The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-24
The Pennsylvania Crew
Claims That the Patch
ing Will Affect the
Speed of It's She'll.
THE BETTING IS NOW MORE EVEN
With Cornell Still the Favorite-
The Columbia Boys Overloaded
W ith Money.

the big race between Cornell Columbia
and the University of Pennsylvania,
which had to be postponed last Friday
because the Pennsylvania shell was;
wrecked by a swell from Governor Nor
toms private tug, it will not be because
every effort has not been made by the
committee and the managers of the
crews to guard against catastrophe. No
special privileges will be granted to
distinguished visitors. and the three
coaches have agreed that their crews
shall not leave their lighthouses until
every observation boat has come to
anchor. The tug ]. C. Hart was not
the only offender en- Friday. Several
other tugs We're engaged in ploughing
up the course al the same time, and any
one of them might have caused the ac-
cident that resulted in the disappoint-
ment of thousands of people. Not only
will the police boats be more vigilant
today, but the captains of tugs and
other craft will naturally be more care.
full, especially in view of the storm of
condemnation that fell upon the unlucky
master of the Hart. The new rule re-
quitting that all boats shall be at rest
an hour. before the starting time will
be strictly enforced and in all probable
ity. will be meekly observed:
Governor Morton has not sgnified his
intention of returning to Po1ghkeepsie
to view the postponed event. While his
big black and ominous looking tug will
not be missed by the. superstitiouS, the
Governor's absence will De regretted by
the collegians and everybody else. No
blame whatever. attaches to the Gov
dent, and his generous offer to furnish
new shell for the Quakers is keenly
appreciated. The indications are that a
on Friday will not return today.
A WARMED-OVER AFFAIR.
Few persons stayed over Sunday, and
only a handful arrived last t. night The
not here today, and the town presents
a less lively appearance. Not one of the
Friday morning is in position as yet
The townspeople are as enthusiastic as
ever and the buildings in Poughkeepsie
college colors, but it cannot be disguised
that. the race has become warmed-oyer
affair The fact that, yesterday was
ness of the crowd in arriving, however,
and il. is expected that the next trains
| to arrive will begin to bring the multi-
committee has made is that of selling
! tickets to the general public for places
on the press boat; This has necessltated
limiting the number of tickets that can
be issued to the press representatives
The press boat is the only one except
the police tugs and the referees boat
that will be permitted to follow the
crews, and the Committee of Arrange
ments did not contemplate crowding it
with outsiders I The The pcs positions 10 drawn by
today. Columbia will have the middle
course with Cornell on the outside and
Pennsylvania. on the shore side. The
promise Of being stiil Better today. s
There is no chance for another dis
OF n n a hn lir:t nf
any crew that may have to paddle
AROUND at the start as the ColumbiasS
cid on Friday T sy The h. day y is bright and
wind. The water is perfectly still and
at hSlf-pass four, when the race is to
be started, a strong ebb tide will be
running.
:, MAKE UP OF THE CREWS.
The crews have have taken KEN, heir final
ment. If any one suffers through
growing stale, it will probably be Cornell
because she che, Ia has the lign5,est men No
less something unfavorably happens,
and the crews will be made up as fol-
n Moore a a Ascas. cra.wford, n f. 3 fiJos Johnson, n
". a Sanborn, L. L. Tatum. Capt. H.
G. Troy. and H. T. Richardson, Coo
c2upsaaR pssa,;es y Y. Pr prssspitch pit T. Captain az
sniEt0n ana + Flshi si ee eessWain u E. Pierrepont
Pennsylvania-A. c. N. Peterson,
Charles Jack, J. H. Mines. VIM. Farrol,
Beck, Captain A. E. Bull. and G. H.
Perkins, coxswa.n
Pennsylvania patched up shell is
practically as good as new. The repairs
to her side may result in increasing the
friction, but it will not seriously affect
the result.
Kearney: the man who made The re-
pairs thinks the difference will amount
to four boat lengths in the four miles.
The Pennsylvania men say it may head
them back two, or three seconds.