The New York herald., 1922-06-27

was weird quality to the echo of
| locomotive whistle as 1t bounded back
and forth among the hills back there in
the eastern hinterland.
Finally Julian w. Curtiss OF Yale, the
referee, gave the word go" and away
they went-all except Pennsylvania.
Somebody had jumped slide and the
Red and Blue went only a few yards,
while the Navy, getting the best OF the
| false start, went smashing down the
| river, oblivious of the mishap. A new
start was called and five crews had to
| stop and paddle back to the stake boats.
Cornell Sets the Pace.
| There was only short delay. and
| then a new start, this one a true start.
1t was :43 +. M.-and this time they
| all went away even.
| Now came the first surprise cf the
race. 1t had been figured that Cornell
would permit the powerful Mdshipmen
! to go out and set the pace, and lie back
| to worry the Navy with intermittent
spurts. Instead the Ithacans shot out
J to make the going. That may have been
| the best plan after all but the result
was not the happiest. Cornell got some
satisfaction out of leading for quite
spell.
At the half mile II was Cornell,
4 Columbia. the Navy, Syracuse. Washing
ton and Pennsylvania In the order
named Nearing the mile Cornell let
loose at 3s and the Navy followed
suit. The result was a terrific spurt
which sent the Ithacans and the mid
| shipmen away from the rest.
At the mile mark Cornell was show
| Ing the way, but lis lead was only five
| feet. Cornell tried to shake the sailors
| off, but they would not be shaken. The
| Navy had a lead OF a length over WASH
I ington and the coast crew had only five
feet on Syracuse, with Columbia three
| quarters behind.
/ Shortly after that Washington staged
it's first rally and started the first or
the long series OF wild demonstrations
on shore. Fearing the mad Washing
tonians, the Navy spurted and forced
| Cornell to follow suit. At the mile and
| a quarter Cornell lost its short lived
glory The Navy moved into the lead
and Cornell found itself confronted with
the necessity of fighting off a new foe
| from behind.
At a mile and three-quarters the Cor
Eell crew put on desperate squirt to
regain the lead. But the Navy was out
there to keep in front OF the Ithacans
to the finish The Navy hit 36. and
| hit II with polish and power. There
| was no lost motion there; there was no
fault in the application of its terrific
| drive.
The Navy spurted. Crnell spurted,
Washington came on like mad. Syracuse
! rallied, four shells tapping as they
neared the high span. This was a real
race IL ever there was one anywhere.
Then the bridge and the two mile
mark-the race two-thirds over and
that last gruelling, desperate heart
testing and muscle wearying mile 10 60
The Navy had left Cornell behind by
half a length. Cornell was similar
distance ahead OF washington--and all
going like mad. Penn had passed CO.
lumbia. which was last. definitely out
| of the fight
What a struggle In that last mile,
what a scrap in that last half, what
waves OF cheers broke against the high
lands and echoed and re-echoed across
the waters 10 the struggling crews and
died In the distant hllsl Thousands
ran through the gamut of human emo
tions. thousands of hearts jumped with
the thrill OF the contest. thousands of
pulses hammered as the crews went
smashing through this thunder OF ap-
probation.
Cornell Rallies.
| Stroking into that last mile Cornell
organized lighting rally. The Navy
was to be tested as few other eights
had been tested. IL there was a weak
ness in that link It would be exposed
now II there was the faintest suspf-
cion OF n falter IL was to be forced
mercilessly TO the fore.
Cornell sent It's stroke 10 81. rad
ically high for the Ithacans. but the
Navy hit 3s. Washington came up
foot. hitting SO with that peculiar short
Strickland gaining. They had not
gone two hundred yards below the bridge
when Washington was only three feet
behind Cornell. and the Navy holding
lead OF three quarters OF length only
because 10 was tho finest eight OF all
time.
And how Washington was coming
'~rhe Navy Is tired and Is willing"
shouted men in the observation train
Cornell and the Navy have killed each
other or and the foxy coast eight Is
moving up 10 win." opined some OF
the veterans.
Whether TO win or 10 lose Washing
ton was coming like the mighty Thor
on his chariot. throwing bolts OF power
TO the right and left and smashing the
opposition before II. Great as the Navy
was, II could not stop the herculean
onrush OF the Seattle giants.
At two and quarter miles Washing
ton took the lead. The air was filled
with wild wells and wild shouts Thou
sands went 10 the support Of this under
dog"-this courageous Washington crew
which was making so noble a fight.
Come on. YOU Washington come on -
hitherto staid men shrieked and hitherto