The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-29
Syracuse Third. Columbia
Fourth and Pennsylvania
Crew Last.
TEN EYCK'S FRESHMEN
FINISH IN FRONT
Ithacans Capture Junior
Varsity-5O.OOO People
at the Regatta.


nell won the varsity race Of the inter-
collegiate regatta on the Hudson this
evening, won by a heart beat. the tick
OF a watch. Courage and endurance and
fawess form carried Courtney's eight
over the finish line the half OF a boats
length ahead OF the men from Stanford.
Syracuse was a splendid third. length
back Of the Californans. Columbia, out
elassed from the start. was in fourth
place, length ahead OF Pennsylvania
The official time of the race was as fol-
lows Cornell. 20 :35 3-5 Stanford.
sO:S7 4-5: Syracuse. o:43 3-5; CO.
lumba 81 100; Pennsylvania, 81 10 1-S.
minutes
I; was 4 great day for Cornell. one
that deserved the tremendous en-
thusasm OF the thousands who Haunted
the Red and White. The master coach
not only put upon the river this year
varsity crew that compares favorably
with any of his great machines of the
past. but he furnished as well the win
ner OF the Junior varsity race and the
crew that finished second to Syracuse
In the freshman race.
Cornell Nearly Sweeps River.
Cornell all but swept the river and
would indeed have monopolized the re-
gatta honors had not Ten Eyck of Syra-
euse been able to depend upon perhaps
the most powerful freshman crew he
ever turned out. The Junior varsity was
won by a length and half by Cornell
the two mile course, but Syracuse cap
,ured the freshman race rather easily.
speeding over the finish line Ave full
lengths ahead of Cornell. with Columbia
third and Pennsylvania fourth.
But while cheering for Cornell (and
the deserves many times three Tor un-
ialiering pluck and oarsmanship Of
machess smoothness), save for Leland
Stanford some regular grownup mans
SIZE yells. 1t has been many year
tnce regatta crowds have been so
thrilled over display OF sheer grit.
They never knew when they were
beaten, those big, jolly lads from the
palo Alto college. IL their rowing
technique had approached their tremen-
dous power and their stoutness Of heart
the varsity challenge cup would have
gone out to the Pacific coast for a year.
They drove down the four mile river
lane in a succession of desperate spurts.
Whenever they seemed to be beaten and
out Of the race hopelessly they gathered
themselves together for another effort
and flashed forward TO even terms with
the flying leaders.
Cheers for Plucky stanford.
They will go back home with the
hearty admiration and good will OF
every person who saw their brave strug-
&c this evening. They didn't have very
much cash to begin with. for Stanford
Doesn't spend much money at rowing
ana there are no rich persons among
The crew. What cash they had they
mad wagered upon their chances with
serene confidence and IL is just as we'll,
perhaps, that a loyal alumnus in New
luIk city came to their rescue with the
price Of return tickets to California.
nut empty OF pocket and deprived of
victory they will go West with honors
almost as great as If they had led the
way over the line
mere was one crazy moment, one mo-
meAt when by far the ajority OF the
@"'"pO persons who watched the great
lac" went simply daft with excitement,
"aen II looked as II the California giants
'ould not be kept back. This was at
me inrre and three quarter mile mark.
"hei stroke Maurer OF Stanford, re-
s!ohd'ng to the frenzy OF Goodman. the
A''le coxswain, whipped up the stroke
% ~, inspired his tired men to unbe-
nrVahie effort and actually passed the
last speeding Cornell shell For zoo
!dIas or 50 stanford held that dearly
won adrantagr, but It wasn't in flesh
tln h'ood 20 keep UP pace so terrific
Iief The strain Of previous spurts.
men by inch Stanford dropped behind
t'd men by inch the Cornell machine,
l"'oct, implacable, irresistible. forged
' the front Syracuse was already
"''leh but was hghting savagely for
'"."hH honors. and here came the great
w EFFORT of Stanford's gameness.
some crows with victory snatched from
'nem IN the last quarter OF mile after
.'ar'br"aking effort would have eased
,p N0t Stanford. Evidently they
"'h Know out on the coast that there |
= any such word as quit They kept
a., u to the nnal inch and all OF Syra-
,us' smoothness and power was not |
su''e enough to catch them.
Race Among q Thousand.
stanford was the surprise Of the race.
Z" ueHghtful surprise, one of the sort |
mat makes regattas remembered for |
ears TO come. Nobody doubted the |
tsmeness Of the Stanford eight. No
hody underestimate the strength Of the !
'oa'!oad OF six fo0ters. But the amax-
lls Thing was Stanford's excellence at |
ne ne most technical sport In We world |
Nobody thought. save tho Caiifornians |
themselves. that these lads whose train |
Continued on Tswth Ru0e.