The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-30
THE COLLEGE OARSMEN.
To-day's Race Between Cornell,
Pennsylvania and Columbia.
A SPEEDY CONTEST PROBABLE,

In Practice Spins Each of the Crews
Mako Favorable Impressions-Cor-
nell Wins the Choicest Positfon-The
Race Officials.
Poughkeepse, N. Y, June 30.-Rep-
resentatives of Cornell, Columbia and
Pennsylvania yesterday drew for posi-
tions in today's freshmen race. Penn
sylvania drew inside course, nearest to
the west shore. Columbia the next
course and Cornell the outside. If
there is any advantage in tide, Cor
nell gets it.
The race will take place over the two
mile course, starting at the two mile
mark on the four mile course and fin
ishing at the regular finish line, the
run being down stream. The hour set
for the race Is not earlier than $50
this evening, and according to the
tidal conditions yesterday there will be
very fair current to help along the
outside crew. Such favor as Cornell
Is supposed to gain by her successful
draw is, however, contingent on the
hour of starting. Old river men say
that If the race should be delayed an
hour the advantage that Cornell SEEM
ingly has will go to Pennsylvania, as
the tide in the center where Cornell
rows, will begin to turn or to be slack,
While where Pennsylvania rows it will
be running out extra fast just before
the full ebb.
Yesterdays practice for Columbia
was equally as hard as any that they
have had since they have been here,
despite the fact that 1t was the day
preceding the race. Mr.. Cowles took
them out about o'clock last evening,
and also got the varsity out, mainly
for the purpose of pacing the freshies.
He gave the boys several pistol starts,
and In each case the freshmen went
away from the varsity He cautioned
them against rowing too fast a stroke
on the start, thus .exhausting them
selves. Then he sent the varsity back
to the house and gave the freshmen
about three miles down the river
against the tide, stopping them fire.
quently to lecture them. Then he
turned them around and sent them
back for the entire three miles at O
clipping good pace. The boat was kept
upon remarkably even keel, despite
the fact that the water was choppy,
and the catch and body work were
both excellent. The boat went along
in good shape, and after rowing the
Ellis Ward took his three Pennsyl-
vanta crews out again for practice yes
terday afternoona He gave the two
varsity crews Six mile row and the
freshmen two and a half mile row.
and semed better pleased with the
varsity than with the freshmen. The
freshmen have certainly improved in
form, but not enough to suit MIR. Ward.
The first varsity just tore away from
both the freshmen and second varsity
crews last night and showed phenom-
email speed. In the last three miles
they nearly dstanced the second var
sity boat, which usually goes along at
good speed. 1t is these events that
lead to the belief that there will be a
hard and exciting race on Friday.
Last evening the three Cornell crews
pulled up the river to the icehouse, two
miles above the bridge. On the way
they passed the Pennsylvania crews
coming down. 1t looked as if Ward
was sending his varsity over the course
against time, and Courtney said that
they were coming very fast. 1.-The
record is in danger with that crew row.
ing as they are doing tonight" he re-
marked. Then his attention reverted
10 his own men, and he pointed with
pride to the magnificent way in which
his varsity crew was rowing. 1T
would be hard to beat that load as
they're rowing tonight" he said.
By this time the crews had reached
the icehouse and were lining up for
race down the river. The freshmen, in
spite of their reported gloom over
heir defeat last week, lined up with
he rest and were as eager as any for
he fray.
Look here freshmen" shouted
Courtney. DO you think you're going
o row a hard two miles the night be-
ore your race? Well. l guess not. Pad |
lie down O mile and fall in with the |
'thers when they come up with you"
rhe youngsters sullenly obeyed. and
tftcr waiting while Courtney gave
he other crews the word The varsity
.ot little the better of the start, pull
ng out with tremendous power and at
| clip that sent them the first half
nile in about two minutes. After that
hey Jagged a little. and the Short
axes" shortened the gap from
ength and q half TO length just as
he freshmen fell in at the beginning
the second mile.
The second mile, which ended at the
ridge, was an exciting one The fresh
len were beaten by the varsity by
bout a length and a half, but the
short cake crew were fully three
,ngths in the wake of the first crew.
There was a curious mixup last night 1
yer the selection of referee. When
hangers Sinkler of Pennsylvania,
earring OF Columbia and Murdock of
,r positions they understood that they
'ould meet George S. Mumford, of
Harvard, who, it was practically
greed, should be referee. Mr.. Num-
nd was not present, and there was no
ord form him. Then it transpired
,at about ten different persons had
cen asked TO referee the race, and
lat the answer of acceptance, If there
as any, was in the hands of the col
ge representatives-Mr Wheeler of
ornell, Mr.. Bangs of Columbia and
r. Heath of Pennsylvania. There is
, doubt that the person selected is
r. Mumford.
Following are the other officials of
e race:
Judges-James Bond of Pennsylvania,
anjamn Ide Wheeler of Cornell, JUS
s A. B. Cowies Of Columbia.
Timekeepers-Joseph M. Mitcheson of
Charles S. Francis Of
1rnell and Joseph b. Fearing of Co.
mbia.
Judges at Finish-Charles S. Potts,
D.. Of Pennsylvania, F. G. Sho-
Id of Cornell and Harold II. Odde On
,lumbia.