The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-25
THE COLLEGE OARSNEN
Ready at Poughkeepsie For the Race
Of Their Lives.
HARvARD's SPLENDID SHOWING.

Ahor DnchefS-1u NE ana cornell Also
Looking For First Place.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y, June 25.-Late
This afternoon the big varsity boat race
Will take place, and the town is crowd
I'd to overhowing The plan NOW is
TO call the race at $3.50 o'clock. and have
It rowed down stream over the four
mile course, but II the weather is In
poor condition the race, because of the
fhange Of the tide, will have to be
fowed after 6:45 p. m. up stream, ne
ressitating an entire change of stake
Ind judges boats and the anchorage
bf the fleet of yachts.
1t is called to mind that this Is the
prst time since 1875 that Yale has met
Cornell. and the first time in two years
That she has crossed blades with Har-
yard.
! The most important feature of yester-
Hays work occurred at the Harvard
boathouse about 6 O'Clock last even
ing. All day long those desirous of
picking winner in today's race, and
leaning towards Harvard, kept wish
Dng that they could see the Harvard
freshmen row with the varsity, so as
10 ret q knowledge of what speed the
latter could command. 1t was gener-
Billy expected that this could not oc-
EUR, because 1t was supposed that the
freedmen had gone out of practice. But
late in tho afternoon the press repre-
fentatives, from their launch saw the
two crews given half mile spurts and
)tarts from pistol shot.
| Mr. Lehman took care that the river
was deserted of press boats and train
ers' launches before he went to work.,
Ind then he ordered ont the freshmen
prev Of Wednesday, which he had
fept In training for this very purpose.
When the freshmen We're clear of the
Hook the varsity crew was ordered
nut. and the two started up the river.
ThHy went up for about two miles with
ihe tide, and then turned down and
were given a start by the trainer. The
freshmen were given way first, and
ahen the varsity crew started after
Them. Rowing but 80 and 81 strokes
to the minute to the freshmens "a and
B6. they came down against the tide
and wind in rough, choppy sea at
Fuoh gait that in an eighth Of mile
they passed and got length OF water
from the freshmen. The most i'm
portant work of the varsity show
Ing their power in the boat was done
From lined up starts, Mr.. Lehman using
he pistol.
The varsity started at "a stroke,
and after pulling about five lengths |
dropped down to an easy 50, sometimes |
almost u. The freshmen started at |
~ and dropped to "a and IS. The var
hty boat, even in the rough water and
against the head wind, kept steady
fYen keel and fairly glided through the
water. actually sliding past the fresh
mems boat as if the latter had been
anchored Mr.. Lehman stopped them
and lined them up again, and this time,
atter starting them, let them row for
three quarters of mile. The varsity
1t the end of the stretch had dis
'anced the freshmen so badly that the
after stopped rowing. The recovery
n the varsity boat was one of the
features, there being little or no stop
% the boat.
Mr.. Cook. of Yale has said that the
freshmen crew was a very
'sst crew, and if this is so, then it
, safe to assume that the varsity is
IN exceedingly fast one.
Coach Cook took the blue varsity
light out last night and gave it final
up. The crew was in perfect
rtm, as 1t rut up the river shortly
lfter 6 O'Clock, accompanied by the
aunch Yale, with Cook, megaphone in
land in his usual perch on the bow.
The rough corners on the individual
Eork OF the members of the crew were
Knocked off yesterday morning in q
half hour of work Last
light the surfaces were rubbed till
hey shone, and when the shells nose
nally turned back to the boat house
hey reflected, for those who looked
iosely grim smile on the bron2ed
ountenance of Cook. While the pres
nee here of the crimson eight, with
heir English coach, compels Cook to
arbor lurking fear that the finish
I today's big struggle will find the
nns of Ell tritle behind the winner,
nd that it will be Cornell in third
lace, still he wears the look of con-
idence and stolid satisfaction that
cunts much toward putting faith in
n eight, The mems condition Is all
lat could be Desired. The consistent %
Lroke that won the fight of the fresh
Ten Wednesday will mark the work
the elders today.
1t was $50 last evening when the
ater had become smooth enough in
Ie neiEhborhood Of the Cornell boat
'usc for the crews to go out. Courtney
'dered the varsity and substitutes
ITO their respective shells and sent | ,
lem on an exercise row of mile and
half down the river. Returning to
e boathOuse, the Short cake" crew ,
I've the varsity eight a brush, but r
as badly beaten. The most notice r
lie feature of the 'varsitys rowing G
as the, absence of any great check Y
the momentum Of the boat after ,
ch stroke. Mr.. Courtney was in very ,
'od spirits, but refused to express q
ly opinion about his crew. Captain i
illTan, however, said: Our men are .
in good condition and the crew that
ats us will know that they have been
a race"
The Pennsylvania boys are still run Il
ne in their old i'll luck. While play d
3 tennis yesterday, Johnnie Wise the "
lrsity coxswain, fell and sprained his q
klc. 1t was very painful, but he in Il
tied upon steering tho boat as usual +
It evening, so one Of the big fellows V
rr ed the lad down to the boathouse h
his back. The Pennsylvania men q
e all in good condition. except Cap h
in Boyle, who has been indisposed
: several days. He felt better yeater-
y, however, and took his seat in
at after two days absence. a
Me Columbia varsity crew rowed c.
tn two changes last evening. Long v
re mo. y and shattuck (No. 81 were tt
t of the boat on account of injuries Il
1t will probably prevent them from b
wing In their race Oddie rowed at OF
. and Elmer at No. 7. Freshmen a.
d varsity both rowed a two mile Il
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