Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-08
CORNELL MAKES
4 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.


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,he varsity -"aE'" race ana al"
other IN the freshman el&hIo'l'u
race. ANoSe("'I " was N''sAO "'S
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Hght ihe} were I'l9oI"''IS III Il "e
Cornell style
Promptly at ) clock, the crews III
the four cared race roWed up stream
to the starting marx ana from Iha'
time on the program went through
with prOmptneSS. me freshmen
eight followed SHARPLY on the heels OF
the varsity tours. cornell TOOK her
place first, followed quickly Oy. WIS
consin. Syracuse, Columbia and Penn
sylvania. There was no delay, ana
at 5:18, 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 a moment the bows
of the boats advanced evenly. Penn
sylvania get her stroke first and, for
a very brief spell poked her she'll in
front, with Wisconsin and Cornell a
foot behind, and Syracuse and Column
bia close up. COrnell's she'll 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
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 of the two crews ahead.
Cornell held her lead at the mile and
a half. Columbia was on almost even
terms with Syracuse and was rowing
strongly while Wisconsin and Penn
syIvania 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
Iumbia tapping them. Wisconsin and
Pennsylvania still holding their places
length apart.
As they passed the half way mark,
Columbia brought up her stroke to
90. Slowly but steadily they crept up
on Syracuse, cutting down their lead
foot by foot.
Cornell let out a notch and at the
two and half miles flag she had a
lead of an open length over Syracuse,
which was but a scant half length
ahead of Columbia. Wisconsin was
rowing well a length behind Columbia
and two lengths ahead of Pennsyl-
vanfa.
AT the three mile post all the crews
were rowing steadily and strongly,
and for a quarter Of a mile not. a 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 It 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 ont of it. Co