New-York tribune., 1908-06-28
HOW RICE VAS ROWED.
Coiumbia's Fight to Catch Syracuse
ut the Finish.
by Telegraph 10 The Tribune. !

Po,ighkeepsie y. y June 27.-The pretty strug-
gle Of the freshmen worked the enthusiasm of the
crowd up fever heat, and there was sigh
through the long train the began their jour
llev back the start. Wisconsin there wait
Ing when the train pulled into position and couple
Of minutes later Cornell swung up the river with
far prettier display Of form and Workmanship than
the Westerners. There was wait fer a few min
r-es and then Pennsylvania breezing up to
tho start. with cheers for every in the crew
and great waving blue and red from the train
Then again wait, and If prophetcally Colum-
bia and Syracuse came from behind little point
a. rocks. rowing neck and neck for the stakeboats.
Coumba's section reached first and the
Blue and White got a cheer that made previous
efforts sound tame. Syracuse, at the rear end OF
the train had fits minute later, however as
the Orange shell swung cieanly around to its stake
The five crews were at the stakeboats Tor a
minute as the starter asked them their questions
Under the western shore was Wisconsin Then
came Cornell. resolved TO do its best, even If
Courtney feared for the result: and then in order
wsrs Pennsylvania, Columbia and Syracuse.
Finally came the crack Of the pistol and the blue
blsded oars Of Columbia drove the Morningside
shell of q foot ahead of Cornell on the most spec
tanular race this course has seen Pennsylvania
was the last get off. splashing frantically as
they caught Ering's fast stroke. and Wisconsin,
squirting, too little better. Syracuse dropped
back soon after the shell got going but young Ten
byok knew what he was about, and the powerful
men from the Salt City settled down before the
stroke
Then PENNSYLVANIA tried 10 shake off the other
crews early in the Desperately the Quakers
swept down, but st the start there
crew 10 hang on doggedly. Wisconsin followed the
feaTt breaking pace without qGiver And the
shells flashed by the first half mile post the Badgers
were scant quarter OF a length behind Less than
length behind, rowing smoothly and beautifully.
"ss Cornell. with Just shade on Columbia, which
in turn had Syracuse hanging bit behind Still
tennsy-lVania kept squirting
As The Columbia advanced it's stroke a
notch Ten Eyck called his men for squirt
pennsylvania content for the moment, ana
eyracuse showed ahead at the mile. AT this point
NE three leading crews-Syracuse. pennsylvania
End Colurnhia-were not half boat length apart
Wisconsin had not met the squirt the two crews
that eventually fought it out, and the Badgers
were back in fourth place. Nearly a length oehiho
Columbia and barely leading Cornell came Syra-
c Sc rowing a2 strokes 10 the minute still and
eeaoy rock.
Columbia had tried out the other crews now
There was confidence in the Blue and White boat
u Vas the with Syracuse, and neitner ere"
sought 10 90 more in the next nllle thah H"i" '''
own. Pennsylvania was still trying 10 MAKE u
runaway race and wisconsin still took the QUAKER
pace So at the mile and a half Pennsylvania had
reganed her place and Wisconsin. surprising an
by the way she had hung on, was secoho' iiFe 80
behind Pennsylvania and as much aheao VI ''4
cuse Columbia had eased UP before Syracuse, and
The Orange led the Blue ana "hi'e 's ''0
more than inches, il seemed -,
Cornell WAS the surprise Of the race 10 inns
point. The crew was smooth as any on the ' ~
and had plenty of reserve power True the ''.- nc
cans were in last place. but as they paSseu ~
mile and q half mark there was less fhah Doa' ~
length between The first and fifth crews III was
risbt bere ,hat to-day's race reached the heisht
Of its amazingly spectacular quality Wa 20
Clearly barring collapse or aecldei,, aug 49,
race that it completely dwarfed any "
history of rowing for excitement half
For g ,.,s ,roro f.oes Cut 10 the two-snd-a-hsl-
nile nsyl ~ Herring Point, the nifty tnouSenu
Spectators we're HeIlnigh crazy, as uey -
cews eteanains along side By side shsIp @1o