The New York herald., 1921-05-08
SCORES
OVER NAVY in EPIC
ROWING STRUGGLE
Harvard Last, Far Behind,
in Remarkable Race on
Lake Carnegie.
TIGER JUNIORS TRIUMPH
Lead Crimson and Help Make
Day of Glory for Old
Nassau.
TIGER JUNIORS TRIUMPH
By WALTER TRUMBULL.

BY WALTER TRUMBULL.
Special Despatch to THE NEW York HERALD.
PRINCETON, N. j.. May 7.--Flaming
orange stripes from huge bonfires
criss- crossed the blackness Of the sky
at Tigertown tonight, for this has
been a glorious day for Princeton.
Just as twilight began to close down
upon the placid waters of Lake Car
negie, great crew representing the
Navy. in spite of it's utmost efforts,
was forced to yield to still greater
crew composed of men who owe al
legiance to Old Nassau. There was
Harvard crew also in the race but it
finished many lengths behind.
The Princeton varsity, which, up to
short time ago was the junior var
Sity, defeated the champion Navy
eight by three-quarters of length in
one of the most spectacular and hard
fought races ever rowed The time
of the winners was minutes 48h
seconds. and that of the Annapolis
men . minutes 81 3-5 seconds. The
Crimson shell finished four lengths
back of the leaders. Harvards time
was 10 minutes 51a seconds.
Victory for Junior Tigers.
Nor was this Princeton's only vic
tory Earlier in the afternoon the
Princeton junior crew or the "A"
crew, as they call it here. scored a
hollow victory over the Harvard
juniors, crossing the line some six
lengths ahead of it's rival
Princeton's time in this race was 10
minutes seconds and that of Harvard
10 minutee 25 seconds
Carnegie Lake can only be called
lake by courtesy. 1t really is river
widened by a dam to about a quarter
OF mile. and from the dam up stream
for a couple of miles 1t lies between
parallel banks like sort Of glorified
pool such as is found in formal Italian
gardens On the west side green level
fields stretch away toward the houses
Of the town, with screen of trees
between.
1t Is from this bank that most OF the
students and townspeople watch the
races, and there We're some thousands
of them there to-day As DR.. Spaeth's
pupils drove their victorious way across
the finish line these thousands cheered
with fervor and enthusiasm that must
have rocked the chapel spires which
reared themselves to the northwest
against the blue sky OF sunny day.
On the other side OF the lake runs
the towpath which divides II from the
Raritan Canal. where lay the subma-
rine chaser that had brought the Navy
shell from Annapolis. and had expected
TO take it back with a laurel wreath
hung upon Its bow.
Along this towpath the automobiles
Of the elect are permitted to drive
abreast of the crews. AS the towpath
Is only narrow peninsula between the
two bodies of water 1t Is not such a
privilege to be one of the elect unless
you are in the first car Anywhere back
of that the rising dust created a marked
resemblance to great storm In the
Sahara.
Raced Against Current.
There was no storm OH the lake The
waters were scarcely ruffied by n ftful
considerable current owing to the rain
of the last few days The fact that the
shells raced against this current is the
main reason that the time Of the races
was not faster.
Princeton men for years 10 come will
talk of the race to-day. Richard Glen
don's Navy eight has long been consid-
cred almost unbeatable. There were six
men In the boat who were there when
the crew won its championship on the
other side of the water II was only n
natural thing that before the race, began
Annapolis ruled strong favorltc.
There were no stake boats, which
meant that Referee Meiklcham sent the
boats away to what was technically a
flying start He did IL beautifully. The
boats left the mark practically together,
with Harvard pulling AZ stroke, Prince
ton Al and the Navy 40. At the first
quarter mile II looked like a three boat
race. although the nose Of the Princeton
shell showed in front by few feet and
the Navy had n similar advantage over
tho Crimson. Here both Princeton and
the Navy were rowing about 36 strokes
to the minute and Harvard %.
AS the shells reached the white flags
which denoted the half mile mark. IT
was evident that the race was 70 be
struggle between the Tigers and the
midshipmen.
Harvard was rowing gamely enough.
but could not compete with the power
and drive that was shooting the other
shells along From here on the Grim
con never had tho ghost OF n chance
dropping further and further back, but
never ceasing TO give tho best 1t had.
TIGERS Lead Mt Half.
As the half mile flags fell astein
Princeton was leading by about half
q length. but along In here Il looked
az if Leh, the Tiger stroke. caught a
crab. At any rate. his oar did not
! take the water cleanly and II was two
| or three strokes before Princeton was
rowing smoothly again. Meanwhile the
Nevv shell had shot up TO where II was
almost even with It's rival
a. the mile the Tigers still led but
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