New-York tribune., 1920-06-20
I'd,
Columbia Sd.
In Big Race
rourtney's Oarsmen Finish
First in Freshmen and
Junior Varsity Events

ITHACA, y. Y, June 19.-Coming
,..m behind Cornell in the varsity
.s Syracuse won the major event
:, the intercollegiate regatta o-day
:. one length /, was the most SEN
'..;onsl finish of boat race ever
s;,,essed on the Cayuga Lake course.
cv,,cuse won by a powerful drive dur
..c the las, quarter mile.
lin Rice's Columbia eight finished
,sjrd while Pennsylvania pulled up in
,.., place. The times were: Syracuse,
n;o2 So; Cornell, l1:o8 Is; Colum
ia ll:2l is; Pennsylvania, 11:3O.
Syracuse took the lead at the star.
~. lost it at the mile mark, when
Cornell jumped into a scant lead. 1t
v,s gruelling contest between Cor
rsI and Syracuse. Columbia was
.srd and Pennsylvania fourth.
At the me and one-half mile mark
rornell was rowing a SO stroke and
srrscuse was hitting 80. Within the
.isht OF thousands OF spectators
,rouped near the finish, Stroke Rammi,
~ the Syracuse crew, called for q
.uurt. The Syracuse power increased
and Is yards from the fsish the
Grange boat passed the Cornell var
,i,y. which was rowing its first race
a the season.
Cornell's heavy" varsity could not
scain its lost lead and Syracuse
;lsshed across thc finish line a strong
sinner. Columbia finished two
engths behind Cornell. and Pennsyl-
,snia finished one length behind the
Blue and White.
The Cornell freshman time was one
ff.h of a second faster than that of the
Cornell junior varsity.
Cornell won the junior varsity race.
eading Syracuse by one and one half
sngths at the finish point. The Cor
rellians took the lead at the start and
we're not headed during the race. Syr-
scuse gave Cornell hard race, threat
ening at the mile mark to cut down a
,csnt lead of a quarter length. Penn
sylvania was third at the mile mark,
9TH Columbia a half length in the rear.
Stroke Knight, Of the Cornell junior
ysrsity, directed q squirt to which the
Cornell eight responded, and shortly
,i.erward there was open water be-
xeen them. Syracuse made an unsuc-
.essful squirt during the last half mile.
The Penns ylvania and Columbia crews
ought gamely for third position, the
psnnsylvanians crossing the finish line
sne-half length ahead of Columbia.
Two Firsts for CorneelI
Cornell won the freshman and junior
varsity races. the first two events on
The program. The respective, times
we're 10:45 2-5 and 10:45 3-5.
Courtney's freshmen won by four
angths. Syracuse took the lead and
sald 1t at the quarter-mile point. Cor
rsll passed Syracuse at the mile mark
7,ih lead of a length, with Syracuse
iteond, Pennsylvania close third with
Columbia trailing behind
The Cornell freshmen increased their
iiroke and pulled away to four length
cad which they easily held to the
inish. Syracuse and Penna had a spir-
led fight for second honors, Syracuse
;iossing the finish line a length thead
II Penna. Columbia finished fourth,
ne length behind Penna. The other
INES We're: Syracuse. 1903 As.
'ennsyivania. 11:l0 3-5. Columbia,
ills l-5
Syracuse also finished second in the
.anlor varsity, with Penn sylvania
alrd, Columbia last. The times were !:
0rnell, 10:45 3-5. Syracuse, 1888
pennsylvania, 11:14 As. olumbia Ill
This was the first regatta of the
Intercollegiate Rowing Association
Ter staged upon Cayuga Lake. With
'ut one exception it was the first
line IN the history of the rowing
l'soclation that the regatta was ever
owed on lake water. Every race since
ne organization of the association in
. ss0 has been held on the flowing
saters Of the Hudson, except those in
"o when the regatta was staged at
Saratoga, n Y.
The boatIngs Of the varsity crews: