The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-20
OARSMEN ON THE HUDSON.
COLLEGE CREWS TRAINING FAITH
FULLY FOR THE BIG RACES.

Harvnrd's Fights DO Some Good work In
Rough water-CorneiI Men Not Over Er-
erted-Ynle Will Arrive at PouEhkeepsio
To-day Visit from President mckinley.
PoUGHKEEPsIE. Juno 19.-The three-oornerod
boat race next Friday between Cornell. Harvard.
and Yale will be an event OF national slGnih-
canoe. II was announced this afternoon that
President Mckinley and several members 1t bis
Cabinet will come on to attend 1t, also several
members Of tho Diplomatic Corps. They have
engaged seats In car No. 81. Applications for
anchorage stations for steamboats, and yacats
are coming In very fast. Tho first choioS OF
position has been awarded to Howard G. Smith
for his yacht Halcyon, which Is now anchored
off Rogers Point, opposite Harvard's boathouso.
Mr.. Smith will take tho Crimson oarsmen on an
excursion to West Point tomorrow.
The time Of tho aquatic colony here Is now
taken up by discussions of the form OF the Yale
crews, which arc expected hero tomorrow on
tho yacht Peerless. Manager W~hoclwright ar
rived this afternoon and tho quarters on the
Stuyvesnnt place were put in order for the enter
tainment of the crews. Yale will probably do
very little practising on the water here, and Bob
Cook may succeed in keeping the wise men
guessing until the races are rowcd.
Harvard closed her third week Of training
here by n hard row In rough water. The work
OF tho crow was characterized by lots of splash
ing and several very fast spurts in good form.
The water was wrctchcdly bad and the crow
did as well rs could be expected. This morn
ing the Harvard varsity eight went out at o
o'clock and rowcd two miles. The freshmen took
n short spin. 1t 5 p. NJ. the freshmen launched
their shell again and rowed up tho river at an
easy pace, followed by Coach Storrow In the
launch. Tho water was very rough from the
opposition OF the wind and the tide, and the
oarsmen worked under tho Ice OF the cast shore.
The choppy sea caused a good deal Of splashing
on both port and starboard sides. The boat also
rocked q good deal. Storrow kept the young
sters practising stretches for three miles, and
then turned them homeward.
At 5:35 the crew crossed to the west shore
below the Columbia boathouse. rowing and stop
ping at intervals until within a few hundred
yards of the boathouse, when the stroke was hit
up from 81 to 81. and tho youngsters made o
clever finish at racing speed. 1t was the best
work they have yet done. The swing was uni
form, the oars went back evenly. and the stroke
was rowed out hard. Mr.. Lehman had a few
words OF congratulation for Mr.. Storrow on the
Improvement of the crew as he alighted from
The Harvard varsity crew went out at 9
o'clock. The tide WAS running n strong ebb and
rowing out of the question. Besides Mr..
H keftRss MoiR shs6s S MSF' Chairman In r the Van lf Dunar
of the Regatta Committee, both Of whom had
s cd crew ssa me at 2 BsfGrs The ao oars ssSeFs aot 0 IN The
shell they liInbered up by a slow walk up and
dl,ion for a hard pull. The first mile TO the ice
house they rowed at a thirty clip. Here they hit
tn, two 't Fsif. SSR AND we're S9Ts stopped e 'H bs a" sh e t sMeil;
of a passing steamer just at. the time
at %A i1s i msxi R2a1 w rate gong Of spe 5SIo" fhe the mile ss Mss
made under Aye minutes in the face of a strong
coxswain to make him turn the shell to meet the
steamers sweliS lengthways, and not head on,
AT Herring Point, a short distance below the
two-mile mark. the shell was headed, for the
east shore. and the crew rowed diagonally across
Here the crew headed home. keeping on the leo
shore all the way up and only making one stop.
Altogether the crew rowed about seven miles.
The boat took in considerable water over the
washboards. and the crew had to make three
attempts before they could lift and turn it
There were a good many arrivals Of Haryara
undergraduates here to-day, and II Bob
What is old Capt. Cook hiding his men forr
S,GFaas'$ crew sets The, pace ana shows
of at Harvard's quarters on Monday. Among
The old coearew men now now here are Nelson
day. William Meikleham, who will referee the
Iese m "Sh' T He Fo;W vs. ui in the ee So S coianO iae crew SS.,
which defeated Harvard at New London. and by
manned in the boat out Of pure love Of sport and
against the doctors orders, The story Of this
famous race Is repeated Wherever llr. A1elk1os
ham goes around among the college graduates
and undergraduates.
morning against the tide both ways. They
padded three miles to the start and were sent
ON T tho I way Sd down { the e0w ere sssai picked a sp' il lea up
with each other, but the varsity did NOT
SSn nnily on had the to s stop the eFs soans aae c qsmaEH.
Ing as he did 5 So 9, , tn t, they w TSi pull
they started. This afternoon the crews did not
go out. Courtney said he was not very anxious
10 take any chances of straining the shells In
thu rough water -
both morning and afternoon. Tho varsity crew
used the paper shell both times, and this is the
finally decided that it is better than tho cedar
boat. The members OF both crews declare that
than the cedar boat with tho Same amount OF
Ward and his crews went up the stream this
afternoon at the same time that Harvard wee
coming down; The boats came upon each Other
NJ were near the west bank. Lehman brouehb
his Grey E, to a stop Until mt the PennsSlxS1is
We're exchanged. About the same time a steamer
passed up the river and the choppy water was
Quakers splashed a good deal, but kept on to the
mtle,apd,a.half mark, Coming back the
the freshmen, last. The second crew and the
varsity both took In a good deal OF
and Ward. before they reached the boathouse,
told them TO stop rowing hard; Lee, who haS
oils race when Wise made a bad break. retired
to-day in favor OF Wise. who was taken back
place. Wise is thought TO have the better head
of the two.
The Columbia crows were pegging away al
, West Park today. This morning the 'varsity
eighL went over the course. Lewis rowed again
at No. 3. Coach Cowles ordered all newspaper
men 10 keep away from the boathouse. This
action WAS inspired by an article in one of the
new journals which represented him as sending
Hoatbuildcr " ebb TO the Cornell boathouse 70
spy on Courtncy's method OF rigging his shells.
With next week all the crews who will row In
, the races on Wednesday and Friday will take 10
easy, dong no more work than is necessary. The
Harvard varsity eight, averaging NIL points.
shows the best form, except in the body swing,
which is poor. The Cornell crews show tho
! most dash and spirit. Tho freshman race
on Wednesday. ought To 60 TO Cornell.
leaving out OF consideration Yale, whose
crews have not been seen on the water here.
Thi, race will be called at 1890 =. NJ, and will be