The Washington herald., 1909-07-03
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/ Pou8hkeepsie, y. Y, July 2.-Once more
I the story OF which Cornell never weaxles
was told on the Hudson in the intercol-
legiate rowing regatta to-day. for the
| Ithacans won all three races. In two OF
them, the varsity foUrs and freshmen
eights. the Cornell men handily crossed
the line in figures that wiped oEt the old
records for the competitions. There was
perhaps none the less satisfaction for
! Cornell that the four-Oared record that
fell by the wayside was one that syria
c5se made in 1905
The freshmen race record supplanted
one that Courtney's first year lads earned
in 1903 Cornell swept the flyer in 1902 and
1853. but never since that until to-day.
The race Of races Of the day was that for
the varsity eights
For the past TWO years Il has been
Columbia's men that have made the
racing but have finished second. and
once more. to-day. Rice's men had 10
bow 10 COurtrey's Oarsmen. In styie and
workmanship Columbia was the better
crew. but the power was IN the Cornell
eight and Cornell won 10y less than q
length.
The Syracuse varsity eight made play
for two fierce miles and then dropped
back, baked 10 a turn. II ever there was
a crew that was outwitted it was the
Syracuse lot. They fought their heads
Of 10 stay IN the hunt for two miles
and then showed. as many had suspect
ed. that they were not able 10 go the
distance.
Ed- Ten Eyck's young men from WIS
.cOnsin never were in IL from the start.
They rowed a high. infective stroke. and
finished about where il was thought they
would. fourth. IN front Of the poor Penn
sylvnnie eight. II the conoltlous had
obtained FOR the varsity race that we're
had FOR the two earlier ones. that IS. a
rushing tide and d favoring downstream
breeze, it is a certainty the course
record would have been snapped 60
pieces
AS It was. faster race fo- varsity
eightS has been rOwed on tle Hudson
only iWicc-in 1871. when Cornell made the
record ttat stands now, and two wears
later when Cornell again was under 70
minutes
Here is the way the crews finished and
,hsir performances.
Varsity elghts-CornelL 70 minutes
seconds; Columbia. ls minutes 42-5 sec
onds, Syracuse. % minutes l51 Is seconds.
Wisconsin - minutes = IS seconds, and
Pennsylvania, 70 minutes % Is seconds.
Varsity fours-CorneI 10 minutes ]
second, Syracuse. 10 minutes 10 seconds:
Columbia. 10 minutes y seconds. and
PENNSYLVANIA. 10 minutes p 2-5 seconds.
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seconds, Syracuse, Q minutes 1855 sec
onds. Pennsylvania. g minutes q seconds
Wisconsin. . minutes . 3-5 seconds. and
Columbia Q minutes e6 seconds.
The four-OaTed record Cornell broke was
10 minutes Is 2-5 seconds. made by Syra-
cuse in 1919. The IthaCans took big
hunk out Of that Then they tapped the
freshman record down from 3 minutes IS
seconds. made by their own first-year
boat IN 1903. goUging another big piece
out Of that These things. however. are
mere figures. and the flesh and blood Of
the day was in the varsity race
II was done just as Coach Courtney
said a week before the race that IL might
very well be done.
Cornell was going out 70 do that Syra-
cuse eight TO a turn because the Cornell
coaching man knew that there was good
sLuL IN L4lt ElBlL AOF Two miles. and ne
wanted 70 show Il was for two miles only
and that he had a crew that could do the
fun tour miles He had planned that
race all out in his crafty head a day or
so after he first saw the Syracuse eight
80 by his bOathOuse trying time row.
Finish Close and Exciting.
IL was the third successive year that
the winner In the big race has not shown
open water IN front OF the second crew.
but this time 1t was a little bit more Of
an advantage for the victorious sight
than before. Cornell finished about fifty
i've feet ahead OF Columbia. meaning that
il was only a trife Of CornelTs shell. say. (
SIX feet or so. on which the Columbia /.
boat was Tapped.
A heart-breaking race II was for Co .
Umhia 70 lose but every credit must he (
given 10 that magnificent Cornell eight. Z
which set every inch Of the pace and Z
-owed from start TO finish IN q manner
hat thrilled every watcher on boat. hank. /
IT t-ain- Those bTawny Ithacans carried 1
L right to their rivals and worked out (
every last bit Of the route at a speed /
that couldn't help but kill ali but the
well trained and well instructed oarsmen. /
so II WIS that ar the end there were left /
N the going only the boats Of the two
great men on the river-Rice and Court 1
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