New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-29

way up to his knee. He was surrounded and
abetted by a gang of youngsters. all of them
young enough to be his sons. They addressed
him. one and all, as Pop" Every Syracusan
who passed up or down the railroad track
seemed TO know Pop" and Pop seemed 10
know them. They shouted at him and he
shouted at all Of them until he lost his voice
completely after which he took it out in waving.
VARSITY RACE BEGINS LATE.
The varsity race was late IN begipnIng-al-
most twenty minutes late. The observation
train had been waiting fifteen minutes before
any of the crews appeared. Then three Of them
came around the bend almost together-Syra-
first. Georgetown and Columbia lIst be
hind, Behind them steamed the several
launches and a police boat or two, including the
feetest power boat aloat, the Standard. which
tore through the water at a terrific pace, just
to show the spectators what she could do. All
told. they made a most picturesque little fleet.
whose qualities would have been more generally
appreciated had the hour not been so late and
the weather so threatening.
Five minutes later Pennsylvania and Cornell
arrived, and it noticed that the latter
crews shell had washboxes over the outriggers.
in apparent fear of rough water. This fear ap-
peared to be justified. too. for it began to
drizzle about that time. and every one grew
sin, whose crew delayed the start by its sloth-
fulness
The water began to roughen quite percepti-
bly, and. altogether. there were many who
would have approved the referees action had
that official seen fit to send the boats away
without waiting for the Westerners. However,
a length, after being sharply whistled Tor sew
eral times. Wisconsin appeared, padding leisure
ly along, and joined the others at the starting
line.
a Wisconsin thrOng aboard the train delayed
the start a minute until they We're
advised to saw off that cheering till the referee
talks TO the crews" Then. when quiet regned,
the referee gave his final Instructions and got
word that everybody was ready Ready, all?"
shouted the referee finally Then the pistol
cracked and the race was on.
ALI. OFF TO A GOOD START
The crews caught the water pretty well to-
gether If there was any advantage it was in
favor of Cornell At any rate, the Ithacans in
half dozen strokes had gained a perceptible
lead, and the cry ran along the gayly hedecked
worm called the observation train: There she
goes, There goes Cornell!
1t looked for a few moments As though Court
ney's record on the river was to he maintained
as though Cornell was once more to creep easily,
with that efIortless looking stroke, into a lead
that none could wrest away through all those
long four miles.
But inside thirty seconds Syracuse had drawn
up alongside the Ithacan boat. At the end of
sixty seconds the two running stroke for
stroke At the end of minute and a half SYRIA
cuse showed In the lead and at the end of the
first half mile Ten Eycks pupils had at least
three-quarters of a length the advantage.
Just at this point Pop" of the Syracusans
began to get in his fine work. he almost rivalled
the race as an attraction. When the experts
could stop looking at him long enough to get
out their stop watches they learned the reason
for Syracuse's jump into the van Packard had
hit the stroke up to 49, and was keeping it
there The men at his back We're rowing in
fine form and with excellent Workmanship, too.
But the experts said as they put their watches
back into their pockets: It's all right, but they
can't keep it up. See how Cornell sticks TO that
steady easy 80 strokes a minute"
CONTESTS IS SPLIT IN THREE.
BEFORE the crews had covered a mile the
test had resolved Itself into three races-Cor-
nelps with Syracuse Columbias with Wisconsin
and Georgetown's with Pennsylvania. Before
long Syracuse and Cornell had drawn far