New Britain herald., 1915-06-29
Id IS CREWS
|NEEP HUDSON
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Is Sturdy Fights Win
ity and Junior Races

lows reEplendent in the
Grid on this fair June morn
her great victory in the In
nj Z regatta on the Hudson
sterday But overshswoding
Tor of the Ithacans' achieve
IA broWny crew of Leland
University of Pho Alto
ITO IT, ke unto itself much of
tta 8 glory for the magnifi-
the Californians put up for
81 the Varsity race.
oaraEeous a battle of sweeps
rer been waged on the nis-
Hudson course Stanford's
GIANTS crowded Cornell for vic
{ght up to the last stroke and
less than half length be-
6 Winner.
ally lighting off the stubborn
Syracuse and Cornell in the
mile Of the long, terrific
11e pull. Stanford famed more
900 spectators into frenzy
agely driving their frail shell
lead to blaze the way for
han 200 yards. Such remark
3wing power has seldom been
an eight-oared shesl race. I'm
& la the finesse Of scientific
Stanford relied on brute
&nd With tremendous. strength
n the front and gave the Pough-
M classic a tnrill which it has
!,
CornelIss science Told.
nellss brilliant rowing and its.
wed energy carried them
Sh to a great finish in spite OF
Div that stanford slugged
hung on The smooth, easy pull.
y Ithacarls carried the day, but
Because the boys from Santa
valley did not know how to
S|TheIr performance on a medio-
Of the finer points of
Is Will ong be remembered by
FIay big gathering.
|1le11 won this remarkable Var
|<L - iii 20.36 SIS. with Stanford
h less than a half boat length
Ia Then came Syracuse, a
& and b. half behind the Cali
ms. Way back in the ruck came
Vefrated Columbia crew whipped
fra.zle. five lengths behind the
te crew. Stringing along in the
Exas poor old Pennsy, splashing
ST they could, with Vivian Nick
HnglisF stroke and thole pins.
finished alone and forgotten,
lengths behind the New Workers.
rneIl also won the race between
Iunior Varsity Fights, beating
by a length and a half, with
nbias distressing last. The
man race went to the Syracuse
Il three-quarters of a length in
81 the Cornell youngsters. with
nbia third and Pennsy a miser-
trailer.
has been many years since all
, races have been SO bitterly
af. They were races every inch
IL way: races which dragged ev-
oit Of energy out Of every oars
iii the competition
Nv, grizzled, Old Man Courtney
'oud Of his boys for sweeping
i'm that Varsity race, thankful
he vindieation Of two years de-
and for every pull Of the long
tipped oars.
e lovable old fellow is 68 years
now, and he won't have many
years to teach the boys to row
ell to victoy. Alone and conf
he stayed in the ramshackle old
house yesterday afternoon. He
{ see the race. As a matter of
me never did see one of these
iric rowing struggles III which
or the other Of his many famous
i has come in first.
j knew what the muscular lads
.is were capable Of, and before
left the float he whispered a few
srly words to them. No one knew
the old man said, for oars
never tell those human intimate
things between coach and pupil,
whatever he said, they carried
rusty advice with faith and ODE
81 which was admirable.
Stanford Happy Losers.
much for the redeemed Cornell.
what Of the strangers who CAME
i miles into a strange country to
4 the taunts and ridicule which
hurled at them fer their crude,
Wished rowing. But above chaff
11rl1ly finished strokes, aquatic
Iralship, and skilfuI boat rigging,
the overpowering gameness OF
! lads which stands out. Yes,
and the lion hearts they possess
is truly thrilling sight to see
i fight their way over the finish
It the end of that back-breakine
mile pull, only to sit up s111ii-
and fresh and slap each other
INV on the back as they saw Sy-
re. Columbia and Pennsylvania
ching home behind them, tagged
and exhausted.
very cent these Stanford boys
q save was eaten up to- make
trip. Today they are broke, and
o last night didn't know how they
! to get home. They need no
~ now, for they made more
ads yesterday who will gladly
& them for the trip back and oyel
4, If ever there was q crowd o,