The Cornell navy : a review . begun in an eight kindly loaned by Columbia. The Freshmancrews of 75 and 76 were extraordinary ones, but that of 78 was a phenomenal one. Shinkelthe stroke, who was afterwards to achieve an unenviable notoriety, was yet possessed of rarequalities as an oarsman; a cool head and wonderful strength of muscle, backed up by puregrit. The race proved to be one of the old time processions, as the Cornell crew^ v*ras neverheaded and won by something over three lengths. The reception of the Freshman eight by students and townspeople did not equal,perhaps, those accorded to
The Cornell navy : a review . begun in an eight kindly loaned by Columbia. The Freshmancrews of 75 and 76 were extraordinary ones, but that of 78 was a phenomenal one. Shinkelthe stroke, who was afterwards to achieve an unenviable notoriety, was yet possessed of rarequalities as an oarsman; a cool head and wonderful strength of muscle, backed up by puregrit. The race proved to be one of the old time processions, as the Cornell crew^ v*ras neverheaded and won by something over three lengths. The reception of the Freshman eight by students and townspeople did not equal,perhaps, those accorded to the crews of earlier dates, but as the Era comments, thehospitable village of Ithaca again displayed its good wrill towards the victors in a vray thatcould leave no doubt as to the friendly relations between tow^n and gow^n in at least oneAmerican town. In 79 a Cornell four-oared crew^ was defeated on Lake George by Columbia and Wes-leyan, which was the first University defeat since 74. Before this race the Era said: Too 22. FRESHMAN 78 Cole Shinkel Allen Cowles Jayne Waterbury Foster Elstun Arnold Curlic much confidence in the Cornell stroke, and overconfidence in Cornell muscle, has led to anindifference that cannot help but be disastrous, and w^e do not hesitate to declare that if Cornellis defeated in the coming regatta, it will be the best thing that could possibly happen forfuture crews at Cornell. A premonition of coming disaster had come as the result of adefeat at the hands of a Watkins crew earlier in the term. By urgent request of the crew^and others, Ostrom came back about commencement time full of hope as to the possibilitiesthat might be developed by a few weeks of earnest, careful work. He found the crew hope-lessly fixed in their own style and methods of rowing, however; after he had vainly tried tourge upon them certain reforms, and even protested against the trip to Lake George becauseof their w^retched preparation, they entered the race, as he afterwards wro
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