The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-29
CORNELL VICTOR IN BIG RACE.
,TUtCt OARSMEN Also WIN
FRESHMAN TJSSLE.
Their Rowing Supremacy Reestablished
IN the Hudson, Although syracuse
,rew Captures Four Dared Contest
and Makes New RecOrd-A TanSle
IN This Evcnt-2S 900 Persons See
Iol,cr,ans Measure Blades OH Hudson.

poroHKgEPsIE, N. Y, June 2s.--The issue
In intercollegiate rowing supremacy as be-
tween Cornell and Syracuse was definitely
sa,,led for some time to come to-day, when
rorne,'s crews all but swept the river. In
TOO races, the freshman and varsity Fights,
corr,nev's pupils came home easily first,
and in the third, the four oar, only the
narrowest OF margins separated the two
crews For all the part that the other
,oIepes took in the active work OF the
reoatta it might we'll have been dual
noe, between Cornell and Syracuse
Cornell ,riumphed in the big event OF the
dav. fairly running away with the race
for varsity Fights
The freshman race too, was compare
lively easy victory for the Ithacans. but 1t
is great drop OF comfort and cheer IN the
b;,,erncss of defeat for Syracuse that IN
tho varsity fours, which the latter won,
the record was reduced by more than
tfteen seconds. In the minds OF every
hoav who saw the races to-day, 1t Is certain
that Courtney and his rowing methods are
the better
The order Of the finish, with the time In
zach Of the three races, was as follows:
varsity Eights--Cornell first 20 minutes
% % seconds; Syracuse second. 81 minutes
40 o.i seconds; Georgetown third. 81 min
,,es 40 seconds; Columbia fourth, 81 min
utes So s-5 seconds; Pennsylvania fifth,
81 minutes SO 40 seconds; Wisconsin slAth'
=, minutes is seconds.
Freshman Eights-Cornell first, minutes
81 As seconds; Syracuse second, minutes
a. seconds; Columbia third. minutes %
seconds; Pennsylvania fourth, minutes
IS As seconds.
Varsity Fours-Syracuse first, 10 minutes
Is rs seconds Cornell second, 10 minutes
II o-5 seconds; Pennsylvania third, 10 MIN
utes 33 2-5 seconds Columbia fourth ~
minutes 45 seconds; Wisconsin NTH, ~
minutes So 2-5 seconds
II was a monentous struggle that was
carded for to day. Last year Ten Eyck
had the qualification of seeing two crews
that he had coached cross the line OF
victory before the Comedians ana break
into a series of triumphs that threatened
never TO be interrupted. II was new style
If rowing that triumphed. 1t was the re
verse Of the polished, machinclike elegance
and grace that Courtney had drilled into
his men. The Syracuse crews rowed the
get there method, full OF power, but
crude, harsh and awkward, and far from
all that was believed to be the best In rowing
STYLES. To-day. therefore, it was not only
q struggle between two colleges, IT was
battle of styles. and a fierce fight for lustlt-
cation as between two men acknowledged TO
stand among the highest in the profession
they pursue. To Courtney--and to Cornell
"A victory meant renewal of the SUI
premacy that long continued victory brings
TO Ten Eyck it would mean that rowing
not question of skill, but Of brute force
applied as directly as possible. More. 1t
would mean that he would displace the
former head Of college aquatics for his
Mace, and would establish shrine whereat
I'll college rowing men should worship.
But it vas elected that skill and strength
should win over main force, as it has done
almost since time has BEEN and so to-
night the rejoicing that IL going on here is
heing done by the Comedians, while SYRIA
euse, fallen from her high estate, is mum.
The music of the brass band that heads
band OF more than thousand march,
ing. cheering, singing Comedians sounds
IN even worse discord in the ears Of SYRIA
c,ise, for it is p@an of Joy raised at the
expense Of her downfall.
The triumph of Cornell in the varsity
race could not have teen more complete
and striking. From the moment the race
was started the lthacans took the lead.
md increasing it literally at each stroke,
went on and on, until finally so far ahead
we're they that no eye could get the six
crews in the same range. BY fully twelve
lengths they rolcked across the line a
winner. Syracuse, far from forcing the
lthacans hard, was in difficulties to de-
feat Georgetown a trick which they accom-
rished only when the Washington lads
lad rowed themselves ont and could not
snlIrt in the last few yards of the race.
Little less easy was the freshman race,
for here, too. Cornell led almost from the
start, and at the end was going away.
1t was only in the four oared race that
Syracuse won, and it was in this race that
they smashed the record But this race
left an unpleasant trail behind it,. At the
very start the Syracuse crew, in trying
for the lead, edged over into Coumbia's
rnursn, Tho Syracuse oarsnen paid ahsn=
lutely no attention to the New Workers.
and finally were so close to them that, had
not Columbia eased a little, a foul mus.
Inevitably have resulted. By relaxing
the Columbia crew lost enough to send
them back to the rear, whence they had
hard time pulling ahead of Wisconsin
tefore the race ended.
This action Of Syracuse made those who
lad watched it sure the Onondagans would
he disqualified. 1t was no surprise, there
fore, when the flags that signaed the
finish Of the race were dropped from the
bridge that Cornell, whose crew had finished
second, was placed first, while the Syracuse
l"ople were showed back to fourth. behind
the Columbia crew, with which they had
nlertered This order in the flags lasted
only moment, and the signals were soon
displayed with the crews in the order in
which they had actually finished. But the
latter arrangement also lasted only short
lime, and back came the flags. This time
'orne was shown first and Syracuse second,
with the Others in their regular order. Then
came another and the final arrangement,
which left the crews as they had finished.
which was the way In which the judges had
placed them from the start. The trouble
was caused by the lack OF telephone con-
hection between the flag raiser and the
judges The man on the bridge naturally
came TO the conclusion that the crew which
went under tho bri1ue in in f.,ursa