The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-25

POUGHkEEPSIE, N. Y, June "a
Tomorrow is the big varsity day and
the town tonight is taking on a gala
appearance. The crowds are beginning
to arrive and tomorrow will see the
place crowded to overf1owing. The wind
was from the east all afternoon and the
wiseacres in weather matters predict
that it will rain either tonight or to-
morrow.
Representatives of Yale. Harvard and
Cornell met with Referee Meikelheim
at the Nelson house tonight to draw
positions for tomorrow's race. Yale
drew course No. l, which is nearest the
west bank, Harvard No. 2 and Cornell
No 8, on the outer course. 1t will be
seen that by this drawing the positions
of Yale and Cornell are exactly reversed
from what they were in the freshmen
race yesterday and the slight advantage
In the way of tide which Yale was sup
to Harvard.
The plan is now to call the race at
$3.50 o'clock tomorrow afternoon and
have it rowed down stream over the
fOur-mile course. If the weather is bad
or the water in poor condition, the
race, because of the change of the tide,
will have to be rowed after GAS p. m.
up stream. necessitating an entire
change of stake and judges boats and
the anchorage of the fleet of yachts.
1t is called to mind that this is the
first time since 1875 that Yale has met
Cornell and the first time in two years
hot I'll 10 IL i
ward. All day long those desirous of
picking winner in the race tomor-
row and leaning towards Harvard, kept
wishing that they could see the Har-
ward freshman row with the varsity
so as to get knowledge of what speed
the latter could command. It was gen
orally expected that this could not oc-
cur, because it was supposed that the
freshmen had gone out to practice. But
late this afternoon the Associated Press
representatives from their launch saw
the two crews give half-mile spurts
and starts from pistol shot. They
went up for about two miles with the
tide and then turned down and were
given a start by the trainer The
freshmen were given way first, and
then the varsity started after them
Rowing but 80 and 81 strokes to the
minute to the freshmen's "a and SO
they came down against the tide and
wind in a rough, choppy sea at such q
gait that in an eighth of a mile they
passed and got a length of water from
the freshmen. The varsity boat, ever
in the rough water, and against the
cfn DIV IL
and fairly glided through the water
actually sliding past the freshmen boat
as if the latter had been anchored. Mr
Lehman stopped them and lined them
up again, and this time, after startine
them, let them row for three-quarters
of mile. The varsity at the end OF
the stretch had distanced the freshmen
so badly that the latter stopped row
ing. The recovery in the varsity boat
was one of the features, there being
! little or no stop to the boat
FINAL WORK.
Coach Cook took the Blue VARSITY
| eighth out tonight and gave it a fina
| polishing up. The rough corners OF
the individual work Of the member.
OF the crew were knocked off th;;
| A11lS III d IIdll ilOuI q
work. Tonight the surfaces were
rubbed till they shone and when TIL
! shells nose finally turned back to tbt
boat house they reflected for thost
| who looked closely grim smile on tn,
| bTOnZed countenance of Cook. Yale.
| practice tonight was not an extended
one, and after the general work sew
eral starts were tried before the shell
put in. The mems condition is ali tha
could be desired. The conssten
thirty -twostroke that won the figh
! of the freshmen yesterday will mari
the work of the elders tomorrow
About $50 Mr.. Lehman ordered botl
the Harvard eights, the freshmen ant
varsity out to the comparatively
smooth water above the boat house O,
the west shore and soon had tn,
former pacing the elders in a fashion
as interesting as the presence of tn
youngsters was unexpected. The worl
of the varsity crew was as near per
fection as the judgment of a disinter
ested observer dares put it. Severa
pistol shot starts were made and tw,
or three stretches rowed with tn
! freshmen acting as pacemakerS. TIL
stroke Of the latter was frequently hi
up to thirty-eight in endeavorS t.
crowd the varsity shell and carry it t
its best work. The latter, however
while starting off on two OCCASION
with a thirty-four- stroke, droppe'
with noticeable celerity to the thirt,
and thirty-one that Lehman has bee
drumming into the eight ever since il
has had them in hand, and still forge
ahead. Lehman took the men back +
the boat house with a decision tina
spoke of purpose accomplished. N
changes in the crew are possible i
their present condition, and they Wi
go into the contest tomorrow with
double confidence and the eyes an
money of a horde of supporters upo
them.
1t was half past when the waite
had become smooth enough in tn
neighborhood Of the Cornell boa
house for the crews to go out. Court
ney ordered the varsity and subst
tutes into their respective shells an
sent them On an exercise row of
mile and a half down the river Re
turning to the boat house the "Shori
cake crew gave the varsity eight
brush, but was badly beaten. Th
most noticeable feature Of the var
sity's rowing was the absence of an