New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-17
NETWORKS BOYS IN CLOVER.
THEY HAVE MONEY TO BURN" WHILE
THE coLUMBIA's CREW LOOKS
SOLEMN.
IT ALL CANE ABOUT THROUGH RACE WHICH
THE FLAGsHIP's CUTTER woN-s7.oOo OF THE

IT ALL CANE ABOUT THROUGH A RACE WHICH
THE FLAGsHIP's CUTTER woN-s7.OOo OF THE
TARs' MONEY CHANGED HANDS THEN.
People who have noticed the difference in the
manner of the members Of the crews Of the cruis-
ers New-York and Columbia. who have been
familiar figures In the streets for the last Few
days have done some wondering as to the cause
and In the meantime the Navy Yard people VINO
were in the secret have had many quiet laughs
over the affair. The secret in few words Is that
the NETWORKS men are ION velvet. wniie the
Coumbias bluejackets are living on their pay, ana
It all came about In this way:
The New-York has a twelve-oared cutter, manned
by o picked crew. and this crew Is not inclined to
take back water" from any body Of men OF Its
size afoat. At the festivities attending the open
ing of the Kel Canal the cutter beat everything IN
sight and the German Emperor was so PLEASED
with the performance Of the crew that ne nameo
the cutter the Victoria Louisa. In honor OF MS
daughter Even the San Francisco's crack crew
lowered Its colors before the prowess OF "Scnleys
lambs" as they have been called, and the men OF
the Columbia have nothing to say when the New
York boys are mentioned. Captain Merrill Miller
however has on the Raleigh crew which mao
beaten everything In the home waters ana eo'e'eu
itself with glory in Boston, by rowing away from
everything that came against 1t. Inc CUTTER """
ever Is only a ten-oared affair. and when' away
York's crack crew to a race they thought they had
a good thing, as the hagships crew would have 10
use the twslve-oared boat. NewYork was not 10
he beaten however and in an improvlsed ten-oareu
rig beat the Raleigh's men by half second.
Numerous minor affairs followed but the great
question of supremacy was still unsettled wheh
challenge was received from the Raleigh py INC
fagships crew for a three-mile race 10 De Nv
on Saturday the fourth Of this month whiie oo''
.o..o,s mara at Hampton Roads. The cnaHenee
was accepted
Right here the fun began which caused the oine'
ence in the financial standing Of the two crews nc
Raleigh's boat was at her best In choppS se"'
while the New-York's cutter had strong iihhs III,
smooth water. Sunrise on Saturday morning showed
a fine specimen of chop on the waters OF the
Roads and the crew OF the Raleigh was corre-
spondingiy elated. Their elation was brief how how
eyer for before the time set for ne nres P he aag
which ordered the little cruiser to go TO Newport
News and bring the Secretary OF the Navy 10 me
flagship. vigorous kick was OF no avail me orae ,r
had to be obeyed and vowing vengeance on their
hated rivals the crew Of the Raleigh sailed away OIL
After their to the feet the apprentices res OF OF
the two vessels had go and mucn o 1n the the s
The echoes Of the tubation reached the lagvshiRP'
and there no more peace on the New YORK rf
nay Sap oa sunday the cutter went over
tossed oars under the bows Of the Raleigh tbs
OF a foe and was received In silence by the little
cruiser At last, however, a board was hung over
the side which was scrawled the message III
chalk, Not At Home"
From ship TO ship the challengers went. and the
only sign Of life they received round Of cheers
from the Montgomery, which. however. followed me
others in declining the challenge. Even The Co
lumbia silent, and the challengers went back 10
the Raleigh for a last defiance.
The result was that race was set for Wednesday
OF last week and the Of the Raleigh went into
training for the effort Of their lives The pull was
three miles, and there was slight chop on. with
the wind astern. The NETWORKS cutter had a
small piece OF canvas stretched over the bow to
keep little OF the spray out and after q gallant
null the race was won by the fagships crew.
The men OF the Raleigh and the Columbia. the
latter having special and particular grudge against
the New-York boys, had put every cent they could
ga Their or borrow, and the NewYork boys had faith
In their shpmates to sucn an extent that when the
race was over there was changing hands OF money
until the crew of the flagship nearly s. 900 richer
than before the race was rowed.
That is why only one-quarter OF the Columbia $
crew has shore leave OF twenty-four hours. and is
lust BIT shy" on money, while half Of the New
York's men are ashore for forty-eight hours. and
are rolling In wealth.