New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-06-23
Middies Cross Line In Big
Race Five Lengths Ahead
of the Coast Oarsmen
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small fortune had been wagered on
their chances. They finished last, drop
ring steadily to the rear after the first
mile had been completed.
The Annapolis shell won the varsity
event by 1--WE lengths, and at no time
during the three-mile pull were the
midshipmen pressed for the lead. They
got away to good start, rowing a
Tnngv stroke that rarely went above
thirty-two, and were fresh when they
flashed over the finish line. All the
otfer crews except California were
tagged, and in the Pennsylvania boat
several men collapsed after the final
stroke was taken.
1t is very probable that the men
from the Severn could have improved
their time this afternoon if they had
been pressed. 1t is also highly prob
able that if the race had been over
the usual four-mile course the Cali
fornians would have been up there
fighting it out with the midshipmen at
the finish. The giants from the Golden
Gate were going great guns at the fin
ish and had worked their shell up to
a terrific speed that would undoubted-
~ have won the day if the amazing
pace had been achieved earlier in the
contest and been sustained to the
finish.
Of to Beautiful Start
Julian w. Curtiss. the referee, sent
the six shells away to beautiful
start, which was made from stake
boats. The word to go had hardly
been given before the long, sharp bow
Of the Annapolis shell, the same one
in which the Olympic championship
was won abroad, was seen to be out
in front. Cornell, rowing in the lane
nearest the west bank Of the river
and directly next to the one occupied
by the Navy, Immediately moved into
second place and Columbia, Pennsyl-
vania, california and Syracuse threshed
aiong Tor the first quarter, stroke for
stroke and dead abeam.
FraWley, the stalwart stroke in the
Annapolis she'll, toned the beat down
to thirty after the first quarter had
been covered and il did not 60 above
that until Cornell staged its one mighty
sprint toward the end of the second
mile and just before the eight-oared
feet swept down on the Poughkeepsie
Railroad bridge. Cornell, fighting
bravely TO hold the sailors in check.
hit up a beat of thirty four in the
first mile and raised it to thirty-siS
when the big sprint was launched.
The fierce pace that was cut out
by the sailors, however, was too much
for the Ithacans, and although their
sprint was a gallant effort it fell far
short of bringing the flying Annapolis
shell within hailing distance. The lead
Of the midshipmen over Cornell at the
mile was two boat lengths of open
water, and this was increased to three
at the mile and half mark At the
mile post Cornell was length ahead
Of Columbia and California, who were
fighting it out for third position. These
shells were in turn about quarter of
a length ahead of Pennsylvania and
Syracuse, who were on even terms.
Bears Start Slowly
The Californians' beat was low in
the early part of the race, and from
the observation train it seemed that
the Westerners were not putting all
they had into their sweeps.
Enter Ng the second mile Columbia
unleashed a sprint that moved the bow
of the good ship Bogue out of the ruck
and cut down the lead that Cornell and
the Navy had been rapidly lengthening.
But it was only fash on the gold and
amethyst surface Of the Hudson. 1t
was Columbia's last gasp, and from
that moment Jim Rice's highly herald
ed athletes faded from the running.
1t was in the second mile that the