The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-16

his own men from the bank Of the river.
But there was an even more severe attack
on o. Dea In another Wisconsin paper. which
although brief was no less unjust IL
read a. follows, under the heading, liar YARD
shows the lead to Wisconsin: AT last
Wisconsin students are waking up to the
fact that Coach Andrew NJ. O'Dea cannot
turn out winning crew. They are leginning
to talk about II, too---a healthy sign. But
1t Ia hoped by the citizens OF Wisconsin,
every one OF whom would like to see Wis
cons!h win, that they will do something
besides talk. Wisconsin should get a good
crew coach, a man who IL not Ton years
behind the times and who knows how to
get hs men into the pink Of condition on
the day Of the race. Harvard changed
coaching methods this year with the best
OF results. lts crews, won the freshman
and -four cared races at New London and
rave Yale the greatest scare she has had
in six years Of umbroken victories, Harvard
went to Detroit for a professional COACH
and Harvard is now more dangerous to
Yale than ever tefore. Syracuse got
Ten Eyok and won the big race at Pough-
keepsie last year, although before then the
crew was practically unknown. Cornell
has Courtney. probably the greatest coach
in the country; but Cornell amounted to
nothing before the veteran went to Ithaca.
Let Wisconsin get a coach. Let there be
no expense spared to get good one, and
the institution will be more than repaid
by good showing'at Poughkeepsie. AS it
is. the varsity Ia fast becoming the laughing
stock of the East and West"
The record of Wisconsin on the Hudson
is interesting in this connection. In 1893
the Badgers first came East with the
varsity eight alone. They rowed at Sara
toga, finishing third to Pennsylvania and
Cornell and ahead OF Columbia, The
following year, on the Hudson. the famous
berry crate" incident robbed them OF
victory at the bridge. and they were second
to Pennsylvania, beating Cornell and
Columbia. The difference between the
Badgers and the Quakers was half length
OF the shells. The following year there was
another tight race in the varsity Fights,
Pennsylvania again winning by less than
length. with the Westerners second, leading
Cornell, Columbia and Georgetown across
the line That year tho Badgers also
brought along a freshman crew, which
won.
In 1901 the finest ra oe Of all the series was
rowed with Coz nell, Columbia and Wis
consn seesawing in the lead to tho mark
half mile from the finish. There was
less than three lengths distance between
Cornell's bow and Wisconsin's stern at the
finish. in which Cornell set the record for
the course. The Westerners were third.
In 1902 they again we're second, Cornell
winning by about two lengths Syracuse,
hol frr thn in,a
year BEFORE was next to last, following
Columbia and Pennsylvania and being just
ahead Of Georgetown. The '07 class eight
raced in the freshman event and finished
second to Cornell. There was no freshman
crew brought along in 1901. In 1909 the
Westerners had three crews on the Hudson
The varsity eight finished third. Cornell's
light beat Geor getown half minute. while
the Badgers were 2 2-5 seconds behind the
Washington lads. The freshmen also
finished third, Cornell and Syracuse beat
ing them. The four cared crew made it
three thirds, winding up behind Cornell
and Pennsylvania, but beating out Column
bia, Last year as again this June, Wis
.consn finished last in the varsity Fights
event In the four cared race the Western
ers were next to last in 1904 and last this
spring. The record shows a falling of only
in the past two years.
While on the subject OF rowing it might
not be Improbable to make a comparison
between the management OF the two
regattas Of this year. There has been
annually at Poughkeepsie howl over the
wayin which the policing Of the course is mis-
manageck 80 that big river steamers going
down unmolested just before or during the
do the race crews ser ous harm. 1t is for this
reason, among others, that Yale has refused
to try again on the Hudson. This year
was no exception to the rule. Promptly,
at 4.45 O'Clock, as the men were atStheir
marks, the stea mer James T. Brett, a chief
offender IN this way, steamed down along
side the course on the least shore. The
revenue cutter Mohawk, Capt. b. l.. Reed,
handing, made not the least effort.
apparently, to stop the steamer which was
followed down the course by arse tug
captains who can be prevailed upon to
wait few minutes Their business, which
consists mainly OF carrying fruit and freight
along the Hudson at five mile an hour
gait, always seems to demand enormous
speed and haste just when they get about
three miles above Poughkeepsie on boat
race day.
The revenue cutters are worse than useless
in their spresent state. There should be
two Of them, stationed at each end OF the
course, with orders to enforce the regu-
lation regarding slowing down upon every
craft that passes up or down the river.
the contrast between Poughkeepsie and
New London Is shown we'll enough by the
following The steam yacht Mermaid,
owned BY W. r. Proctor of New York,
insisted on following. the New London
race from start to finish, against the re-
peated orders Of Chairman Schweppe. of
the regatta committee. The example set
by the Mermaid might easily have caused
a like movement by all the craft on the
river and have ruined the whole
race As soon as the race was over Chair
man Schweppe, with a revenue officer,
boarded the Mermaid and had the captain
placed under arrest. The Mermaid was
then turned over to the United States Gov
eminent and her owner and captain
are to be charged with having violated
the orders Of the Secretary Of the Treasury.
Glaze of Dartmouth, who held the Column
bia batsmen hitless in nine inning. game
at Hanover this spring, and Skillen,
have refused offers from Jimmy Collins's
Boston team to enter the American League.
Glaze plays on the Dartmouth football
team at end and is reputed to- have more