Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-23
RIVALRY COST RACE
Columbia and Cornell Crews
Realize Cause of Defeat.
COACH HOYLE HAS PLAN
Would Have Rivals Row on the
Courses Farthest Apart at
Poughkeepsie.
COACH HOYLE HAS PLAN

NEW YORK, June 23.-When the VIC
tory of Syracuse in the intercollegiate
regatta at Poughkeepsie Saturday
was analysed in the post-mortems that
were held yesterday it was evident that
there will be results of a decidedly sal
utary nature.
First Of all, the intense rivalry that has
been manifested each year since 1907 by
Columbia and Cornell will probably die
down now, not so much because the New
York crew was SO badly beaten at the
finish, but because to both crews has
come the realization that the continual
ton of such rivalry can mean only one
thing, defeat for both, as was the case
Saturday.
Year In and year out now, the race
resolves itself into battle for suprem-
acy between two crews-Cornell and Co
lumbia-who row without regard to the
fact that there are others in the race.
Each year has seen the pace In the early
stages of the race grow hotter. Columbia
beat itself in 1911 when it OutroWed Cor
nell all the way down and then endeav-
ored to make its victory greater than it
was: 1912 saw Columbia row itself into
the ground. and put Cornell SO nearly
in the same condition that 1t was
just able to beat Wisconsin.
This year 1t was the old story. CO.
lunnfbia killed itself. and In the process
took the heart out of the Cornell crew.
SO that Syracuse, rowing with beautlful
pace all the way down, had no diff
Guilty in putting the finishing touches
to a crew already baked to a turn by
Columbia.
John Hoyle, second in command to
Courtney over the Cornell navy, thinks
that not until Cornell and Columbia
are separated by the full width OF
the course will they cease their mad
rivalry: According to the Cornell as
sistant coach, the two crews roWed
three-mile rather than a four-mile
race. Both fooled themselves into be-
lieving they could hold the pace. Cor
nell found out early that 1T had to row
a much higher stroke to keep up with
the Blue and White but persisted in
the attempt to overtake the New York
boat, and spent every ounce of reserve.
Il would suggest that Mr.. Bogue and
the stewards put Columbia In course
No ! one year and in course No. the
following year. reversing the order for
Cornell" said Hoyle after the race.
separated, for If we keep them to-
gether we are going to have more ex-
hibitions such as we saw Saturday.
Incidentally, the Cornell coach threw
some light on the advantage Of having
the inside course. Syracuse loafed
along in course No. i until it was
ready to make it's bid. and year ago
Wisconsin did the same thing. In 1910
Pennsylvania had the inside course.
and was in the fight all the way.
There seems to be a big advantage in
having course No. I. because the crews
that have shown up in the last few
years have been the ones that rowed
along in the shelter OF the west shore
for the first two miles" said Hoyle.
Fred Miller, No. Z in the Columbia
boat. and son Of James Miller. the
veteran New York A. c. oarsman. said
something seemed to grip the Column
bia shell at the two-and-a half mill
mark. and from then until the finish
1t was dead" except for a dozen
strokes Just beyond the bridge