New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-16
CORNELL CREW AT WORA.
PRACTISING FOR THE COMING STRUGGLE
AT HENLEY.


THE MEN WHO WILL COMPETE IN THE BIG KACE
c1IosEN-Two SPINS on THE THAMES AND
A LIVELY BRUSH WITH A HENLEY
cREw-coURTNEY CONFIDENT OF
GOOD SHOWING. IF
NOT VICTORY.
London June 1.-THE sun was SHINING o'Is"'H
and n Hight northeast wind was blowing 'hi' ",oi IL
ING when the Cornell oarsmen launcnei 'iei 'oh'
AT Henley for their regular morning p'ac.oe sp...
Wall who usually pulls No oar. strokeu t"' wv
! (which du considerable desultory work Inc men
,,ua1 doyn 20 a point near Hambledon and' ai,er
rowing back to the end OF the course VIII" SCI
~ sharp bursts Of speed at fast stroke tur"e M"
went some distance down the course "''"o '
change in their stroke. They then went up "oo' :
Henley Bridge and passed the boaihouse wh'ch
49, ,o, co, onar, for their exclusive use. but soon
returned and took possession of their new quarters
where n special dressing room ana lai'uihB s''be
have been erected for them =,
The final selection OF the crew which VIII row III
the Cornell boat in the international race az ie'
Low 10 announced as follows: Matthews. spilimar'
rraror Eroeborn FenneIl Dyer, Louis and Hail.
Charles f. Courtney. the coach OF the crew an
nonnccs that until the day of the race ne VIII ue-
vote his entire time 10 coaching the e'sa't "'''
have been finally selected to carry the Iorheii 'o'
ors to victory Mr.. Courtney eApressS,s MS '''
that the crew will improve greatly in the interim
The men are all well. having fully recovered from
,ha effects OF their voyage and every one or th'i.
rows as fast as he did before leaving home Tho
cable dispatch announcing the victory Oh '"c W.
nell freshmen in the race at ithaca FcS'"""S
evoked great enthusiasm among the CoTneH mon
Tho crew had a spin this afternoon VI smart
four Of the Henley Rowing club who are now IN
training for the race for the Wyfold Cup both
crews paddled down to the island. ana from inns
point they started on a levc! 10 row !" r""'''
Court The Cornell men pulled forty-hVe s'ro"'S
pcr minute while the Hencyitcs pulled nrnch less
The latter held the Americans for furloslg. when
the Cornell men went TO the front Inc gap was
steadily orencl until a point about hundred
wards from Fawcy Cour; was reached, wheh inc
Americans were three lengths ahead. Both crews
dropped Their stroke here. and the CorneH men
turned and went TO the end OF the course comhS
10 the river the crew made sharp bursts OF speed
and pulled well toScihcr.
The exclusion OF Il. l.. shape and r. b. Hamilton
from the racing crew is ascribcd to the fact That
their hard study ntcrfcrc1 with their practice in
consequence Of which they are rot rowing as well
as they did last year. Both are healthy
In an interview to-day Courtney said:
to re egh h eHgtS have never Yet arophee
result OF the race but am confident that II We
The crew are Of the opinion that 1t is pretty hard
course but IL is equally hard on the other com
pcttors.
Manager Francis said:
All the boys are in excellent health You should
ceived the cable dispatch announcing the victory
excluded in tho Hnal selection OF the racing crew
loyalty 10y ~ '''''''"' '0'' - ' "
Commenting 81 the practice at Pu;ncy OF the
Thames Clubs men who Will compete for the Grand
Challenge Cu1. NJ. Francis said that they were a
str.k!ngly strong lot and were grand oarsmen.
Last evening Shape and some others q the crew
had a run in the launch Hibernia with Mr.. Labat.
Tomorrow they viii make longer run. Mr.. Labat.
in speaking of the Americans. said he did not think
the crew equal the crews he saw In the Centen-
NAL regatta at Philadelphia, when he rowed there
in the London Rowing Clubs crew.
The rowing expert OF vanity Fair" in article
commenting on the performances OF the Cornell
crew.
The Cornell men have a capital and very elastic
DO well tc initiate. Their bodies work sgHarc.y.
a; the finish of their stroke II they had more
length of reach and made more use OF their bodies
les thrv are cas-, in stronger mould tnan former
American that have visited England. they
becomes weak. The Columbia four which won IN.
Visitors Cup in ls7s rowoG LONGER siroke IMAM
yet even they were short In respect o. swing Tho
weak point Of the Harvard four Which came over
In 1869 was their want o. recovery which however,
IS least Of the faults OF the Cornell crew. In
the mean tine II is su.cient 10 say mat me 'OrN"
give better promise OF speed and STAYING quail
ties than American crew that has visited Eng
land.
Andrew Carnegie has invited the Cornell crew TO
spend Sunday at his estate in Sussex.
The desire Of the crew. well as the wish OF
their trainers and advisers not to violate the
training rules laid down for the men however.
caused the dccnation OF the invitation of Mr.
Carnegie. The reason Is fully appreciated by HIM.
Mr. and Mrs. Carnegie. with Charles Stewart Smith
and his wife and Henry Phipps. with his wife and
daughters. Will pny a visi, 10 the at Henley
on Friday. The Cornell men receive visits from
prominent Americans every day. but they DO not
permit this TO interfere with their work. adherlng
10 their training under all circumstances