Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-01
AMERICAN REGATTA
Cornell Juniors and Navy Row.
ers Perform Brilliantly.
NEW RECORD BY ITHACANS
Middies Beat Columbia Crew Over
the Finishing Line by
Three Feet.

PHILADELPHIA. May 31.-Seyeral
close finishes and new record hung
up by Cornell in the Junior COLLEGIATE
race marked the 11Sth annual Ameri-
can Rowing Association regatta. row ed
over the Henley mile and 55O-yard
course on the Schuylkill river here to-
day The surprise of the regatta was
the victory of the first Navy eight over
the Columbia varsity eight in the frs;
eight-oared shells event for the Stew
ards cup. won the last two years by
Coach Rice's crew. The Navy led Co
lumbia during the last mile, having
two-thirds of a length lead when the
final quarter mile was reached AT
this point Stroke Downing of Colum-
bia spurted and cut down the Nays
advantage to 4 few feet, but the mid
shipmen responded with rally and
snatched victory by scant three feet.
The time was 6.322-5. May IL at
Princeton, the Columbia crew beat
the Navy in the irregular race With
Princeton.
Cornell gave a pretty exhibition of the
Courtney stroke and W on easily from the
Navy i'm the junior collegiate eight
of 6.29 40 for the distance. In 1893
Cornell second varsity Won a similar
race in o.26 40, but the course that
year was 100 yards short of Ioday's
distance. The collegiate race today was
really a battle for second place, the
Navy beating cut Princeton III a close
finish. Pennsylvania was fourth The
cluded several former Harvard oarsmen,
was victorious in the special interclup
section eight-oared shell event. beating
out the ARIEL Rowing Club OF Baltimore
in 6.4o As.
The Union Boat Club also won the
first four-oared SOULS race trcm Ncsper
Boat Club of Philadelphia. and Paul
Wilmington Of the same club " on the
second single souls race from Kari a.
Craef of the Vespcrs.
The Nesper Boat Club marked its re-
turn to competition In the regatta oy
winning three races.
The Navy four cutciassed the eIalta
crew in the second four-oared shells
race. the Philadelphia crew entering the
event so as 20 make race.
Summaries.
First four-oared shcils-Won hy vesper Eoat
Club, Phladelphia: second. University Barge
Club, Philadelphia. No time taken. Two en-
tries.
Second single sculsrWon by f. r. Whiting
ton, Un.on Boat Club. Boston: second. Karl A.
Graef Nespcr Boat GLIB. Philadelphia. Tine.
Sl3 10 Herman, Pn.lad.ipnia balge Club. and
Parker, Arundel Boat Club Baltimore. VIII
drawn.
Interscholast-c e.g.toare snel4s-Non ps
Cascad!a School. Ithaca, n y; second. Cen
trail High ScAool. philadelphia: tnrd, Bai.i-
more Cay Coii-ge. Time. $40 20
Firs, single scul.s-Won 10y John q. Kelly.
yesper Boat CLUB, Philadelphia: second George
Allison, il. Wes; philadelphia Boar Cluu.
Time $50 30. L. l.. smith. Union Boat Club,
Boston. withdrawn.
Special iu:er-cub second eight oared shells
Won by Union Boat cub. BOSTON: second.
Ariel Rowing Club. Baltimore; laid. Malta
Boat Club. Philadelphia. Time, GA 40.
Junior collegiate eight Dared sheis-Mon l,y
Cornell: second, Navy third. Princeton fourth.
First fcnr-oarcd scults-Won by Union f"ai
Club. Boston ,bcw. L. May. = l.. Lant: ), H.
W;thing,On: stroke. l.. t. smith: str,l: srs-
per Boat Club. pniiadeIrnia ,yon. Gpe.se =.
E.ngle: .. Frank Muller. >. ha:l ,irarf; stroAt,
Walter L. Smith. Time. .tS 30
FIRST eight-,ared shells hvn by Navy; er'
ond Columbia: tni.ti. University Ba:.- Ca.
philn,ielphiG I.I.>. 30. 20
First double scui.s--iton b. Nesrer i;aai @i.9.
Philade.ph.a tNaitcr l.. Smith @'i ac-1 :,
Kelly: second. linen Boat Gin:. :;astta y
gins and }. Il. A.ep: ta'gt. Fh. i,i.s. T -
Club 10 d. Boida AID j. .-...s.. &tt----'.
fourth l'ndine Barge cinb. P.-st = 4,E-.s ~ 4
Brown and \. Hickey. tn.', 81 =
second four cared e.-t---.:" :. -.ar: ',"".
Heard: =. Stroal. .. Nv"u; sir''a'. f"s-I.,
secord Mai,n Eea: cito ,ipc". rev; :. r
Porter; =. t:ray... stole. = -, 1885,
Time. 20 Az. Arundel Boat C.aa baltimore.
Withdrew