The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-29

ing can't be compared with the expert
training of the Cornell, Columbia. SYRIA
cuse and Pennsylvania crews. whose OPP
%portunities for development have been
limited and circumscribed could come
here and very nearly win the grand
honors. so nearly indeed hat the veteran
Courtney admitted tonight he was still
shivering In his shoes.
IF tina race had been Ave miles in
stead of four" said the Old Man to-
night. Stanford would have whipped
'em all-yes. my crew included. They
are grand youngsters"
Maybe the best tribute to Stanford
came from Jim Rice. the Columbia
coach. James was not happy tonight.
Columbia had disappointed m%lserably.
The beautiful machine that won the cup
last year and showed the way to Penn
s%ylvania and Cornell was gone. This
years machine clanked and clinked and
missed Are. II was not the klnd OF crew
that makes a proud coach's heart leap
with Joy. But despite his chagrin Rice
had the fine craftsmanship to praise
Stanford for nearly achieving the impos-
slble. He aid fatty that II he could
have the fun Of drilling the C~alifornians
for n month or less he could beat n
crew in the world with them. and not a
man doubts that II could be done.
Cornell a Perfect Eight.
II this account seems to dwell too en-
phatically upon the grand effort OF Stan
ford. with less mention OF Cornell's
sterling victory. put it down to an ac-
curate reflection OF the sentiment OF the
enthusiasm of the regatta crowd. From
Cornell one expects victories. brilliant
Craftsmanship. Until 1913 Cornell. with
few reverses. had won so often that
people came to P~oughkeepsie merely to
see which OF the other crews would be
good enough TO give Cornell a race Cor
nell had got to be a kind of capable
nuisance, a perpetual winner.
So In winning to-day Cornell rowed
truly 10 past form. The victory was not
unexpected. As a matter OF fact Cor
neil was the favor.te among rowing
experts long before the start. Shrewd
Judges OF form were for ofering even
none on Cornell against the field.
Stanford. on the contrary. was the dark
horse, the under dog. the mysterious out
slider. The lads of the crew had made
themselves remarkably popular. with
their breezy good humor, their warm
frlendliness, their clean cut notions Of
| sport.
Everybody knew that victory would
mean more for them than any other
In the race. They had bet their boots
on IL. Every OCCaSlon OF sentiment
called for a California victory. II one
had been on the observation train to-
day or anywhere along the great out
doors grand stand that stretched for
four miles on each side of the Hudson
he would nave thought that most per-
sons in the crowd were native sons.
There hasn't been so much rampant.
roaring enthusiasm for n stranger crew
since the first regatta in '95. At the
start, when Stanford leaped into the
lead In the first half mile, when stan
ford kept her PROV in front at the mile
and a quarter mark, when Stanford
spurted from the rear. M finally at the
three and t~hree-quarter mile mark, when
Stanford made her wonderful try for
victory, the greater part OF 10000 per-
sons went slambang crazy. SO keep
some cheers for Stanford. II ever a
crew earned the hearty admiration of
lovers OF ro~wing-lovers OF fine. cour-
ageous effort-Stanford was that crew.