| Show SE WINS A AT T. T POUGHKEEPSIE OAR EIGHT-OAR GREW CREW CREW FROM SALT CITY TAKES AMERICAN ROWING CLASSIC ON HUDSON M f r- r 7 t t. t v Si 14 im Winning Syracuse crew From left to right right Bow Bow C C. T. T Mahan No 2 W. W L. L Joslyn No 3 M M. H H. Kuehn No 4 H. H W No 5 E. E W W. Probst No 6 J J. H. H Rich Eich No 7 M. M F F. HUfi Hilfinger ger stroke G. G B B. Thurston hurston captain coxswain C. C Goes N N. Y Juno 21 The Thc The national and caliber o of colle college col- col col col- leg lege le in Iii the tile United States wore vure ure demonstrated ll here late hUe this afternoon In the mile four feature race of or the annual annual an nn- nual Intercollegiate regatta Alter winning tho two preliminary events o of the tho program Cornell usually conceded to be De' the leading leading- university oC ot the I countr country In rowing wa was wae forced to lower i her colors cobra to Syracuse and Just justs just's es escaped escaped es- es s- s cape the added of or being de defeated defeated de- de i by two western cre the University Uni in- I of Wisconsin and University of Washington In a driving and ape spectacular finish such as has has' not been seen on the Hild- Hild eon river course courso tho the Orange Orans-e varsity rowed oarsmen oarsmen rowed across the line lino a a scant length ahead of Cornell while pressing the exhausted Ithaca eight ht came Washington Wash Wash- ington less than a length behind and Wisconsin's b bow w lapping the stern of tho the Seattle entrants for national varsity honors Columbia the pacemakers pacemakers pacemakers pace pace- makers for tor tho tho first two miles were fifth to a a turn to use a n acoach's acoach's coach's expression slon far Rr In the rear Pennsylvania tr trailed in tho the wash of ot the U five Ue e preceding crews oooo Were ere cre Frantic It was a a. race and d anda a finish that drove the he spectators spectators' on observation trains yachts and river banks almost frantic with excitement and enthusiasm m. m and the thc usual organized d cheering an and 1 singing lost all nil unison and became a 1 amere amere mere series of shrieks and and- yaps and aps under ho tho strain of or the pressure of ot college The victory of ot tho Syracuse was a surprise but the wonderful show show- lag Ing ng of the tho middle and far tar western eights was va tho the feature and topic of or Conversation tho thi u m men after i r the ier regatta g The official times of the varsity race races Is s perhaps the best indication o ot the closeness of the long struggle gc down tIo tho four our course and the tho courage and amI stamina with which five fhe of th the six competing competing com coin eights fought until the tho very finish Syracuse finished In 1 ID 19 minutes 28 3 5 3 seconds Cornell In 19 minutes 31 31 seconds Washington Ington 2 seconds later and Wisconsin 3 seconds behind WaSh Int n n. n Columbia crossed the line lino 19 minutes 38 1 1 5 seconds second after otter the tho start and Pennsylvania d trailed in IP last In 20 o minutes 11 6 1 seconds The time of the he winning crew was tho fastest since 1909 and but 3 32 5 2 5 8 seconds conas b behind the record for th course mado made b by Cornell In n 1901 1001 when Courtneys Courtney's star crow sped seed ped over o the four our miles in 18 IS minutes 53 5 3 1 5 1 seconds Conditions Cre J J nl Idt Ideal al weather conditions prevailed throughout hout tho the afternoon tho the sk sky was Just enough h overcast to temper tho the 2 summer ummer rays ros of the sun and the thc broad stretches of or the Hudson were minus even en tHe tho ripples that usually are seen on the river at this point The predIcted predicted predicted pre pre- closeness of or the races and the tho presence of ot the championship crow crew orthe ortho or of ho tho Pacific coast all helped to attract attracta n a gathering of ot rowing enthusiasts that probably broke all previous pre records for fur attendance The long observation train was wu crowded until late comers corners hung like Ike flIes flics on the ends and sides and tho entire w west st bank of or the river was lined I and massed with hundreds of persons who vho had journeyed from both cities etues and surrounding country countr to watch the tho struggle gle I In tho the river the outer side of or tho the course ouise for Or more than a mile near tho the finish was lined with yachts motorboats motor- motor boats oats and canoes All in all It was a great da day for Poughkeepsie the tho to a and the oarsmen The sun was beginning to sink behind belind be- be hind lind 1 the palisades when tho the Cornell crow paddled up to the starting lIn hin lInor or of tho four mIln race raco near Krum Crum 11 Elbow boW with two victories to tho the credit of or tho the col col- lege les-e. Tue long observation u trundled along with thousands of cheering collegians col eol- le lans graduates and enthusiasts Ono One after another the six crews c caine e slowly slowly slowly slow slow- ly up tip the river and took took- their places at the tho stake boats Aligned across the mirror like mirror surface of the river i they formed a n. spectacle as as' the to stewards' stewards boat Gretchen drifted down downto tl to tho the mark Th The Tho usual preliminaries were ere quickly passed and at at G 12 tho final call to coxswains was given ono one by ono one each answered ready and two minutes later tho the pistol flashed and forty-eight forty oars oar plunged before the tho surface of the water and the race was as on Tho The ultimate winners inners of or the contest Syracuse wore were first to catch the water and the splash of or the sweeps plain plainly ly Iy heard on shore as the oarsmen threw their wel weight ht and muscle Into the tho first stroke The Tho Salt City crew Jumped into the lead with a 3 38 35 to the minute stroke with tho other eights slicing the water on on both sides of them There was little advantage during the first yards arts and then Columbia showed Its bow a a. triple to the fore Syracuse I was sas second and Cornell third with Wisconsin Washington and Pennsylvania Pennsyl Pennsyl- vania vanla following Set Settle JC Down at nt Mite Mile lI e. e At the first mile all the crews had settled down to the the lon long g grind In steady style with Columbia showing the wa way half halt a length ahead of Cornell Cor Cor- nell which led lcd Syracuse b by three ter of a ft shell Tho The two western estern eights were within easy striking dIstance distance dIs dis distance tance but Pennsylvania was already falling back hack Washington ton and arid C Columbia Colum COlum- lum- lum bia Wa were rowing 3 32 with th tho tho- other crows crews from two to four strokes higher At tho the halfway mark Columbia was still sUll In tho the load lead but had Jumped her stroke three points to hold the place Both Syracuse and Cornell were traveling trav tray I cling eling through h the water In iii splendid st stylo lc and had cut down the New Yorker Yorkers York York- I er ers er's s advantage nd until all three o shells I w were re lapped rho Tho positions o of the tho other three were eights unchanged ex except except OX- OX that Pennsylvania anla was clearly out of the arce Thus the lie struggle glo continued continued continued con con- until the Black river bridge hove In sight and the oarsmen prepared for or the final spurts that were vere to bring victory or defeat Passing under the tho trestle which Stroke marked the tho three mile point Thurston of the tle Syracuse crow crew lifted the lie stroke to 40 O to the tho minute and steadily plowed Into the lead Cornell quickly lan answered the challenge raIsIng raising rais raIs- ing lag the lie powerful Courtney swing to 36 co Columbia becan to show tho the strain and fell feU Into third place at ut 32 WIsconsin Wisconsin Wis WIs- and anel Washington at 33 32 were also moving up and the thousands bogan bogan bogan bo- bo gan g-an to cheer Indiscriminately IndIscrImInate As the tho battling eights entered the lane of anchored river C craft att tho the western oarsmen oarsmen oars oars- men made their bid Pace I Is I. T Telling The rhe pace was beginning beg to tell on all three leaders and though they hold to form Corm they did dIll not appear to get ct quite a as ns much out of the blade work ork a aS ai before be be- fore The oarsmen on course No 1 edged into the van an a foot oot at a time while Cornell far tar out nut In the tile river on tho the No 6 lane was struggling lIng desperately to hold her hel lead The flue Ithaca Ithaca- sweep swingers ers answered stroke for Cor stroke for a few rew minutes an and 1 then began to slip ship back Columbia too w was s slipping and splashing hing a a. trifle and all the tho power was as gone crone from Crom the Not so with the western oarsmen however for tho they hit up th their lr stroke and pace paco and gradually moved up uP 5 he- he e- e Syracuse p. p Cornell until tin thus thrill and closeness o ot tho the race reached across the water and gripped the spectators spectators spectators' spec spec- until they thc cheered danced dance and hurled advice at the fighting crews like persons bereft berett of or reason reason Now the tho whistles whistles' wore sore blowing and the cannons popping and yet the raco race was still to tobe tobe tobe be won Alternating between 38 35 and 40 Syracuse made mado I it tt a steady spurt Cornell tried tred K gamely to answer but Courtneys Courtney's crow crow did not havo 0 It In them Second In Coxswain Adler glanced lanced across tho thio water and realized that even second place was threatened and he ho drove tho tue Corn Cornell ll men to the task until they stuck to the stroke Just long enough to stave off tho the rush Tush of Washington and WI Wisconsin Even hyen after Syracuse o ohad had cr crossed the finish line lino the western pall pair strove to win a a. place over Cornell Cornell Cornell Cor Cor- nell but th they y had hid started their sprint sprinta a trifle too late A scant length separated separated separated sep sep- Syracuse and Cornell and the oar oarsmen men front from Seattle In n a final Inal rally rall brou brought ht their shell overlapping the and at the tho same time wrested third place rom 1 b by a l length Columbia all aU in was another length behind tho the Badgers rs while some somo lengths In the rear the tho Quakers paddled doggedly dOge dog dog doggedly gedly gedl to the tho finish The Tho victory of ot the Orange oarsmen was a abig big surprise to the rowing sharps for tor tho they had not been considered us ns particularly dangerous dang What hat little wagering was there was wax favored Cornell at atI 4 I to 5 the field Syracuse was I I I quoted as is u a 3 5 lo lo to 1 I chance whilo Washington WashIngton Washington Wash Wash- ington went at even money to finish among the first three Columbia backers back- back I era ers found plenty o of takers at even money that her crow crew would not finish one two three an and the tho forecasts proved correct Although shorn shorn-of or the tho greater reater honors of or the tho regatta Cornell cleaned up in tn both tho the oared four varsity and freshman freshman fresh fresh- man oared eight-oared races races In the tho opening e ont pf the tho afternoon the Cou Courtney four r R. R a splendid race easly took first pl place ce from Pennsylvania by hy two 0 and anda a half lengths with Columbia third Wisconsin fourth tied and Washington 1 fifth firth Syracuse rowed out o of tho the course and finished last with their time not being n. n The Tho times follow rollow Cornell 1047 2 6 6 Penns Pennsylvania l anla second 1062 1052 3 G 3 Columbia third 1054 5 4 Wisconsin f fourth 1058 5 3 Washington Washing Washing- ton fifth firth 5 3 Syracuse last no time Mede nl The Tho freshman treshman race marked marke h by iy a D. false falso sta start t duo to Jumping of or n a slide in tho far Cal hard harder Pennsylvania eight was a a. r task for or the for tho the Wis Wisconsin 1 freshmen proved that t Coach Couch Vail an has lias some splendid material for tor I his ls 1011 1911 varsity vanity b by giving gl the a severe severo contest Syracuse too wn wa was an nn early carly factor In the race Tho The Quakers were first away but at tho the mile half-mile mark Cornell had gained the fore foro ore with Syracuse Syracuse Syra Syra- cuse second and Wisconsin third At Atthe Atthe Atthe the mile tho the or order er was the same flame Syracuse Syra Sra cuse cUlle rowing 36 to the 32 of or the tho other two conten contenders ers At the tho mile anti and a 3 half hair au all three hit up the tho stroke to 36 6 and rowing like veterans fought rought hard hartI for tor or final honors The Wisconsin youngsters out med the Orange eight ht but could not quite overtake Cornell Cornelli As Ali they passed tho the finish lino line Cornell had a n three quarters length lead head over Wisconsin who In turn was about one and anda a a. half lengths length ahead of Syracuse nn lt Pennsylvania was fourth three lengths behind and Columbia Co- Co lumbia trailed In last the distance of ot ofa ota a shell separating them from the Quakers The times follow Cornell 1004 4 4 5 4 Wisconsin I 1007 5 1 Syracuse 1014 5 3 5 Pennsylvania Pennsyl vania 10 1024 2 fit S-fit r. Columbia 1029 |
