The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-20
CORNELL CUBS WIN
IN EASY FASHION
Despite Three Accidents TO
Stroke Grubb Syracuse
Finishes Second.
COLUMBIA IS A BAD LAST
~ CONSTANCE =. TITUS,
Retired Amateur Cham psOm
Sweeps and scu11s.

PouGHKEEPsiE. June 1s.-Cornell wor
the freshman crew race over the two
mile course to-day In easy fashion. The
race had been postponed from Saturday
owing to the rough water and the condi-
tions to-day were not very much better. II
race down stream with the wind an
hour earlier the water would have been
perfect.
All four ere ws got beautiful start.
Penn. rowing a very high stroke {
forty per minute. Immediately went 10
the front. Cornell was second, rowing
a., and Columbia was third. get
ting in 81. Syracuse was rather
slow at the start. rowing 35. The
workmanship OF all the freshman crews
was very clean. considering tho choppy
waves and tho stif northeast breese
rowed against.
As the boats neared the quarter mile
mark Corrells bow began to show in
front of Penn's Columbia's bow vas at
Penn's coxswain. and Syracuse's shell
was a trlie back.
Then Syracuse began to drop astern.
Penn and Cornell were setting a hot
pace and II was too warm TO- Columbia.
The Morning Side Heights boys lacked
owe In their stroke. syria, use seemed
to nave lots OF strength. but was rowing
a long. slow stroke. holding back for a
driving finish.
A. they passed the half mil post
Cornell had t~hree-quartePs of a length or
Penn Penn had t~hree-Quarters of a
length on Columbia. and Columbia had
one-half length IN syracuse. Cornell
crew was rowin. in beautiful FORM
Their body swing fore and az; was muci,
shorter than than OF the other three
crews, but the run on their shell between
strokes was far superior. l.. C kirk
land had lowered the Cornell stroke to
20 move away from the others at each
! stroke with ease. the shell travelling
along on an even keel.
As they passed the Cornell boathouse
which is the -hree-quarter post. Corn j
nearly a length ahead of Penn. Penn had
n length on Syracuse and Columbia was
on even terms with Syracuse.
As they came near the bridge. which
Is the mile mark. Cornell had n length
and n half On Pennsylvania. syracuse
had come up on Pennsylvania until
there was only a half length separating
the bows. Columbia was a length
astern Of Syracuse. At this point Cor
rel! was rowing 81 a minute. Columbia
"a. Pennsylvania - and Syracuse 80.
Syracuse. was aplui, ~VNeIhauiins T.un-
%sylvania.
As they neared tn. mile and a half
post Cornell had opened VI u bigger
zap and Pennsylvania and Syracuse
were on even terms. There was a des-
perate race between these two crews
to the finish. Just az Syracuse passed
Pennsylvania at the last quarter post
Stroke q. Il Grubb OF Syracuse met
| with three accidents within a dozen
! strokes he pulled his i.ght foot out OF
the shoe. placed it on the slides. and
raised himself on the seat Everybody
In the boat thought he had damned his
seat. and every man in the shell stopped
rowing.
However. he got back In his position
quickly and started rowing again. hut
by this time Pennsylvania was on even
terms with the Orange crew. Twice
more Grubb came TO grief, the handle OF
his oar hitting him in the stomach,
nearly knocking him out OF the boat,
Great credit should be given to him for
his gamenes and ~uulckness. He got the
crew going again and nosed the Quakers
ont by two feet. He said that he had
suffered from cramps which had doubled
him up In a knot
Cornell won by two and a half lengths
The time was cornell. II minutes : 49,
seconds syracuse. II minutes Ii 3D.
seconds Pennsylvania, II minutes l6
seconds; Columbia, II minutes 20 "a
seconds
II must he said that Cornell had the
hest Of the tide and the water was "A
hi, smoother In shore where they rowed
than out. Nevertheless. the youngsters
from Ithaca were far superior TO the
others I'm watermanship and form, They