The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-19
\ Squirt THROUGHOUT.
HOW MiddletoWn's Men Con-
tested Inch by Inch.
THE REMARKABLE TINlE-6M. 26S.
One of the Finest College Races Seen
in this Country.

LAKE GEoRGE, July IL, 1879
This was charming day. The water was rippled
by faint breeze. which blew lightly down over tho
course. The sky was. to borrow Mr.. Whstler's ex-
preston. q sympathy in blue and vhie--heavy
masses OF eecy clouds floating in the purest ether
Some few regrets that had been felt last night
because the race had been postponed
turned to rejoicings. The umpire awake
early. At half-past o'clock his boat
steamed out to make the circle Of the lake in order
to get last look at the men before they entered
their boats. Goodwin. able tactcian that he is had
been awakened early. and having taken the light
blue crew lover which he exercised such benign
control. into working boat had towed the shell up
to the starting point. The confidence Of the New
York boys and Of their coach of the most de-
lightful kind. We could not get good look at the
men until they started in the race.
THE coRNELIAN RED.
short run brings us to the Fort George Hotel.
and at this charming place find the Cornell men
Just entering their craft They have the weight and
muscle. and II the sunburned condition of their
arms and shoulders were any indication of the
amount Of training they have gone through they
would be the most thoroughly experienced men on
the lake. They havea healthy look about them that
bespeaks that forgiveness Of their friends which
they sadly needed before the Mr..
Francis the victorious single sculler Of Cornell in
from Ithaca since their arrival. comes
the steamer. rosy ever, but has only words
Of hope-none Of confidence. Now the four in
their boat. The stroke. Lewis, will be remembered
the man who filed the place in the winning
Freshman crew at Saratoga in 1875, and who sat
starboard stroke in the University crew Of 1876.
shinkle no. 81 pulled stroke of the Freshman
that defeated Harvard last fall Owasca Lake.
He is. everything considered the best man in the
boat. Allen mo. p and Jaynes (bow) also pulled in
the Freshman that defeated the Harvard Fresh
men. Jaynes has improved very much since he
came to Lake George, but the place was
quito as well. IL not better. filed by War
ner. The weight of the men caused the
boat to ride very low in the water. compared with
which Coumbia's craft. afterward seen. with its
four light weights. foated the surface like shadow
The men rowed toward the starting point. They
took 1t eisurely. and the Lille Price has plenty Of
time to call ut Crosbysde to say Good morning to
the men from Middletown.
MEN OF LAVENDER.
This Wesleyan crew has. strangely enough. been
the favortes in the pools from the first. have
been able to why it should be Ashore the
of good figure and condition. but when
arc seen. The stroke. White. is constant drag on
No. because Of the absurd fashion he has of
chin after the stroke is pulled through He thus
tards the recovery and gets his head too far back
Cornels stroke oar for we shall see further on that
with such grave bleniish. he can set stroke
of ~ lie has no rowing record to speak of. but was
q substitute on the Wesleyan crew OF &c
at Saratoga. He has only taken part in
q few class races. Barnes NO. 81 is
Q very pretty picture Of oarsman. He suffers
somewhat i'll comparison with Mcdonald NO. p.
sits o trife straighter and has Charley Court
ney's trick OF bowling the small OF his back. Nc
Donald Is the heaviest man in the boat. The bow,
Mattson, is Jerseyman and never in shell
boat before he began to train for this lie has
been only at college. and considering these
facts looked fairly well.
LIGHT
1x~saF
starting line. The Columbus to be seen in
all their glory. They are the youngest and smallest
Of the three crews. Edredge, 1t will be remembered
was the substitute at Henley The rest OF the crew
have rowing record, but about to make one
Of the very best on record.
The names of the men and their ages, weights and