The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-28
SYRACUSE WINS
BIG BOAT RACE
FINISHED FEW FEET AHEAD or
COLUMBIA IN POUGRkEEPSiE
EVENT.
PENNSYLvA' Il WENT UP
After Setting Pace For Three Miles
One OF Visions Grew Collapsed
But Rallied and Fought to
Finish.

Poughkeepsie N. Y, June 81
Swinging their sweeps with powerful
strokes which carried their slender
shell through the water at all but a
record pace, the Syracuse varsity crew
won the big four mile race today for
university eight men crews. They
hurled their boat past Columbia by
les than one-third of a length and Cor
nell by a bare length at the finish
after one Of the most hotly contested
and interesting regattas in the eleven
years history of collegiate racing on
the Hudson course,
incidentally Syracuse took from
Cornell the trophy which is the token
of victory in this race-the Varsity
Challenge Cup-presented in 1898 by
Dr. Louis L. Seaman, of Cornell, to be
held by the winner for one year.
The crew from Syracuse won by thn
power behind her blades, and by sl..
perior Workmanship Columbia AMI
Cornell rowed finely throughout the
contest and pressed the winner hard
in the last mile.
Pennsylyania's eight made the pace
for nearly three miles and then wont
to pieces, finishing six lengths behinl
Cornell Wisconsin was reckOned as
q contender until the three mile mark
was passed at Poughkeepsie bridge
when J. w Wise No. 2, collapsed and
put the western crew out of the con.
test He soon recovered and the Wis
consln men rowed bravely on, even
though Wise fell over on his oars
again. He again revived sufficiently
to swing his oar as Wisconsin swept
over the finish line more than min.
ute bemind Syracuse. The winnoe
was greeted by roar Of many voices
shrieks Of whistles and sirens and re
ports Of exploding bombs set off from
tho bridge,
Official Time.
Syracuse-19 minutes, "a ID sec-
onds.
Columbia--l9 minutes. 35 5 sec
ond8.
CornelI--19 minutes. 80 seconds.
Pennsylvania-l9 minutes, 81 8 ;
seconds.
Wisconsin 20 minutes As seconds,
Syracuse won also, and for the sec
ond successive time, the race for UNI
versty four-oared shells for the Ken.
nedy Challenge trophy, the first race
of the day leading the Pennsylvania
crew over the line by nearly two
lengths and covering the distance of
two miles in 1852 4-5. Columbia
crossed the line third, three lengths
behind Pennsylvania, which had foul
ed Columbia in the last half mile
The judges disqualified Pennsyi
vania and awarded Columbia the place
with honors. Syracuse was the actual
winner but many felt that but for
mishap Cornell would have won this
race. Cornell struck a marking buoy
and stuck until help arrived, When
the collision occurred she had the lead
of four lengths and was drawing rapid
ly away from her competitors. The
record for the four-oared race is held
by the Syracuse crew of 1905, which
made the distance in 10 minutes and
Is 2-5 seconds The time of the win
ner today was 10:52 As.
Cornell carried off the two mile
race for freshmen eightoared shells
for the stewards cup in handy fashion
going over the course in 9:29 3-5, three
lengths ahead of Syracuse. Columbia
was third. Wisconsin fourth, Pennsyl
vania fifth. Wisconsin won this race
last year, Syracuse in 1906, and Cor
nell in 1908.
The best time over the course is
9:1S made by Cornell in 1908.