New-York tribune., 1883-06-20
COLLEGE OARSNEN ON THE THAMES
THE COLUMBIA-HARYARD RACE.
DESCRIPTION OF THE CREWS AND AN ESTIMATE OF
THE PROBABLE RESULT.
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New LONDON, Conn.,, June 19.-The annual
eight-oared boat between the University crews OF
Columbia and Horyard will be rowed on the Thames at
1918 a. m to-morrO ~ Although New London has suf-
ercd the ravages OF several college regattas there's
good deal OF II left yet The colesians usually pitch
their tents here the night before race the hotel ac
commodstons being somewhat limited hantelpieees
and window-sills find ready market and bring good
prces During the regatta week last year student OF
1lmputiye stature coiIed himself up and slept the top
OF the steam heater In hotel paror but there will be
no sach crowd the tomorrow Many Students
mostly Columbia boys, already here and
large delegation is expected from New York Tomorrow
morning The Harvard boys will come In crowd To-
The preparations for the race arc completed and the
course was stakei ont yesterday Each mile is marked
by blue and rod flag According To the agreement
the Citizens Committee of NeWLondon is not required
TO lay out the course until weok before the IaleHar
ward race by courtesy has been done several dayn
before the prescribed time The is the samo as
has heretofore been rcwcd over beginning little
below the village OF Montvillo, extending
four miles down the river and ending short dstance
from New-London. The only opportunity spectators Will
have OF reviewing the VIII be from the grand stand
at the finish There viii be moving grand stand this
year. except for the Yale-Harvard rloeon June 2s.
ARRIVAL OF THR HARVARD CREWS
The Harvard University crew reached Sew-London on
saturday and went 10 lDer nehIluhttF1 ou t"o t"st
bank Of the river. about i've miles above New
London. TRIBUNE correspondent found the
members of tho crew tins morning com,
sorsGy en5Snr tho best nd OF time There
wasa noticeable lack OF thai tan and brown common
to N. n lack which the themselves account
for by saving thai they Lad only together
Ave weeks. They a tine lot of muscular yonng men,
webuilt Ahely proportioned slrong breeze from
the southwest had besn blowing mp the course all the
inornng the de was also runnins out ihere were
whte-caps the river which made rowing IN she,
impossible the afternoon OF their arrival they took
short pull oyef the course as far rs tho Navy YARD
eause their launch had broken down Word was immo-
GIaely sent Boston for the Harvard launch, which
the crew used Professor Agassizs small steam launch
HARyARD's FIRST PULL OVER THE COURSE.
Yesterday afternoon the crew took its first and thus
far is oaly pnl over The eOurse the steam launch
Mantle was hired and the shell was towed down 70 the
Bnsh where the prepared TO pau over tue eonIte
from that end strong breeze ana an eDD ,iao pr
vented them from siarilng at we stLung VI T'Is ~
on their way down IN the launch they were passel by
the Colnubia crew going over the c9nr'G IRON S s,I m
finish The Haryards r9wed on iIne D ieeeiHs ven no ~,
coaching Last evening they TOOK short easy pun 70
tho Navy Yard They complain severely Cl y 1s t Ic1
weaher. sawyer who pals as huihDoI slA va Sa
sick ln the boat yesterday, but soon recovered ils
SAWYER was nicknamod strawberry A" In cOmmemOra-
ton OF the incident. Clark. whose pOsluoh u nuulOer
five, has cold and soro thoai out u NOT seriously HeA
THE HARVARD COURSE OF TRAiNING.
The oOur5e training, described by the Captain
consists in rlsiug ~ and taking short walk before
breakfast at s. breakfast consists OF oranges. oat
meal anu rice eggs. bgefsteak, potatoes and milk OF
waier About 10 O'Clock the hardest row OF the
DAY taken AS the race TO morrow VII be Ia Tue morn
that time AMER tomorrow the order Will be reversed
"a the race with Yae viii OCCUR IA the aIeihOOn AZ
y. the n dine on roast zee. or lutlOI' seseiap'
and hush with Strawberries caret ale. or A2po.nara.
s,,. on returning from their afternoon exercise they
indulge IN supper, consisting OF cold Oaimel rice Dtet
steak OF nation chops boiled chicken or ush potatoes
eggs aud strawberries ana MIX or water AT ~ hey
FACTS ABOUT The CREW.
Tho personnel OF tie crew Is follows: Bow w. W.
Numford; 2 W. q. Borland; 3, J. j. sarrowi 4,
and captain C. NJ. Hammond; 8, 4. A. g. CLARKE;
G. F. L. Sawyer; 7, c. NJ. Belshaw stroke, r. p.
Perkins; substitutes, l. Hutchinson and O. L. Gilman;
cocksgan, s. sanger OF these ,v 'Gea I1i, SST Noe
Belshay Boraud aud starrow are new men.
Captain Hammond ana sSTyss havg p'd o N 'Gee cnT
swain has stecrcd IN two races. The Harvard men main
vain that the loss OF Curtis stroke very serious
hing for them although Perkins does well. They all
seem confident OF winning the race Tomorrow On Tue
dra, ana only uIne they rowe1 the course they
made the four mics In tWent Ave uinuies aud twenty
i've seconds which IS considered exceilent tine.
Tho Harvard crew will row tomorrow IN boat similar
TO OF ast year II s Of paper aud was bnilt by
Waters Troy Tie arose wl be the same as last year
"A quick snort stroke and slow recover.
TIE COLUMBIA CREW.
Directly opposite the Harvard quarters are those OF
the Columbia crew The crew reached NawLondon on
Wednesday morning. Having been here week the
Columbia men have had several oppOrtuncs to go over
tho course On the day OF their arrival they were out In
their boat The coaching OF Columbia men has been
done by j. r. Goodwin. They expected to row over the
course THIS morning but the rough water prevented.
Their life while training is very Ike that OF their op.
anything nttie more hoerally treated. Their break
fast consists Of orange ostS pIeissSaS esS pNta
and ale; their supper OF Droiled CHICKEN,
steak chops egEs potatoes ses Sd cs bSs reDrcsepted
Columbia for two years. The men have all pulled and
Al ia WlaT different from that last
year IL ia slower with very snort swing OF the BODY
sn sna spSr lGn 70 tRr ana forty they ere out rowing
every morning at 10 and again IN the evening at o.
Pt1sefaid; 2, D. K Recthart 3, " A. Moore; 4, D. B.
Porer: 5, ". Wheeler; Q, A. H. Van sndereui 2, H. r.
]. 81 Wainwright and j. ". Bowling, lr coxswan, j. r.
walker J In regard 70 his crew Captain Cowles said
row harder tomorrow than we've ever rowed before"
The s arranged 10 be r0wed at lOdO y NJ on ac-
count OF the tide. 1t will be high tide at 9O3 aud
high tide the start about thirty minptes later Tho
courses were yesterday Columbia has the east
Harvard G has e Ts course II he raee posponed
later it will DO rowed Up the river on account OF tue tide
Boat Ciuo .of how.YOrk. Professor Agassiz will be
Judge for Harvard Charles B. Curtis. jr. tinekeeper
beudge for Columbia The Judges finish have not
been chosen. The Harvard launch will probably be
nished by the people Of Hew-LondoD.
THE YALE CREW.
Five members of the Yale University crew, together
with the cOxsWan arrived IN this city this afternoon
their boats and ths morning The rest OF the
crew viii be here tomorrow morning. They will follow
the race tomorrow in their launch. The Yale oews
will begin practising on the river tomorrow night The
Yale steam launch reached late this evening from
EewBaven and took the crew 70 their quarters up the
riYer.
Midntqht-There is no great confidence among the
Columbia students In the city tonight One Columbia
student who LAS been mere for week heard 20 say
Tonight Somehow Harvard never had any sort OF
crew till they up the Then they have a
hill OF q have heard them talk about their mis-
foEiunes this year aud ali that sort OF rubbish but It's
all nonsense Tney went the the other day
In % minutes and 20 by my watch. They pulled
srong stroke In good form; they had the tide against
fellows Will have 10 pull harJ. The HaryardS not
the invallds they say Iney are"