New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-20
Al ANXIOUS TO SEE YALE.
MISSING ELEMENT IN BoATRACE
CALCULATIONS.
-,,, CREWS NOW on THE HUDSON CORNELL
- rur rAvoRITE-CoURTNEY THINKS
YALE Is STRONG.


YALE Is STRONG.
ro,ehkcepsie y. V. June bon the eve OF the
- that marks the greatest college-rowing con-
-, ever held in this country II VIII ne interesting
- what the figures Of experts who are watcn-
,sn crews closely say: Yale. in smooth water
"e conditions and wind with them. four miles In
% minutes 10 seconds Harvard. in rather roush
,.cr against a light breeze, three miles III IL
,.,,cs So seconds: in smooth water. all condi-
.,o,s favorable II minutes So seconds. Cornell I'M
~ ,he most unfavoraOle circumstances three miles
A. y minutes seconds. not timed under good cir
us,srccs Cornells winning time last year was
"a minutes % seconds-a rscord-oreaker Inc hs-
49, with the exception of Yale's. were taken on
,,e Hudson River course
Nearly every body is suspicious OF Yale. Inc gen.
- sentiment is in favor of Cornell. and her Var
.,v crew seem at present 10 be the best on the
aver Harvard IS liked here and certainly her
-o-s Is a great Improvement over last years.
rbcre IL much sceptcism over the alleged poor
ordi,ion of Yale Courtney. the trainer of the Cor
nell Navy says II have it on good authority that
,be Yale crew Is of the best that ever sat
IN boat and you are likely TO see one of the most
cosely contested races ever seen In the States. l
,oallv believe II is anybodys race" Yale will be
here tomorrow. on Monday her crews Will try the
water and then their form and possible prowess
will be critically watched and judged.
Tonight the races expected by the majority
Nsre n come in this order: June ZS-fresnmen
Yale. Harvard Cornell; June 25-'Varsity-Cor-
nell Harvard. Yale: June observation-disclosures
vana. Cornell Columbia; July cornell, Pennsy-
Yana Columbia.
Ellis Ward coach OF Pennsylvania, says he VIII
rive Cornell a hard tussle the second race, be-
cause the Cornell Varsity crew will be going
stale by the second week and his crew Will De
fresh COLUMBIA men and their trainer do not De-
,eve they will be last but their work on the river
40 far only entities them to that estimae
While Courtney and the Cornell crews iouhseu
about their boathouse on the Poughkeepsle size vi
the river this evening, waiting Tor the cnopp' sea
% suhs,de the West Siders" Harvard Pennsyl-
vania and Columba) were active on thelr sue i
the stream Lehman gave the Harvard Varsity
a taste of what will be required OF them IL the
river should happen to be rough when they go out
10 do battle with Yale and Cornell next Friday
The crew started from its boathouse at Crum
Elbow at 6 O'Clock rowing in stretches of half to
three quarters Of a mile each. II was then Slack
water. and Lehman thought he could get TO the
wncd. lie was delayed several times by passing
SEA mboats which required the crew TO lie on
heir until the wash had subsidized, and when
lehman found that the tide had turned, and.
coming in contact with the strong south wind,
made a heavy sea He sent the eight across 10 the
east shore. where the water was smooth, ana,
heading them upstream, sent them on time row
Of three miles.
the second in minutes seconds and the last IN
minutes Is seconds making the whole time II
minutes 45 seconds, with the conditions decidedly
unfavorabe. The crew showed splendid form and
in good shape at the finish.
While Harvard making this trial. the three
Pennsylvania crews Were taking an exercise row
water. and Ward sent them back to the boathouse
after they had done about four miles.