New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-27
ROWING.
THE ~ PROSPECTS AT COLUMBIA-THE
VARSITY WINS A HANDICAP RACE.

Coumbias candidates well started on
the campaign of practice that is to end at Pough-
keepse on June p in the annual intercollegiate
boat race with Columbia, Pennsylvania Wisconsin,
Syracuse and Georgetown. Stimulated by the sue
of crew at Poug hkeepse in last July which
beat the fourmile record by AZ seconds at the start
Of practice this year 125 candidates appeared but
now. at the end of months work these have been
down that there only four varsity eights,
a varsity four and three freshman Fights, at daily
work the Hudson River
The varsity out well with nucleus OF five
from last years eight. X. B. Barthoiome"
is back at No T. Frederick B. Irvine at No. j.
Arthur D. Weekes at No. 3, Henry c. Townsend
ir.. at No >. and r. P. Jackson at bow. The three
absentees. however. were the strongest men in the
boat. Charles NJ. Meier. the stroke. and Maxwell
Stevenson. at No. 6, have been graduated, ana ,
P Nash, at No s. is ineligible by the four-year
rule. Meier, Hanan says, is the best stroke oar
he saw. and IT in large measure due 10
Niezer's skill strength and personality that Coium-
bias eight made such an excellent record a'
Poughkeepsie last July. With these three men gone
only Bartholomew remains of the stern FOUR al
though all the bow four still available. Inc
chief problem now before Hanan is to secure
satisfactory stroke In Niezer's place captain 'ach-
son who is at present stroking the varsity. ap-
any of the other men but weigning Tess hxstc a
qualifications for stroke In hard four-lnile race
The five veterans available from last years p tbat
there remain only three vacancies to be filed
This should be difficult but VINO the tio
ii is difficult to suggest for there Is considerable
material on hand No effort will be made e, to MI
these places until the Junior crew has disoanded
after its with Cornell and pennsylvania on
The Junior varsity eight has already been
order except for such changes as may be made
necessary by the development of some new man.
At present J. P. Carter substitute OF last year
is rowing bow; W Rollins well known L s
novice sits in front of him; ". r. Morley. Column
bias former football captain and new gridiron
coach is pulling the at No. 4: Gerald y LouEh-
lin. a member OF the '03 freshman crew Is at No
cine is at No. 6: r S Smith who became promi-
nent as a punging halfhack on Columbia's 1ootoaIi
team last year. IS rowing In good form at NO =.
and Barent Lefferts. Of the 'o3 freshman crew, Is
stroking the eight. -,
The present temporary makeup Of the varsity Is:
Bow. A. b. Hull: No. 2. A. b. A. Bradley: No
A D. Weekes: No. 4 H c. Townsend, jr.: No. ..
r Won Bernuth: No. s. l.. Isen: No. I. r b.
bartholomew; stroke. r. p. Jackson. and coxsWain,
w =. Comstock.
The first varsity crew showed up in fast form
Yesterday when in practice race on the Harlem
River the eight ro-- I'D two miles and quarter:
defeating the third varsity eight and the first and
third freshman crews The race was from INF
2:So o'clock The first varsity was on scratch. the
third varsity had kree lengths handicap. the nrst
freshman eight lengths. and the third resn-
men crew ten lengths. Notwithstanding this handi-
cap the first crew pushed steadily to the front ana
gaining slowly and surely worked up almost even
with the leading crew. and then In the last half
mile spurted the front winning the race by two
lengths. The third varsity was second two lengths
ahead of the first freshman. which In turn LED the
third freshman by three lengths.
Hanlan who accompanied the racing crews on
the launch Columbia took the first crews time as
1872 which he said was good