The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-23
WITH THE CREWS.
Ya1e's Men Sent on the River for a
Warming Up Spin.

Yale's Men sent on the River for a
Warming Up Spin.
Gales Ferry, Conn.,, June 22.-The
Yale oarsmen are spending the night
at their comfortable quarters at Broad
view as if this had been day of ordi-
nary events rather than one of sup
pressed excitement. While the men
were naturally disappointed at the
postponement of the race, they accept
ed it as an incident in their crew life.
The evening was devoid of incidents.
Coach Cook took the delay philosophi-
cally and stated that the condition of
the buoys at o'clock was such that
the coxswains could not have success
fully steered course. With the ex-
ception of Wickes, No. 2, in the var
sity shell, all Of the Yale oarsmen are
in fine condition. Wickes has develop
ed boil which is becoming very pain
full with time. He will, however, be
able to keep his position in the shell.
The two Yale crews We're sent on the
river early in the evening for short
warmingup spin.
Harvard.
If the lack of nervousness shown by
the upholders of the crimson is an in
dication of confidence, as it is generally
believed to be, the Harvard oarsmen
retired tonight with little apprehen-
sion as to the outcome Of tomorrow s
race 1t was a disappointment to the
crew when 1t was first announced that
the race would have to be postponed
for few hours, and when again in the
evening it was made known that the
race would have to go over until to-
morrow there was the keeneSt disap-
pointment among the crew, but when
the cause of the further postponement
was learned-the displacement of the
marking buoys--the crew gracefully
made merit of necessity. The interim
between the time set for the race until
evening was most agreeably spent by
| the Harvard crew in entertaining the
| Cornell boys, and the many courtesies
shown the Ithacans will be one of the
memories of the race that will long be
remembered by Mr.. Courtney and his
men. After the announcement that
the race had been postponed until to-
| morrow the Cornell crew returned to
Harrison's Landing, and as it no long
er devolved upon Captain Perkins to
act as host he took his men out on the
water for a short practice in racing
starts. Captain Perkins 81 is the only
visitor tonight at "Redtop," and the
| crew retired early to secure all possi-
BILE sleep preparatory to the expected
hard contest of tomorrow.
| Cornell.
The red and white Of Cornell tonight
| floated from the tall flagstaff just as
proudly as if the crew Of that univer-
sity had won the big race. Courtney g
fine oarsmen returned to their quarters
at 1922 o'clock after their two hours
love feast with Harvard at 'Redtop,'
where the Ithacans took refuge from
the rain. Mr.. Courtney and his men
tonight feel that the failure to pull off
the race cannot in any way be ascribed
to lack of readiness on their part. On
the contrary the Cornell men here
point to the fact that Cornell alone of
fthe crews appeared at the start on
schedule time and was ready to row
the race. This crew has lost none OF
it's edge and will go to the start to-
morrow in regular Cornell style. The
Ithacans are feeling much gratified at
the treatment accorded them to-day by
the Yale and Harvard crews. During
CornelPs visit. to "Redtop'' the Cornell
lians We're courteously furnished with
clothing by Harvard and were served
with lunch Later they launched their
shell and rowed back to their quarters
Meanwhile Professor Wheeler, who will
act as judge for Cornell, spent a pleas
ant hour at Yale's quarters, where he
dined as the guest of Bob Cook. The
varsity race is scheduled for 1890 to-
morrow and the freshman race at
o'clock, but there is a movement on
foot to have the latter directly after the
important contest.