New-York tribune., 1921-05-22

tate was distant third, hniShing%
some twenty lengths behind Princeton.
The time--Princeton. 1o:ss; Cornell,
1o:SI; Yale, 11:S. In some respects
the victory was hollow one for
Princeton, because any chances that
Cornell may have Mad Of finishing in
front were eliminated by three crabs
that were eaughtsat the most critical
stages of the contest.
The last one was caught as the two
shells went into the final mile rowing
stroke for stroke 1t practically put
the Ithacans out of the running. AS it
was necessary for the other men in the
beat TO stop rowing in order to restore
the lost rhythm.
Regardless of what the result might
nave been had the Cornell crew been
less unfortunate, it is a fact that Pro-
lessor j. Duncan Spaeth's seagoing
Tigers delivered a classic performance.
The crew did even better than it did on
Lake Carnegie two weeks ago when it
nosed out the championship Annapolis
eight.
The form of the orange and black
Ssrsnen was obviously superior to that
OF the red sud white crew. The Itha-
cans appeared to make bad weather of
1t from the start, the sweeps splashing
and making much fuss as they entered
the water. 1t was this rather clumsy
work that resulted in the catching of
the crabs.
Cornell's freshman crew won neat
victory over the fresh eights of Yale
and Princeton, the boats finishing in
the order named.
The Red and White youngsters ap-
pesr to be the smartest freshman crew
turned out on Lake Cayuga in many
years and should give an excellent ac-
count of themselves this season. Their
form was all that the varsity eight was
not In this struggle, Yale rowed q
good race for the first mile, but the
pace finally killed off the New Haven
boys, although they had enough reserve
power to put open water between them
selves and the Princeton freshmen.
The varsity contest was the first one
rowed, but it was not started until
$50, the delay being caused by the
desire of the authorities to wait until
after the Yale-Cornell baseball game.
The regatta was staged under ideal
weather conditions. There was little
or no wind and the setting sun had
turned the unrippled surface of Lake
Csyuga into a mirror of gold by the
time the shells were called to the line.
1t was a gala day in Ithaca, the town
being thronged with festive regatta
sans. 1t was estimated that 25 900 per-
sons witnessed the three-cornered
carnival.
Train Follows the Boats
The shores of Lake Cayuga were
lined with people for the entire length
Of the two mile course, and several
thousand persons followed the boats in
an observation train that was more
than half mile in length.
The result of the varsity event was
distinct check to supporters of the Red
and White, Before the race the ex-
perts agreed that the result was a toss
up between Cornell and Princeton, but
the student body here had plenty of
confidence and large wads of cash to
bet on their favorites. Hundreds of
students came over from Princeton,
and they were not slow in covering the
local money. Practically all the bet
ting was at even money.
The start of the race was >bungled by
the officials and despite the protests of
DR.. Spaeth, who shouted excitedly from
his seat in the observation train, Yale
was allowed to get away with an initial
advantage of a quarter of a boats
length. The start was obviously un-
fair, but the referee apparently could
not see it.
The start was made from stake boats,
and the one to- which Yale was at
tached was several yards in front of
those of the other two contenders.
Cornell had a slight marginal advan-
tage over Princeton, the Tigers getting
off last.
For the first few hundred yards the
three shells, driven under an exceed