The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-21
ALL THE CREWS ON A N
TWELVE COLLEGE EIGHT At TIE
PoUGAKEEPSIE COURSE.

Yale's NEen Arrived nj Their Quarters last Might
-Bob Cock says Thero viii Ne No Hard
work Donc-Courtnoy Complains About the
Rough water Caused by the steamboats.
P~ouGHKREPsIE, June 20.-Tho college oars
men to-day had nothing to remind them OF
rowing except the restrictions OF the training
table. Courtney and his agile men from Ithaca
enjoyed n sail to Newburg on the stoam yacht
Villa Wnlla. which Is owned by the Frank
brothers of this city. Ellis Ward has been using
the yacht to coach the Quakers from since the
breakdown Of the Pcnnsylvania launch several
days ago. The Harvard oersmen were the
guests Of Howard G. Smith, a well-known Now
York broker. They wore taken to West Point
on his yacht Haloyon.
Tho report that Coach Courtney is much dis
turbed by the roughncss Of tho water here is not
accurate. It Is not tho ordinary swell or choppy
sea raised by the contact Of wind and tide that
annoys him. but the long runners turned up by
the paddles and screws of passing steamers.
They strain tho shells, disorRanize the crews.
and are constantly interfering with practice.
Courtney Is In favor Of an inland lake on which
to row boat races. He does not believe that any
tidal course 10 absolutely fair, as at certain
stages Of the tide there are always conflicting
currents which may benefit ono crow over its
rivals. The Pouehkeepsie course is as FREQ from
ooIOSbioiib III thlb bCOEo ~ II pOSblOict u tno
fact remains that its merits are lessened by the
river.
Coach Lehman also speaks of the frequent
Crimson efghts. While the cedar stems used by
Harvard are stanoher than Cornelrs paper boats.
lessness of steamer captains, who push their
boats at full speed past the crews, regardless Of
after the Crimson's varsity oarsmen arrived
here they were nearly wamped by the swells Of
and another boat going down. a'' heahmapnn at the
the serious effect Of the swolls on the work OF
on tho steam yacht Peerless twelve college
banks Of the Hudson. There are thirty persons
In the Yale party. They were met at the asylum
dock and driven through the woods to the guar.
sighted at $50 o'clock below the bridge, and
ten minutes later she was hailed by J. S. Wheel.
while yet in midstream and. going at half speed,
asking II they could go further up the river. No
account e Of a ds an mS%s a reef ef' The fSs0 P PeerHas'S w Ss
turned and anchored and the boats let down
from the davits while preparations were made
We have had a delightful trip he said.
The sail up the river was perfect. We left at
There were no eventful incidents during tho
trip. Two professors are with us, and examine.
IlOne VIII De held at quarters until TUESDAY or
Wednesday. We will not bring the shells ashore
tonight. but will let them remain on the boat
until morning..
Are you going to give any hard work to the
crews on the Hudson y he was asked.
mo. sir" was. Cooks reply Tho men have
done all their hard work. I mean that they
and that Is all"
1t will take several hours to unload and rig
the shells tomorrow morning, but Cook expects
to have the crews on the water about IL o'clock.
While the Yale crows were landing, the yacht
Halcyon, with the Harvard crews on board.
passed up the river on the west shore. heading
for quarters, after a trip down the Hudson. 1t
was after dark before the Yale party was COM
fortably installed in the big roomy Stuyvesant
mansion. The quarters have been used for two
seasons by Columbia. The house stands on high
ground and commands q beautiful view Of the
Catskills and intervening country. but has the
drawback Of being q mile and a half from tho
boathouse built for the crews. The oarsmen
will hhve TO walk this distance through tho
woods going to and from practice.
Experts are afraid to hazard a guess on the
winner of the big race on next Friday, princi-
pally because Of the influence 1t might have on
the betting, which is expected to be very heavy.
Many foolish college boys will wager large sums
without the slightest notion of the merits of the
crews. Already money is offered In small
amounts.
The crowd in attendance at the races. will. It
is believed. DO unprecedented in the history of
Poughkeepsie. Fears are expressed that q mob
will Jump on the train and take possession of 1t,
but the railroad officials will provide o large
force OF men to preserve order.