Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-29
CORNELL WINS IN GREAT
RACE ON HUDSON RIVER
MI Dope Upset ON Results of Annual
Regatta ut Pougli-
keepsie.
WESTERN CREW IS SURPRISE
Leland Stamford Makes Brilliant
Fight and Cops Second Place.
Cornell Junior Grew Wins, and
Syracuse Takes Freshmen Event.

POUG n. Y. June 2s.-ln
q triangular battle of blades. unequaled
in regatta history. Cornell won the var
sity four-mile race here to- day de-
fcating Leland Stanford by eight feet
Trailing the Californians came SYRIA
cuse. two lengths ahead OF Columbia
, who wrested fourth place from Penn
sylvania In the last mile OF the pre-
mier feature contest OF the intercol-
legiate regatta.
Cornelrs victory gave the Ithaca uni
verslty the edge, for the Red and White
Junior eight had won the event for
second crews, while the freshman race
had been captured by the Syracuse first
year oarsmcn. The varsity crews left
the stake boats shortly after O'Clock
and from the moment the California
ohrsmen jumped into the lead until they
back OF Cornell. the race WAS con-
unuous panorama OF battling sweep
In the struggle down tho course all
forecasts and expert predictions went
aastray. The Stanford combination. with
training on the Hudson. furnished the
greatest upset Of al.
.n Stanford was factor AL the way,
crew on. while the PROV of The Cardinal
late past the Cornell crew
Syracuse. beaten but not disgraced
by b.. the territc mace of the last mile
she'll but Coach Courtncy's oarsmen
were made OF Steiner stuff, and. al:
enough strength to hold their Roadway
until the judges boat had been passed.
From the Nash OF the pistol the race
Cornell. Stanford and Syracuse. The
Saliiornians caught the water first and
,s,he minute ' s sT ~ HI, up p",F forty
pace, and held second over Cornell row
Ing thirty-six, while Pcnnsylvania and
tho mile Syracuse led by half !, length
over Cornell. with Stanford third OF a
length ahead of Pennsylvania and Co
At the two-mlle nags Cornell was
showing tho way to Syracuse by a
Char, length behind tho Ten Eyck
Cornell Lead. All tho way.
Entering on tho second half Of the
course. Stanford challenged The leaders.
each OF which Ind n length over the
the wcsterners coming. and called 7f for
n faster stroke. Syracuse also Increased
notch. go that while Stanfords speed
rivals.
At the threc-milc point Cornell was
nrst by three, quarters or length over
syracuse. shell length ahead OF stan
hshtins 10 keep out OF las, place,
Syracuse then made its bid for VIC
tory. Little by little the Orange shell
swept up on the Ithaca crew. but Stan
ford was not to be shaken off. and. row
ing stroke for stroke with the up-
state crews. swept down the last mile
OF the course. Half mile from the
finish Cornelrs lead had been cut to
fornians were going faster than either
OF her rivals.
| AT this point all three crews were 60
ing al poce ranging from thirty two
TO thirty-three, but Stanford with it's
extraordinary strokes. was getting the
greater speed out OF its stroke, al
though the, shells did not run ms
for Ten Eyck's pupils. and the Orange
craft drifted back and left the Carhi-
nal to night II out With Cornell STAN
ford now set out to orertake Court
ney's crew, leading by less than a
length
The ithaca and California oarsmcn
threw forms to the wind, and the last
stretches of the course saw two sets OF
eight swccp-swingcrs hauling despcr-
ately on their blades. while tho sliding
OF thirty-three to tho minute. Inch
by inch the PROV of tho Western craft
moved up until Il passed tho waist OF
the Cornell shell When the cannon
doomed on the Judges boat the West
erncrs were bare eight feet short o
Ia victory that would have upset all
Flowing traditions in tho United States.
Syracuse was safe in third place. but
lost In the wake of the leaders. Column
bia won from Pennsylvania by length
and a half, while Syracuse led tho Blue
and White by almost three lengths.
The official time Of each for the full
four miles was caught as follows:
Cornell. 20:3G 3-5; Stanford. oo:37 IS:
Fsyracuse. 2o:i3 3-5 Columbia, "i:O0;
Pennsylvania, 2I:l0 -