Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-07
CORNELL MAKES
A CLEAN SWEEP
STALWART CREWS TAKE EVERY
EVENT IN INTER-cOLLEGI-
ATE ROWING.
HOT RACE IN FOUR DARED
EVENT BETWEEN WINNERS,
COLUMBIA, SYRACUSE.
WISCONSIN MAINTAINS POSITION
AHEAD OF Pennsylvania
TO THE END.

Poughkeepsie, N Y, July 3.-Var-
sity eight-oared shells, four miles
Cornell 1902; Columbia 1904 2-5;
Syracuse 19:151-5; Wisconsin
1892 1-5 Pennsylvania.
Varsity four cared shells, two miles
Cornell 1901; Syracuse 1910; Co
lumbia 1912; Pennsylvania 1927.
Freshmen eight Dared shells two
miles-Cornell 9.07 3-5; Syracuse
9.144-5; Pennsylvania 921; Wisconsin
1922 As; Columbia 9.26.
This was Cornell's day on the Hud-
son. Her stalwart crews made a
clean sweep of the annual regatta of
the intercollegiate rowing association.
Cornell besides defeating the crews of
the other four universities represented
in Yesterdays race established two rec
ords for the two mile course, one in
the varsity four-oared race and an
other in the freshman eight-oared
race Altogether it was great day
for collegians from Ithaca and last
night they were celebrating in true
Cornell style
Promptly at 5 o'clock, the crews in
the four cared race rowed up stream
to the starting mark, and from that
time on the program went through
with promptness. The freshmen
eight followed sharply on the heels Of
the varsity fours. Cornell took her
place first, followed quickly by WIS
consin, Syracuse, Columbia and Penn
sylvania. There was no delay, and
at Sis, the starting gun doomed.
Five sets OF oars caught the water
simultaneously and five shells cut the
smooth surface of the river on even
terms. There was no advantage at
the start and for moment the bows
of the boats advanced evenly. Penn
sylvania get her stroke first and, for
very brief spell poked her shell in
front, with Wisconsin and Cornell a
foot behind, and Syracuse and Column
bia close up Cornells shell shot to
the front and began to gain. SYRIA
cuse pulled up to within half length
of the Ithacans, Pennsylvania third
Wisconsin fourth and Columbia, fifth.
At the first mile flag Cornell had a
lead of three-quarters of a boat length
over Syracuse, with Columbia third,
Wisconsin fourth and Pennsylvania
last. Columbia continued to cut
down the lead CT the two crews ahead.
Cornell held her lead at the mile and
a half. Columbia was on almost even
strongly, while Wisconsin and Penn
sylvania had not lost a foot.
Approaching the two mile mark,
Cornell put on extra power and
opened up a bit of open water be-
tween herself and Syracuse, with Co
lumbia tapping them, Wisconsin and
Pennsylvania still holding their places
a length apart.
AS they passed the half way mark,
Columbia brought up her stroke to
Sc. Slowly but steadily they crept up
on Syracuse, cutting down their lead
foot by foot.
Cornell let out notch and at the
two and a half miles flag she had
lead of an open length over Syracuse,
which was but a scant half length
ahead of Columbia Wisconsin was
rowing we'll a length behind Columbia
and two lengths ahead of Pennsyl-
vania.
At the three mile post all the crews
were rowing steadily and strongly,
and for a quarter of a mile not foot
was gained or lost by any of them.
Suddenly Columbia's men increased
their stroke and their shell shot
through the water like a torpedo boat.
Cornell hit up a 35 stroke and in
creased her lead of a length to
length and a half over Syracuse. But
Columbia was not to be denied and
slowly overlook Syracuse, getting the
bow of her shell in second place just
as the three mile mark was crossed.
Syracuse seemed to founder for a
moment. but quickly settled down and
tried desperately to regain second
place. 1t was no use, however, and
the race began TO look like an excit-
ing finish between Cornell and Co
lumbia Wisconsin and Pennsylvania
meanwhile seemed TO be dropping
back and were clearly out OF it. Co
lumbia crept up so she might touch