New-York tribune., 1900-06-24
PRACTICE AT P0UGHKEEPsIE.
COLUMBIA 'yARSITYrS FIRST ROW OVER
THE E-PENNSYLTANIA AND
CORNELL ARRIVE.

Poughkeepsie, y Y, June 23-The Columbis
varsity crew made its first. trial row over the
four mile course this noon. Both crews were late
in getting TIE water, the morning
sunned in rigging washboards TO the boats, and it
nearly 70 o'clock when they left the boat
house. Hanlan had them directly to the head
of the course. where the varsity drew UP on the
line, with the freshmen ten lengths in advance
They started at l2092O and finished the trial at
12:3010, making the time for the four miles 2050
While this is not remarkably fast work,
pared with the record times of the course, it is
considered by all connected with the
creditabe in view OF all the setbacks that Column
bia mas had. and the men say that they could
possibly have done II four days ago. There
fore they give Hanan all the credit, and de-
lighted because he promises that they will be able
to do it at least a minute faster before the day
OF the race. All conditions favorable the
water being perfectly smooth. md running good
strong ebb.
There was a complete shakeup in the Columbia
freshman crew this morning, Hull. Smthers and
WolT being taken and Townsend Beekman
and Clark substituted The rowed
this order: Bow Clark; No, 2, Earle; No g.
OLaughiin; No 4, Townsend; No 3, Bartholomew;
No. 8. BeekTnan; No Z. Weeks. and stroke, Orr.
It was noon when the Wisconsins got into their
shells, they had waited all the morning for the
rough water 20 subside. They rowed about two
miles down the river and back. ODea coaching
them from the coxswain's seat in the freshman
boat, TO which he paid particular attention.
A cursory view of the Wisconsin varsity crew
would indicate that it is up to the standard of the
OF last year.
The Pennsylvania crews arrived at Highland az
o'clock this afternoon
While the Columbia varsity crew was makir,- its
time row this afternoon 1t INDUCED in an i'm
promptu race with Hanlan's reorganized freshman
squad. When the varsity started from the head
OF the course the freshmen were waiting for them
about ten boat lengths down the river and they
Were few strokes late in getting the water Han
Ian. following on the launch told the varsity to
take ii easy and to average stroke Cap
tain Mackay obeyed, giving his men a thrty-four
stroke throughout the first and second miles They
gained slowly hut surely the freshmen and in
the beginning Of the third mile the varsity made
spurt Of thirty-nne, catching up with the fresh
ana fier half ifsf from M the ,;,,g s;art .,,
Io@ed more than two miles. increased their pace,
and the gain Of the big so percepti-
half length ahead. but Immediately thereafter
Mackay again ran up his thrty-niue and
forty, and his spurted nearly all the way 10
the finish. which they reached five lengths ahead
The, Wisconsin crew went out for practice at 3
O'Clock this evening, Andrew O.Dea, the coach.
rigging Of the shell Camilla the old varsity boat
Ior or the use OF the freshmen, and he was still et
been rendered TO him for coaching purposes. came
o'Dea stopped his work and put the freshmen
INTO the shell While the varsity went out in their
away from the other crew going UP. That was,
but on reaching the starting point ana EGoq rf9T15r
the four mile course. II another story.
The varsity picked up the freshmen the two
mile mark and there lively SCRAP for a
mile In that distance the youngsters pulled away
from their elders BY a length. The Wsconsins will
row tomorrow, because their coach says thar they
absolutely require the exercise They will 20 out
II a. and probably again at D. m
None Of the other crews expect TO go the river
There will be change in the freshmen boat.
Murphy, who rows No. ,. viii out. because
of q slightly sore leg, and Dean. substitute will
take his place, temporarily. though O'Dea expects
Murphy 10 be able 70 In the
The Pennsylvania contingent, who arrived at
Highland O'Clock this afternoon. found the car
containing their equipment awaiting them. The
equipment consisted Of eight cared shells and a
four cared. with and other trappings. The
crews out for Of about I'VE miles before
sundown
They rowed IN the following order, which Ward
thinks will remain the arrangement for the races
Varsity: Bow Knitting; 2. Crowthers: g. Daven-
port: l. Allyn; g. Stehle; s. Snover (captan): :,
Flickwir: stroke. Gardiner coxswaIn. Smith. Var
sity four: Bow, Henderson; 2. Sinkler g. Snider:
stroke, Atkins. Freshmen: Bow, Bloch (captain);
Keliar: 8 EckfeId: 4, Gillespie 5. ". Gardiner:
s Kier: = Eisenbrey; stroke Hldebrand; coxswain.
Tupper; substitute Rellya
Mr. Courtney and his Cornell crews arrived by the
West Shore Railroad al 7:S0 O'Clock tonight after
an all day journey from Ithaca. They brought two
eight-oared shells. four-oared and pair-oared
gig Their launch is the way. but it had
rived whenkthey got here.
The Columbia crews were out again this evening.
and Hanlan worked them hard