The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-28
CORNELL BEAT OUT
COLU B|A IN
HARD FINISH
New Workers. a Splendid Second
by Only Six Seconds.
WINNER ROWED WAITING RACE
Pushed to the Front In Last Quarter
When Leading Eight Had Elk
hausted Itself


While two men lay practically help
less in the Columbia shell, CornelPs
varsity eight pulled out a victory yes
terday in one of the greatest four
mile races even seen at Poughkeepsie
II was Cornells race by scant
length and a half with only six sec
onds TO spare.
Pennsylvania was third, Wisconsin
fourth and Syracuse helpless fifth.
The Columbia freshmen eight car
ried off the honors in the youngster
division, winning by two lengths from
Cornell. Syracuse was third and
Pennsylvania but half length behind
The Wisconsin crew was badly out
classed fifth.
Cornell took the varsity four by
half a length from Syracuse with Col
umbia two lengths farther back and
Pennsylvania four 20 lengths in the
rear in the wash No official time
was taken.
Coach Eice's bronzed squad from
New York were easily the heroes. OF
the day. Many had picked his. var
sity to win and when the blue and
white freshmen swung down under
the bridge to victory over the sturdy
Cornell eight, the Columbia
coherents cheered madly 1t was
Coumbias first victory in 10 years,
their varsity crew having won in
1895. the year the Poughkeepsie
course was established.
Under hazy sky with wisp of
southern breeze stirring the varsity
crews shot away from the mark at
SOL p. m for the gruelling four mile
grind Columbia was quick TO take
the lead. For the first quarter mile
they held it, then the powerful, ryth-
mic stroke of Cornell sent the red
and white shell ahead until at the
half mile Cornell led by half a length
II was clear now that the struggle
was between Cornell and Columbia;
! Pennsylvania held third place,
| length behind and Syracuse nipped
her sides, fourth Wisconsin Jagged
in fifth place and thus they held al
most throughout the first mile. The
mile post passed, Cornell and Column
bia were so even that the changing
perspective from the observation
train made guess work of picking the
leader 1t was nip and tuck between
| Cornell and Columbia for the next
| half mile and at no time did water
| flash between their shells. Penn
| sylvania in the meantime dropped 10
| lengths behind with Wisconsin at her
side and Syracuse a struggling also
ran"
Wisconsin was fighting valiantly
I for third place.
AT the two mile mark, Columbia
came into the lead, slowly at first,
but with a strong, clear stroke, Cor
nellians groaned; Columbian's back
ers cheered. 1t looked now as if Col
umbia's was the strongest crew and
had forced a lead after two miles
from a weakening Cornell eight.
The bridge came clearly into view
and still Columbia's shell was first.
But Cornell was not half length be-
hind aud as subsequent developments
showed her eight was rowing not on
w valiantly but wisely. Columbia
held the lead by nearly length as
they passed under the bridge-the
three mile mark-but clear of the
structure Courtney strategy came in
to play. Sheltered from the wind
by the gay craft on the east of the
course near the finish, Cornell started
squirt which not only began to eat
up Columbias slight lead, but so tax
ed the blue and white eight that Sage
at bow reeled in his seat and Down
ing, the stroke oar, wobbled pitiful-
ly.
Both crews were now stroking 80,
but Columbia's weakness was appar-
ent. She had rowed herself out and
at the last quarter Cornell began her
heartbreaking dash to victory. On
she swept steadily, sure, precise. The
last $50 yards at hand Columbia way-
cred, then relinquished the lead she
had so brayely held and Cornell pass
ed the finish line, another victorious
varsity crew.
Fifteen lengths back Pennsylvania
nosed out a close third place from
Wisconsin, and Syracuse struggled in
a bad fifth