The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-21
CREWSHARD WORK ENDED
YALE, HARVARD AND CORNELL
READY THEIR STRUGGLE.

the FaverItss-HeILIehnm or Columbia VIII
ne the Rereree-The Race arrangements
GALES FERRY, juno Gothic absorbing topic
OF interest here is tho owing contest on
Wednesday between Yale, Harvard, and Cor
nell. The shop windows are deckod with Grim
son, blue, and white and garnet colors; the
hotels have begun to raise their rates and TO I'LL
up with tho followers of the rival colleges. and
punches Of these followers are struggling In on
every train.
The conditions on Wednesday afternoon can
not BIO moro favorable for record making than
they we're this morning. At 10 o'clock there
was a tremendous ebb tide and n fair breeze, and
all tho varsity crows were out at that time,
Harvard went out first and camo back after tho
usual morning paddle across the river. Then
tho fun began. The Cornell varsity rowed
slowly up tho river and was sighted from the
Yale quarters. Cook instantly ordered out the
varsity, but before the boat was in the water
the Cornell crews had stopped opposite Red
Top, and after q moments rest they were off at
q good rowing gait down stream. At least
three glasses were turned on them from Gales
Ferry and as many watches held.
Then the Yale boat got away and went down
over the course a mile behind Cornell. The Yale
launch happened to DO down stream at the
time. where Rogers was coaching the Yale
freshmen. He turned his pets and the launch
down and followed tho Ithacans to tho finish
and saw things that made him open his eyes.
He caught the time for a mile at 5:05. which Is
but fair, considering tho wind and tide. But the
beauty of Cornell's rowing and the indications
him.
For tho mile which he timed the Cornell
freshmen held the varsity, which was rowing u
thirty stroke, but at the end of three miles the
varsity was seven or eight lengths to the good.
1t could not be learned what Ialc's time was,
but Cook, who went out In the launch which
camo UP the river after reaching the end of tho
course. kept his men at work hard for an hour
and a half, and topped or with some racing
Al Red Top, whore Harvard also watched
Cornell and Yale as we'll, the idea prevails that
Yale will not be in the race, which will, it is do
clared, DO rowed by Harvard against Cornell.
The crews are in excellent condition, this Sec
ond day before the contest, for which they have
been preparing the last six months. There is
no doubt now about the makeup of tho eiEhts.
boat, and Savage viii row FOR Cornell. though
for q time last week 1t looked as though Ludlan
might have to take his place. Even II he had; It
Ludlam is an old oar and has rowed in one var
Harvard will use a simms cedar boat, rugged,
after the English manner. with thole pins,
which. Lehman thinks, makes the manipulation
Of oars easier for amateurs. The Cornell and
Yale boats will be rugged with clamps and
swiyels; As for the boats, Courtney will, use
5ne r MSPo c9 19 no Shg ba Mi NE SAYS yss II on 1@e W T"t tSs Is w az
paper shells which he has. He is likely to uso
the paper shell anyway; most persons here
decided to use the navy shell, even If he has not
had time to make a full test of it. The reason
the Clasper she'll has proved to be worse racked
by shipping than was ut first thought.
won by the merits of a shell. Neither will it 10
n test of strokes. so the experts are pretty well
S SgrsSd; b These ,sseD al ths think fhrse that atr6k there ne sn IL HE thtt ,6 dit,
are all English, with slight notifications. Nor
will it be a matter of coaching which will win
this race. for Lehmann Courtney. and Cook
have enjoyed the full confidence of their men,
and have each had enough success in the past
to warrant the statement that there is little to
choose between them.
Most judges of rowing who have studied the
crews and the situation resolve the problem into
personnel. This is evident by the way in which
the rowing sharps go, from direct comparisons
between the work of the crews on the Thames to
comparisons between the men, and then back to
comparisons bet w the present ere VS. and their
this process may be for leading to definite con-
illusions. in such reviews OF, tho situation facts
like the following are brought to light and dwelt
Yale has the heaviest and at the same time by
much the youngest set of men, Harvard has the
oldest men and the next to the heaviest. Cornell
has the lightest and the next to the oldest,
Yale's men arc powerful looking. but beefy. and
their age is against them. Harvard strikes a
pretty even average between muscle and weight
and age. The Cornell men are remarkably why
and sinewy, and they have a hard-trained sort
of look that one usually finds only in profess
SIGNALS and which comes from hard pounding.
To add TO this. Cornell has the advantage in
age, and this advantage is helped out in an
other respect. 1t is the veteran crew. Over
some of them have sat in two and others in
three. More than that, the Cornell varsity Of
'9s is practically the varsity OF ,97. while the
crew, and the present Harvard crew is only
latent talent scattered around among the
dozens of Harvard class and Weld crews.
Such an analysis of the situation, with back
ward glanceS at P9ughkcepsie, only leads to the
conclusion that the Cornell crew inspires one
with confidence in its ability to row a boat race
and pull 1t through-a confidence, that cannot
be CLEANED from Yale and H8rvard and is not
even felt Mt their quarters. The good form that
both of the last two crews have shown is no
help. for Cornelrs form is every bit as good,
and for one. two, three. or. four miles against
time may be very different from the form which
a crew shows against competitors.
Edward S. Neilan, Chairman of the local Re-
gatta Committee, from the Secretary to the
the Secretary of War had directed Major Smith
$. Leach OF the United States Engineer Corps to
request the local authorities and railroad com.
pany to keep the Thames River drawbridge
closed during the hour OF the race on Wcdnes-
day. Secretary Porter and a large party are
expected on IA special car from Washington to
witness the race. President kinney was in
vited several days ago. but 1t is believed the
war problems will keep him away from New
The officials of the varsity four.mile race will
be as follows:
Regatta manifestations f: Sexton, Chair
man; Rodmnp. Glider. Harvard; GrenvIlIe Parker.
Yale; Walter C. White. Cornell. Referte-Will am
A. Meikleham, Columbia Judges on referees boat
Rudolph c. lehman. Harvard; Walter c. Camp.
Yale; benjamin Ide Wheeler, Cornell. Tlmekerpcrs
james J. Storrow, Harvard George A. Adcr, Yale;
Charles ;. Francis. Cornell Referee at fnlsh-Not
named. Judges at fnlsh-J. +. Perkins, Harvard
Richard Schweppe. Yalei Henry Rowland. Cornell.
The race will be rowed at . o'clock in the
afternoon, II the water conditions are suitable
at that hour. II not, the contest will be post
poned until $3.50 o'clock. II the conditions
should remain unfayorable Mt that hour, a
further postponement until Il O'Clock will be
made. The freshmen race will be rowed at 3
O'Clock on Thursday afternoon. over the last
two miles of the course.
The observation train for the varsity race
will leave the railroad station at 1880 o'clock.
II there should be n postponcmcnt, checks will
be given the passengers for seats. 1t is prob.
able that the train will be run for the freshmen
race, but that has not hcen decided upon.
The usual arrangements for announcing the
result of the race on Wednesday have been
made by thg Southern New England Telephone
Company. In addition to having an operator at
the start and several moro distributed along the
course. the method of years ago, colortd balls 10
announce the position of the crows. viii again
be put In operation near the Thames River
bridge for the information OF persons waiting Ia
see the finish. Az each crew enters its shell N