The evening world., 1895-06-22
SPOILED The RACE.
Carelessness on Board the Cover
nor's Tug Worked Mischief.
All Other Craft Respected Rseatts
Rules at Pouphksspsis.
"Pennsy" Will Have = Shell Fit to
Row In on Monday.

SpeciAA 70 The Evening World)
PoUGHKEEPs1E. June 22.-when
The Evening World" promised to fur
nish Its readers with the result Of the
tri-college boat-race at Poughkeepsie
through an extra edition, to be issued
immediat tely after the race should have
been rowed. there seemed to be abso-
lutely no possibility Of anything but a
gallant struggle over four miles Of the
best rowing water hereabouts, with
victory for one OF the Varsity eishts.
As It was. THE Evening World kept
Its promise to inform the public prompt-
ly OF all that transpired on the course
and on shore. Unfortunately. though.
the message was not one that would
cheer those whose hopes were with
either Cornell, Pennsylvania or Colum-
bia. 1t recorded the disappointment Of
1900 people at the scene. through a dis.
regard Of the precautions taken by thoss
In charge Of the event.
Arrangements had been made to
guard against everything but the fatal
stupidity Of those who might least
have been expected to violate the re-
strictions laid down.
In shallow water at the float Of their
boat-house. the University OF Pennsyl-
vania crew held their frail shell, all
ready to tow her to the starting line.
Not one Of the clumsy canal tows. nor
one Of the excursion steamers. nor
was II blundering punter, but the tug
]. c. Hartt. on which were Gov. Morton
and his party. came puff1ng along with
Importance pictured in her very prog
ress. Too much Of the Importance got
into her speed and a long wave de-
hected from each side Of her counter.
This swell moved shoreward as she
passed close to the Pennsylvania boat
house, and in a fash the shell was
ground against the float and thousands
Of people were disappointed and a long
anticipated outing was spoiled. to say
nothing OF the hard practice and train
ing which had screwed twenty-four men
UP to the very climax of nerve-tension,
ell for naught.
In the conference that followed 1t
was quickly seen that no race. could
be rowed last night with Pennsylvania,
no suitable shell being available. and
swell from the same tug that wrecked
Pennsy's boat OF course, there was q
crowd Of thousands gathered about to
enss wss the desne q foe
play and a sportsmanlike spirit dictated
that the race should be postponed until
1t could be rowed on exactly the orig
inal terms, with three contesting crews;
SO Monday was chosen.
The disappointment Is mono the less
keen because OF the fact that this Is to
be an experimental race. upon the result
Sf which probably depends the estab.
supersede the yearly Yaie-Harvard race
a New London. With the advantages
OF the course and its accessibility, there
10 no reason why this. the fondest hope
Of the promoters. should not be realized.
II have traced tho responsibility for
the wrecking Of Pennsylvania's shell d.
Levy. OF the Cornell Towing Line" said
Chairman Hasbrouck, of the Police Com
mittee, this morning
THE. Hartt had Gov Morton and fam
lily on board. and the Levy carried 8. d.
Coykendall. President OF the Company.
and guests. As the boats came down
the river and steamed down the course.
I called to them from the police boat to