The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-09
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SONS OF NASSAU ROW FIRST
RACES ON CARNEGIE LAKE
Princeton Now Active in Aqua
ics--SOphomore Grew Wins
IntercIass Contest.

PRINCETON, Nov. a-With Deaming
faces, Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie
watched their daughter Margaret blow the
little silver whistle which started the first
boat race at Princeton yesterday upon the
81, 800, 900 lake which they gave to the uni
verslty. And the smile still held when
later, in the gymnasium, he presented the
sophomore class four-oared crew, the win
ners, with the Carnegie cup.
To Princeton the day was significant, for
it marked the Introduction of aquatic
sports In the college athletics. Addressing
a gathering of students after the regatta
Mr.. Carnegie heralded the day as one that
will clear the way for Princeton's prowess
on the water.
Soon after the clock hands in the old
Princeton tower turned the noon hour
crowds began to stream up the towpath.
and by 2:30 o~'eloek-the time set for the
regatta-a perfect border of humanity
tinged the narrow lake like a thick black
hedge.
An invigoratlng autumn wind was blow
Ing from the northwest as the launch
Relief steamed up the little canal to the
starting point. As II passed the finish Of
the course it was greeted with n deafen-
ing round of class yells, Princeton cheers
and shouts. A cloud of orange and black
pennants f1uttered in the breeze, and the
deck of the Relief fairly glowed with
Tiger coIors, for aboard the Relief were
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie and their
daughter Margaret, Mr.. and Mrs. Moses
TAYLOR, William Allen Butler, jr., Howard
Russell Butler, Mr.. and Mrs. X. A.
Franks, of Hoboken; Tracy NJ. Harris.
referee: II. w. Dunn, superintendent of
the Delaware division of the Raritan
Canal, and j. B. Cast, superintendent on
the Belvidere division of the pennsylvania
Railroad. .
BY the time the Relief had turned
toward tie finish the class tours had pulled
up the lake and had formed at the head
of the course. Coach Titus was rowing
! a lo,, gpfda fha orauya and when he DuNa the
signal with n handkerchief, Miss Mar
saret Carnegie blew the whistle on the
launch, starting the SOULS In the hrst race
on the brand new lake.
The sophomore and freshmen tours Were
given FIVE lengths on the juniors and SEN
iors. but halfway down the stretch they
length. Midway d6wn the course all We're
pulling evenly at about twenty-elght
strokes, and Ii seemed as though the prize
trophy were bound to fall to the 1911 men.
Right here w. w. McCord, oxswain on
the 1910 four, increased the stroke and shot
ahead of the others by half a length. me
freshmen, as though outdone, dropped 10
the rear, and the juniors pulled up to sec
ond place. Less than 100 yards from the
finish the stroke on the 1910 scull hit up
to thirty-two and the tours were not sepa-
Iated by more than two ruiz lengths. ~
sophomores. and the ~second-year men won
by less than a length, 1908 came In third
and the freshmen crossed the line last.
Greatest Finish Ever.
"As great a finish as | ever saw said
Clinton Bird. chairman of the regatta com
i nAStee, right after the race.
Following the class race, Coach c.. S.
Titus. of Princeton, and James O'Neil. of
The Nmparell A. G.. OF New York city,
gave an exhibition single scull mile spurt,
in which Tit,,s won nv moro than a length
He slowed all the oldtlme masterly form
that made him Il worlds champion III Ms
SonnSer Gays. III,
Then eight canoes lined up mar a mlle
from the finish in the canoe race and PAD
lied for dear life. Two canoes soon forge
the line almost tie. The winning pair was
j.. NJ. Thompson. 'Os, and C. Bezin. %
Second place was won by d. Over, 90, and
Cleveland Dodge, 100.
After a reception by Henry b. Fine, dean
Of Princeton. Andrew Carnegie. wife and
daughter. went 10 the gymnasium, where
Mr. Carnegie presented a handsome cap /,
the sopohomore -four. winners of the inter
class race. MS a trophy of the day. Speak
mo Of rovying as n college snort he said:
s,rhere is no deriving the great impcr-
tance ~ snorts IN coiIanee life sThev should
90 forward Win the DEVELOPMENT Of the
mind. And l believe that the KIND OF Sport