The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-17
CORNELL CREWS At HKEEPsIE
Harvard ana Pennsylvania Men work Hard
Kellogg OF COLUMBIA SICK.

Harvard ana Pennsylvania Men work Hard
Kellogg or Columbia sick.
PouaBKEEPsIE, June l6.-Cornell and Coach
Courtney are here and tomorrow four college
crews-Harvard, Cornell. Columbia. and Penn
sylvania-wlll be out In their shells on the
Pcughkeepsie course. The shells will be rugged
In time for a spin tomorrow morning.
This has bcen q lively day with the crews. At
Harvard's gu no examinations were hold,
and at 10 o'clock the varsity eight pulled down
the river. The crew made a mile squirt and re-
turned. The freshmen took a spin. but soon re-
turned. This afternoon the freshmen went out
at 5 o'clock and remained on the river until q
quarter OF Q. When they returned to the boat
house tho Davy boat was launched for the second
time to-day and the varsity eight padded
around for n few minutes to get warmed up and
then took o three.mile time pull from tho start
Of the course. Coach Lehman followed the crew
in the launch: The varsity eight started down
stream with the wind and tide favorable and
clip from start to finish. The showing made was
neither better nor worse than for week past
but how much was not officially stated.
Going down, the Harvard de- eight passed the II
T TS,SI had BEEN sers over V thD course sea and we're Sne towing
the shell to the boathouse. Below the bridge
the Harvard eight turned around and padded
This morning the Pennsylvania varsity and
freshmen were on the water at 10 o'clock. and
rowed down the river n mile below the course.
The crews raced two miles to the bridge, and the
freshmen were beaten an eighth OF a mile. The
water was choppy, and the varsity shell shipped
a good deal OF It, Otherwise Ward would have
sent them the full four miles, This afternoon the
varsity crew went up to the start and rowed
three miles to the bridge, where they were
stopped by the swells OF the ferry boat. Tho
freshmen started in at the icehouse to pace them
down. but the rudder broke and they had to give
the plan up.
The sick leave list at Columbia's quarters is
growing less. Mckay, who has been suffering
from on abscess on one of his fingers, was able
to row in the varsity boat to-day, and Freshman
Rionda 10 around agnin. Kellogg, the freshman
stroke, is still suffering from malaria and Is
undergoing heroic treatment. This morning
the varsity eight took a four-mile row, while
the freshmen practised in tho tubs. This after.
noon tn freshmen were on the water early and
rowed two and one-half miles up the river at a
thirty-four clip, with Coach Cowle following in
the Daisy. Then they turned around and rowed
at the same speed back TO the boathouse. This
afternoon the varsity eight rowed over the
course for the first time since their arrival here.
Carter and Shattuck. the heavy men OF the crew.
did two and a half miles in tho pair-oar to-day
to "work OFF the superfuous flesh as one of
ness OF Kellogg. Machen. u varsity sub. Is
stroking the freshmen crew.
Coach Courtney OF the Cornell crew said to.
night: my hard work is DONE He remarked
that he thought Briggs would stroke the var
sity eight, as Carter has gone of his training.
~ don't know whether the boys will 20 ont
tomorrow or not he said. "They may be tired
after their long trip, and then again they may
feel so good that they will insist on going out.