The sun., 1919-05-18
PENN WINNER
OF CHILDS CUP;
TIGERS SECOND
Columbia Is Third in Row.
ing Classic on Lake
Carnegie.
PRINCETON CUBS FIRST
Lead Quaker Freshmen, With
Blue and White Once More
Trailing.
Special Despafch to THE sur.

PRINCETON, n. J.. May 17-Pennsyl-
vania's powerful crew swept down the
Henley distance on Lake Carnegie to-
day without a flaw in the Craftsmanship,
having Princeton two and half
lengths In its wake, with Columbia
aght and one-half lengths behind in
the fourteenth Childs cup race.
The Quakers jumped to the fore at the
start and never were headed. their shell
gliding smoothly over the finish line.
Princeton hung on doggedly and con-
tested every inch OF the margin which
The Red and Blue established
Prior to the varsity regatta, which
climaxed the programme the Tiger fresh
men defeated the cub crews from Penn
and Columbia. They led the QualSers
BY three and half lengths at the finish,
while Columbia trailed once more, the
margin this time being nine lengths.
As curtain raiser to the triangular
events, the Princeton freshmen second
crew bowed down in defeat before the
Central High School eight OF Philadel-
phia, the margin being three lengths.
II was PENIS sixth victory in the
rowing classic that dates back to 1879,
when the Quakers also showed the way
on the Schuylkill. Princeton and COL
umbla each has won the cup twice
Penn was the victor here last year too.
with Columbia second.
Rain Keeps Many Away.
TiEertown was arrayed for the festive
week end which was to include the Har-
vard-Prlnceton baseball game. followed
by the crew events. Fridays trains
transported a goodly sprinkling of Wis
itors here and by night the hotels were
we'll filed with rival adherents. How
ever, the rain, which started shortly
after midnight and continued in spasms
until late this afternoon. effectively
flooded Princeton and served to dampen
the ardor of prospective visitors.
For that reason the crowd did not
even Approximate that of former years.
when the Childs Cup race often attracted
thousands OF spectators to the seat OF
Washington's headquarters during the
Revolutionary days
Accommodations for viewing the crew
races in Princeton are poor enough un.
der normal conditions, but the rain com
pletely spoiled any opportunity to wit
ness the struggle. As in former years
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
offered to permit small number of ma
chimes to use the tow path which par
allels the course, In order that they
might follow the shells. However. wher
these machines reached the entrance a.
the Kingston dam. they discovered thai
the rain had made travel on the narrow
read extremely hazardous so that Tho
tow path was closed to traffic.
The first race. between Central HiBf
ard Princeton second freshmen, wa:
scheduled for 4 80 o'clock, but the shells
did not get away until a little after
o'clock. The high school oarsmen go
the jump at the start and. handling the
sweeps In a convincing fashion. pulled
steadily down the lake. finishing Will
a good lead OF three lengths The Tiger
seoond freshman eight rocked badly a,
times although the coxswain pleaded
frantically for the rowers to trim theii
she'll. His commands were in vain, how
ever, as his boat lacked drive and
checked badly toward the last. The race
was rowed over a course OF a mile and
fve-sixteenths, which the winners COW
cred in minutes and rs seconds. with
the Tigers IL is seconds In their wake