Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-15
BLUE AND GRAY
CREW LOOKS GOOD
Special Dispatch to The Star.

POUGHkEEPSlE, N. u, June 1o-Wltn
the arrival of Georgetown and Annapolis
at Poughkeepsie all the crews which are
to take part in the intercollegiate regatta
on June 26 are now on the scene of action.
They have all been set back in their work
because Of unfavorable weather conditions
SO that their development is fully two
weeks behind that of last year at this time.
or, as Charlie Courtney put it: Before all
we have had to do is to sit down and wait,
but now we have to improve and develop
our men,
The two new arrivals have not escaped
the lash of the weather man, although they
have not had to bear the brunt. "Scottie'
McMasters says that although the middies
had been on the water since March 5, much
Of that time they were unable to row be-
cause of rough water and heavy storms.
1t was the same able Scotchman that
paced the platform of Highland station last
night for one hour and twenty minutes
waiting for the be ated train bearing the
Annapolis and Georgetown crews. Finally
the train pulled in at s o'clock and then
the trainer brought the diets aboard the
houseboat Everglades. V Itch was offered
by Col. Robert M. Thomps31. who is now
abroad. for the use of the middies as train
ing quarters. 1t is a spacious and luxuri-
affair, and the finest quarters on the
river. The boat remained at the Highland
unleaded the shells which had already ar
rived and towed them up to the old Co
lumbia boat house and placed them on the
racks.
Middies Feeling Fine.
The Everglades will be anchored off
the boat house at Crum Elbow.
The squad. consisting of the varsity crew
and scrub eight. stood it's long trip well,
and after a good rest last night is in tip
mand of Lieut.. Commander N. E. Irwin
U. s. N.
Coach Glendon is as yet without a coach
ing launch neither of the torpedo boats
placed at his disposal have reached Pough-
keepse. The cadets will take their first
spin this morning.
The Georgetown rowers were ferried
across the river on their arrival, and
driven to the Morgan House, where they
will be quartered during their stay. They
brought only eleven men. and are the
smallest squad on the river. Manager
Woods said that the men We're all little
tired, as they had left Washington at 8
o'clock in the morning, but otherwise were
in perfect condition.
The eight is very light for varsity boat.
averaging 1854 pounds. They average feet
II inches in height, and twenty years of
age. The freshmen are rowing in the boat.
Since their defeat by Annapolis, few
weeks before, Graduate Coach Murray
Russell has brought about decided inn
provement in the work of the men. The
serious fault which the crew showed earlier
in the season of clipping has been
mended to a large extent, and the men
are rowing with longer and more even
stroke The slides under better con-
troll now, and the boat spaces far distance
between strokes.
Picked for Strong Finish.
Coach Russell intends to have the crew
row the four-mile race with thirty three
to-the-minute stroke. The Georgetown
crew is generally considered by rowing men
who have watched their work throughout
the season to be better physically than the
crew that represented them at Poughkeep-
sic last June and to show more stamina and
endurance. The boating of the crew Is as
follows:
Fitzgerald, stroke: Rice. captain, Z; Stew
art. 6; Foy. 8; Cronin, 4: Murray. 8: Woods.
2; Chapman, bow.
The carelessness of wofkmen on the
Poughkeepsie bridge has been a constant
menace to crews passing under its span.
Several times day heavy railroad ties are
seen to fall from that part of the bridge
where the men are at work, hitting the
water with tremendous force The coaches
are wary about taking their crews under
the span, and Courtney has decided to stick
to the lower course below the bridge until
the work is completed on the part directly
over the courses of the crews.
Courtney Not Pleased.
The Cornell varsity and freshmen are
rowing in good form, but it is thought that
Courtney Ia not satisfied. Starboard seems
to be able to pull port around. so that IL
they do not brace up there is a possibility
OF a change.
The Columbia camp was visited yes
terday by Francis s. Bangs, the chairman
of the stewards of the Poughkeepsie re-
gatta. Mr.. Bangs, who is a graduate of
the university. merely paid personal visit
His son. Francis s. Bangs. IT,, is manager
Of the freshmen crew.
Syracuse Rushes Slides.
The Syracuse crews were out in full force
yesterday and rowing high stroke, rush
ing the slides on the recover. The orange
and black is the only crew on the river
that does this so remarkably.
The four is rowing well, and is being
closely scrutinized by the rival crews.
Coach Ned Ten Eyck pitted his varsity
against the freshmen in two-mile brush,
and the 1910 crew was given about two
lengths at the start, which was only cut
down to one length when the coxswain had