Show IS BARELY NOSED OUT BY CORNELL tl WIN SPECTACULAR I RACE FROM CALIFORNIANS AT POUGHKEEPSIE P B BY Y EIGHT FEET SYRACUSE THiRD COLUMBIA i Ic FOURTH AND PENNSY FIFTH I Pacific Coast Oarsmen Make tike Wonderful Showing in Hudson Reg Regatta aua POUGHKEEPsiE pOUGHKEEPSIE N. N Y Juno ln In 28 In a triangular h battle of blades un- un I J- J equaled in in American rowing history Cornell won the varsity mile four mile four rac race here hero this afternoon from Leland Stanford by eight feet Syracuse e x c-x- x- x by the struggle slid over oyer the line lino two lengths in front of of the tho Columbia crew which had wrested rested fourth place from Pennsylvania n in tho the last mile of tho the great peat Hudson regatta Stanford represented on the Hudson for the first time nearly 1000 miles from home nn and practically ll overlooked as n a contender in tho the predictions of experts forced the thc Ithaca veterans veterans etera s favorite in the betting Letting to a last effort of nerve nervo and strength in order to win From the time Stroke Maurer of Stanford drove c his blade into tho the water Stanford was n a factor in tho the struggle and a as tho the prow of or the Car Cardinal inal hell shell crept up on the faltering Cornell oarsmen in the terrific drive at the finish thousands were shrieking an and in the tho far western we crew v creon on nn Syracuse which has been fighting with Ith Cornell for the tho lead ll was unable to stand thu tho terrific pace of at the last Int mile When the Stanford coxswain called for fill a last dc desperate effort cHart from the giant crew the Car Cardinal boat swept pt easily by br the Salt city rivals but Coach Courtneys Courtney's oarsmen were mad madel of sterner stuff and though and exhausted had Just enough strength to hold their lead until the finish line lino was passed In the lie long Jong out drawn-out struggle down own the cour course e all nil forecasts nn and expert predictions went astra astray Crows selected select ed to fight tight in the fore tore wallowed In tho the wake of eights not considered to have havo havea a chance for first place The Pacific coast crew however with but a a. few tew days days' training on the Hud Bud Hudson son ann proved tho the greatest surprise of ot alland all alland alland and proved pro beyond question that while their rowing form torm and might not be as finished as their eastern castern eastern east cast ern rivals rl-als their gameness po power er ana anti endurance equaled led anything possessed b by the crews 5 that measured sweeps I with them today Had the Cardinal oarsmen started I their last spurt a 1 trifle sooner the tho re reI result result re- re sult ml might ht have been changed and the I 1 taco lace the they rowed long will be remembered Hl In iii the tho annals of or intercollegiate I regattas Cornell's victory gave the Ithaca uni un university 1 vcr vl ity lt an edge edgo on the other four tour colleges col col- col leges entered for tOl the thc Red fled and White junior eight previously had won the event for tho the second crews while the tha race raco had been tal taken en handily b by tho the Syracuse youngsters ROM r the flash of or f the pistol the race rac FRo i L resolved Itself into a struggle between between between be be- be- be tween Cornell Stanford Id I'd and mid Syracuse The Thc Ca caught the thc water first an and dr ve c into the thc lead ll rowing 36 to the minute Syracuse hit up a ato 10 to pace and held second econ over Cornell rowing 36 3 while Pennsylvania and Columbia stroked of off nt ot 32 Syracuse forged into tho the lead Just before the half halt mile buo buoy with Stanford showing sho tho the wa way to Cornell h by a n quarter of a Jen length th At the thc Syracuse lcd led b by half haIr a length lenth over Cornell with Stanford third a len length th ahead of ot Pennsylvania I and Columbia last Syracuse was roIn rowIng rowIng row row- In Ing 33 33 Stanford 29 20 Cornell 32 32 Pennsyl Pennsylvania vania 29 9 and Columbia 34 34 There Thero was little change chango In positions or strokes at the mile and a n half haIr but butI butof at of the two tulle mile flags Cornell was rowing rowing row row- ing lUg un easy n a and anti showing the way to Syracuse b by a n length while Stanford close in shore was Tas pacing along easily in third place less than a length behind the tho Ten Eyck Eck shell At this point both Pennsylvania with its English stroke and Columbua rowing towing vcr very deliberate deliberate- ly h were virtually out of or the race Entering Entering En En- on the tho second half of or tho course Stanford challenged the lea leaders each eachor of or which had a len length th ov over r tho following following follow follow- ing crew Cornell's coxswain James saw the westerners coming coring and called for tor a n faster taster stroke c. c hit up to 30 and Syracuse C COLLYER also 1180 Increased a notch so that while Stanford's speed Improved she ho could gain little on her rivals Passing un under er the railroad bridge marking tho the three mils point Cornell was vas first by br three quarters of a length over Syra Syra- r cuse which In turn was a II shell hell length ahead of ot Stanford with Pennsylvania and Columbia fighting valiantly be between between between be- be tween themselves to keep out of last place Out from under the shadows of ot the bridge Syracuse made mado Its bid for vic vic- tory Little b by little the tho Orange shell crept up on the Ithaca crew crew but Stanford Stan Stan- ford tord WitS was not to be off oft and rowing stroke for stroke with the up upstate upstate upstate up- up state crews swept down the last mile of ot the course Half a mile from tho the finish Cornell's lead lend bad nad been cut to half a length lenth b by Syracuse o. but the thc Californians Cal Cal- wore were going faster than either of or their rivals and la lay but a quarter length behind the salt city eight s a bow At this point all alJ three crews were swinging Ing back and forth at a 0 pace paco ranging from 32 to 33 strokes to the thc minute but Sta d with Its extraordinary nar nary strength was getting the thc greater speed out of or its stroke e. e although tho the did not run a as as Cor Cor- nells Tho The strain was WM too terrific for forTen forTen forTen Ten Eyck's pupils and tho the Oran Orange e craft croft drifted back and left tho the Cardinal to fight tight It out with Cornell Stanford with Syracuse eliminated set out to overtake Courtneys Courtney's crew now leading b by less lens than a length C iE Ithaca and CalIfornian oarsmen T TIlE THE throw fine form fonn to the winds and the last sin of or the thc course saw two sets sots of oC el eight ht swingers sweep hauling haulIng haulIng haul- haul Ing desperately on their th lr b blades bades while the thc sliding ul seats ts shot ba back k anc and ana forth at lt t the he rate of ot 33 to the minute Inch b by inch the pro PlO pro v v of the western stern craft moved 1110 up UTI until it p pa sed the tho waist of ot the thc Cornell shell while s tin tl spectators along th the shores and on the I lion train yelled J and roared encourage encourage- e- e ment to tho the two crews far tar out on tho thoi i t river ivor From a n. crow cre without eastern castern supporters sup sup- up- up porters Stanford had gathered a are are- re remarkable remarkable re- re following In loss than five minutes The partisans of ot Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsyl Pennsyl- vania Columbia and Syracuse seeing that their eights could not win cheered frantically for fot the Cardinal oar oarsmen men to avenge e them b by defeating Cornell The Tho Stanford men were wore willing and labored at their oars like galley all y slaves under the lash but Cornell was Just as game and better versed vCr In the propelling of ot ofa ofa a 8 racing shell and when the cannon boomed on the Judges' Judges boat the championship championship championship cham cham- crew crow of ot the Pacific was Just Justa a 8 bare el eight ht feet teet short of ot a victory that would have hats upset all rowing traditions traditions traditions tra tra- In tho the United States Syracuse was safe in third place but lost in the wako wake of ot the leaders lenders Columbia Columbia Colum Colum- bia hla and ond Pennsylvania anla were having a 8 battle of ot their own for fourth place In tho the final mile the New ew York collegians colle coli glans gians managed to outs outs-amo and outrace outrace out- out race Pennsylvania anla thole tholo pins and all aU winning from the Quakers by a length and a n. half while Syracuse led tho the Blue Blua and anti White by almost three lengths The official time for tor each crew crt for the full four miles was caught as os follows Cornell 2036 3 3 5 Stanford 2037 2017 4 Syracuse 2043 3 5 Columbia 21 2100 OO Pennsylvania yanla 2110 1 l 0 1 PI PI-AY PI A Y OFF TJ TIE Chicago June 28 8 28 Anothy Haynes the Rockford golfer and F F. F H H. licks Hicks of or the Long Lon Beach Cal club ha have been ordered to pin play off ocr their tie for Cor forthe forthe the Individual honors In the Tom Morris Morris Morris Mor Mor- ris competition next Saturday it was I announced toda today A gold medal is the prize 1 |