The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-10
COLUMBIA CREW NIPS
PRINCETON AND PENN
inst Two Feet Of Open Water
Between VictOrs and Tigers,
who Reach Finish Second.
RICE'S MEN START FAST
Hold Lead After Opening Dash
and Increase 1t as Boats
Go On.
RICE'S MEN START FAST

pp,ScEToS. May e.--Cclumbia won the
Triangular regatta on Lake Carnegie this
afternoon. with Princeton second and Penn
sv,,ania third The Blue and White oars
men rowing in perfect rhythm and with
clean. strong stroke. swept over the finish
n length ahead OF the Tigers. The open
water that showed between the shells
could have been measured with part of
two foot rule. at,
The Pennsyivanians were poor third.
with two lengths OF open water showing
between them and the orange and Black
boat Columbias time 70" the nile
iiIo yards was minutes 16 seconds.
The rain that had been falling e." ing
che afternoon stopped about three-Quar-
ters OF an hour before the race ana the
surface OF the lake, which had been ike
n mirror at s 80. was RULED by breeze
which, blowing across the course, raised a
few waves. but not enough tn IN az any
OF the blade work. Glen Wood, VINO was
10 have acted as referee. failed 10 set 70
Tho boathouse in time. and w. u. Yves;
OF the West Philadelphia Boat Club took
hs place.
II was Just seven minutes after when
West gave the word 10 20. The three
crews caught the water almost at the
same moment. Columbia rowing 40 strokes
10 the minute. Princeton ~ and Penns!l-
vanla AZ For the first hundred yards the
three shells were close together. none nav
!rg an advantage Of more than ten feet
at a time.
When they settled down 20 business Co
iurnbia was leading by small margin.
with the Uuakers second and the Tigers
third. All crews were rowing evenly with
clean blade work ana a long stroke :hat
eoon began to tell on Pennsylvania.
Princeton caught Pennsylvania. but CO.
lumbia still held her half length or adj
vantage. Penn kept weakening ana when
The next quarter mark was reached there
was open water showing between Or.
Spaeth's and Nickalls's boats.
Just as they passed the mile and a
quarter mark Columbia raised the count
and shot forward. but Princeton failed TO
challenge the squirt and continued rowing
the same. At the mile and half there
was small bit y; open water between
the two leaders in.le The Red and Blue
boas trailsd three lengths behind Prince
ton
As they approaches the finish the Tiger
boat drew close 20 the Edwin Gould and
Cor moment Tapped Il. but the final pull
Of the Blue and white drew away for a
matter Of inches, as 1t crossed the line in
2 minutes Is seconds. Princeton's time
was minutes 20 AS seconds. while Penn
followed In the wake with 9 minutes 80
seconds The first sixteen men finished
IN splendid shape. but the Quakers were
ragged In thar form and were exhausted
az the finish.
In the freshman race Princeton won
easily from the Pen freshmen by three
lengths. pr. Spaeth's cubs had little diff
Guilty in holding the advantage all the
way down the course, constantly forging
ahead. and they reached the finish flag in
9 minutes IS seconds, Penn following
twelve seconds later. In the preliminary
race between the second freshman crew
and the West Philadelphia High School
the freshmen won by seven seconds. They
took the Henley distance and the winners
were clicked in : minutes 80 seconds. the
visitors In : minutes AZ seconds.
The coaches had little 20 say after the
race. jim Rice. the coach OF the winners.
SAID that his men had rowed the best
match they could and that Princeton pu;
NJ much better race than he had ex-
pected
DR. Spaeth OF the Tigers said: IT am
satsied. Two weeks from to-day Al
ithaca We will row better race"
Vivian Nickalls of the defeated Penn
crew claimed that hts men were unnerved
and had the heart taken out of them by n
slight accident on the way to the boat
house. The horses which We're drawing
the bus became frightened and started 10
run. Three Of the -owers grew nervous
and jumped from the wagon. The horses
we're checked a few yards further on and
no one was hurt. The crews were boated
as follows