Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-19
COLLEGE CREWS WORK
HARD AT POUGHKEEPSIE

POUGHKEEPSIE. N. Y, June 19-The
Columbia varsity crew was out yesterday
afternoon late, going up the river with the
assistance of tide and wind for four miles.
The combination did not have the freshmen
along to help for the first two miles. The
boat ran smoothly enough, there being only
a slight break apparent in the line. The
slide work viewed from a distance was not
bad. 1t was the first time row the crew
has had since it came here. The oarsmen
did not have much to do in the morning.
The conditions throughout the afternoon
were so favorable that few of the coaches
could resist the chance to try some speed
work. Ellis Ward has been worried over
his four-oared crew, and in the~afternoon
he sent a combination stroked by Foster
over the two miles. 1t was hard row,
not time trial. The Pennsylvania fresh
man and varsity boats did not work very
hard, however.
Coach Courtney made. the announcement
that the change he had made in the varsity
boat would be permanent. He also said
that the new combination was not doing so
badly and might improve even more before
the race. His crews did not have much
hard work in the course of the day.
The Syracuse ere - held to the lower
course throughout the day and did not put
in an appearance at the regular rowing
place. The Wisconsin men had time row
over a part Of the course, starting about
mile and half above Krum Elbow and
finishing opposite their boat house.
Not satisfactory" was all that Ed Ten
Eyck had to say in comment the work
of his men. In the afternoon the Wiscon-
sin men padded.
Once more Glendon sent his men over
full fOur-mile trial and for some reason he
drove them in the late afternoon down the
river against the wind and tide The Navy
crews did not row nearly SO high a stroke
yesterday afternoon as they did on Satur-
day and yesterday, but they slugged
through hard. They were counted thirty
five to the minute just after leaving the
bridge on the way down and they notched
it up couple of pegs more before they
crossed the line. The other coaches and
the followers of rowing generally have no
hesitation in saying that the Annapolis
crew are the most powerful men here and
that they should win. with the proviso
however, that they do not drive themselves
into the ground through entertaining
Three time rows since arriving here in four
days is accounted to be too much.
In their time row yesterday afternoon the
Navy crews came to the bridge fairly even.
but the varsity combination beat the other
to pieces right along from then on and won
by nearly six lengths.
1t is understood that in their time trial
Monday the Navy crew came down from
the bridge to the finish in something under
4 minutes 40 seconds, and there is a report
that 1t was dozen seconds faster than the
figures named. II the crew did so fast a
mile 1t will be unbeatable unless over
trained. :.
The Georgetown men were out for a pad
die in the morning. as the water was too
rough for much else at the time. Coach
Russell made Change for the afternoon
row. He changed Murray from to 2,
Woods going In at the second heat. Cronin,
4. and Stuart, G. also changed places. In
the afternoon Coach Russell went out for a
little visiting trip and later went back to
his own boat house anu got his crew out
The boat moved along very sweetly. but
1t is a grave question If the power is there