The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-11
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uarvard,s Srea Out In Roush water-ChanEes
in Ola Penn'n Bont.

PouoHKEKpsIE. June 1O.-Two weeks from
tomorrow the big race on the Hudson between
Cornell, Yale, and Harvard will be rowed. The
tidal conditions prevailing tomorrow should
prevail then. The obb tide started to run this
morning about $50 O'Clock and continued until
800 o'clock. It will run an hour later to-mor-
row, 80 II the Same conditions prevail on Tho day
Of the race It should DO easy to get the contest
OF down stream. A meeting has been
called, TO be held on Saturday al noon, at
which tho question which way The race will
DO rowcd will DO discussed aud a referee
will probably DO selected. rhe talk now is Of
Guy Richards, who was last year Chairman Of
tho College Regatta Committee, but who Is not
interested actively in the boat races this year.
for reforoe. Richards is a Columbia man and il
thoroughly familiar with tho course and the
tidal conditions. 1t is also suggested that 1t
would be a nice thing to tender the position to
Coach Lehman of Harvard as q recognition Of
him to this country at large personal expense.
A 1ApO nSms proposed is thatof George Reeves
WV %s It8G' Pest, M II. Be- SoS Who pointed out the way
of victory to the winning Columbia crew two
years ago, was in this. city to-day and. spent the
oet oseS Ish M nSfy Tho is aSSFt toos e him 1n out SI IN tho 10
pairtoar boat with Hollister in the bow seat, and
oiutioniEed college athletics in this country.
Poet acted as coxswain and did not look out OF
place.
Tho Harvard varsity eight went out in q driz-
Hlipg rain this morning and rowed about four
miles. Then the boys went In for their exami-
agood test In Workmanship. He took them out
IN q bowling gale from tho northeast and sent
thom across the rive TO the east shore. There
they. rowed two miles and padded stretches.
Coming back ho sent them across in the rough
est water. The freshmen did not go out at all,
but the youngsters put in time In tho tubs.
Brown, who has been sick, was around. looking
The Pennsylvania oarsmen arc looking for o
mascot. They arrived here In q rainstorm.. and
while trying to launch their cedar shell without
breaking 1t on the rocks, got In water up to
their waists. This morning the board walk to
the boathouse broke down and several of them
received a ducking. The two paper shells ar
7 rived on the Clyde steamer last night; Coach
noon to send out the first varsity crow. He
told thom to row up near the starting point 70
get In smooth. water, but the shell would
not stand 1t without washboards. The oars.
men then rowed back. Then they were sent
out two at a time in tho pair-oared. gig. Ward
has decided to try a change In the first varsity
boat. Garnet will be moved from 8 to 2, Hal
Word was received to-day that Cornell Will ar
rive here on next Wednesday afternoon at A:4(
o'clock. Manager Fearing was in town to-day
arranging for Columbia to como tomorrow 4
the boathouse Is ready. Otherwise the crews
will come on Saturday.
Mrs. Archibald Rogers OF HYDE Park will en-
terrain o large party Of Harvard and Yale mel
during the races, and has bought $3.50 worth o
seats on the observation train. She did no
their sympathies, 30 she engaged seats in loca