New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-30
FRESHMEN TO RACE TO-DAY.
A GAME CONTEST EXPECTED AT
POUGHKEEPSIE.
COLUMBIA ROWING IN FINE FORM AND BEcoM-
mo THE FAvoRITE-GossIP OF THE
BIG RACE on FRIDAY.

mo THE FAvORITE-GOssIP OF THE
BIG RACE on FRIDAY
Poughkeepsie. y. Y. June "a south "'ho anu
n d!sagrccahle spattering OF rain that pi'es ""e'
II hits mark the evening preceding me race VI
the freshmen Of Columbia. Cornell and Pennsyi-
vania. The water bad this afternoon put al
of The crews went out. The race tomorrow taxes
place over the two-mle course starring at i've
two-mi.e mark on the four-mile course ana emu
ing at The regular finish line. as the race Is uown
stream The hour set for 1t Is not earlier ulah o"o
o'clock IN the afternoon. In the drawing or po-
sit;ons this afternoon Cornell gained the advan-
tage II there t. any advantage. by getting the out
side course nearest he channel while Pennsyl-
vania got the worst place, the shore course Coium-
ba is in the middle.
Columbia seems 10 be the favorite for the fresh-
man race but IN view of the occurrences OF last
week il is hardly safe 10 predict. This much can be
said however that the Columbia freshman crew Is
a lively one, and sits in the boat In better shape
and rows In better form than any or the others.
The Cornell freshmen are lopsdcd In the ooat' anu
the rudder continually impedes their progress Inc
PENNSYLVANIA crew are rowing well ana las'' ana,
while their form inboard is not as good as that oil
Columbia their endurance at a high stroke Is
something to be wondered at
In the Columbia crew Mr.. Cowles has made some
changes recently. and has continually impro'eo
the boat The crew was finally determined on yes
to-day and even then the order OF rowhS was
cbonred 50 as TO balance the boat and make her
, rim ,,non a more even keel. The arrangement Oh
the men follows: Bow, L. Mortimer New-1ofh -
H. H. Boyesen. New-York; g. +. r. Garuliiei' gar
den CITY Long Island: 4. f. v Jones, New-1orh'
5 A. McLintock. New-York; g. H. A Edsoh' New
York tcaptain): T. O. W. Erdal. Johannesburg;
stroke r. Kellogg New-York; coxswain. NJ u
Bogue brooklyn; NJ Rionda, New-lork o. W.
Southack New-York, and j. j. Flnnegan' New
York substitutes The principal change CONSISTS
in taking Rionda, who was rowing NO g. out vi t''e
boat altogether and putting Gardiner, VINO was
rowing bow in his place. Mortimer. VINO was
substitute then put in the boat IN pace Vi
Gardiner at bow
Tho Cornell crew for to-morrow's race will be
made ND as follows: Bow, 7. VIII, Rochester; 2
c. b. Smallwood Warsaw, n. Y. 3. r. H. WINDSOR
Hornellsville. y. V; 4. X. H. Gamwell. flt'shea'
Mass: g. l.. f. Hammer. Bradford. ~ y; b. I. W.
Colt Holyoke Mass: T. y. X. Ayers, Ioieoo, ONO;
stroke. J. W. Ihder. Yonkers: coxswain. f. I. Ma
coffin North Tonawanda. y. y; substitutes. r. w.
Dorm Jamestown ~ Y: NJ. T.. Shire, Chicago;
r. W. Beardslee, Gouverneur. y. y. and H. a..
Holloway. New-YOrk
The following is the that will row to-mor-
row in the Pennsylvania boat: Bow. c. H. Henry
Philadelphia; 3 T. II. McCook. Philadelphia; !.
c. T Hutchins Washington: 4. L. Kintzig, Lock
Haven Penn; ;. II. r. Kervey. West chester
Penn:6 L. c. Buckwaltcr. Camden. \. j.; Z, I. A.
Patterson. Mountain View. y. j.; stroke. \. A
FolweH Philadelphia captain; coXswain, a. Is
Hager. InliddclpHd su"Sti'u''' y '''
Buffalo. .- .~.o., g., Gavin j,
that the race tomorrow would be a scrap from
START 10 finish. They believe that the crews VIII
dphf IL out at a high stroke. and that the crew
that can keep up the stroke with force the longest
will win. , e a.. oro,,s n
the VARSITY race Friday continues, ana me
favorite is still Cornell. The remarks OF NE
coaches so far obtainable. as TO the probable
abIifv Of their respective crews follow: $500
Mir Courtney-U nder the same conditions as
existed last Friday | believe my Varsity crew can
do the fourmile course in twenty SECONDS less
and il is not so near slack water, l believe this
crew can beat last years record Zoe, 7
Mr. Ward-My Varsity crew Is very last |
have had no difficulty in beating the time made
last Friday over the fourmile course. and thinK
we can give any the river good race
Mr.. Cowles--I am not at liberty 10 dlvuee me
time made by my Varsity crew over three nlie
stretches but II Is satisfactory 10 me ana 10
the directors and think that the crew that WINS
the will have 10 row faster than they dia last
week.