The morning times., 1896-01-27

American 10 go 10 Australia Just now, but
next winter there will be considerable
money to pick up, Including So 500 in a
one-niile event al Sydney. Australia is be-
hind in the matter of tracks, but good ones
are projected.
dispatch from New Haven. says: The
announcement that President De Libour,
OF the Yale Navy, is TO visit New York for
the purpose of consulting Bob Cook re-
gartiing Yale's prospects OF race. has
caused much interest among the students.
ANY chance of a race is enough to revive
interest, and all await with impatience the
result of Mr.. De Libours conference with
Mr.. Cook. Yale men are anxious for a race
with some one. and since the same one can
not be an English University or Harvard
crew, they care little whether Yale COM
petes in the "four-cornered race or chal-
lenges the winner of that race.
The latter proposition would involve the
charge that Yale is seeking a nationI
championship, which she has always dis
avowed. on the other hand, Yale considers
il doubtful whether five crews could COM
pete satisfactorily on the Poughkeepsie
course. So long as a good race is arranged
lHt StuItuls VIII sdll>lltu
A model for an Improvement in the row.
ing tank at the gymnasium Is now being
made. The water does not circulate fast
enough TO initiate the motion of a she'll,
and the coachers have been at work for
some time seeking remedy. The new
scheme is TO have a number of paddles
on an endless chain. These will be forced
through the water of the inner trough by
an engine. which will be run by steam
from the pipes used for heating.
The return circuit will be made beneath
the false bottom. This device will greatly
lessen the drudgery of winter practice.
The rowing situation at Cornell having
quoted down, Courtney and his candidates
are now the center of interest every day
at the gymnasium. Practice for the
freshman candidates commences at p. m.
and lasts until D. when the varsity men
go on. The work is being increased a
little every day a nd is having 4 telling
effect on the bottomless'' freshmen,
whom it is necessary TO weed out anyway.
on Monday list of twentyfour fresh
men will be posted, and after that date
competition will be closed to all outside
this number. Courtney is having hard
this twenty-four. He has seventeen fine
youngsters, who stand way out and ahead
of the rest. but he is anxious to get twenty
four, so that three squads may be kept
at work until they can be put upon the
water.
The varsity men are eteadying down to
business and all men are out who intend
to compete. Three of the Henley crew
are in the university-"Tom'' Hall, the
veteran, who has stroked the varsity for
four years, is ruled out on account of the
faculty four-year regulation; Hamilton,
sc, who stroked the Henley crew up to
within a week of the race, is prevented
by too much work connected with his
gradua ton; Fennell, of Henley crab''.
fame, will not come out because of his
chagrin at having practically lost the
Zig cup for Cornell.
In Baltimore a few days ago Pitcher Nc
Mahon said that his arm was gone. He
seemed to be thoroughly in earnest and
very downhearted at his enforced retirement
from the diamond. Last year Mcmahon al
ways ridiculed the idea that he was back
number, and claimed to be better than ever.
Hanlon hunted up Mcmahon and
had talk with him. After the conversation
the Orioles manager seemed very much
puzzled. He did not appear to be able to
decide whether Mcmahon was playing pos
sum or whether he was really 'goner.'
What worried him most was the fact that
he ad carried McMahon along on full salary
all last year, and got out of him only a
dozen games, in the hope of having him in
shape this season.
The week just passed has been rather a
quiet one for the athletic teams at Har-
ward. BY far the greatest interest has |
been taken in the work of the candidates |
'or the relay team which will meet the |
pennsylvania on February 8. The COM
petition has been brisker than ever before |
IN account OF the number of places which |
must be filled with new men. From the |
present outlook it appears that Hollister |
s TO be the only member of the quartet |
who competed in the big relay races of a
year ago. Vincent can hardly hope to enter |
N account Of faculty restrictions. He is
n no shape at present. as he has only been
unning for few days. Marshall has been
,oing fairly fast, and has covered the 800 |
7ards In 40 seconds. Hollister has done |
he rather remarkable time Of Al seconds,
md Blakemvre, q new conner, surprised