Evening star., 1899-06-26
All Things Favorable for the Races
at Poughkeepsie.
CORNELL DRAWS fHE OUTSIDE COURSE
Senators Twice Defeated by the
CoIoneIs.
CURRENT SPORTING NOTES

POUGHK EEPSIE, n. Y, June 26.-If the
day had been made for the occasion it could
not have been more favorable for the four
cared race between crews of Cornell Uni
versity and the University of Pennsylvania
and the race of the eight-oared freshmen
crews of Columbia, Cornell and Pennsyl-
Vania. which are scheduled to be rowed at
D and o'clock p. m, respectively, both for
two miles.
Clear skies, still water. and yet just the
suspicion of a breeze to temper the brightly
shining sun. greeted the college men when
they arose this morning, and there was
eV cry indication that it would last The
trains arriving during the forenoon brought
a good many people especially college men,
but the indications are that the attendance
today will not be large, the greater crowd
being expected for the university race to-
morrow, in which Wisconsin will make
fourth contestant. The interest of the
morning centered in the drawing for posi-
tons. CorneNs crew got first choice and
was given the outside course nearest the
channel of the river course which Ward
of Pennsylvania says has distinct advan-
tage in an ebb tide. Wisconsin got the in
side course. which has usually been so dis
astrous to Pennsylvania and which is so
near the bank that there is sometimes a
back swell. Pennsylvania got the course
next to Wisconsin and Columbia next to
Cornell. The courses number from the
shore. the inside crew being 325 feet from
the shore. Numbering in that way to the
east the crews drew as follows No. !, Wis
consin. No. =, Pennsylvania; No. 3, Column
bia: No. 1, Cornell
The positions held for the races of both
days. The four-Oared crews of Pennsyl
vania and Cornell will row with PennSyl-
vania nearest the west shore and Cornell
in the channel. There is little advantage
in this because both crews viii get the
benefit of the tide. In the three-cornered
race today Pennsylvania will be nearest
the west shore in the slack water with Co
lunbia next to them and Cornell again on
the outside. 1t is a curious fact that Cor
nell has always had the luck to draw the
outside course. upon which they have in
variably won.
Coach McConville took his bad luck in
getting the inside course quite phIioSOphl-
cally. saving: We'll, we will do our best
wherever We are, and l hope there is not
much difference.
The drawings were followed by discus
sion over the tide and the benefit the out
side crew would get if the race was rowed
at the hour set The committee decided SO
as to avoid all controversy that the races
should all be postponed for one hour, the
four-oared taking place at D o'clock this al
ternOon the freshmen at o'clock this
evening and the varsity at & O'Clock to-
morrow.
The crews have devoted every minute Oh
their time to the work in hand. There are
no suggest tons of staleness, or IF not
enough nerve, and each coacher claims that
his men are all in the best condition. OF
the crews as units, the heaviest is the Co
lumbia varsity, which averages about 163
pounds with an average height OF . feet
ill., inches, as in comparison with the crew
of Wisconsin, which. for its average height
of 6 feet and l inch, has but an average
weight of 1872 pounds. The men have been
under the personal direction of their
coaches for weeks and their frankn ass in
claiming exemptions from such training
diseases as have heretofore formed EXCUSES
for losing crews is refreshing.