The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-29
CORNELL'S GREAT SPEED.
urR VARSITY CREW HAS ZONE A
NILE IN PRACTICE IN d.o0 10.

porGHKHEPsIE, june 2S.-TheC College Regatta |
Committee, representing Cornell, Pennsylvania, |
and Columbia, will meet at the Nelson House
tomorrow night and draw positions for the
treshman race on Wednesday. 1t IL q rather
curious coincidence that tho crew rowing on the
outside In the races last week was the winner, |
and the outcome Of the tests this week will bo
,,otohed with interest TO see II the story will re-
peat itself.
A tho time approaches for the triangular |
battles OF Wednesday and Friday, much feeling |
\, being shown by interested persons who are
.preading tho rumor that Cornell will not try to
win 80 as to throw Harvard and Yale down
harder, and TO mako the proposed dual arrange
ment ridiculous. Courtney has several times
denied that no had any such card 40 this mp his
sleeve, but each denial only serves to add force
TO tho gossip. A Yale grad said In front Of
the Nelson House to-day:
II really believe that Cornell will not win this
week, and l know why she won't win. But 1
want to say that If any such deal as this il put
through IL will only react on Cornell"
"Idon't believe any of this talk" remarked q
bystander.
well" insisted o Harvard man In the group,
why has Pennsylvania sprung into such
sudden prominence as o possible winner this
week, when all along the papers have been speak
ing In the most pessimistio terms Of her form
and style Of rowingf"
1t can be said that before tho raco on last
Friday Courtney and several Of tho Cornell
athletic councils spoke of Pennsylvania as q
formidable rival. This was before It was even
dreamed that Cornell would beat Yale and
Harvard 30 deoisively.
There is no likelihood that any miracle will
bring victory to Cornell this week. Her varsity
eight has covered q mile in practice in the phe-
nomenal time Of 4 minutes 1L5 of q second.
This time is announced on the authority of
Courtney himself. Pennsylvania, in the best
work her crews have done on the Hudson, has
never approached this rate OF speed. 1t seems
likely that Pennsylvania will finish second on
Friday and that Columbia may win the fresh
man race on Wednesday. The Columbia crews
are showing improvement, and their work Is
said to be satisfactory to the athletic manage.
ment Of the university; but several members OF
the varsity eight. notably Shattuck and Long
acre, have been out of the boat on account Of LII.
ness, and nobody knows when they may get up
again.
Courtney says that the Cornell freshman
eight Is the poorest lot In the history of the uni
~versity. He looks forward. however. to a better
race on Wednesday than on Friday. 1t is on
record here that freshman races are always
fought out harder than the university contests,
and this is q strong argument in favor Of the
~ ANSA A@AAS y
This morning the three Cornell crews were out,
and. to the surprise Of many, the second varsity
beat the senior crew. Courtney explained this
b. saying that the crew was beginning to feel
the reaction of the race on last Friday. The
freshman crew rowed very raggedly.
Tonight the three crews were out again.
They were started in one, two. three order. with
the freshmen a length ahead OF the second var
sity. and the latter two lengths ahead Of the first
t,ar TnA TsIn rya, .,.rst,- a~1l .-I NI-
Fights were sent of up stream under the lee of
the west shore. The first varsity gained stead.
iy on the second, varsity and the latter on the
freshmen. The varsity Fights both rowed. in
perfect form, but the freshmen dropped strokes
aud, did not keep the boat steady. There, is no
i BTisss. at stroke. Is putting Just as much life
snd vim into his work as he did last week. and
is place. Otdie is another good oarsman, who
will succeed Spillman in case the latter decides
i Hrem sns iH VIII si Sl t nis s stsW oa as ! 20 n pisk re- a
crew from there is nothing in the situation to
keep Courtney or any other Cornell man awake
Andy Odea, the Australian coach of the Uni
t+:sity OF Wisconsin: is spending a good deal OF
He is talking all he can for an intercollegiate
rssatt"; He said y to-day that hheeo heard sr t, there ere
opinion Yale could not get II better coach than
The Pennsylvania first varsity and freshman
eishts were out this morning, and Ward sent
them on a hve-mile pull: They padded up the
Elyer and raced down With an even start. The
to spare. The Pennsylvanians have been rowing
five or six hours every day for two weeks. They
river except the, Columbias, who have
been putting in about the same amount.
than either Cornell or Columbia, doing as high
as thirty-six and thirty-seven. They have two
inches more oar inbOard than Cornell and aver
age about the same on the stroke, power being
equal. After a poor trial this morning the fresh
the first varsity; In u two-mile stretch the Sc
nior crew was only, able TO make up two lengths.
is quoted as saying that he believes his crew is
equal in form and skill to the winning .'95 crew.
ality has gone a good ways in seconding the ex-
cellent coaching OF J. b.. Cowles. The boats
The varsity is 62 feet 8 inches long. 90 inches
beam, and weighs $50 pounds. The freshman
i fhtIs L Ies aib bssm q on o eeeoant of ih seT liR Ins1 " we eaS {
Of the youngsters. The training Of the regular
varsity crew Is as follows:
Rise at 2 o'clock. bath and exercise; breakfast at
1880; walk until . and rest until ii; row three or
four miles. including long spins with starts and
Chen Walk and rub down: to the boats Sc again ain' at 5;
sasa ROW r"b s dax or . sns d miles WITH VI a.s Z hard anl'h w. an
the night at 10.
timef Q the crews and has high hopes for the blue
ana white this week. He has great faith in his
s5r ,hs !. Which y l1x h, L. the same aPen used Ss by Columbia back sfl
torious crews; 1t has a long, body swing and
slide, but the feature seems TO be the quick hand
work. The boat goes through the water with an
ensy motion and an almost total lack Of hang.
Columbia has had an advantage over the other
colleges, as there have been no examinations TO
bother the oarsmen. The freshmen have done
the race.
Coach Cowles refuses to express a positive
opinion about the chances Of either crew, The
varsity is putting in long daily rows and will
continue TO 90 30 until the day Of the rage; Sew,
eral alterations were made to-day by Webb, the
boat builder. in the seats OF the shell used by the
varsity. This boat has been carefully rugged
snG 1t Is believed now fits the crew in every de.
,hi; The freshmen tonight made several pistol
si.ot starts and rowed mile stretches. The var
Sly eight rowed lve-mile stretches on time.
The referee OF the freshmen race will be
George Mumford. The statistics of the contest
Ing crews are as follows:
CORNELL.
Position. Name. Wslobt, NJ liz. Aoe
s'r0ke. ID. W. Ihlder 80. ......I4B 20
-.,,.A. Ayrrs ........l8S 10
NC. W. Colt CCapt) ....lb5 eO
u fna 90