New-York tribune., 1907-06-16
CREWSGO AGAINST TIME
Al the Colleges Nos0 at P0ugh,
keepsie for Big Regatta.
LRv Telegraph 10 Nc Trihune.l J

Poughkeepsie. y. y, June 15.-This was a
busy day for the college oarsnlen. From early
morning until eve there was great activity at
the various quarters. Many of the crews had
time trials.
Pennsylvania's varsity crew was the first to
go over the course for time. The freshmen car
ried them the early part of the journey and
dropped them opposite the Quaker boathouse-
The varsity kept on down the course, strolking
as high as "a to the minute throughout the final
mile.
The Red and Blue varsity crew rowed well
and more evenly than usual The boat ran be-
tween strokes all right. and the spacing was
good. Just how fast the trial was. Ellis Ward
did not say.
The movements of the navy oarsmen were
watched with great interest Their shells were
unpacked from the car and put on racks on me
railroad The midshpmen had an ldea 'haI
they could get them the water through the
Wisconsin boathouse but that has no land entry
Cor the shells. Eventually the oarsmen Waoeu
out into the water carrying the boats. and then
climbed into them and rowed away. Ihe va
sity crnv Of the navy is very strong looking IN
deed The men average 17G pounds In wesh'.
Il will be the heaviest crew on The river. Ines
made q fine impression rowing up the river 10
Red Top The Everglades. the housepoa' IN
which they live, went up the river lii''"eui"'e''
after The crews started out. Coach Glenaon WIS
not nartfcularlv enthusiastic over the crew. al
though be said he hoped TO show Whd' 'iie>
could do al four miles as well as at TWO fIo''
his general tone it might be beleVed tlal MS
-, ,,.,~. hardly expected TO go a whole mile
when asked If it was true that AnnapolS
bad had more,rowing than most OF the o'he'
l-rooas he said that he did not believe tha' 10
ba rr,,e He said that from April - on lot
-. = ,,,o,,t,, ,ba srsn,en were unable TO aver
age four days week of rowing
,r.I,a GEORGETOWN men crossed the river 10 e''
out their she'll in the carly morning AitrI 80. ~
had heen carried across me river lHe i"T" a. ~
back to get the launch out ~ dS $500 and II
a carrier cut ;he wheels OF that puchIeo p 80 an" 49,,
foot \ lnns. time before they eventually GoI nc
;a,.re5 down 70 the water. 1hey LOOK II ~, " - -
fercy SIP aad had the landing Sla6o ,I,,ol,
tIa+ thL launch could be sent down through
that. . , ,o.a This
TIE Georgetown crew. as it roWed laie ms @
afternoon was made up OF Chapman ~" :
Woods > Murray. }; Cronn T. roy .; S'ra1I ,, =
q: Rice Z; Fitzpatrick. stroke ana DuiI, 80 -
swain Like the Peunsylvania men beoI $500 seIoz -
has both the manager and the assistant ildil'e7 !
Witte. No. : in the Wisconsin boat, was in ms
seat when the crew went out. He mas peeh Su.
Terine recently from very serious burn on ms
right hand. He was in the SteatIs'oII1 "a .e Us
Wisconsin gymnasium shortly BEFORE the ere" :
left. and in hanging up MS FoWihs sui. .ouD.,r1 -
an electric light wire. The insulation was "oIi
off and ne was unable to let go OF the wire. lie
vas s5-,,rg around against steam pipe ana
his hand was badly burned. The injury IS only
nov beginning 30 come around.
f-snta;n Davis OF the Syracuse crew mas beeh
taken out Of his seat at because OF his poor
coalition. He apparently is overtained- he
will not be able 20 row in the big race. A /.
Hale. Of the '0J 'varsity crew. has taken mis-
place. ., -,
The Columbia crews had Il day of hard work
Coach Pioa sent them over the full course twice.
ThaI- roy-ed very well considering the amount Of
work nut on them, and the outlook for the
varsity race is considered encouraging. All the
COLLEGES had their crews out in the afternoon
when the tide ebbed rather strongly. The Cor
nell crews used the lower course. They were
alone in this.