The times., 1897-06-25
THE GREAT VARSITY RACE
Experts Believe Cornell Will
Finish in Third Place.
COACH LEHMAN CONFIDENT
Ward, Pennsylvania Coach, Pre-
diets a Victory for Yale-Cour:-
ney Looks GIum and Says Nothing.
The Drawing for Positions Gives
Cornell the Outside Course.

Poughkeepsie, N. Y, June 24-The
three crews Which are to do battle to
| morrow all went out on the river this
morning. Harvard got into her shell and
rowed one mile up the river and back
Coach Lehman followed them on his
launch. The boys started out with a
stroke OF thirty and then hit up to thirty
two. The oarsmen wanted to raise it
still higher, but every time they tried
it Mr.. Lehman objected. After Mr..
Lehman returned to quarters he had this
TO say of Harvard's chances for tomorrow:
''The crew Is in the pink of condition nd
is very plucky and enthusiastic. The oars
men are in a condition to uphold the
credit of Harvard"
Yale's varsity crew went out at 1870
O'Clock and practiced for half an hour.
Bob Cook took them up the river for half
a mile under the lee OF the west shore, then
crossed and brought them down to their
quarters on the east side. He did not work
them hard, but paid attention TO the
work in the stern of the boat. There Is a
break between No. 4 and No. in the
Yale shell and Mr.. Cook is trying to
heaiit. Cornell was also out this morning.
There is wild race for tips on the
result of the great race tomorrow, but
the nearest approach to conviction on the
part OF any OF the experts is that Cornell
viii finish in third place. The talk is
that the crew has gone stale, and that
Spillinan, especially, lis doing very poor
work. He fayors in practice his lame
wrist, and in doing so, skips strokes.
Courtney had the varsity crew out tonight
practicing stretches, paced by mixed
crew of substitutes and freshmen
The varsity rowed raggedly, but this
may all disappear in tomorrow's races.
Courtney was seen at the boathouse, but
he looked glum and mad nothing to say.
( Fred White said that Briggs will stroke
the crew tomorrow.
Bob Cool; is around the Nelson House to-
night, but had nothing to say about Yales
prospects tomorrow.
Columbia rowed eight miles this morn
ing, going below the boathouse and back.
This afternoon the crew came to town and
were submitted TO medical examination.
As a result OF it, Shattuck and Longacre
are out OF the varsity boat for good.
Longacre has a trouble of long standing
anu SHdItncR mas strained IIe muscles OF
his back. Oddie has taken Shattuck's
place, and Elmer Longacres. The three
Pennsylvania crews went up the river for
their practice this morning. AT the ice
house the crews started on equal terms
and rowet a hard race 90 the bridge
The two shells shipped a great deal of
water.
OF the many stories going the rounds
one OF tie most confusing is that ward
coach OF the Pennsylvania crews, today
declared that Yale would win tomorrow.
This story is vouched for by responsible
party.
The drawing for positions tonight gave
Cornell the outside course, Harvard the
middle. and Yale the inside, or course
nearest the shore. Harvard has the same
place as yesterday, and Yale and Cor1ell
arc reversed. The alleged advantage to
Yale yesterday will so TO Cornell tonlor-
row. The current on the outside course
WREN the tide is more than half run oct,
as il viii be tomorrow If the race is called
at $50 p. m is claimed to be stronger than
on the inside.