Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-23

iation nowadays. The unexpected de-
feat of Cornell By the University of
pennHylyunn ut Snrntorn lake upset all
The calculations OF the experts. n the
ithacanH had won the four cotncrcd
race on July 1 between their clght and
the crows of Pennsylvania. Wlaconnln
ana Columbia. they would have had un-
questioned right 90 the championship.
na they had already cfuHhlngly defeated
Yale ana Harvard ON the Thames a
week previously.
Now. however. tho rtntc N affairs n
conridorably mixed. A. Pennsylvania
did not meet either Harvard or Yale.
Nho eau hardly claim premier hon1rH.
Tor. although ahe defeated Cornell, u
was acknowledged BY nll who saw tho
crows ana tho race az snratora that the
wrarrru % tho rod and white were not
ut 40 In condition. tu fact, one man, e,
/ 4. Moore. who rDwcd nt SO. o. was rcr.-
ouHiy lll. So. without ln any manner de-
! crying tho pennsylyuullnH, who ToWtd
/ "a splendid race and were iu every way
/ entitled 90 the houofH they gained, u
| can hardly hn said that they ruWcd
| against tho itharnnH when tho latter
| were nc for % contest or that the race
should he regarded HH fair test Of the
relative merits of the two crews.
u o. Co b. hoped that next year mat
/ tors VIII be- decided moro satisfactorily.
/ Tor 10 iH hardly fair Go Pennsylvania, a.
u was none of her fault that her rival
was in poor shape.
For some time past Cornell has been
advocating the holding " great re-
slttn on the Hudson river nt Pough-
korpslc. There 10 no doubt that thlh "
the host course Tor such an event The
Thames. with ltH rinuuua turns and eel
grass. ia out Of the question. II II
barely wide cnouFh for three crows ana
would be totally inadequate for holding
a REGATTA Ia which nix or even more
eights might contest In one race. The
Saratoga lake course ~ satisfactory, but
the Lake 10 very dlflcult of access, the
spectators can only see practically the
nnlsh NJ tho race. and thcrc II accom-
modntldn f0r but a limited number 70
view even that part on the contest.
Tho fact that both the varsity races
this year u8 won as the freedman race
nt Saratoga had To DO postponed a day
on acrount OF rough water does away
With Yllts uld argument Ia favor OF
/ holding the contests on either OF those
! courses because ~ thelr smooth water,
| Yalo authorities are reported 20 have
/ said that they win not row az pough-
I kaepsle. while Cornell d. just 800 strong
| lu hrr lrHotrrntlona that Fhe win row
nowhere but ON thoiludHon river course.
/ rssIlaH Yale and Harvard are said 10 be
/ DESTROYS of hooking by themselves and
/ huldinr dual rowing contests. 10 To- poFri-
I Ole they may DO 20 IN future. hut Il
must bo remembered thAt nquHtcs nn
carried Du nowadays 90 the large ulst-
efn universities % an expensive sport
and with o. groat regatta such u1 the
intercollegiate Rowing association proc
posses to hold ON tho Hudson river ueNt
ummor thdro win he little interest out
r.de uf col'are ranks, IN the duni event
Sew Haven and Cambridge may ndoct
t1 look down uu The outside public and
Che pr.fT. 500 lf IL We're not f1r these
two factors sports at tho universities
could NOT De- conducted ON tho lavish
aoalo ulw regarded aH necessary
Tbr Intercollegiate Rowing uanocln-
tInn which On composed ot the -Four int
autwiouf which this year competed NJ