New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-21
EASY FOR CORNELL CREW
Rows Away from Princeton and
Yale on Carnegie Lake.
TIGERS A GOO D SECOND
Eieht from New Haven Trails
In a Distant and Disappoint-
ing Third.
rRy telegraph 20 The Tribune. ]


princeton. N. J., May a-The first inter
collegiate boat race ever rowed at Prince
ron resulted in a victory for Cornell ovei
The Princeton and Yale Fights on Carnegie
fake here to-day The race was rowec
over a course OF a mile and three-auarters
the Ithacans covering the distance in
minutes I second. The Tiger oarsmen fin-
ished a scant three lengths behind Corner
uhue the Yale crew was completely out
Chased. finishing fully eight lengths behind
Princeton.
The rowing OF the Princeton crew was a
revelation to the throng of fifteen thousanu
neonle who crowded the banks of Carnegie
Lake. The blade work of the Ilgers was
every hit as good as that OF the Cornell
crew, but they lacked the ability 10 ee'
The speed and force 10 their stroke that
were SO marked in the rowing OF the Una
cans Although beaten by Cornell, the
Princeton adherents left the lake Wildly
enthusiastic over the outcome of their hrst
attempt at intercollegiate rowing IN twenty
seven years
For the first quarter-mile OF the race inc
three crews were on even terms. the cor
nell and Princeton crews rowing about thlr-
ty-two strokes TO the minute, while the
Yale eight rowed a much shorter and Chop
pier stroke. From this point on the tina
cans gradually drew TO the front, rowing
a magnificent race, while Yale raphly 1eii
behind both Cornell and Princeton. Cornell
was leading by half a length as theyriashed
past the half-mile mark, and the subse-
quent quarter-mile marks showed Its lead
10 be slightly increased at each one
The regatta was much more than pa
rade, however, for the Tigers were dam
gerous during the entire race and Cornell
was forced TO extend itself 10 its utmost
10 put a length and half OF clear water be-
tween it's shell and Princetons. Cornell
never raised the stroke above 81 TO the
minute and Princeton's highest stroke was
SO 10 the minute. Yale jumped the stroke
at times 10 as high as 40, but the form was
very poor. the blades splashing repeatedly.
The regatta was as picturesque as event
as il was unique in Princeton history
Cloudy weather and a thunderstorm in the
morning kept down the crowd that the
special trains brought into the town this
morning but even so, fully fifteen thou
sand people lined the banks of the lake
and jammed the temporary stands erected
along the finish line The canal which fur
nished large barges afforded an excellent
view of the course and these were packed
10 their utmost capacity.
The crowd was OF that nature which Is
10 be found only at the time OF d big in
tercOllegiate contest, but II was new 70
Princeton in the fact that 1t is the first
time Carnegie Lake has been the site Tor
such a scene. Strongly partisan IN It's
makeup, with Princeton naturally having
the strongest contingent, the air was nlled
with the incessant college yells or Prince
ton, Cornell and Yale The locomotives OF
the Princeton undergraduates. divided
into three sections located at various
points along the course, echoed and re-
echoed up and down the lake While the
Cornell and Yale adherents. although out
numbered by the Princeton men, made
themselves heard in no uncertain way.
A fairly stiff breeze was blowing down
the lake when the crews rOWed up to the
start of the course, but even with this ad-
vantage the time OF minutes and 10 sec
ends, made by the Princeton crew, was fan
better than any Of the times made during
practice. Immediately preceding the var
. sity event the Princeton freshmen crew
\ and the CaScadilla eight rowed over
u course OF mile and quarter, the Casca-
" ella boys crossing the finish line almost a
length in front of the Princeton Cubs. The
Cascadlla crew used much the same stroke
a. the Cornell varsity, finishing strong and
in beautiful form The Tiger cubs used
q much faster and shorter stroke than the
Cascadilla crew, rowing good part Of the
race at forty strokes 10 the minute. but
they managed 70 give the schoolboys a
surprisingly close race, finishing only
three seconds behind them. The time was
minutes and 32 seconds.
Dr. Spaeth. coach of the Princeton crew
vas delighted with the showing made by
Princeton to-day. and the Cornell oarsmer
were unanimous in their praise Of the
Tigers. whom they admitted they founo
surprisingly strong Yale, II was claimed
showed better form than last Saturday
but at that their stroke and general ap-
pearances suffered materially when com.
pared 10 Cornell and Princeton