New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-19
COLUMBIA CREW WINS
Rows Away from Quakers and
Tigers on Carnegie Lake.
CAPTURES THE CHIL0S CUP
Princeton Eight Closes Strongly
and Finishes Second in
Slow Time.
CAPTURES THE CHILDS CUP
By Telegraph to The Tribune. !

Princeton, y. j., MAY 18-Columbia's
eight-oared crew defeated the Princeton
and Pennsylvania Fights on Carnegie Lake
this evening, and won possession OF the
historic Childs Cup for the second time.
The Blue and White oarsmen will hold the
trophy for one year.
In the mile and three-quarters race they
finished a scant length ahead Of Princeton,
while fully length of open water separat-
ed the Princeton and Pennsylvania shells.
The regatta was the second one at Prince
ton. Cornell and Yale being met over the
same course last season. crowd that
rivalled that OF last year lined the banks
Of the lake along the course, while all those
fortunate enough to have canoes mace
good use of them in watching the struggle.
Following the big varsity race the Prince
ton freshmen rowed the Yale freshmen over
the same course, and finished fully three
lengths of open water In front. The iaie
cubs rowed in wretched form. This was
the first time a Princeton freshman ere"
has raced the Yale freshmen since 1879.
As was expected, Columbia proved the
sylvania and Princeton boats got away TO q
better start but the Blue and White smell
rapidly drew ahead. and had the race well
in hand by the time the first auarter-miie
mark had been passed.
All three Fights started with high
stroke. Columbia rowing forty TO minute
and Princeton and Pennsylvania forty-one
and forty-two. respectively. Columbia soon
dropped it's stroke 10 thirty-four. Al tho
mile and a quarter mark the Orange ana
Black shell began to creep up on COLUMBIA,
which was fully length and half In the
lead At the same time the Tigers drew
RAPIDLY away from the Pennsylvania crew,
which had promised to give them close
fight I'D 10 that time. Before the first Blue
and White tipped oar had flashed across
the finish line the Princeton shell mad
closed in so that no open water showed De-
tween the boats, while Pennsylvania was
outdistanced by almost length or open
water.
A stiff breeze was blowing in the faces or
the oarsmen throughout the race. and this
helped to slow up the time, which was sur
prisingly poor. The Columbia shell covered
the course I'm minutes 80 seconds, which
was hfty-two seconds slower than that
made by Cornell last year. Princetons
time was Q minutes IS 3-5 seconds. and
Pennsylvania 10 minutes seconds.
Tho Childs cup was first rowed for In
1879 between the four-oared shells OF Column
bia, Princeton and Pennsylvania, while the
last race before to-day occurred in 1881.
The stroke used by the Princeton crew
was much the same as last season, and was
pretty to watch. but II lacked the power
Of last years eight The Columbia crew,
though never hard pressed, also seemed 10
lack power, but the men rowed in excellent
form.
The Yale freshmen were outclassed from
start to finish. Rowing thirty-six strokes
10 the minute, they splashed terribly and
kept rushing the stroke during the last
half mile The time for the Princeton CUPS
was 10 minutes s 3-5 seconds. and for Yale
10 minutes % 3-5 seconds.