Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-26
CORNELL IS PUSHED
Wins Varsity Eight From Penn
sylvania by Half Length.
THREE STRAIGHTVICTORIES
Veterans Fight Every Inch Of Way
From Start to Finish.
NO RECORDS ARE BROKEN
Bungling Maneuvering and Long
Delays-Judges' Boat
Moved About.
THREE STRAIGHTVICTORIES
NO RECORDS ARE BROKEN

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Three cocksure Cornell crews swept
down the Hudson here today to three
straight victories in the sixteenth annua
regatta of the intercollegiate Rowing AS
ISOLATION.
Pennsylvania. not even dignifed with
consideration as a dark horse, forced the
varsity eight to a Misunderstanding two
shell struggle. Aside from this II was
''Courtneys crews clean the course. the
old. old story of Poughkeepsie.
No records We're broken. There were
the usual maddening delays, accentuated
this time by bungled maneuvering and
subsequent change in, the judges boat,
which added an hour to the scheduled
time of starting.
Cornell Sure Winner.
The crowd, the enthusiasm. the
pretty girls, snappy youngsters and IN
cidental collegiate picturesqueness
were prominently present, as always
since 1899. But somehow there was
lacking the real ginger of acute specu-
lative uncertainty.
In other words, everybody expected
Cornell to sweep the river. She did.
The varsity eight-oared race. which
Cornell carried away for the seventh
time since the inauguration of this
contest of sunburnt backs, was real
thriller, roWed in semi darkness amid
pandemonium of groans, cheers and
exhortations from observation train
and water craft
Courtney's husky veterans had to
fight every inch of the way from pistol
shot to finish. Then, bOdy-racked and
tense. they crossed the line scarce half
shells length in front of the Penn
sylvanians.
Lights decked the visiting pleasure
craft when the end came. for night had
settled, and. placing the crews from
shore was gueSSwOrk. But the crowd
inwardly felt that Cornell had won, as
she had SO many times before. But
battle of speed, sinew and stamina that
it was, the IthacanS. with their time OF
2042 10, failed to approach their rec
ord of 1883 1-5. made here in 1901.
Big Race Starts.
1t was 747 o'clock when the big race
was started. Wisconsin. never factor
and conspicuous only by laggard per-
formance in all three contests, was
quick to start and caught the water
first. Pennsylvania second.
The others-CornelI. Syracuse and
Columbia-shot away simultaneously, so
far as the unaided eye could tell. But
Cornell took the lead by sheer force
Syracuse was second. With powerful
stroke. thirty-seven to the minute, she
forged ahead often in the first 200 yards
and led the field.
Cornell was stroking thirty-six. but
half a length behind. Pennsylvania, Wis
consin and Columbia, pulling forty. thir-
ty-eight and thirty-seven, respectively,
trailed close with shells overlapping.
At the half mile Syracuse still held the
lead, stroking thirty-tive to the minute.
Courtney's men were nipping her sides
more than half length up; Pennsyi-
vania Wisconsin and Columbia were q
length behind, all shells overlapping.
Thus they fought it for three-quarters
of a mile. Cornell began to eat up the
Syracusians' slight lead. The mile point
passed. the Red and White forged half
a boats length ahead.
Syracuse Drops Behind.
Syracuse, rowing now only thirty-four.
dropped to second place, then to third.
Cornell then held first place. with Co.
lumbia creeping second and Pennsyl-
vania three lengths to the rear.
Wisconsin. erratic and plainly firing
was gradually dropping back, game
but beaten fifth.
Thence onward it was Correll's and
Pennsylvania duel, Columbia holding
on close third. Syracuse was s.ow in
fourth place and the Badgers still trail
ing grittily. but six lengths behind.
A hundred yards more and Pennsyl-
vania began fighting for front water
She was rowing thirty-six to Cornell's
thirty-four. AS the two-mile stakes came
in sight she took the lead.
Comedians shrieked chagrin. The Penn
sylvania sections rose and cheered.
The two-mile point was passed. A
hundred yards flew by. Still the Penn
sylvanians kept their shell half a length
beyond the IthacanS.