The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-09
COURTNEY ADVOCATES
TWO Mile STRUGGLE
Cornell Coach Also Wants Rir,,
Crews to Come to Ithac.
to Row His Pupils.

ITHACA. y. Y. Aug s.-Chsr,es ,,
Courtney, Cornelrs famous rowing ,o.A
and the dean OF American rowing ,.s,,c.
tors IL heartily in favor OF some tl-,
OF an American Henley In which .be ~,
ing schedules would cover several d,,.
and in which the finals would be raar5adA.
a process of elimination through b-,,
He does not think that the p~ss,s.
methods OF holdlns regattas are e-t.s,,
satisfactory and he would welcome som,
plan by which the varsity races we-s cr
down In length
Nothing could I've better fo- -,,,..
than doing away with tho four ~
varsity race said the old man. ~, I,
too long distance for college oa-sr,-
and should ne shortened, ha,.. 'g
vocated this for years and will ne M. :,
the persons most pleased by any -. ,,s.
IN this direction.
81 also think that the holding O, bs,,.
would be good thing | am I'm ,,yo, y.
"A series OF races by which the Les -.
full crews would be eliminates. ~ .o,.,.
this could not be done I'm a Ion, ,,,,
! think that system OF heacs vou,a
provide fairer competition and better .oo-,
all around" ''V''
Courtney was asked n he womb ~.
sent to have the Cornell varsity c-,,
row the Henley distance II. s,ts ~,
ne mad no objection 10 the Henley A.,
tance, but It Is believed that bo ~,
prefer varsity race for two miles So.
race, he thinks. would bring oy, ~
there Is In the various crews s,J 81
winner OF such race would b. f,i,',
entitled TO Championship claims. Corrsr
rows number of two mile races So
year In fact II IL becoming A dxsd =,
lief In certain quarters at Ithaca ~, ~,
cornell crew takes on too mopy 80.
, liminary contests before the uuds,- -
gatta. ON the other hand. II ~. g..
race should be for two miles ot,i, Il, =.
heneVed That the task OF training ,,s
no'hlhg me men in top form would M,
ne as diffcult as II is now
should any such American u,,i..
scheme he proposed, however. ~ 3 h,
lieved that strong arguments will Re mad.
/ IN favor or the two mile course on Cav
uga Lake. II Is considered by some oar,
men FAR better two mile cours, 3D.,
| that on Carnegie Lake. for irstsnc. r.,
| courses on which the races voulJ \.
rowed are seldom used by III. Cornsr
crews In practice Indeed In the u,u,l
training on Cayuga the Cornell crew,
! SUCK close to the west shore on accour,
OF H. shelter from the wind I, vou's
not be until very late in NAV that th.
Cornell crews would 60 over on tho .,y
SIDE, which Is the regatta course bu.
nevertheless the home crews would have
an advantage over the visitors For ,b,s
reason and because Ithaca is so fa- from
New York It is hardly likely that ,
change 10 Cayuga will be made
compared to Carnegie Lake, howeys.
Cayuga Is far better place for 70
sitta. The Comedians point out, becau..
II would offer r splendid training grouri
Tor = many crews a S cared TO come her,
Cayuga IS forty miles long and at yay
Gus points on the west shore are hotel,
where crews could establish training
quarters and practise in complete isola
tior Y they cared to- Moreover. Cavug.
Is big enough and broad enough 10 sc
commodate any number OF crews and ;
grand stand could be built along the rae
course that would give accommodation,
| Tor any number OF people. And N.
Ciyuga Lake observation train a, ths
present time runs abou. as many car,
as that Al Poughkeepsie. There v.-,
forty cars filled TO capacity for the Cor
MISUNDERSTANDING races
However. II the other COLLEGES insisted
on staying at Poughkeepsie. as they W
doub:edly will, Cornell would accep, the,
decision and send her crews 10 the "a
nous course And the fact that Court.
ney Is heartily In favor of this plan MAKE,
| 1t lhely that Cornell will be urging q
next year