The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-28
THE CREWS RESTING DAY.
ANOTHER ETENTFUL WEEK EXPECT
ED By COLLEGE OARSMEN.


Coiumbia and Pennayivania Confident or MAXI
ing . Coed shovinE-Cerneii S1en Expect
Their Varsity Crow TO show Great speed
shnttuck and Longacro Hack TO Columbia.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, Juno 27.-sunday was spent
quietly at the quarters OF all the crews. This
afternoon, about 2 o'clock, the Cornell oarsmen
went over on the launch and paid o visit 10 tho
University of Penhsylvania colony at Bellevue
Villa, remaining there until $3.50 o'clock. The
time at Bellevue was passed chatting and stroll
ing about the pleasant grounds. The Cornell
crews, whom they como to Poughkeepsie next
year, as 1t Is their present intention to do, hope
TO secure quarters somewhere in the locality Of
tho landing at Lewisburg, directly opposite
Poughkeepsie. Coach Courtney has been very
much annoyed this year by the conduct Of hood
lums at the boathouso, and he would much pro-
for q quieter spot
At the quarters of the Columbia crew. six miles
up the river at West Park, Sunday was strictly
q day Of leisure, except that the oarsmen In the
place Of rowing put In several hours in the
morning and afternoon walking over the hills
and roads In the vicinity. Coxswain Schlussel
Of the varsity eight took q particularly long
sprint, az It has boon discovered that the brac-
Ing air and nutritious fare Of the training table
IL sending his weight up instead Of down. Tho
air 10 10 cool at West PARK at night that tho
Columbia contingent has been obliged several
times to mako additional requisites for blankets
and quilts. Jarvis Edison. whose son is captain
Of the Columbia freshman crew. was q visitor at
quarters to-day. He came up on his yacht Clay
moro, took dinner with tho oarsmen, and will
remain until aftor the races.
The talk around the Columbia quarters Is
that the Harvard sight was beaten on Friday
solely because Of the exhaustion due to the ex-
aggerated reach Of their stroke. This reach. tho
Columbia oaramen think, will kill any athlete
not accustomed to the tremendous strain on the
abdomen from boyhood. Shattuck and Long
acre are back at seats 5 and 2 in the boat and
hope to row there in the race with Cornell and
Pennsylvania on Friday.
Tho question of having an Intercollegiate re-
gatta, open to all colleges. next year has been
discussed freely by the blue and white con-
tingent, and the consensus OF opinion Is favor
able 5S the ps59pP p sdwsa On Such tSs H 4 raSe' R Il is
where there is plenty of room.
The Columbias and Pennsylvania are both
confident that they will make a good showing in
that Columbia stands very little show TO get a
place In either the freshman or university race.
oarsmen are putting in the hardest kind OF work
to overcome the defects Of form and blade work,
practise on the Hudson. Both crews have made
big strides in the direction of better work. The
T nssa be ,s nrS iiyel 4 i3SS sy siHs 8 bs and ,1 nSHed y
both Cornell and Pennsylvania on Wednesday.
The water on the river was as smooth AS glass
to Be made in the races this week. A fervent
hope exists in the breasts OF all the oarsInen that
records will be broken, to show that Yale men
have even less reason than was suspected of
arrogating to themselves all tho aquatic glory
of the country. AT Cornell quarters there is n
feeling that something surprising is going to
happen on the Hudson River soon. II is wills
pered that the varsity crew has rowed at a rate
OF speed which was not nearly equalled in the
race on Friday. and II either Pennsylvania or
Columbia makes tho red and white strain every
nerve for victory the record may be smashed.
Tho strokes rowed by the crews in the races
this week will all be OF native origin; Cowles.
who Is coaching Columbia. favors "A long body
swing, but he has not shortened the slides so
that the legs do their equal share OF work with
row the shortest stroke, but il is a natural one,
and therefore easy to acquire; While Ellis
t Isrd st Gses RN IN e. sSe i sir tIr ,U snd n push sb0T she Pb5a oss
Neither Columbia NOR PSnnsylvania show the
out in the Cornell crews.
The three eishts that will race this week have
between Cornell. Yale. and Harvard, OF tho
varsity crows the average Is: Columbia, 17lA
fPSSss4.su pou ndsn't The en Pen 1Sys SGsn VARSITY iSfn mes;
are the youngest, and Cornell and Columbia are
vanians average less in age. l57s years. to 19
years for Columbia and 1873 for Cornell;
viii be- the same as last week, The freshman
race will be rowed at 4:3O O'Clock on Wednes-
day and the varsity race at A:3O o'clock on Fri
day. A large Attendance is expected at both
races. A number OF special trains will run from
Philadelphia and as many from New York.
Religious services were held at the Pennsylva-
mia quarters this morning by an Episcopal cler-
gyman, who preached o sermon specially pre-
pared for the oarsmen.
When 1t was suggested to Courtney to-day
that in the races this week he should give a
chance to the subs, who had been working 80
hard, to win glory. he smiled and replied.
What would people say II l changed the per-
sonnet Of the crews this week without good rem
son, and Pennsylvania or Columbia should winl
Wouldn't 1t be charged that Cornell had thrown
the race"