New-York tribune., 1909-07-03
DETAILS OF THE RACE.
Cornell a Match for. Brilliant Spurt
bu Columbia.
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PouEAkeeusle. \. y July 2-Just before the
varsity crews were ready Tor the start Tie in
evltable tow along. and the usual delay
ensued but at 5-l5 O. clock the crack OF the pistol
converted some forty bronze images into forty
Drowned and striving athletes Cornell danced
into the lead with the hrst two strokes. catching
the rhythm in a moment from Weed and getting
away with long pull at about thirty-four strokes
TO the minute Columbia was away badly. even
worse than Syracuse. but Pennsylvania got away
we'll and caught the best It once. while Wisconsin.
chopplng at once into a high stroke that was main
tained throughout was of third Columbia was
last away while Syracuse was right behind Wis
congin with bad break IN the first few strokes.
Cornell didn't row a waiting race. There was
less power the Wisconsin and pennsylvania
bosts for short pun than had been expected. or
else they were less anxious 10 make the pace to-
day than year ago. anyhow, ihey both dropped
back q bit In the first quarter Of mile. Syracuse
stuck pretty close 70 Cornell, but the ItAAcaas
managed 70 draw away bit just the same
In the first quarter OF mile Columbia was hard
" rowing more than thirty strokes 10 the minute.
The boat was moving smoothly. smoothly as
CornelTs - and lot more 30 than any other shell
IN the race BY the time the half-Iniie mark was
reached the Columbia shell had drawn up 10 pretty
close quarters with Syracuse and had quite a bit
on Wisconsin and the Qu2hers which were drop-
ping back early. instead Of late
Cornell began to feel Syracuse out thus early,
and when the shells spun along Off the Columbia
houseboat there was three-quarters OF a length
hefy the 1OTnellHn hilu lie CIHHBS-
wouldn't be drawn a bit. however. although SYRIA
cuse met the Cornell feeIer even at this stage of
the race. Murphy kept his men right on with
their sweeping. placid. thirty-two TO the minute
and Dinet Of Wisconsin, getting worried. began
20 drive his men up a bit more. They were rowing
On a high stroke anyhow, but not getting an
awful lot out Of it, which IS where the younger
Ten Eyck's good crews differ from his father s
good crews. For. be 1t said right here this was
a pretty good wisconsin crew. and one Andy O'Dea
sc dgEF
proud Of
Pennsylvania like Columbia, stuck to low
stroke and was rowing pretty well but the Bad
gers drew away from the Quakers EV4dehtiy
Ellis Ward had decided 10 have Il crew that would
Ia rowing In some sort Of fashion at the hnlsh
instead OF finishing at the bridge like last year
As the tvo-mIle mark drew near, Cornells stroke
shot up notch, and Weed heightened 1t out a
bit Syracuse kept on struggling and fought hHru
but open water showed for the first time between
the leading crews, and & shout went up from the
,aearers OF the red and white. Columbia was still
on the same beat. and there was a pretty full
length between Columbia and Syracuse, which
meant a good two lengths between Cornell and
the crew that finally made the drive at the finish.
Wisconsin wes rowing just as hard as ever. but
making little headway.
Cornell kept up the killing pace and the open
water between Cornell and Syracuse grew wider
and wider but Columbia hung right on at the same
old space. and as the went past the Penn
svlvania and wisconsin quarters into the second
half of the third mile there was nearly length
OF open water between the leaders, with Syracuse
still second, but by not more than an eighth or
length
Syracuse began fade away as the bridge drew
near and the Columbia crowd in train went fairly
mad as the Blue and White shell fairly jumped
away from Syracuse and went right after cornell
Down that last mile the leaders tore 1t was an
absolute repetition OF the races of the last two
years, with Columbia making desperate eleventh
hour bid for the victory-a victory that was not
10 be.
Foot by foot the Columbia shell crept up on Cor
nell and the other crews now soundy beaten. were
forgotten In the desperate fight between the two
leaders through that last mile, It looked for time
as H Columbia might fight her way to the 'front.'
but once the crews were Tapped Weed sent the
Cornell stroke up & notch, and his men responding
soon proved that there enough power In re-
serve 20 make coiumha's best efforts futile