New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-29
COLLEGE ROWING.
r,,r v1scoNsIN CREW AND COACH AR
RIVE At SARATOGA.
,v,r OPINION SEEMS TO FAVOR CORNELL
FOR TIE VARSITY RACE. WITH THE
FRESHMAN CONTEST OPEN.

FOR TIE VARSITY RACE. WITH THE
FRESHMAN CONTEST OPEN.
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e.ra,ora y I. June %-rhis has been an IN
n,,,l dev with the college oarsmen The three
,.u.a whose crows have OF late been tearing Dig
80 :, the surface OF the lake have All obtained
accurate lines on anotner's skill ana speed
I'd the arrival Of Wisconsin, the last OF inc lou'
uno viii struggle for supremacy next THURSDAY
&c anx,ousv awaited Those who remember the
- ,o~,, disnlayed by the Westerners on their
lac, Eastern trip are making many pred'cuohs II
,e argued that no crew would undertake inc 'o"e
t,reson,e Journey halfway across the con'inen. u',
reee strong hopes o. success were enter '"'
..,avr O,Dea "a credited with considerable aohty
&c a coach and for six months has been ha'u Al
-L IN the material given him to handle me
crew, vas selected from an original squad Oh over
N,,v men Word comes from Madison mat '"e
rresent eight rs the best the University o. "'9O''
sin ever saw and the college is expecting s''n.
things from IT, Naturally tho mems condition Will
10 r,,,ch anec.ed by long travel At best the ere"
Will have but short days 70 DO any p'acu''S,
ard Il will ne remarkable II they can get INTO goou
racing trim in that time.
VARIABLE WEATHER YESTERDAY
All sorts OF weather conditions prevailed TO-DAY.
Altar a severe rainstorm about 2 a. m. 1t blew up
rather brisk and the surface conditions were no'
,ovo-ah,s for spesd trials However. all the crews
vere out after breakfast. 1t was warming 10 'ne
heart Of a rowing enthusiast 20 nave mo opP'
tunity Of seeing many crews puihng away a.
,bA same time The lake dotted all over WIN
.n.us and a comparison Of style and strokes was
49, oa,,,oraiI, oasv Corners three crews
were given r. course OF sprouts such as 'heE I'"'o
rot had since they shook the dust OF ithaca from
OF their feet Manager White chartered inc A"ce.
,he svriftest boat on the lake which Is 10 oe useu
nv the referee on the day OF the race courtney
had a chance to pick flaws. and was able TO keep
within hailing distance all the time. Whhe the
Varsity came in for good share OF MS a'teh-
ton the freshmen had far more coaching than
their seniors. Besides the placing OF Kitcme IN
charge OF the steering gear. Courtney mas no" put
Tryon at No. in place OF Cross
tn. fast work OF the Pennsylvania and COLUMBIA
freshmen has given Courtney just little worry
II he Is to win with his youngsters ne realizes
general stimulus must be applied Although
.. complaining OF that tired feeling. the Corneh
Varsity i. In excellent form. Scarcely any enect
Of their great struggle last week can be nouceu'
savar4 Is practically his touch OF sore throat
al baizeil is back at bow oar again 1t VII be
vAis beats them out i looks almost as To1
EEL was IN class by neTsS hdforn ib e lace It is
even at Saratoga
COLUMBIA WILL MAKE A GOOD SHOWING.
Cowles Is working hard with Columbia, and
good showing is expected. He is satisfied with the
freshmen but his Varsity is not where he wants
st. The Pennsylvania men are being hard pusheo
.peed bur the VARSITY critics say that he has any
notion that quick recovery Goes not eneck dTS
Reports from all the quarters indicate that the
men are none Of them going stae: peFfect S S1nd
like New-London Taking for granted that Cosnei
will have little trouble in crossing the line hrst,
the struggle for second place promises TO be inter
esting , J.. a., ,,., .r,., .o,,oro -,o-
and their friends. Unlike New-London, however
the place is fully able to cope With awning nat
tors are nearly complete. Il IS expected that ne
grandstand at the finish VIII De aoie 10 hoiu 'he
WISCONSIN CREW ARRIVES.
Coach Andy" O'Dea. the Australian oarsman.
and his brawny Badgers arrived at late hour
tonight The party numbered seventeen. including
twelve oarsmen. The interest in the Western men
has increased within p few days that curiosity
prompted large number TO be at the Delaware
bark. The Wisconsins are sturdy lot. but were
somewhat fatigued after their thousand-me 1aunt
Several OF the party proceeded at once 10 the
United States Hotel. Coach o'Dea and the crew
went to the Grand Union. Their boat and para
phernaa were loaded on wagon tonight, but II
o nDs 'ahf@ %hen 1T vii be
panied by the Wiseonsins The e, Badgers WI ne
at shore Of C he aH and
miles distant from this village. They will not
participate IN the freshman races.
WISCONSIN COACH is CONFIDENT.
Coach o'Dea said: MY Badgers are the finest
lot Of college oarsmen l ever saw, and I am proud
to say are in magnificent condition We are In the
Varsity race. and whichever crew wins that con-
test will know that they have been pulling from
start to finish. VIII my crew win? Well that's
just what came to Saratoga for. Ny boys pos
sess remarkable staying powers and. barring acct
dent. will. in my opinion. win or course. ! know
well that Charles Courtney has brought the Cor
and Harvard at New-Iondon last week. but the
overconhdent for You well Know overconGenc las
many time caused defeat. The Varsity race Will
be no dead easy thing for anybody. but give the
Badgers weather good
see the hottest three,mile race ever pulled over a
bia and Pennsylvania varsity crews are in good
order ana propose to be vel al hg front IT. IN the
more exciting. II there is anything that tho public
'V While S ilsht transform has prevailed tonight
the DAY. as whole. has been fine. During the
isrsoo0 # Was ia SSy a G ' The
Cornes. Pennsylvanias and Columbiss confined
their morning practice to the broad bay at the
south end Of the lake but late this afternoon they
were sent over the f1 inFse,e TeSata course
best form and the Quakers ranking 1t is
OF the schuylkin Navy. Philadelphia. viii be the
referee for the regatta
WESTERN BETTORs BACK THEIR CREW.
Western betting appeared on the this
afternoon and offered to bet : 10 10 that the Wis
Cousins would defeat the Corne.is. and also offered
even wagers that the Badgers would defeat all
Of the crews. barring the COrnells. Considerable
money placed 1t is rumored that Columbia
has extended Hatterine offer to Courtney to sign
as coach for that University after the close OF the
present season.
James ii. Riley. the famous ex-oarsman. to-day
visited the quarters Ct Pennsylvania, Cornell and
Columbia. and saw the men at work. especially
during their trial spins late this forenoon. Riley.
who is authority on such matters said
Il both Cornell and Pennsylvania Varsity
ana freshmen crews the lake the time.
The Cornels moved like piece Of machinery. and
their powerful stroke fairly lifted their shell out
OF the water every time. Their boat is constantly
under motion and their oars fairly make suds OF
the water. In my opinion, and am not prejudiced.
for | have warm friends in all crews. there is no
college VARSITY earth that beat the
Cornell eight and I'm willing to bet every dollar