The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-25
THREE UoRNERED RACE.
The Great Aquatic Event OF the College
Year To-Day.

The Great Aquatic Event of the Colleg,
Year To-Day.
NEW LONDON, June 24.-The three-cor
nered race tomorrow, as this event il
called, is certain to prove the most inter
esting this year Of any since the crews frs
came together, and will be much intensified
by the victory of the Columbia freshmen
Grew to-day. The first eight-oared race
between these three colleges came off ir
1889, when Cornell won, with Columbia q
close second, but with the most thoroughly
pumped out crew imaginable. Columbia'e
work that season was really remark able
TOR, miserably trained as they were, they
made hard fight, and pulled very plucky
race. Last year Columbia had no crew,
and Cornell defeated tho University OF
Pennsylvania in very good time. This
year each one of the three colleges
has made an especial effort, and the result
is three OF the best crews they have vet
turned out. Columbia particularly has
made great advance over previous years.
She has had level headed captain, and a
coach who has been drilling the men in the
Oxford stroke with few deviations. The
crew is light one, but has shown in prac-
mon have the fault of letting their slides
go and bending their arms az soon as they
put power on the oar. Their reach is not
good either. and there is not that swing
direct from the hips that should be seen.
The crew has made great Improvement
ing coached by MIR. Applegate, Of the '86
and '87 crews-and an extremely good oar.
The crew is made up:
Stroke. II. 5. Mckee, '93 No. Z, A. d.
Prince. '93; No. 6. II. P. Meikleham, '94;
No. 5, G. w. Metcalfe, capt, '9l; No. 4, W.
No. 2, W. A. Pomeroy, '93; bow, Il. j. Oakes.
'93; cox'n. A. II. Hewlett, '92; subs, w. n.
Taintor, '93; r. M. Gignoux, law.
All except 6, 4, 2 and Gignoux have rowed
on their class crews, and and have pulled
tug of war. No man on the crew has ever
before rowed a varsity race. The new
shell purchased from Waters proved too
large, 80 the crew will be handicapped by
rowing in an old boat.
Cornell, as usual, has fast crew, rowing
in form distinotively its own. This comes
about, Of course, by Courtney, it's coach,
naturally taught a sculler's stroke. They
have very little body swing, and their arms
are bent almost as soon as the power is put
on; but they get in powerful leg work, and
their slide :, is long The crew is made up:
's2; No. 4, +. ". Hill, '9s, No. s, t G. F.
Wagner. '94: No. 6, F. W. Kelley, '93; No. I,
A. w. Marston, '92; stroke, G.. T. Wither-
bee, '93; coxswain. Z. P. Allen. '92; sub, c.
j. Barr, '93: SUBJ, w. Young, '93.
Griffith has been ill. and may lose his
place. He rowed No. 7 in the '93 Freshmen
crew last year, being the Oldest and heaviest
man in the boat. Griffith would be loss,
for he is the strongest man in the boat.
This is the third year for No. in that seat,
and last year he was captain. He ig a very
valuable man, being good oar as we'll as
coach. No. is in his second year. is like
wise strong oar, and a good steady cap
tain. No. was on last years crew, No. s
rows in a shell for the first time this wear.
and although novice. gives strong
osr' %eiev OF ss making has l.sn good
No. 6, but is not sure of the place He WAS
captain and No. 2 in the Freshman crew
last year, and is at present probably rowing
in better form than any other man in the
boat. Barr has also been rowing No. 6, be-
ing kelly's rival for that place. He sat in
that seat in the '93 Freshman crew, and
has strength and endurance, No, 7 rowed
at 8 on last years varsity. Stroke is
good man, experienced and steady. Cox
swain steered the Freshmen to victory last
year, and has good Judgment and cool
head.
The University of Pennsylvania crew has
good material. and ought to pull into fast
form in the last few days of its work at
New London. The Grew is made up:
Bow, K. w. Green; No. 2, j. II. Buchanan;
No. 3, W. H.. Waugaman; No. 4. NJ. L. |
Barshinger; No. 8, Il. NJ. Harvey, captain;
No. 6, W. F. Ruff; No. Z, j. w. Adams;
stroke. L. R. Hancock; coxswaip, B. l..
Wright; SUBJ, X. p. Griffeth; SUBJ, G. A.
Van enney.
Hancock rowed No. 3 last year, and was
sub on the Freshman crew which won from
Yale. Harvey, captain, WIS No. last year
and No. ill his class crew. Waugaman was
No. last year and how; filled same seat for
his class two years. The crew is set of
arge, hard musced men, that average 17O
pounds, and is the heaviest the U. of p. ever
tent out. They never go to the training table
until they reach New London. and in that
'espect are ut disadvantage with the other
,rews. Their boat was built by Waters,
lnder Ellis Wards special directions. Tho
yashboards are longer than the average
hell on account of the height of the men,
md the locks are Wards new anti-crab
fairs. The oars are also of Wards make,
ix feet eight inches long. with 42lla