The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-14
AoUATICs.
THE CORNELL AND HARVARD RAcx-rHE
FIGHTS HARD AT WORK.

uaut oSoeuCo Conteet moTo uttou
tion than any other class before in this
country, some Of the local papers predicting that II
the DAY is fair, NO less than twenty thousand speo,a
tors win line the banks aud fill the small boats which
como ~ such times from far aud near.
THE COURSE.
The track has been surveyed with great care Court
ney having had hand In it, and instead Of being the
milo and hall aud return which he boat Riley
and 'Frenchy" job nson last alL II mile
and hal north Of the turning stake OF that aud
bushes at the same line that right OF the hotel At
Ensnore Glen, rather the grand stand directly above
It, While the lake shore hollows in little, still the
straightaway Ihree-mne track lies All tho
way rs to answer q double purpose First, 1t enables
the osrsmen easily get and keep their range with
having turn their heads and again Is furnishes
Unlimited opportunities 10 tho spectator TO see
much OF tho racing AZ no likes More than this. the
announcement is made that buoys will be placed
at every quarter mile and signal flags from them will
announce the leader the crews pass II
they will have tho sagacty 10 form those ouoys
mic straight line, practically marking the boundary
between the two lanes, they will do much to insure
and render easy thorou hly fair and for
the good of their already famous Owasco
Than The authorities here yet imagine. The lack OF
these very division .s and the mischief II wrought
the other DAY ut Asuoy are yet fresh IN the minds Of
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moments delay Is traiu 10 accompany the race
ITSELF RIG up with plai form cars, freight cars any
that the spectators can Keep close by the crews VS.
they here, within 200 Iceland tunt Is all that
needed. For hve years the HERALD mas urged thus
the university IN 1878 wiil remember, and
I'LL this summer have they managed 70 wake up, and
that not SIMPLY 10 the spectators interest," but 10
The handsome sun II puts tho railroads. treasury
Al Now LONDON the other day, IN tho Hsrvara-
Yale race It was a complete success. SO II
at Geneva when Courtney was thrown from
hi, boat In short tho time 10 not distant when il
will be that course will DO really erst
one until II Is understood that must not cny bo
sOuteiy TAR, bus also must have this capital moving
grand stand Tor the thousands who come 10 see. AS
TO the permanent grand stand, the one here Is The
same they had ~ the Courtney Riley race, and
high up III hcmlock grove, hundred
line furnishes unbiokea view Of tho entire three
miles the htue white flag waving gracefully
away down of the starting line, while the hsmocks
themselves form cool and picturesque a natural
umbrella Tor The thousands who will welcome their
shade could wish to see
Tho weather TO day Is delightful tho thermometer
this morning before breakfast marking only " de-
grees. while the gentle northerly breeze does not
roughen the lake mucn. Courtney says that ior
several weeks lately IN his practice mere ne has
not secn = day 10 which Facing water could not DO
hsd 1t some nour or other, though the Cornell men
say Tor tho last day or II has been rather
lumpy. The lake. milo wide mere and eleven long.
which so damaged tho watkins course, though the
time OF year IN part accounts Tor this
the Cornell eight have lett ,nsir private quart.
and moved bodily over to the Enslnore Glen
House, more livery place, but bad one for crew
ON race day, and not over good now, II II is true
that hero are picncs here daily The men LOOK aud
well, though night recently they were unable
to account for Decentralization which found rap
they traced It to u mess Of canned corn which mad
found its way INTO their midst sort OF pottage
which Is naturally eschcwed ever since
They state that they are not going TO
row weighing SO very heavily alter all.
Shiuklc, their stroke, Tor instance. weighing but a
hundred and scventy-one instead OF eleven pounds
more as reported, while tho whole eight will hot
average hundred aud sxty-one. Only three or four
of them look the hearty farmers sons rather
accustomed TO look TOR from Cornell, and they say
thai OIL the class known ~ agricultural students there
are nov only i've connected with their university
Tho OF the town city boys, aud
though ell are vol tanned trey 40 Dot convsy the
impression Of as powerial o. ~ The due Freshman
SIX they turned out In 10 ~ Saratoga and whcn
then 80 easily swept the held. Lewis stroke OF the
10 Freshman ana starboara stroke oil os,rom's '1o
the genital aud popular Mr.. Gardner, oil Lewis old
crew. Ostrom sends word that he cannot well gcs
afscr. Garaner even IN Os.rom' day dong much Of
tho coaching He wishes a statement which
has been widely circulated by the press corrected.
Instead OF alter bari winters work drawing har-
into match in the spring for which the latter
mad had no preparation he says that matters really
stand the otuer way That IN TACT Harvard put 10 an
excellent winters work looking to with Yale,
ano failing 10 get tnat on, turned and challenged Cor
nci. aud that Inc latter aid practically work
Winter, knew nothing Of rowing ami have had hardly
ten OF work 10 all, either In or ous OF the boat,
all OF which Is as contrary to her usual way OF dong
Things ms possible.
She likes net merely a few weeks, but q whole year
TO get ready IN sne charges Harvard with no wrong
herself, SO as TO stand Alright before the puoic.
Late IN tho forenoon Cornel's eght launched
Gsraosr sv,Ss the orders Instead OF tbs regulation
halt or tw0thrds stroke at the very ars all reached
fully forward, and WIN iu, stroke soon had her
unaer way. They say this is Ostrams plun and that
lie started IN both rs and 20. Then they settled
to thirty stroke, and dashed away up lake. the
boat rolling occasionally. The sent quito we'll
together giving her even look you viewed her
end Some Of the forward men lacked DASH, and
showed that they have not seen great deal OF work,
but tho af,crmen are strong aud siEewy. and all are
bropzed IRON long exposure 10 the sun. Eignt
such men q. sninkie, tho stroke, and they
are eight here. Ono marked Isatarc of their
work, one that viii pick them out rs inr the ego
ward nj the worry end OF tho stroke. John Ostrom
taught them that has taught II to tneir teacher BE-
out. THIS time, In the morning, with Foster,
l4spound man, rowing as Substitute, he ~ two tor
Arnold who weighs dozen pounds more. but Is GRIP
Piled by carbuhcle, which may Keep him out oil tho
race Padding easily down the course, Garaner iol-
lowing In steam launch, they then rest little anu
on over the HACK on time. rnirty-sx
strokes they average Tor TOUR or Ave niu.
uics, then drop one or one and half
ged the last mile, aud PLAINLY having plenty 10 do.
food time they mads-bct,er than over mr dc IN pab
iic ~ s,x-oar creS the same distance Now Asr-
man, ont and Foster, a hgh, enc, IN. North -.
water tho knoe from recent injury,
anu cannot row On Woduesuay, mucn 10 Inc
crews regret They 20 far do~n enc lake,
Baocreft coaening sharply from buggy on shore,
turn, and do two miles and halt NJ racing pace,
coming IN hot and vet and glad there Is moro
this week All take plunge INTO the lake, take a
good rubbing ana a nearly supper rhe paper boats
OF the ,wo crews srem alike. There Is no cnrreht Ia
this lake, tue water Keeps IN dno order. Flags are,
after all, to Je between crcws ancs snd greet
pains taken 10 insure lar aud hno race.
most decent thing Is 10 he done Ny the Southern
Railroad Company, whose road skirts The lake. aud
will thrive race DAY n the weather iavors. They
nm cl IRA IN In tr,i tnor ntrh
will provc most acceptable favor, coming Just when
10 VIII DO fuiiy appreciated, and sets AN example
which oil regatta towns may wvii follow,
Is but fair that they who
profit should hcip pay. Cornell Is very
popular here, almost much so as Courtney, and
odds OF to are SAID TO be already offered on her
here In Auburn Sho certainly looks up to good
race, and ~ not further crippled will make lively
work OF II on Wednesday afternoon.
To day void came that the r.ilrosd will run tho
company spsclators train beside Inc all
so that tho fscss Tor seeiog the race will be oil the
most approved sort. one day more Of hard rowing
ssd OF cooonine and the long preparatory work
over Speaking Of coaching Granger here to-day in-