The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-01
WINS
THREE RACES
Swept Poughkeepsie Course
on the Hudson Against
Country's Best.

Poughkeepsie. N. {, July Cor
nell university Saturday swept the
river, winning all three races rowed
over the Poughkeepsie course on the
always win easily, but in the three
contests in which some of the best
amateur oarsmen of the United States
were pitted against them. Cornell
showed that it had lost none of that
skill which in recent years has made
it the leader of the annual regattas on
the Hudson.
The Gene along the banks of the
river was bright and picturesque.
Fine weather brought a host of WISH
tors. Every point of vantage was
ing the colors of the various crews
Both Leland Stanford. Jr.. from far
away California. and Wisconsin came
in for a good deal of attention.
The great event of the day-the
university eight-oared race, was the
cause of the keenest excitement.
At the starters pistol the shells got
away amid a dead silence with the
river as smooth as glass.
For a few seconds the noses of the
shells were even. Soon. however.
Stanford began to drop behind. They
We're o 70 virtually u of the race.
but kept on pluckily.
BY the time the mile post was
reached Cornell had gained a third of
q length lead from Columbia, their
nearest rival. At the two-mile post
Wisconsin,, which had been fourth,
spurted, but Cornell, in the meantime,
Columbia. Syracuse then attempted
to come up.
Wisconsin spurts.
BY the time the bridge was reached
Wisconsin was rapidly overhauling
Columbia and Cornell appeared to be
drawing further away in the lead,
Syracuse was fourth and Pennsylvania
fifth. Wisconsin made another splen-
did squirt and passed Columbia. but
evidently still possessed some reserve
power.
Cornell flashed first across the fin
ish line by a good three lengths in
1921 2-5. Wisconsin was s 3-5 sec
onds behind and led Columbia by Is
2-5 seconds. Syracuse was fourth and
Pennsylvania fifth while Leland Stan
ford was another half minute behind.
The tying race was felt severely by
scme of the Wisconsin crew, the
stroke falling over his thwart at the
finish, and some of the other men
showing signs of distress.
Time Of the race was good, but did
not approach Cornelrs record of 10
minutes. So LIS seconds. made in 1901.
In the first event of the day. the
four-oar university race. Columbia.
Syracuse, Cornell and Pennsylvania
were the competitors. Columbia got
away rowing a remarkably quick
stroke which 500 gave them a lead
but the terrific effort told and before
the bridge was reached. Cornell SHOW
ed in front and kept its advantage to
the end. finishing in 1884 is. with
Columbia six seconds behind. SYRIA
crse third and Pennsylvania last.
Hot Contest.
PENNSYLVANIA. Columbia. Wisconsin,
Cornell and Syracuse were the con-
~testants in tn freshman eight. On the
first start the crews were called back
after the pistol was fired owing to
one Of the Columbia crew breaking a
|thwart. At the second start Pennsyl-
vania went off with half a length lead,
but oon lost 1t. Wisconsin overhaul
ing them with Cornell close up. SEEM
ingly with reserve. The other crews
we're also close behind.
The ace was a gruelling one until a
quarter mile from the inish, when