New-York tribune., 1921-05-29

very decided improvement over the
form they displayed on Lake Carnegie
few weeks ago, when DR.. J. Duncan
Spaeth's Princeton Varsity nosed them
out in a grueliDg struggle. To-day's
showing of the Annapolis oarsmen
would indicate that they will enter the
Poughkeepsie championship as favor
ties for first money.
More than fifteen thousand rowing
fans lined the banks of the Schuylkill
to witness an aquatic carnival that was
the most successful staged here in
many years. The town swarmed with
naval officers and gobs, who were on
hand with their wives and sweethearts
for the purpose of cheering the Acad-
emy to victory in the main event and
in the junior varsity eight-oared race
for the New England Challenge Cup.
Princeton Juniors Win
This struggle brought together the
secondstring crews of Annapolis, Har-
ward, Yale, Pennsylvania and Prince
ton. The Navy crew, stroked by
Wauselow, made a gallant bid for first
place, but found the Tigers too strong
for them.
The midshipmen finished a battling
oESCiu dOOub VIC ISIiSGu anu nan
ahead of Pennsylvania, who pulled
spent third. Harvard was good
fourth, rowing a. race that surprised
those iwho expected to see this prac-
tically new combination straggle in
last. There was some glory for Cam
bridge rooters in the fact that Harvard
handed Yale mean trimming in this
contest.
The Princeton crew that took this
race so handily is the same one that
was defeated by the Columbia varsity
in the childs cup, except that it was
stroked to-day by Campbell instead of
Hugh Cresswell, who has been removed
from the boat.
William Costello, the Vesper oBat
Club star, had an easy time in the
first single sculls, winning in smart
fashion from W. E. Garrett Gilmore,
of the Bachelors Barge Club. In this
event, Gilmore looked like a winner
for the first three-quarers of a mile
but after that it was plain that Cos
tello had the situation well in hand.
He won rowing about thirty and was
not extended at the finish. William
Chanler, of the Union Boat Club, came
in third, being many lengths astern of
Gilmore.
All Over Henley Distance
All of the races rowed to-day were
over the regulation Henley distance
of a mile and fve-sixteenths. The
events were run on standard time and
it was 8 o'clock before the long pro-
gram was completed.
In the freshman eight-oared shells
the Navy and Pennsylvania had
spectacular battle, in which Joe
Wright's men were rowed to a frazzle.
In his freshman crew, Glendon seems
to have another highly promising com
bination. The Quakers made a bitter
bid for victory in this event and sew
eral of the men collapsed when the
she'll finally shot across the line two
and half lengths in the midshipmen's
wake.
French, at No. 5, keeled over few
yards before the finish and Teaff, in
the bow, was SO completely out that it
was necessary to splash water on him
to bring him around. In the final
dash, the Navy youngsters showed su-
perb stamina and speeded up their
long range stroke from thirty-two to
thirtysix and finished with fine burst
of speed, in which the beat was raised
to forty.
In the fours the Vesper Boat Clue
crew, consisting of Costello, Morehead.
Hagen and the champion, Jack Kelly,
won brilliant victory over the New
York Athletic Club she'll, boated with
Hannegan in the bow; Pearse, No 2;
Rooney, No. 8, and Krsche, No. 4. The
Mercury Footers got away to fine
start, and seemed TO have the contest
we'll in hand for the first half mile.
Here the quartet Of the Undine Barge
Club sprinted into the lead and the
Vespers moved into second place.
Vesper an Easy Winner
The Potomac Boat Club four trailed
the New Workers. in fourth position and
the New Rochelle Rowing Clubs COM
blnation brought up the rear. The
Mercury Footers waged a pretty duel
with the Undine outfit for second place. |
Stroked by the magnificent Kelly, the
Vesper she'll surged to the front at the |
mile post and won by three lengths. |
rowing an easy SO, The fierce pace told |
on the Undine crew and it faded in the |
last quarter, giving second place to the
New Workers..
The only good showing that Yale has
made on the water this year came to-
day when her 15o-pound crew dashed |
home ahead of Pennsylvania and |
princeton, who finished in the order
named. The Tigers looked like winners |
IN the early part cf this struggle, but !
tired badly and were unable to hold the |
sharp clip set up by the New Haven |
men.
Ellis 150-pounders looked better than
the varsity combination has at any time
tins season. Harvard finished a poor
fourth. The Quakers rowed a fine race
and might have nosed out the Tigers if |
the race had been q little longer.
IN the double souls Costello and |
nelly, rowing under the Vesper colors,
defeated X. A. and Edward Graef, rep /
resentlng the Crescent Boat Club.
Rigling. of the Urdine Barge Club.
had no trouble in winning from NJ
Clay, of the Malta Boat Club, in the
Blake Cup. They were the only start
ers. Rlgling went into the lead at the
half and increased it steadily, winning
by about two lengths
The summarizes:
:, ,iir, First four sculls-won by vesper B. C.
z z rfrnliIadelphia; n New York A. G., second
Z nndine b. G.. Philadelphia. third :. Potomac:
b' e. Washington. fourth; New Rochelle
II. e., fifth. Time T:36 i''
Ii arse single sculls-Won by Paul Cos l.
Elm. csilrrors sesPer r. c., Philadelphia: w. E. I
InnoIe' snd' Hachelors' B. c, Philadelphia
sost' secona' William Chanley. Union B. G
\. Freshman eight cared sheiIs--yyo
Naval MAYA Academy. University Of pen,1y s ON ny
Vanla, second Time. 7:2e Two rennsyl-
S opeSiai elght-oared sheus flso 1919 teI >,
,reWs3-Won by Yale: pennsv,,pia nrSvlp pound
E;rs, arineeton. third Harvard, fourtb'
2 PhuaSote Supte sculls-Won by Vesper n
Kelly vteLipnia stroLa P. Costello, bow: J a