Morning journal and courier., 1893-06-20
IN CORNELL,s FAVOR.

The Betting is Light for the Race To DaY-The Columbia and Yale Fresh- Made the Formers Coachers Jubi- Iant.
 NEW LONDON, June 19.-The time of the Columbia and Cornell freshman race has
 been set for Tuesday at 5 o'clock. This was done in deference to the wishes of the people who desire to witness the race, al though there is no great interest attached to 1t outside of the college men. It will
 be close race. All indications point that
 way, although Columbia has been hamper ed by two of her regular crew, one suffer- ing from bad felon and the other with 8 sore knee.
 Courtney has great faith in his crew and is confident of winning. The crew are i'm bued with the same hopeful spirit. Since they came to the Thames, however, they have had but one days good practice, with the result that their weight is largely in creased. This morning and afternoon the water was in the right condition, and they took full advantage of 1t in correction of the faults consequent of being out of prao- tice for several days.
 Courtney has had no opportunity of ses- ing Columbia row, and, therefore, cannot judge what she Is doing, except from hear say. He knows his own crew and offers the assurance that they will go into the race to win. Another change has been made in the Columbia crew substitute. Fearing has been placed at bow In place of Ganson, who has been suffering for several days with @ bad felon.
 The crew has frightened up wonderfully in the last few days and 1t is the opinion of Coach Bendler and those who have seen them that the race to morrow will be any thing but procession. There is @ large difference in the stroke that the two crews are using. Columbia's is long and sweep ing, and Cornel's short and quick, on the principle that there is too much waste movement at the end of the long stroke. With the New London people Cornell is the favorite in the race. Harvard and Yale of this contest, as they will meet Columbia
 in the triangular later on, and they may
 learn something of advantage In noting their style and particularly their speed. Meikelham will be referee. In the Yale and Harvard university crews there has been no change except in the way of i'm provement. They are attending strictly to business.
 There was oonsternstion in Cornell's contingency to- night when Coxswain Hall was weighed and the scales showed a clean Sdlu tI tch pouuoS. ao VIII Do put | through vigorous discipline before the race l tomorrow. The Columbia freshmen ran | up against the Yale freshmen boat this af ternoon while out for a spin. Only for 8 short distance did the Yale coxswsin allow tho courses to run parallel. He steered aside, but not until the Columbia eight had l struck up such brisk stroke as to leave | them slightly In the rear. The Columbia ! coachers were jubilant, as 1t was the first | burst of speed exhibited by their crew and 1t augured well for victory over Cornell, but i'll for Yale In the triangular freshman | race, where Yale and Columbia '96 will meet again.
 The great event of the day mas been the trial of the Harvard freshmen over the two-mile course for record. It was
 rowed over the regular two-mile course
 from Winthrop's Point to the cantilever
 bridge for the purposes of settling the Harvard novices into a fixed idea of adapt. ing their speed to the newly hsgged course. The actual time made follows: Half mile,
 9 minutes, 57 seconde; mile, minutes,
 2 seconds; mile and half, 9 minutes, %
 seconds, and two miles, 12 minutes, 90
 seconds.
 The betting is light, but is in Cornelpi
 favor to 1. About 300 visitors are in town to night for the express purpose oi J witnessing the race to morrow.
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