The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-06-26
IN THE WORLD Of SPORT
Nasty Weather for the College
Boat Race
HARD ROWING is PROMISED
Cornell Is Given the Best OF the
Betting
An Immense Crowd Turns Out to See Ben
Brush Win the Latonia Derby.
Sporting Notes
Associated Press Special Wire.

POUGHhEEPSlE, N. T., June 25.-
In the gloomy, leaden skies of tonight
there is little encouragement for tomor-
rows varsity boat race and the weather.
wise say it will probably be an unfavor-
able day. A cold, nasty southeast wind
blew today, with drizzling rain that
made overcoats and mackintoshes very
standing, however, that the race will
not be postponed unless the weather is
so bad the crews cannot row at all. The
start is set for $50 o'clock. The expecta-
tions to night are that it will be hard
and stubbornly fought contest.
The regatta committee has appointed
Herbert F. Howland, the official judge
for Cornell at the finish, to succeed
Harry F. Van Clef, absent. All four
varsity crews were out on the river
this afternoon for practice. The GRIM
son men seemed very we'll pleased with
their general work. Capt Ballard and
the men were doing beautiful rowing.
Their body work was perfect and the
blades dipped as if by machinery. Mr..
Ballard feels elated over the prospects
of the Cambridge men in tomorrow's
| contest.
| Columbia's senior eight practiced
| starts in the bay above their boat house,
Richards holding the pistol and Offering
suggestions as to catching the water.
Richards expressed no opinion regarding
| Columbia's chances. He talks of the
condition of the crew and appears sat
| isfied. 1t is known, however that he
| plants his hope high on the senior blue
and white. He remarked a few days
before the freshmen race that he would
not play cent on the youngsters, but
| would lay all he intended to bet on the
varsity men. Pennsylvania was out
for short time rowing a little way up
| the river and returning at once to quar-
tiers. Carnett, a No. 3, has been taken
out and his substitute. Dunn, will pull
| that oar tomorrow. During the race at
Annapolis on May 9Th. Carnett was TAX
| en- with severe pain in his side. 1t
did not trouble him again until last Sat-
urday, when the crew took a time row.
Duding the exertion attendant upon the
| squirt he was seized with the pain and
suffered considerably from it, 1t is
said that while 1t did not affect Carnett's
| stroke he does not like to have any
risks upon his hands.
| An old shell which was used a good
deal for practice will be used in tomor-
I rows race. 1t is heavier than the pa
per fabric they have been sitting in
lately, but letter adapted to the crew,
according to Ward.
The Cornell crew Immediately struck
up a gait after getting into the water,
the average stroke of which was 32 They
| pulled down the river about three miles.
The men were unusually snappy in their
blade work, while their body movements
are exceptionally good. During their
entire spin, Courtney kept up an almost
continuous volley of minor criticisms.
| After the Cornelrs had turned and the
men were pulling homeward, it was
noticed the general movement of the
men lacked the quick work which char
acterized their first half-hour
| A Cornell freshman, member of the
winning crew of yesterday, is response
BILE tonight for the statement that there
are two men on the varsity boat of
\
ability to hang out until the finish of the
| race"
| When asked who these men were, he
refused to divulge their names or DO
sitions, but the story, when repeated
to several Cornell men, was not denied.
| 1t Is asserted tonight that if the water
is bad and the conditions unfavorable.
Pennsylvania will stand a fair chance.
but it is also the general opinion that
Harvard will be good in water Of any
condition. AS to Cornell's chances. there
wasa curious argument in force tonight.
| "Cornelps freshmen have always been
able to beat their varsity crew, and on
the contrary Pennsylvania's freshmen
have always been beaten by the varsity
crew." is the statement, and the argu-
ment ,is adduced that Cornell is not to
be as much feared as was their fresh
| men crew.
| Columbia's adherents are not shout
ing very loudly tonight, but are very
loyal, and while they claim their crew
has most disadvantageous position.
they also say they will put up a hard
race for first place. The crews are in
! good condition and the only change in
L
vania's team.
! The weights Of the men are a little
changed from those of several days ago.
Columbia, Pennsylvania and Harvard
have trained down, while the men who
| will row in the Cornell boat have in
creased in weight. Here are the aver
ages of the weights of the various boats:
Harvard, 1914 pounds PENNSYLVANIA.
| 1861; Cornell, 1875; Columbia, 174N.
Harvard will row in a cedar boat, but
all the others will put in paper shells.
| One of the most prominent bookmakers
places these odds tonight; 1 to on CO.
lumbia against the field; to on Har-
ward against the field. AS for the Cor
nell and Pennsylvania chances there is
I, no odds being given, the betting remain
ing even. Cornell is playing the favor
lite. but individual betting as crew
| against crew predominated.
There were few patronizers of the
bookmakers. A Pennsylvania man laid