The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-27
INTERCOLLEGIATE REGATTA WONBY COLUMBIA CREW Capture Thrilling Four Mile, Eight-Oar Race.
 Pennsylvania Is
 Second

Regatta Course, Highland, N. T., June ee.-Columbia won the four r-mile var eity eight-oared race the feature event of the annual intercollegiate regatta here late today after a thrilling race, by one length. Pennsylvania was sec ond, Cornell third. Syracuse fourth, Washington fifth and Wisconsin last. The start was made at 6:56 under per feet weather and water conditions The slight wind had died away until the river was barely rippled. The tide had turned and was running down the course stronger as the minutes passed. The first start was spoiled by a Cor nell oarsman jumping his slide and the crews were recalled. It was 6:57 when they finally got away with Pennsyl- vania setting the pace. At the mile Cornell was quarter of length be- hind Pennsylvania with the other crews lapped. Wisconsin was fading fast
 At the two-mile mark Pennsylvania, Cornell and Columbia were still Tapped. the Quakers having but a srSNht lead. Washington was coming up alongside Syracuse. In the last mile Cornell be- gan to fade and the rfce lay between Columbua and Pennsylvania. Syracuse and Washington were fighting for fourth place. Wisconsin was hopelessly out of it. Official time:
 Columbia, 1927 45.
 Pennsylvania, 19:41.
 Cornell, 19.44 1-5.
 Syracuse, 1859 2-5.
 Washington, 20:01 3-5.
 Wisconsin, 20:20.
 Columbia's victory was the result of desperate and sustained spurt in the final half-mile. The Cornell crew, exhausted in trying to keep pace with the vic tors. faltered and slipped back into third place at the finish. Better fortune at tended the efforts of the Cornell junior varsity and freshman eights. each win ming it's race in impressive fashion.
 Victory Popular
 The Columbia crews victory, after 20 years effort. was extremely popular.
 Not since 1895, when Columbia won the four-mile race, defeating Cornell and Pennsylvania in the initial regatta held on the Hudson river course, have the New York city universitys oarsmen showed the way to the finish line.
 The real surprise of the regatta how ever. was the remarkable showing of Pennsylvania for Cornell and Columbia were favorites among the veteran oars men and in the wagering. While the Quaker eight was named to row good race, the crew coached by Vivian Nick alls, the famous English oarsman, and former member of Oxford university eights. sprang a surprise just as his brother, Guy Nickalls' Yale crew upset tradition and won at New London one week ago today.
 From the start the Pennsylvanians were a decided factor in the race, rowing a deliberate but powerful and finished stroke. Throughout the major portion of the contest the Quakers set the pace. and refused to be shaken off by the re- peated spurts Of Columbia and Cornell. Pennsylvania finished more like a ma chine than a combination of oarsmen. rowing steady and true, while Colum- bia and Cornell were fighting like wild men for the lead
 Exciting Spectacle
 They furnished an exciting spectacle Tor the 10000 who lined the river banks and crowded the steamboats and yachts at the finish, despite the fact that Svra- cuse, last years winner, and the two western crews, Wisconsin and Washing ton, early Were eliminated by the hot pace Passing under the railroad bridge nfter covering three miles, the real strug- gle for first place began. Columbia had fought her way into second place. one third of a length behind the Pennsylvania shell prov. Cornell was tapping the New York oarsmen. All three leaders were rowing S4 strokes to the minute. but Co lumbia was getting more drive and run than either rival. Cornell made it's last effort at the three and one-half mile point. but failing to overhaul either Columbia or Pennsylvania, appeared to slowly lose power and gradually dropped back