Y, June 26.-Cor-
nell won the varsity eight-Oared race
at the intercollegiate regatta for the
eighth time this evening in the most
exciting contest ever roWed over the
four-mile course. Cornelrs time was
20a02 2-5. Columbia was second, the
United States Naval academy third,
Pennsylvania fourth, Wisconsin fifth
and Georgetown sixth. Syracuse did
not finish, her shell being swamped
a half mile from the finish.
The Ithacans won by the narrow
est margin from Columbia. and until
the Judges announced that Cornell had
won the thousands of spectators
ashore and aflOat were in doubt as
10 which crew had crossed the line
first.
Cornell and Columbia fought for the
honors over the whole four miles. and
at no time were the two shells more
than twenty-five feet apart. Column
bia led for over three miles, and then
Cornell took the lead, only to lose It to
Columbia again. In the last one hun
bred feet of The race Cornell, by n
tremendous squirt. shot the nose Of her
shell into the lead and swept oVer
the finish under the glare of a big
searchlight on the United States mon
itor Arkansas. five feet ahead Of Co
lumhia.
Syracuse captured the varsity four
cared race from Cornell. PennsylVa-
MIA and Columbia, which finished in
the order named. Syracuse finished
two lengths ahead Of Cornell and her
time for the two miles was 1927 Is.
Wisconsin won the freshmen eight
Oared race over The tWO-mile course
leading Syracuse over the finish line
by one length and covering the dis
lance in $3.50, Pennsylvania was
third. Columbia fourth and Cornell
fifth. Columbia roWed the last quar-
ter of a mile with an almost water
logged shell. which filled near the
stern when three feet of planking was
ripped out by a submerged log.
The varsity race was postponed I'M
til after ; o'clock on account of rough
water. Twenty thousand spectators
saw the races.
Secretary Of the Navy Metcalf view
ed the contest from the gunboat
Yankton. while nearly 400 midship-
men cheercd the Annapolis crew from
the observation train and from the
bridge and coming towers of the
United states monitors Arkansas,
Florida aud Nevada, anchored near
the finish line.
one hundred Yards from the finish
Cornell made the final effort. Amid
gun fire and the shrieking of Whls-
Ties the leaders neared the finish line,
on which played a great bar of whit
light from tho ~searchlight on the
monitor Arkansas. Cornells steady
stroke shot her shell five feet ahead
of Columbia as they came in the light
RAYS. Columbia tried i'm vain to cut
down the slight lead, and Cornell slip
ped over the line a winner by about
five feet.
The navy came over the line third,
three lengths behind Columbia, Penn
sylvania was two lengths behind the
ANY four lengths behind P~ennsylVa-
MIA was Wisconsin, II far behind
was Georgetown. the sixth to finish
Syracuse's shell began to fill nan a
mile from the finish. and would have
sunk had not the crew jumped over
board. They were picked up by pass
launches. CornelTs crew seemed
in condition after the race The iime
except the time of Wisconsin, syria
cuse and Georgetown, which was not
taken. was as follows; CornelI
20:02 20; Columbia, 2O:O4; Navy,
20:t3 10; Pennsylvania, 20;33 20.