The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-28
1EN-NILE PRACTICE ROW
The Georgetown Crews Good Sh9"
ing at Poushkcepsie.
The Men Brown From Exposure and
We'll Scnsoned-Not Afraid of Work
Hctveen strokes the Nain Fault
The Other Fights in Good Trim.

PoUGHKEEPSIE, n. Y, June 27.-The
Georgetown crew arrived at Highland at
Ass p. m. today. They were taken across
to Poughkeepsie by tug Susie, and after
resting several hours from their hot trip
tn the cars, they put on their rowing toys
and entered their shell.
The oarsuIsn are pretty we'll seasoned.
Their backs were brown from exposure
TO the gun and it is evident they are not
efraid of work, as they put in a ten mile
row before supper, taking six of it with
rests at intervals and going four miles
over the course at top speed.
After leaving their boathouse at Brew
cry wharf. the Georsetowns went up the
river, keeping close to the east shore on
account of rough water in the channel.
They splashed good deal and shipped SO
much water that they ran the shell in on
beach about three miles up and dumped
1t.
After they had righted the boat the
Columbias, who were out for practice,
came along and compliments were ex-
river and near krum Elbow pulled out
into the stream and headed down over the
course. They were followed by the Susie,
which had been placed at the service of
their coach. The stroke of the crew sell
dom fell below a. and was hit up TO IS
and SS, and held there for stretches of
considerable length.
There was quite perceptible check to
aI.,-,-
TO scoop the water with the oars. The
members of the crew are big fellows and
they kept the boat going along at a good
speed. Their work may show improve
ment before Saturday The Georgetown
crew has only been in training for two
months. Some of the men never handled
a sweep before that time. They entered
the Poughkeepsie regatta from pure love
of sport.
Froti today until the race on Saturday the
work of the college crews on the Hudson
will steadily be reduced. Already rulnors
are prevalent that Wisconsin is little
fine, and Coach ODea has reduced the
work Of the men to q minimum A short
stretch upstream was all the work that
fell to the varsity yesterday afternoon,
especial care being taken of Stroke Alex
ander, who seems 60 be pretty well on
edge. Ward is rowing the Pennsylvania
d
not TO subject them to the hot sun yes
ter,iay.
Speaking of the Cornell crews, Courtney
said without hesitation that they were
now trained to a fine point, and would
require the utmost care throughout the
week to prevent them getting too fine, and
that nobody must be surprised IL they
were not seen on the water when the sun
was hot or for long session at any one
time
Though there is little alarm in the
Columbia camp on the score OF over train.
ing, Hanlan is very cautious. Instead Of
their customary work in the afternoon,
both Columbia crews took sail up the
river in their coaching launch, while Han
Ian remained behind to stroke the varsity
four and demonstrate the fine points of
his stroke TO them.
Hanlan and O'Dea met in the Nelson
House last night. They talked Of old times
in Australia but both sedulously avoided
illusions to their crews until the Column
biz coach remarked that il would take
wonderfully fast crew 10 beat his boat.
0'Dea then said that he had heard it re-
ported that Wisconsin had q wonderfully
fast crew, and both men lighted fresh ci-
gars
The accident to Frederick Stehle. who
rows at No. in the Pennsylvania boat.
was comparatively slight. His sprained
ankle has been carefully bandaged and he
was in his seat with the crew during their
afternoon practice.
There has been little or no betting on
the race as yet, but bcokH.aker at the
Nelson House has recorded several wagers
OF 500 each on Pennsylvania against the
field, a; even money.
Coach Ward of the Pennsylvania crew
got a launch about u O'Clock and. despite
the heat and the rough water. took all
three of his crews out. The two eights
rowed two miles down the river at about
thirty-one strokes to the minute and he d
It very nicely. Coming back in little
brush they rowed at thir1y-fve strokes.
The four-oared crew showed up in splen-
did shape and come experts picked il as
the winning crew. The Fights kept their
boat we'll on keel showing little checking,
ard the individual members are In fine con-
dition.
Coach Hanlan got all his Columbia crews
out shortly before noon. He was partic-
ularly anxious about the stroke oars Ct
the two boats keeping the stroke down or
notifying the coxswain when they were
going 10 increase IL. 1T won't do" he
shouted to the freshman stroke. "for you to
start in to increase your stroke without
some notification to the other seven. You |
must not do it He finally got the boys |
TO go along at thirty-two stroke for quite +
q distance, but, the freshmen retaining 1
lead that they had made, the VARSITY !
picked the stroke Up at forty-ons ani |
gained at least five lengths in a half mile |
so that Hanlan shouted to them: Well |
done" The boats vert at a rapid pace |
and both eights showed great Improvement |