Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-06-28
Won the Great College Re-
gatta on the Hud-
son River
Cornell Ran Her Nose in.
Buoy in fouf-Oared
Race
No. 2 in Wisconsin Boat
WiIted Running Her
Chances

:
Swinging their sweeps with perfect
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 to-
day for university eight-oared crews.
They headed Columbia by less than
one-third Of a length and Cornell by
a bare length at the finish line, after
one Of the most holly contested and
most interesting regettas in the II
years history OF collegiate racing on
the Hudson course.
incidentally Syracuse took from
Cornell the trophy which is the to-
ken Of victory in this race, the var
sity challenge cup, presented in 1898
by DR.. Lewis J.. Seaman, to Cor
nell to be held by the winner for one
year. Syracuse had been the posses.
1 sor Of the trophy only once before,
n 1904 one year. Cornell has lost
& It twice on this course, once 4 to,
Syracuse In 1904, and twice In sue.
cession to Pennsylvania, 1899 and
1900. Pennsylvania won 1t from Cor
nell also in 1898 on Saratoga lake.
The crew from Syracuse won by
the power behind the blades, and by
superior Craftsmanship. Columbia and
Cornell rowed finely throughout the
contest and pressed the winner hard
4 In the last mile. The Pennsylvania
eight made the pace for nearly three
miles and then went to pieces, finish
ing six lengths behind Cornell.
Wisconsin was recognized as a con-
tender until the three-mile mark was
passed at Poughkeepsie bridge when
/ ]. w. Wise, number two, collapsed
/ and put the western crew out Of the
contest. He soon recovered and the
Wisconsin men rowed bravely on,
even though Wise fell over on his
\ oar again. He again revived suffi-
GENTLY to swing the oar as the Wis
E consin crew swept over the finish
line more than a minute behind SYRIA
cuse. The winner was greeted by Al
roar of many voices, shreiks Of whis-
ties and sirens and reports OF explod-
ing bombs set of from the bridge.
Syracuse won also and for the sec
ond successive time, the race for the
university four-oared shells for the
Kennedy challenge trophy. the first
race of the day, leading the Penn
sylvania crew over the line by near
two lengths and covering the dis
lance Of two miles IN ten minutes
and 90 40 seconds. Columbia cross
ed the line third, three lengths be-
hind Pennsylvania, which had foul
cd the Columbia boat in the last half
mile Of the contest. The Judges dis
Qualified Pennsylvania and awarded
Columbia place honors. Syracuse was
the actual winner, but many felt that
but for the mishap Cornell would
have been the winner.
There were no coxswains ii this
49, s~A4NA VIC S1SlIS & were SLS6f0uA Qy
the bow oar. Cornell went wide Of
her course and ran her bows prov
plump into, a marking buoy, the one
and one-quarter mile mark, and the
craft stuck there until help arrived.
When the collision occurred she had
lead Of four lengths and was
drawing rapidly away from her COM
petitors. The record for the four
Dared race IS held by the Syracuse
crew Of 1900, which made the dis
fance In 10 minutes and is 2-5 sec
onds.
Cornell carried OFF the two-mile
race for freshmen eight-oared shells
for the Stewards cup In handy FASH
ion. going over the course In 9 min
utes, 90 3-5 seconds, three lengths
Of open water ahead Of Syracuse.