New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-19
ROWING.
STRENGTH OF THE CORNELL CREWS.
COURTNEY LESS sANGUINE THAN USUAL
OVER THE VARSITY BOAT-FRESH-
MEN ARE sPEEDY-sKETCH
OF THE MEN.


OF THE MEN
Ithaca June IS (SpeciaD.-The Cornell varsity
crew, which is now at Poughkeepsie putting on the
finishing touches for its race with Pennsylvania,
Columbia and Wisconsin on June a. had not, up
10 the time Of leaving Ithaca for the scene OF the
races done as we'll as the management OF the
navy had hoped for The form OF the men is
fairly good though they have not entirely mas
tered the catch Nor does the boat check much
between strokes: but the fact remains that the
crew has not been able to get up speed. and this
Mr. Courtney is ready to admit. He has tried
various combinations. and found that the boat
went faster when Wakeman substituted at
No for Smalwood. who has great powers OF
endurance but is somewhat slow. Wakeman.
who did not come out until he got his university
work off. has therefore been retained on the I'M
Outstanding that he gets into condition by the
day OF the race which. from present Indications
ne will be able to do He greatly strengthens the
starboard side
But notwithstanding this slight improvement In
the boat Mr. Courtney is inclined TO be even less
sa ngulne than usual over the prospect this year.
and has remarked that people bet on his crew
II they want to- but he does not wish to encourage
f. Still the prospects OF another Cornell victory
are by no means unfavorable Comedians believe
that a week on the Hudson will work wonders in
the
-Four members Of last years varsity are on this
. sweetland Cwho was last year a substitute). The
average weight of the crew is exactly hall
pound greater than that of last years crew, name
". lsl pounds. The personnel OF the crew Is as
follows:
Seward Wilson Hartley. Ol, bow. prepared FOR
college in the Gouverneur High School and is tax;
ing the course in electrical engineering ne Toweu
at No. on the second varsity crew in the Penn Penn
sylvanla Cornell race on Memorial Day, anu
rowed the same position on ms cass crew s
year He is twenty years DID, Is Feet Il ino"eS
tall and weighs l59 pounds.
Henry Ernest Vanderhoef, Ol, No. 2 was pre-,
pared at the Ithaca High School Tor the course IN
mechanical engineering ne roWea IN Inc me-, ss ne
position the second varsity crew OF % 1sn op e
The freshman crew last year He IL twenty-five
years old. feet S1s inches tal ana weighs I'i
Samuel Wiley wakeman, 'ss. No 3. comes s. from ON
Bridgeport Conn., ana Il S' tbe most dnshed and
Competent oarsmen In the boat. he rowed IN the
SAM on the n VARSITY He also rowed No.
on his freshman class crew OF Whch ne was c ad
tain He Is twenty-five years DID, feet ta'' ana
Asa Carlton King ss. No. 4. OF Trumanseurg,
treshsn G eva the ~ ,yaTsity Last year he
prevented by Illness from training. He is twenty
one years old feet tall and weighs lSS pounds From
Edwin Reggr sweetanG o. NO o. comes fSe foo tio
field as one OF CorneIls best tackles lie Is a
student in %geq'u nnd s powerful and E
oarsman He lc twenty-three years old, Feet
'a Ro5 seG WSslow Beardslee co No G. OF Ithaca
nreosred FOR college in the Gouverneur High
I a yowe d. at No on last years varsity He Is
i I'VE years old. 5 feet II inches tall and
w Wiam no Cox Dazen jr 49, No. T. comes from
South Egremont. Mass. and Is In the the, course IN
having rowed No on his s freshman f.as Is
twenty-one years old. feet Il Inches tall and
weighs lJS pounds. SO 49,, - ~,
caTo is f. brother OF Percy Arthur Robbins, stroke
Of the "a varsity creW nov III ~ nm in hsad
S,crk and general steadiness He Is studying me-
chanicai engineering. He was stroke on last year;
freshman crew He is nineteen years old, . feet
~ inches tall. and weighs 1873 pounds
Schuyler Lyon Fisher, 80. coxswain comes from
diIis School. Of whose '95 he was coxswain.
He has been substitute coTswain OF the xaTs ny
pounds. now he weighs 10 pounds ,s re Is twenty
five year. OH R Sh Ayers 90 Of Toledo Ohio
sIbetitae' was prepared for college at Cascadllla
FL is twenty years old. feet inches tall and
"T Tsytoh i'' stearns Lyon. Ol. OF wIIlamsport
Penn substitute prepared for college at Cnel'Tn
ham Military Academy tor me course r n ag' rovsd
at No 9 on the second varsity this year; he is
twenty years old. feet 10 inches tall. and weighs
- Lee FRANKLIN Hammer 90 OF Bradford y; Y,
and is in the course In philosophy. he rowed at
No ) In the 90 freshman crew. but was Obliged
fee; IL inches tall. twenty-four years old. and
weighs 100 pounds; -, -.,.. 800.
from Greenville Penn and IL In the mechanical
engineering course. He stroke OF the 90 fresh
man crew and OF the second varsity this
year He is twenty-five years old. weighs is~
pounds and is feet inches In height.
II varsity prospects not most hopeful. the
same certainly cannot be said OF the freshman
crew. which is easily of the best Cornell has
ever had The youngsters have caught the knack
remarkably well. and have the form OF fairly nm
ished oarsmen
The stroke John NJ Francis. OF Troy. y. Y. is
a son Of Colonel Charles 8. Francis. II. Editor OF
The Troy Times" from whom he inherits taste
for rowing. He has hard. strong catch. and in
fuses much life into the men. He il twenty years
old : feet II inches tall. and weighs i5i pounds.
The other members Of the freshman crew are as
follows:
Arthur Freeman BrinckerhOn. bow Mount Yer;