The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-28

With two men pracucsny t.,.
the Columbia shell. cornelrs
eight pulled out a victory ,os.. e9
oil the greatest four-mile races s "a
at Poughkecpsie. e'er q
II was cornell's race by scar,
mo nalf. with only six senn.st
sParS. PennsylHania was tl6rd
varsity. Wisconsin fourth smd u; N u
a helpless fifth. anu Syfnl'
The Columbia freshmen cI,h,
Oft the honors In the youncster a!ais s!lris
winning by two lengths irom vsssl. r'
syracuse was third and PennsvI,.. a Io'
a length behind. The Wiscnns,ssm msms
men are A badly outclassad Sfm'H ne'
The official time for .bIs r
Columbia. l0:l2 l-5,' Cornell io...
Syracuse. 1923 IL: pcnn.rS..ut NV Y
1929 a-5; Wisconsin, 1898.
Syracuse fought In the varsity ..
prt Courtney,s men defeated i, ~
length; with Columbia two Ie,0,S, i
hind and the PcunsylyanIa foml b,s rs
taken, u"e
Coach Rice's men from Me-,
easily were the heroes Of ,he dsy ~
mad picked the varsity to win and =
the blue and white freshmen swnns ~
under the bridge 20 Victory ny,.s 4. y
sturdy Cornell eight The Column,
horts cheered madly and thcrc @,
rush OF Columbia money 10 hc, |.
varsity's stamina and Drawn /, =
Co!umbia's first victory in eighteen 81,
It's varsity having won in 1895.
Columbia Quickly Leads.
Under a hazy sky. with 2 wisn n.
southern breeze blowing flags and ~,
| Ing, tine varsity crews shot away a.
the mark at j:5i p. M for the lour- 4,
grind, The unaided eye could dIsfS.
only a simultaneous fash and dip as n
| left the mark. but Cornelrs men =,
quick 10 take the lead.
At four miles they held ii; ,hA
stroke OF Cornell sent the shell a.
under the half mile. -.
Cornell led by half length. II !,
clear the struggle was between Con-
and Columbia. Pennsylvania he'd Nd
place. length behind. and syras1
fifth place and thus II heX alm;
through the first mile. The mile n
passed, Cornell and Columbla were
even that picking the leader then bscar
guesswcTk- II
1t was nip and tuck between Con-
and Columbia for the next hall ID.
Pennsylvania meanwlt-,s dropped q
| lengths behind. with Wisconsin al b
SIDE and Syracuse struggling II
iran
Wisconsin fought valianlly for hn
place and Cornell and CoumbiS 81
sawed for the lead with every ouru
strength
AT the two-mile mark Columbia ar
into the lead. slowly IT first. bur %
i strong. clear stroke. II looked At o.
point as ii Columbias S was The strcs7'
crew and had forced lead after u
miles from q weakening Cornell eight
Columbia held the lead b. neaty
length as 1t passed under the bridge
three mile marR-but clear OF lie So
ture Courtney strategy came INTO p
Sheltered from the wind, by lhe
craft on the east OF the course ness
finish Cornell started a squirt whlea
only began to eat up Columbles s3
| lead. but so taxed her eight tlal
AT bow reclcd In his seat and po"nt'
stroke. wobb!ed pitiGbly,
Columbia's Weakness Apparent
Both crews were stroking thiryl'r
but Columbia's weakness was sppu
| She had rowed herself out. Snd =.
last quarter Cornell began mgr us,
breaking demands for victory. Va
swept. steady sure, precise
In the last $50 yards Columoa r.
cred. then rclinquisned the leao sas
so bravely held. and another vep
Cornell varsity crew crossed Inc pl
line. ,,a,s,
Fifteen lengths hack, FennSnNSd5 N5
noscd out a close third place iLoa
consIn. and Syracuse strugg!ed ih'
ly vanquished fifth. oou co.
Charles L. Courtney, the CoIn.n ~
who followed the crews In races -
launch. said tonight:
Iii was great race-ohe %. nnrs w
| think, that / ever saw. VI SM coins
am pleased with our boys C% 1sr5
rowed magnificently. She Was a g ct
the last stroke, Our boys d'a 80
them. ,,ira tror1 d
Fearing that the head wlno nl,sr ,,0'i
south would kick up rougn ~aNid .onid n
structed the men that II tnes eT ~ IA
the leading crew TO the hrioggu guo,t W m
but TO make their supreme ei'vi. lie
they got under the shelter VI conrs.
of yachts TO the east OF ehe 'V
the last mile, ,.,,sr and i
"They obeyed TO the letter ,,ss s n
shelter provided by yach's q S"Il for b.
lust the conditions we %ahlsu sn snurt
.fipoJ and as II proved. DECISIVE sY~-z~