New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-24
ONLY CORNELL MEN ROW.
ALI, THE OTHER COLLEGE CREWS REST
QUIETLY on THE THAMES.

MEN-BoAT1NG ET1oUETTE-A CHANGE IN
THE COLUMBIA cREw-TRrAL SPINS.
rpr TELEGRAPH TO THE TKIsUSE.I
New.London, Conn, June 23.-Sundsy Is loanhg
day. for all the crews on the Thames lhee ~ an
unwrtton rule against practice OF any sort on the
water and the oarsmen have generally confined them
selves for exercise to walking and swimming, spend
ing the rest OF the time In rsdng, writing, oungns
about or taking little trips down TO the Sound IN Tue
various steam lsupches. This rule OF no Sunday
work has been broken, however. once or twice In for
mer wears by the newer on the river, and the
Cornell men, who have not yet, perhaps, picheo up
IN their twodays stay here the thread OF custom set
by the older universities, to-day broEe IL again by
taking practice pull from the unfinished Groton
bridge up to the old Navy Yard and back again. The
Ithaca oasmen have been the river only yesterday,
and they are trying catch up IN the way OF expert
ence with the tides and currents with their compel
itors the triangular contest Of next Thursday The
Columbia and University Of Pennsylvania
crews. These two Fights have been In
quarters here for at least ten days.
The Cornell eight took but however, instead
Of their usual two. Their trial the three mile
course yesterday afternoon gratifying one. II
Is saiI and their friends greatly encouraged The
men tried somewhat slower stroke to-day, averaging
thrty-slX, but at any point the pace can easily be
put up forty. The long railroad ride from Ithaca
and the steady pulls Of the last two days have had
4 decided effect on the weight Of the crew, and
the scales to-day showed that the weight given
in Yesterdays Tribune had fallen 10 l5l IL pounds.
This is perhaps trlhc Hight for eIght-oared boat
The crews that have their quarters mp near Gales
Ferry spent tho day IN orthodox Sunday fashion.
Except for two three outings down the the harbOr,
the devoted themselves sedulousy 10 resting
By the flrst day VI each week tho average man In
university boat doesn't want anything better than an
=, lntpya
iu with the aided luxury Of few extra delicacles
a, table. The Columbia crew were energetic enough
10 come down 10 the Prquot House. at the mouth VI
the river, for dinner and the men lounSed on the
pIazzas for while before starting back for Gales
Ferry The Yale made trip Just before noon
10 New. London and spent few minues In the LOBBY
OF the Crucker House. The Harvard men steamed
down 20 the Pequot House In their launch during
the afternuon and enjoyed the air on the hotel piazza
for an hour The Harvard freshmen were srn
lucker. They took Trip % SH the rn Srss
up into the sound as far as StonIngton. The Penn
sylvsnia crews stayed quietly a. home all the day
II is not considered etiquette for one crew TO Vsit
another crews quarters, 10 that resource OF an ale
hour out Of the question Eacn crew ~ nse Is sup
Fills Ward who IS coaching the crew. Of the Uni,
yersy OF :: the sS39H ,Sa fo on SI n
Monday evening the Pennsylvania crew rowed over
the four mile course In 30 minutes 80 = seconds.
Yale according TO his statement. rDwed the same
distance on the same evening In II minutes second
The anans Ward says further, did their nrst
guarirr.me I'm minutes Is seconds, and aS>cd The
Two. mile nag in even 10 minutes: These hsurcS
are not improbable the Thames when all the con
dltionS are favorable. ,, $500
A change In tho make up OF tho Columbia crew
hos Inst been announced Meiklcham, who has been
pulling stroke will change places with Pclton. who
has been rowing No. =. Meklrham has not been ip
arstrate condition aud II i thought that he FOUND
The work Of StrOkeoar too difficult. The Columbia
crew as "A whole. seems 10 be rowing In improved
form -,
O'SullIvan the Pennsylvania freshman TO whose
rowing IN the Philadelphia boat Yale Is about TO
make serious objection said today that he was a
graduate Of Mc,ill University, Montr ~. as was
charged. Rut7 he added. Il am a bona hdc flesh
man I'm the University Of Pennsylvania There has
been ~ far strange say. almost no betting on the
boat races.