New-York tribune., 1886-05-23
COLUNBIA THLEIIC WORK.
THE UNIVERSITY AND FRESHMAN CREWS.
HARD LABOR on THE HAKLrM-IHE ClNDER PATH
AND BASEBALL.

HARD LABOR on TIE HAKLrM-IHE C!NDER PATH
AND BASEBALL.
Only five weeks remain before the University
and boat races between Colu'aDia ana i"r
ward take place London, and on saturday af-r
Noon next The athletes Of ineso ami colleges neet
for eleventh annual hcd contests at Tue MAnhat
tan Cab Grounds. s.nce O,toher last wheu the col
lsge year began COuulbas strong in the field aud
AZ tie lr have been long and faithfully at work TRAM
ing fog the contests which are soon to be decided
The crews nave given inkling o. their powers In
III. Harlem RIVER regatta fortnight ago and tue
Athletic Association on Saturday last hed It's annual
.priug dmeens Columbias brown gablsd boat-hoGse
which broke from noOrngs at Mott Haven one "n-
ters nisn year aui hoatcd 10 Ito present position
al One-hundred-and sXiethst on thc New oIA S"o'
crowded every pleasant afternoon now with score
of brawny inusced yoang mon who are training Tor
the u1iversty and freshman crews. As they SIT or
lounge about their quarters IN their blue and white
striped Jerseys these afternoons waiting Tor the
arrival OF their COACH" they present picture OF
health and vigor rarely to be found
After training Woods Gymnasium from
January /. until the Harlem River cleared OF leo,
tn crows took up their quarters Mott Haven, and
there s.nce March 2S they boarded. sept and
oiscd iorenoons have been gwen up 10 their col
ese duties and Sundays they have been permitted to
slesd az tlelr homes.
ANY afternoon about 2 o'clock a little company OF
twenty 20 twenty-five young men. each carrying hand
satchel nUed with books, may be seen waking down
NaIlsonave Columbia College 10 TAKE the Tram
70 Mott Haven Once th"re tney lose little time Ia
making ready for the track and for couple OF hours
the young oarsnen practise at running throwing lAe
hammer bar iumping. pole vAung AMI at other genuo
exercise which tend to give variety 70 tue somewhat
moLotohous hfe aud al tie same time Drihg al lHer
INTO play. About 13O o'clock the steam i4uhch
(,rre nod WIN stcams down TO Mott Haven ana taxes
Oh the young men to begin their WORK on tho wafer.
Now We see them in tholr element II any appear 7th
and awkward on land, once IN tho boat win o4''eS
poised ready for the coachs word 70 " let a all i's
dsappears aud even with their many Iaui's thoy ais
pay freedom and harmony OF movement which s1o"'
,hat Their long aud careful training together has Drought
about q WOuderful change ..A, ,,.
The q. her afternoon TRIBUNE reporter "alchea tho
Iulyer.Ity crew as the course uhuer mo
". H. Pret, who hod Tue tller anu bato
each word cOuuand. Gently the boys caiilcu turH
long paper shell placed it IN the water hicbards
DOuuelly I.eckWlth aud Melkeham were ia last year
university eight the others were al IN the iTesh-
boat which defeated Harvard In IeS4 lho tafIo
GOOD VIII 10 lows with half dozen graduates ana tho
reporter iesuTely the boat makes Ior poht
about half mile above the boai-h0uso "heIe tHo
gIaciiCe pull down the beglns once uhnor way
and then begin cOaehs comments III ciear ringing
S..@- @.ich can be heard almost incossahtIy NO
bnG No. L. bow aud os.:se: hrst ono S"u 'nou
tue o her, for share OF critcsIu ano IONS -
painfully the eight brawny BACKS otteu heId In n
possible positions while tie coach points out so'uo gar