The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-03
ROWING.
bright outlook for a Successful Year nc Co.
lumbin University.

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lumbin University.
With the return of tho students of Columbia
University from the holidays to-day the owing
season will once more begin. The candidates
will report in the afternoon to Capt. Longacre.
and active preparations for training will DO
commenced. There will be more men to pick
her crewsf from this year than ever before. mas
much as they will have more time to devote to
the rowing by not having to waste it travelling
to and fro in the cars. There is, however, one
obstacle which still remains to- be overcome,
Everything has been done to try to induce. j.
A. B.. Cowles to again assume control. but he
business. His methods were well thought of. He
developed q long and powerful stroke. very sim.
England in 1878. but in one year a fair tost with
men accustomed to a different stroke could not
be accomplished. His crews. while not victorious
strong sentiment among the majority. Of under:
graduates and anumberof graduates in favor of
bias rowing. But it is doubtful whether he
could devote the necessary time, His methods.
S Snile t Gilier roaa s ooiess. H tsS eoae ehese col1 E1Sies;
SO and '95 crews. both of which were victorious.
r there is a possibility Of getting peet. IT. is
been opposed to professional coaching, and for
this reason she has not considered engaging
No list Of the esndidates for the crews has
been sSn IN made ,hs n np;vs OF last b years os t %en there aniV fo are
have nave In exp one ad' intenticn so Of OF coming 1ngss out Sais se AIN.
They are Longacre. Shattuck. Lewis. and Mac
Kay: Putnnm,, the fifth one; is nth IN the tb law
on the. varsity. in 81, and about, five or six
Oddie. another OF '07's 'vorsity substitutes. has
been elected manager for this year. As the new
gymnasium, which Ia to be one OF the best IN
have been made for the crews to begin the pre-
liminary training elsewhere. large room has
I-.n 49, ,-~ - sIAa Hna ana ~ ~ rhn
Hall. A set of chest-weight machines and eight
new rowing machines have been put in. and
mcnt on the cramped. space the crews have been
compelled to use during tho past three years In
the little stable on Fifty;frst street.
club. The only bearing 1t has on the Athletic
Union Is that to engage In contests with out
financial condition of rowing at the university.
while not so encouraging as 1t might be, is far
better than ever before at this time OF the year.
ayers in the face. and everything subscribed
from now on will go directly to the support OF
the '9S crew. The expenses for the coming year
will also be lighter. inasmuch as there are more
boats in tho house. Then the dues of the boat
club VII go to the support OF rowlng: WIN
the men arc about to start work. something
unusual. the outlook for a successful year is
very promising.
Donaldson Takes His AnuunI swim In Graves.
end Bag.
The residents Of Bath Beach were greatly ex.
cited yesterday over the announcement that
Prof. Donaldson and several other swimming
enthusiasts intended to hold a race 1 Graves
end Bay, at the foot of Bay Nineteenth street.
A large crowd gathered at the place, but COM
petitors were very shy. After a tedious delay
the professor was forced to go it alone. On
lockers could not very well be hypercritical.
with the Thermometer standing at II, degrees
ample amusement and consolation in seeing
Donaldson. with only swimming tights, on,
posing before various cameras and then taking
when he struck it, but he w~ailowed around
like a porpoise for two minutes. Then. some
humane friends dragged him out and tho kodak
fends had another go at him. Ho finally
trotted back to shelter and kicked because the
coffee served to him was too hot. A few Jumps
of ice toned 1t down to suit him and he con-
sented 70 get into dry clothes. "Bashful Bill
one of the local watermen. received an offer of
was an amateur.