New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-06-29
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fContinuel from Eighth Pager

asterA oarsmen have. They row on
he Oakland slough, which part of
he season is more like mud flat
ban It is body Of water. But even
nth mis- handicap Captain Jaco-
lies crew is rare one.
a Gala Day Up River.
Poughkeepsie, with its drove Of Wis
prs, 4enjoyed itself yesterday. The
Jerry villagers flocked over to the
fst side of the river early, and with
9efr picnic and basket parties made
holiday Of the occasion. The at
*ndance was not as big as on some
rmer years, nevertheless every crew
I'D It's followers to encourage it's eff
krts.4 On the river was flotilla of
Echts and excursion boats. Special
aims brought hordes of Columbia
Penn followers from New York.
le gloomiest place here last night
as aboard the steamer Asbury Park,
aich brought the Columbia club
0m New York. Columbia was favor
y: in fact so many Columbia men
klieved Rice had such fine crew this
lar, and on the strength of last years
ctory they plunged. Empty pockets
kevailed on the Columbia boat. One
|nfldent Columbia man here yester-
b. who had seen Stanford row boast
that he had 500 to wager that
anford would not finish one, two.
ree A New York gambler who.
bew nothing at all about rowing
inped at the chance, and .he'i tip
ng the walters in the Nelson House
they haven't been tipped in years.
ext year, he says, he will me- rage
me and mothers jewels to t it
down on these Stanford boys if
W come back.
BIT was just 6:19 when John e.
hstis fired the pistol which sent the
ews on their way. The Hudson
rs not very smooth. A strong tide
|ffled the water and a smart breeze
is Blowing down stream. Stanford
d the inner line close to the shore.
e SUN was dipping behind the high
Ids, and Stanford, Columbia, Penn
yania and Syracuse lay silently and
pactant in the purple shadows. Out
here the sunshine splashed on the
kside -lane was Cornell, with its
I<tipped oars flashing.
Stanford and Syracuse got the jump.
v coast crew dug it's oars sayagely
h. the water, and, shooting their
ascular legs out with a powerful
We, the n-knikelike shell shot
ghtIy into the lead 1t was a long,
werfuI stroke, with the beat at 20.
racuse and Cornell hit it up at 80
ID So, but the Stanford crew refused
be shaken off, Stanford's crew was
killer. No one but a crowd Of
knts could row it and live. 1t was
airing on the arms, the shoulders,
Il legs, but these boys were chock-
Of stamina. They dug their oars
ep lin the water and fought their
Is on the reach. Their catch was
host "a jerk. The wiseacres on the
servation train freely predicted that
81 would not stand up under such
|nishment. Such plugging and
eh form, they said, would tax the
length Of oxen.
But Stanford stuck to it. It was
stroke which the former Stanford
kswain, little Frank Guerra, had
light them 1t was the only way
~ knew and they did not know that
vtoo we'll Cornell Jagged behind
thesfirst quarter of a mile, while
racuse shot out to the front, row.
a32 stroke. Columbia and Penn
bpped back even now, They were
iii rowing lazily at "a and %. Cor
li Increased her speed and went into
I'd place after half mile had been
Bered. Syracuse was now a quarter,
length in front Stanford was a
Use second and the Stanford she'll
bped the Orange. Cornell was
- .ke.f<7 Ia tTyryJnf 10
nm was fourth and Columbia last, a
hgth surther away.
The Real Struggle Starts.
Racing past Goes Cut, nearing the
o-nlile mark. Cornell pulled up even
th the Syracuse shell, and Cornell
Gers took the place of the jubilation
1.-The Syracuse contingent. The nose
he Cornell boat stuck out an eighth
length ahead. while Stanford was
sistently sticking to syracuse. The
kifornians were digging the water
iously and their boat was shooting
ing in leaps and bounds. Cornell
dually heightened out her stroke
the Ithaca shell proceeded
kough the water In beautiful fash
SfsSyrdcuSe Jnen TOT IlIIle 1uIOppSu
ek a bit. and it began to appear as
" westerners could not stand their
frifinted punishment. They were
va length back of Syracuse.
the meantime Columbia was in
last place, trying to creep on
Insylvania to shake off the BOBBY
assjng the Pennsylvania boathouse
nell was leading by length, her
Responding nicely to 26 stroke
nsylvania was trying grimly &c
d off beefy coast crew, which
again beginning to pull up
hsylvania had fallen back to two
Eths and Columbia began to catch
on the Quakers. The Columbis
twain, Fogg, began to call on his
to1 put the stroke up. Wormsel
red himself for the extra effort anc
eount went UP couple of notches
1mbia was determined to get GU
asst place in the attempt.