The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-25
FOR THE BIG BOAT RACE.
Ace EYES TURN TO PoUGHKEEPsIE
AND EXOITEMENT INCREASES.

Mcn Lay Odds on Their
Crows Chances - Tho Cornell and Yaio
Fights Also Have q Confident Following.
PououKEEPsIE, Juno 2t.-There is q wild
race for tips on tho result Of the big boat race
tomorrow, but tho nearest approach to convic-
ton on the part of any Of the experts is that
Cornell will finish In third place. The talk 10
that the crew has gone stale and that spillman
especially is doing very poor work. He favors
his lame wrist, and in doing 80 skips strokes.
Courtney had the varsity crew out tonight
practising stretches paced by n mixed crew OF
substitutes and freshmen. The varsity rowed
raRgedly, but this may all disappear In the race
tomorrow. Courtney was seen at the boat
house, but he looked glum and had nothing to
say. Bentley is back In his seat and his sore
hand 10 reported to DO all right. Fred White
says that Briggs will stroke the crow tomorrow.
An old Cornell graduate, who was a member
Of the frst freshman crew. and who has fol-
lowed the rowing fortunes Of the university for
years, was asked his opinion of Spillman, and
no looked up with the remark: "What Is In tho
windi You are the second man who has asked
me that question tonight"
His opinion favored tho idea that Splllman's
apparent weakness will disappear during the
nervous stress and excitement Of the race. and
that Cornell will have an even show to finish
first. Tho Cornell freshmen who arc to race
1890 ehu uiu nv "a thi
morning. The university crew p~raotised starts
and rowed stretches. They wero not out over
half an hour.
Bob Cook was around the Nelson Houss to-
night. but he had nothing to say about Yalo's
prospects tomorrow.
"We are getting along pretty we'll up at quar-
tors" he remarked, except for the malaria
and the mosquitoes, and tho lack of water TO
row in and the lack Of water to wash in"
ID IL -L-.-- ~ I'll a ~ u
ono who speaks by the book Of the outlook for
his crow tomorrow. lie Gays that no confidently
looks to tho Harvard crew to win. The men,
bers of the crew have got tho notion that be.
cause Lehman did very little work in training
the Harvard freshmen, that they are vastly su-
perior because they have had the benefit OF that
training. The correctness of this theory will DO
demonstrated or disproved tomorrow. The
varsity eight went out at 1890 this morning,
followed by Lehman in the launch. They took
easy stretches up the river at a thirty-two clip.
Lehman forbade the stroke from hitting the
stroke up any higher, and once or twice when 1t
did get up called out: stop that; come down
there" The men are reported to be In excellent
condition. and the boat was kept on an even
keel. This afternoon tho varsity crew had q
drill In racing starts at the discharge of a pistol
and rowed stretches paced by tho freshmen.
The crew were out an hour. The varsity ran
away from the freshmen on the stretches. but
this is not significant. as the youngsters rowed
a hard and exhausting race yesterday.
Columbia rowed eight miles this morning. 20
ing below the boathouse and back. This after
noon the crew came to town and was admitted
to q medical examination. AS q result Of it,
Shattuck and Longacre are out OF the varsity
boat for good. Longacre has a trouble OF old
standing and Shattuck has strained the muscles
of his back. Oddie has taken Shattuck's place
and Elmer succeeds Longacre; This afternoon
the freshmen very well, Notwithstanding that
thero are so many substitutes in the boats.
river for practice this morning. The water was
rough. At the ice house the crews started on
SSSdSu 'e Ths t SRo p aH%Sa shells q h"f ship ppeS a 20 sr eae
deal Of water. The second varsity in the cedar
sSo a wsr s0e %Ssh n mHes M sS.tS won g. Thu THE .r Tsss Of
with the second varsity. half q length and the
freshmen a length behind.
ysnia Rowing Committee-Thomas. Reath.
i Andrew te o'be See coach Sds Il the he 'SWSih soo;n SIM crew. rev.
stretch down below the finish and back again.
A race was started. but the swclls of the steamer
n Mfss t i. Capt tn sos ssye II the lsFE saf yais1' eight iRte Is
P VA. e !. ls sss ssu. SSssh y T tss .R Rss decided slsm to N VIZ
his ankle and had to be carried down to the boat.
pearance. Twenty sail and steam yachts are
anchored along tho channel and the boom OF the
they have been for years. Down the river there
10 q string Of boats coming up and arrivals are
The marine display tomorrow will be as large
as any ever seen at New London. Betting Will
Rom the crews to;morrow morning, OF the
many stories going the rounds h one 81 the most
SGIRt e u 4 to .ass Sesists spi iSht q Y shs p Ronli Win
tomorrow. This story is youched for by q
reputable party. 1t is interesting. because
Ward has all along been q strong partisan of
Cornell, and to-day went over and extended to
Courtney his best wishes for the contest to-mor-
A college youth Of callow mien was around to-
night trying to sell a ticket on the obsesvation
the money r. a man whom he approached asked.
"oh. I've got a straight tip" the boy said, land
n osSS i Eight %i FL S 10 Si ass Up an C aan S4 walk TO %
Every effort will be made by the Poughkeepsie
o~fioiais, to protect strangers from the dsproda.
lions Of crook. tomorrow, There. will DO q
The corneliIsns held a concert &C The qoIline,
SsSs a G 9peseptl bSI 70 tho ss' oollese s boy: ' IN sok !; riAl'
In the drawing for positions tonight C3EFnsii
and Yale tho inside, Or course nearest the west
shore. Harvard has the same place az Yesterday
and y S. Yale and ID c Sn1s 1 sss TSSsf Si1i 80 The 10 sSl nsSsiI
tomorrow. The current on the outside course
whom the tide 10 more than half run out, as II
will be tomorrow II tho race 10 called at $3.50
o'clock, is claimed to be stronger than on the
inside. The Cornell men claim that a counter
current yesterday turned tho bow of their she'll,
while the Harvard and Yale boats held true;
also that theLe was q rifile at the stern OF the
Harvard and Yale boats and none at theirs.
Two clerical.looking gentlemen sat in front Of
the Nelson House this afternoon when . ticket
speculator came along and offered seats to them
on the observation train tomorrow for gig
the mildest in appearance OF tho two. Tho
speculator laid hfs hand affectionately on tho
tiIl 1 nnd a man with " seats and will send
him down to you" AS the sPecuiat6r walked k;H
81 seats he Will be a bishop instead OF a dominic
before he gets on that train" The laughter that
followed drove the two men into the hotel for
refuge.
seats were bringing az much to-day as they will
tomorrow, II not more, as the high prices are a
temptation TO the college students TO give up
their tickets and take their chances OF seeing
tho race on shore or from the boats; Fifteen
tickets together were sold to q. Now York man
/ fhIa n,nrn1nu for glOb- Two tickotE for aeat6 in