New-York tribune., 1903-06-17
CORNELL JOINS FLEET.
TzCeIUe Crezcs Training Into Racing
Form ON the Hudson.

Poughkeepsie N Y June 16-With the arrival OF
Cornell tomorrow and the appearance Of twelve
crews on the Hudson to-day Poughkeepste is in
deed assuming the picturesque aspect Of regatta
days The weather conditions were so admirable
to-day that for the first time in week all three
of the colleges sent all their oarsmen on the water
Columbia had four crews. Wisconsin three and
Pennsylvania five.
Edward HanIan, Columbias coach. after the fash
ion of previous years. created the first excitement
by turning his varsity upside down and shift
ing the men generally. W. H. Landers was re-
moved from the boat entirely, and Maeder went
from seven to bow. his old place. Scott was shifted
from bow to four and B. H. Wheeler, Of the var
sity put the boat at so that the order
of the eight Bow, J. S. Maeder; No 2, IL g
Townsend: No. 8, W. F. Rollins No. T. A. c. Scott;
No. 5 NJ. L. Cornell: No. 6. A Nicon; No 4. B. n.
Wheeler: stroke, R B. Bartholomew; coxswain.
c. Cuthel. Hanlan also said to-day that the new
shell built experiment for the freshmen had
proved a great success. The boat is much cut
awav at the bow affording long overhang which
makes it ride more easily. The shell follows IN
MANY wavs the model of the Reliance, the new Cup
defender The freshman boat on the new model
has proved so much better than the new varsity
shell built on old lines that Hanan said tonight
that the varsity would get the freshman she'll
HanIan sent his varsity and freshman eights and
two fours on the river this morning. The eights
and first four padded the river TO the two-nlie
mark and then rowed downstream with SLACK
water and no wind. The varsity started at a z
olip which II maintained throughout. while the
freshmen rowed from 2S TO 80 and the four at 80
At this gait the time Of the seniors was recorded
as 10 minutes 80 seconds. the freshmen in Ii minutes
10 seconds and the four in II minutes . SECONDS
These times were regarded satisfactory In
vieU Of the low stroke Hanlan found cause for
complaint in the work of the freshmen, but this
was due in part to the fact that they tried ne"
SET of oars, which Hanlan said were worthless
The chief dissatisfaction the varsity was Rollins
at No s. VINO continually swung out Of the boat,
much to Hanlan.s discomfort IT,, - -,
Hanlan announced to. night the following makeup
of the varsity four, which ne conslders PeflHa- Hl
nent: Bow w. F. Allen; No. ?, A. Mackenzie; NO.
J. ~ a LaqdeTS a seRf Over the fnl four-niie
this afternoon FOR the nrSt tlnAe TINS 1
eitbf vent three miles at 2S and the final
at 90 The time 20 minutes ~ Seconds, Whlch
Hanlan considered promising
Andrew ODea Wisconsn's coach. had another
conference with the local regatta committee this
promising him another boathoqse instead t3 oI t the
tsfactory. The new Davy shell built for Wisconsin
rigging il satisfactorily 1t is heavy shell, quite
different the light one in use by the Eastern
coach was unable to go with his men on their first
practice row TINS afternoon Ss Tne i ere" a
The Wisconsin varsity and freshmen eights rowed
fiye miles late this afternoon. The four was also
on the water boated for the first time in the four
cared shell. borrowed from Columbia
The Quaker crews had 4 hard days work. rowing
strenuously both morning and afternoon after IN the
the eghte The freshmen had handicap of three
lengths the seniors had no difficulty in pulling
and then continuing the remainder Of the four-mile
Course This afternoon the Quakers first boat was
apain sent for a hard four miles. The stroke
startad at 20 and was rushed up to 10 the final
sDurt The crew finished fresh and showed its
staying qualities. . :,
II e1ess thew viii go the distance said Ward,
nth a smile No time made public, Column
f;ia stil holds the honor of being the only college
here IN announce freely its crews achievements.
Ward said this evening that after tests he had
finally decided on the fonowng makeup Of his
Lea and stroke. Crowen. Ward contemplates enter
ing this four in the American Henley the Schuyl-
Ef River at Philadelphia on July ?
The popular fayOTte. Cornell, viii arrive here
early tomorrow morning and will go into quarters
as usual at the oaks, the west bank OF the
river lust above finish OF the four mile
Years OF experience have taught local rowing ex-
pers not to all the pessistlc reports that
emanate from Ithaca. They receive with scepticism
Courtney's dissatisfaction shown in his recent
shifts I'm the boat and also discount the idea that
the typhoid epidemic seriously mpeded the work or
the oarsrneu. They expect to have m oppoFtuiiltF
IN eop1rm their beliefs when Cornell gets on the
river this afternoon. If Cornell IS behind In It's
development this year. Courtney will have the sd-
vantage OF being assisted I'm his coaching by
Freddy Briggs Cornelrs former star stroke ana
BY Fred" Colson the Tthacans' veteran coxs~ain