The Democratic advocate., 1881-08-27
WHY CORNELL WAS DEFEATED.
Treachery of One of the Crew

The Ithaca Journal of Tuesday contains the
I following Information has gradually been
oozing out and percolating through this COM
munity for some days that Shinkel ha ar
ranged before leaving Ithaca to throw his
races, as Cornell light row after the first one.
4 1t appears that a regular triparte agreement
was made before the crew left Ithaca for New
/ York, and while it was still making practice
| pulls on Cayuga lake. Their agreement was
/ to the effect that the crew should win the
| Visitors cup if possible, but il not admitted
to this, to strain every nerve for victory IN
the Stewards race--this in order to boom
Cornell into favor with betting men and ele-
vate her in the pOol-boX; that after winning
the first race every subsequent one should be
Systematically thrown by Shinkel, the high
contracting parties being Shinkel, Michael
Carey, who keeps drinking place at No. 20
East State street, and whose prospective
brother-in law Shinkel is, and Samuel W.
Reed, wholesale liquor dealer, Clinton block,
North Cayuga street. Smnkel is SAID to have
taken with him to England $500, although 1t
was well known here that he had no money Of
bis own. The programme was that Carey
should go to England to do the betting, while
Reed was to supply the capital and Shinkel
the treachery. On the afternoon of the en-
barkation at New York Shinkel wrote to Ca
rev to disregard all discouraging newspaper
statements, and that the crew were going to
England and were going to row. he failure
to get into the ''Victor's race and later the
loss of the Stewart's cup demoralIzed and
bewiidered the conspirators. Carey wrote to
Shinkel advising him of his Carey wite's
strenuous objections to his making the trip to
England and asking Shiakei to advise him
how to act, in order to accomplish the end
and remain here Shinkel, in response, wrote
to Carey from the American Exchange, Lon
don, before the crew had started for Vienna
from London Be that Cornell will lose
Vienna race.
This advice was received here from three
to Eve DAYS before the Vienna race was pull
ed. and in the face of the freely-eNpTessed
judgment Of all Eng!ishmen that the Amen
cans had a certain thing at Vienna, 1t was
acted upon to the best Of the ability OF the
conspirators here, although they we're unable
to get many or large wagers. We are war
ranted in making these facts public upon the
assurance OF gentleman Who conducted the
correspondence in behalf of parties here aud
the corroborated word of a trusted friend OF
his to whom. as a matter OF seit-proieeton, nc
con6ded from time to time the stePs being
taken to coin a crooked dollar Il Is now
believed that Shinkel did not rely alone, or
perhaps at all, on his agreed share Of what
bis friends might be able to gather IN here,
but that he himself made bets against the
crew ia Vienna. or sold out for n lump 10 Vi
enuese or London gamblers Il Is rumorcd
that in ShinkeIs baggage eliminating proof
was found BY bis iniuriated associates, who
suspected him Of Stimulating the exhaustion
which lost them the Vienna race. Il Is also
stated that the boating club Of Vienna far
nished the Cornell boys proof positive Of
their betrayal by Shinkel. The fact that he
was publicly accused where be cosld best de-
fend himself aud that he has not offered
word ef protes, Is placed % his diseredit-
For the honor Of lihica and ,hs university
and those connected with the seudIHg of aud
managing Of the crew, be Il said, ihat an in
vestiraii0u Is being carefully and thoroughly
pushed aud ia doe time the dirty details wiil
be given TO ihe world and their sabiecs viii
be consigned 10 the eouienpi and deiestation
SO richly merited and fa!ly won.