New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-16
COLUMBIA's OARsMEN MOVE.
THE GOULD BoATHoUsE OPENED UNDER
FAVORABLE AUSPICES.
~,rsuurx VICTORIOUS IN THE INTERCLAss
RAcEs-sorHoMoRE LEFT OUT BY THE
az, pI-DpFR-A RECEp


BREAKING OF A RUppER-A REcEP-
r,oS GIVEN FOR EDWIN GOULD.
Provcrbial Columbia luck attended the ope nm
Of the Gould boathouse and the houihg vi ''e W.
versity's interclass regatta on the huoso" !e
day afternoon 1t an ideal day from an o'''
mans pont of view. The sun shone down ioi'
an almost cloudless sky and light nree|e !u''
tempered the heat to comfortable oes'eo'
water was almost smooth as glass. anu " 49,.
way did fortune smile upon Counpia ioi. -
nr,de The alumni were invited to snow tre' "p
nrecietion OF MIR. Goulds gift to Coiu"oi'' on"
20 he,n 10 make the class regatta popuiai "''"
tuition AS a result. about seven hundred aui'lni'
accompanied ~ women friends. examined Wv
buildings on the new site and commented upon '"e
proportions OF the new gymnasium l..
After going over the grounds the guests wen. w
.ha hoa,bouse which is reached by way OF a
hr;dre that enters the second-story winoow oi
the lower floor the 18th Regimen, baho pay. W.
lere airs but the interest chieny ceh',eu " W
new shells and particularly the 10 sne'' 'O''
which the paper COVERING has oeeh su'pp'. %'r 80
cedar one substituted. The seniors were ho' en-
,orod In the regatta because five OF their men are
IN tho Varsity boat and il is an unwrltteh Ia"
at Columbia that crew man shaIl not TO" III ~
class races For this reason, also MackaS' INC ."p
tain Of the freshman eight. did not row yesterday
although he will ju the intercollegiate races .
TIE race was to begin at : o'clock n. M. nut IL
was fully half an hour later when the DAISY nav
ing on board President Low Dean YAM Airl"ee'
p s Bangs Captain Pressprich, Manager rear
ing Coach Cowles. Magistrate Corneil ana N'l"iie'
Ildridge and Howard Van Surderen TWO Vi w
hn,bia's &c crew. which won many prizes IN Eng
land got into position. Dean Van Amri'se was
about to give the word 20 start wheh az iuu''
broke and the race continued with only ~ anu
,oo The latter showed the beneficial results Oh
their long training. They have muscle ana ehuui
ance and before the boats had covered hunufed
yards II could easily be that they had 'he
juniors at their mercy. Their stroke torceo 'he
boat along in much better shape man lorne'H b,
and as they passed the boathouse they hao ieau
Of between three and four lengths TheY increased
,h,. nv another length at the finish. The mile was
covered in five and half minutes. with the men
In perfect conditioo.
II was then decided 10 have special race be-
tween the victorious Freshmen and the Sophs'
who had by this time returned and had taken out
the Varsity shell. In clearing the boat OF "a'e,
Acting Captain Boyesen missed his footing ana
fell into the Hudson. lie swan back TO the noat'
and after being dried off. took his seat IN the
shell. Everything was ready for the second start
when the rudder Of the Freshman boat was broken
and the race was declared Off Before the regular
races the Freshmen and the Varsity had hal1-
mile brush in which the former beat the latter
The crews rowed as follows: -
v5n WORMS M0 csPfsn Is &c. Il Hops
SS ,s ann c Sohda o I Ross 49, 90 E. Wgnam
9 No a. B. Jones 90 H. Van MakneT ss sS 90
Ate
= P. Keppe ss No 6,H A. Edison 40; a. ~. Ea0:S
Elmer, captain, 90 G Haigh, as S so
kellogg 90; r. r. Tilt 90 g G Machen 9s CoNs"a ~
M Rogue 90: NJ Schey, 90; j. Livingstone jr. oo
After the the spectators d 10 cod
villa, where reception was given TO EDWIN Houu
Among the alumni and undergraduates P,eSeiI'
were Professor REFS DR.. w. *. GUS Kopert M p
Gustavus Kirby, Gale Carter and joseph NJ b pros
kauer 1t announced at the receptl0a ~, Inat a
haif-mile race between the classes Of go 81 80 and
'93 was possibility. 49, ,,. coda
The Gould oathouse is gift from EoWin Uouio
On the Columbia students Soon after the 50 race,
which Columbia won. il was decided ,hat , proper
practice could longer be obt aimed on the Harien;
and a boathouse the Hudson was deieI inIn H
upon. c. y. Pelton. 49, who stroked the ~ NarslI!
drew up plans and specifications for the present
house. Subscriptions were asked Tor and "a" u,
Could gave the Columbia authorities permission -
draw upon him for $500 with which to bulla me
house IL is built in the Colona style WIN C,dsSS
front and Is 80 feet wide by IS deep, and TWO stores
high On the river side six columns, each IL ~ Sss
high run from the basement 10 the roof ne
ground floor Is divided into two long rooms one Oh
Which is used for the Varsity and freshman crews
and the other by the general students. On the sec.
ond floor there is spacious balcony, capabe OF
holding several hundred people, ana the DRESSING
rooms, containing Isl lockers