New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-29
VICTORY FOR SYRACUSE.
VARSITY AND FRESHMAN.
Cornell OQrSmen First IN -Four Oar,
Second an Other T7oo Races.
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Poughkeepsie. n. Y. June 2S-A new boating
star has arisen over the waters of the Hudson.
and its name is Syracuse. 1t took her two
crews. varsity and freshmen, to break in upon
the phenomenal run of victories that Cornell
has placed to her credit in the last three years.
But Syracuse was equal to the task and to-day
tens OF thousands both crews that she
started finish ahead OF Courtney's men, not to
mention the pupils OF all the other coaches rep
resented on the Hudson
Syracuse's double triumph was Of the
most unexpected results in boating history.
She was known to have smart freshman crew.
but her success in the varsity race was entirely
unlocked for. Yet she jumped out at the very
start and. though Cornell hung to her for three
miles. She finally shook the Ithacan3 off and
drawing away won by about four lengths in the
rathe., slow time of 20:22 80.
This is over a minute and a half slower than
the time made by last years victorious Cornell
crew, but to-day's conditions were not the best
in The world, there a very noticeable
breeze blowing up the course, ard, though the
tide ebbing, the found water thai
far from unrufhed The Syracusans wor
with comparative ease at the end, so that
there is no knowing how much time they might
have shaved off their record had they been
hard pressed.
CoURTNEY's POLICY CRITICISED.
There are several things ABOUT the victories
OF Syracuse that call for comment and aroused
the interest OF the many old oarsmen who saw
the contest. good many of them had
pleasant things to say OF Cuurtueys policy of
calling the Foote boys to I'm both the
varsity and four races. They shook Their
heads in advance about this. and they said: Il
told YOU So" after Cornell had been beaten.
Neither George Foote nor Edward Foote col
lapseG. They both sat up 10 the bitter end, but
before the last mile was entered upon the Cornell
shell began TO drag very noticeabiy. Whethec
the Foote boys pulling their own weight
all the through is something that is never
likely TO be known outside the Cornell inner
circle The fact remains that Courtney did
risky thing. and he lost. And there are several
substitutes in the Cornell navy who didn't get
chance to show whac they could do.
The victory of Syracuse is a signal triumph for
James a. Ten Eyck, the old professional who
has been coaching the winners Ten Eyck's s
achievement in turning out winning is
all the mora noteworthy in view Of the fact that
he has been coaching Syracuse only a few weeks,
having been previously engaged with the An
napolis eight. Ten Eyck is the father of the
young man who the darond SOULS at Hen
ley few years ago and was also among the
first flight Of the professional single sculIers
when Lake QuinsiSamond was the scene OF
many matches
Experts who saw his crew win Yesterday
thought that power in the crew had quite as
much to do with Syracuse's success rs the style
of stroke they pulled. Tho stroke is a good.
old fashioned, professional sculler's stroxe. The
oarsmen bend low and they dig deep and hard
and they keep wonderfully busy. The Syracuse
varsity crew of yesterday. guided by T. n.
or 4,
four a the very start and kept it there or above
that point throughout the race. Most of the
time they rowing nearer thirty-eight than
thirty -four.
SYRACUSE'S HIGH STROKE
This phenomenally high stroke greatly aston
isheG the rowing sharps, who early in the race
predicted that Syracuse could rot keep it up
But keep it up she did. Whenever Packard
thought it desirable TO pull out bit from Cor
nell he Just dug in little harder and swifter
and his men followed him without any fuss with
the result that Cornell was held at arms length
and at will Packard made name for himself
in boating history to-day. He is only a sopho-
more in Syracuse. In fact. Syracuse should
have n fine crew next season, not one of the
present varsity will be graduated this
year.
Cornell was not without balm for her wounds
In fact Sne TOOK time ny the iorelOCk, and took
The balm first to make OF it, by winning
the four-oar race. that the first thing on the
programme. 1t easy thing for her four
oaITmen. They included the two Foote boys
who later pulled In the varsity shell and they
TOOK the lead iust IS soon as the crews settled
into their strokes drew steadily away ana won
with an ease almost ridiculous by eight lengths
or so from Columbia, who here made her best
showing o. the day and finished length before
Pennsylvania, who. in turn, had = narrow thing
of it To beat Georgetown.
Next TO Syracuse's startling victory, the feat
ure of the day from the rowing point of view
was the painful fzzle OF WiscOnsns crews
Great things were expected of the Westerners
especially in the varsity race, for reports had
come out of their habitat along with themselves
that they were crew to be dreaded. even by
the supposedly invincible Cornell. Yet they
made most unsatisfactory showing, just man
aging to keep out of last place in the four oar
affair and finishing dead last with much grace
In the varsity struggle.
AS for Columbia, the hoodoo that has at
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