The New York herald., 1922-06-27


as bad as third. And to-day a fourth.
The glorious age of Courtney seems 10
have gone-but Cornell knows II wiii
come back.
Back there behind Cornell came Co
iumbia rowing as hard and as last ana
as expertly as its most sanguine sup
porters had hoped il would--and yet
getting no greater glory than that which
came OF finishing fifth. 1t was field
OF. surprising class-this set In which
The Blue and White was pulling It's shell
even faster than II had expected to pun
Columbia Escapes Last Place.
Columbia was as good as second at
one stage-at the half nnfle mark-but
when the Cornell shell crossed the line
the Blue and White was feW ienstns
behind 1t, and little more than
length in front of Pennsylvania. Co
lumbia also suffered the chagrin or De-
ing last for a short speil-for about
three-quartsrs of mile IN the seeona
third of the battle. But the Ne"
Workers had too much power to stay
last. and gave old Columbia and Jim
Rice the small satisfaction of escaping
The lot which fell to them last year.
When one compares the record made
last year-l4 minutes z seconds-wlth
the times turned in by all six crews TINS
day, the high caliber OF the neio anu
the gruelling nature Of the contest may
be realized fully. even If one was oe-
MED a sight of the glorious struggle
Washington was timed in ls minutes
3s 1-5 seconds Syracuse in IL minutes
3S 3-5 seconds: Cornell In IL minutes
IS As seconds Columbia In 13 minutes,
As 1-5 seconds. and Pennsylvania In 10
minutes, so 3-5 seconds
This rousing regatta over fonkerS IN
the lee of the Highlands was wondro"s
sight and a wondrous competition ararf
from the exciting varsity race. Had II
ended after two races--for Jun'oT
varsities and freshmen--it would have
gone down as one of the greatest afrairs
vet seen in American rowing. Taken
All in all and take II from men VITO
have seen every regatta since the
Poughkeepsie company got together
there never before was set OF RACES
which bristled with red hot finishes and
furious episodes as did this event to-
day.
Cornell Seconds Win.
Honors were admirably distributed
for no college won more than one event
To Cornell went the orening race. FOR
junior varsity crews. To Syracuse went
the second contest. for freshman eisnts.
for the two mile race. being timed In =
minutes As 3-5' seconds. as against the
old mark of 10 minutes 1-5 second set
by the Cornell second eight of 1915. AS
in the varsity later. every crew In that
fire race came home Inside the oid
standard.
Columbia's junior varsity which fin
ished two and half lengths behind
the Ithacans. rowed a surprisingly tlne
race and beat Syracuse and the two
Pennsylvania entries into submission
The Blue and White beat the Orange
by three-quarters OF length. while
the pupils OF Jim Ten Eyck led the Penn
sylvania juniors by a length and half.
The PENNSYLVANIA $50 pound crew was
last. half a length In the wake OF Its
heavier rival from it's own campus.
Columbia was timed In s:52 Syracuse
In s:54 the heavy Penn eight in S:6s
and the light crew in 10 minutes. Con-
sidering that the tide just had turned
when that race was rowed the time
was phenomenal. as was the entire re-
gatta.
Coiumbia's freshman crew sent Its
supporters to the heights of hope and
enthusiasm by showing the way Tor
more than a mile and half or the
two mile Journey. But Syracuse. with
a far heavier and more powerful crew,
could not be beaten off and the lighter
Syracuse won by length and an
eighth in . minutes 20 1-5 seconds
faster time than was made in the junior
varsity. but yet not freshman record.
The standard Is Q minutes IL 3-5 Sec
onds. set UP by Cornells yearlings In
1909,
Even as Cornell and Syracuse battled
for third honors in the varsity so did
Columbia and Cornell have It out for
al t. ba And
Columbia. leader most OF the way and
valient to the end, found that IL had
sapped itself Just little too much to
keep in front of the Ithacans. In a
driving finish which prepared the on
lockers for the frenzled battle to come
soon afterward the Cornell youngsters
took the place by only four feet.
Looks Like Dead Heat.
This was not learned until after the
regatta was over. From the observa-
tion train II looked like a dead heat.
Columbia was three-quarters of a length
in the van OF Pennsylvania-poor old
Penn, which collected three lasts and a
place next to last in three races Verify
the cup Of bitterness was filled TO over
flowing for the Red and Blue-and Joe
Wright, their coach.
Never was there better setting for
q regatta. never were therer better con-
ditions than those which obtained this
evening when the varsity crews pad
died out to the starting line. 1t was
in the cold OF the evening OF rather a
pleasant day. The tide was running
fairly strong and a fine wind was com
ing down from the north--a following
wind for the crews I'm their boat down
the three mile stretch from Krum Ell
bow. near the Columbia boathouse. Here
and there fair weather clouds without
menace showed In the ceruean dome
which stretched over one OF June's rare
days and was rare sight indeed
As the observation train rolled by the
Columbia float from which the Wash
ington stalwarts rowed out 10 the start
the men from Seattle were seen with
heads together. bowed-perhaps in a
last minute confabulation, but as IL In
prayer.
Fast water for Navy.
True TO schedule tho feet padded
out to the stake boats. There was
Syracuse, closest to the west shore
with Columbia In the second lane and
Washington I'm the third There was