The Cairo bulletin., 1909-07-03
ITEIcAN CREWS BEAR AWAY
HoNoRS or THE DAY AT
GREAT PouGHkEEPslE
REGATTA.
10000 SAW FINISH
OF 8 DARED PAGE
In Varsity Fours ard Freshman
Fights Cosnei lowered Records,
Winning in Easg Style
Varsity Etnhts Mas
Hard STRUGGLE.

Pouehkoepsie. n " July 2 THIS
was Cornell's day On the Hudson. Her
stalwart crews made clean sweep
of the amt al regatta Of the Inter
ecllt giate Rowing Assoc alton. Ger.
nell, besides defeating the crews Of
the ether -four universities repres ant
ed intolay's race, established two rec
ords for the two mile course, one In
the varsity four cared race ami IN.
other IN the freshmen eight oarad
ace. Altogether It was a great day
for the collegiafs from Ithaca a ID to-
might they are celebrating in true
Cornell style.
Promptly at 3 o'c'ock the Cr VS. fl
the four Dared raee rowed up stres m
10 the starting mark ana from t at
line on the program went through
with promptness. Tho freshmen
lights followed SHARPLY en- the Re IS
of the varsity fours.
The Varsity Fights.
Cornell took her place first fol
lowed quickly Ev Wisconsin. sara,
cuse, Columbia ant p nnsy'vania
There was no delay and at SIS the
starting gun boamel. Five Is of
lars caught the water simultan ou IL
ND FIVE shells CIT the smooth sarfa
0I tAe river on even terms Thera'
was no advantage al the start AMI
for a moment the bows of the boats
/ advanced evenly. Pennsylvania g9t
her stroke first, anI for very brief
spell poked her shell in front, with
| Wisconsin and Cornell a foot behind.
ani Syracuse aad Columbia close up.
| Cornells shell shot to the front and
began to gain. Syracuse pulled up to
within half a length CT the Tthacans 4.
leaving Pennsylvania .nird, Wiscon-
| sin fourth and Columbia fifth.
At First Mile.
At the first mile Cornell had leai
Of three quarters of a beat length
over Syracuse, with Columbia thru,
Wisconsin fourth and Pennsyivan a
last Columbia continued TO cut down
the lead of the two crews ahead of
her. Cornell held her lead at the
mile and n half Columbia was on "a
most even terms with Syracuse and
rowing strongly while Wis con3m an
Pennsylvania had not lest foot
Approaching the two mile mark,
opened bit of water between herself
md SyracuGe. with Columbia tapping
them, Wisconsin and zen lsyivaail
still holding their places length
| apart AS they passed the ha'f wa
mark Columbia brought the stroke to
iG. Slowly but steadily they crept tp
n Syracuse cutting their lead foot b Il
foot Cornell let out a notch and at
he two and half mile flag hal a
cad of an even lea3th over Syracus
which was but a scant half length
ahead Of Columbia Wisconsin was
rowing well length behind Coluabia
nl two lengths ahead OF PeaasyI
yania
At the Three Mile Post;
Al the three mile post al the crews
were rowing steadily alI It ong Y
md for a quarter Of n mile not a foot
was gained or lost by any Of Them
Suddenly Columbia's mtn increasei
their stroke and their shell s OF
Through the water Ike a torpedo beat
Cornell hit Up a 35 stroke and in
creased her lead of one length to a
'ength and a half over Syracuse. But
Columbia was not to be denied a1d
slowly overlook Syracuse, getting
the bow of her shell in second p'ace
Just as the three mile mark was
crossed Syracuse seemed 10 founder
for a moment but quiekl settled
down and tried desperately to regain
second place. Il was no use. how
ever. and the race began TO look like
an exciting finish btwe Co nell
aud Columbia Wisconsin AMI Penn
sylvania seemed T. be dropping le-
lind and were clearly ont Of {.
Columbia crlpt up so that size
might touch her tow to tfe stern OF
the Cornen shell. The Ithacans raa
he stroke up to 35. For a half mi
lColrmbia hung en- doggedly WITH
/ Syracuse in third place. Wisconsin
and Pennsylvania bringing up III.
rear. Without perceptib,e extra ef-
fort Cornell pulled away uatil a oa-e
streak of open water showed ahesd
Iof Columbia Syracuse cane aleng
two and half lengths behind the
same distance separating her from
Wisconsin. Pennsylvania was last