New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-27

2 But, again, Columbia won, and that
is the song, the theme, the music, to
which Columbia men are parading tha
streets of Poughkeepsie tonight. Ths
old times have returned, and once again
Columbia is king Of the rowing world.
Nineteen long years ago, way back
in 1895, the blue and white of Colum-
bia swept down the majestic Hudson to
victory, and to-day another Columbis
crew revived the spirit that has Lam
guished and aroused into new life the
fame that was almost dead.
Wild Night in Poughkeepsie.
Poughkeepsie dates its calendar from
that June day nineteen years ago whtn
Columbia. with Hamilton Fish, who
gave up his life at San Juan and long
since was laid at rest, stroked the Hue
and White to victory. And tonight
Poughkeepsie is having a rebirth. II
is living again through the scenes
/ wh,ch stirred il when Columbia iirs.
triumphed, and it is taking joy in tho
great victory which crowaed a mighty
Columbia crews most wonderful cf-
forts.
Pennsylvania, regenerated, reborn. as
1t were, under the skilful guidance of
Vivian Nickalls, rowed to second place
in death struggle with Cornell. Syra-
cuse, victorious last year, was rowed
into the ground, so to speak, in the
first mile, but hung on gamely aud
managed to keep the eight men from
the far city of Seattle from snatching
/ fourth place at the end
/ Wisconsin, plucky to the finish,
rowed losing race from the start and
was last. This, in a nutshell, was the
ending Of one Of the greatest races
ever rowed on the Hudson.
Little, indeed, did Columbia follow
ers expect its eight good men and true
to row the race they did. Outweighed
by many pounds but coached by Jim
Rice, than whom to Columbia no coach
is peer, the Blue and White eight
swept down from the green shade Of
I Krum Elbow to the finish line with
tie power and precision of a priceless
machine. s..-s-
Never once did one Of those flashing
blades lose the beat, and never once
! did one of those sun bronzed backs
! falter Easily they rowed, and with
each stroke they seemed to gain new
life, until at the end they were swing
ing along with the power and speed Of
young cyclone.
No power aAoat in the frail shells
that were racing could stop those Co
lumbia men, for they rowed as no
| Columbia crew has ever rowed before.
! Half a mile from the finish they were
on even terms with Pennsylvania and
in the next furlong they were in the
lead and plunging along to victory By
more than a length.
Three Crews Well Matched.
Races and races have been rowed on
tho Hudson, but never has there been
enc in which three crews, even fve.
we're more evenly matched. Columbia
was counted on to have fast eight
for three miles, but Cornell, the IA
vorite, with smashing victories to n.
credit in the junior and freshman
races, seemed destined to make another
clean sweep.
But who was there who Thought ~
Pennsylvania, with their despised Enc
lish thole pins and their despised RnS.
lish stroke? There a. Krum FISns,
before the start few gave the QUAKER
= thought, but as the mighty drama
began to unfold itself and as the
thousands upon thousands saw ths
Pennsylvania crew battle along. visIS.
ing not an inch to the vaunted snns
riority of Cornell or the known snsad
of Columbia, indifference and eontemn-
gave way TO wonder, and soon sstasr
ishment swept in and displaced wondar
There before ten thousand ewes AZ.
Pennsylvania crew was finding itsalS
thing Of power and speed, and ss 80
men rowed along in the van their coma
dence grew. WIN
Faster and faster raced the .r...
with Pennsylvania pulling stolidiv
its oars, Columbia fighting down r.
nell ana All three battling, battline fa.
the IeSo that was 70 mean victorv' Az
as Columbia rowed down Corn.y;, I, An9
flung the IthAeans back, beatan ana
was a shout Of praise for the M, mere
White and another for the esmens.s aae
the Quakers. OF
Bitter Battle to the Finish. Z
Marcy, the Pennsylvania stroL.
FIVE short weeks in the boat wss .,' oe,'
ing ss If he were . superbeins .''i'
the last half mile he was fo. s la
yield TO the superior drlye 40 ~. 70
lumbia oarsmen. Higher and ~ So-
that stodgy little Irishman. W.ca,sncr
raised the beat, and faster and ssssx
Columbia, forged to the front F.sr
Few strokes just beyond the Co..,
boathouse Il seemed as II the onaL~s.la
we're bound to hold their own. NM ht1ss ,sa
could not withstand the terrihis 'nsy
sIausAt of the eight boys with the RI y