The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-19
cOLUMBIA's FIRST TINE ROW.
New York Oarsmen Show Good Form
Navy Crew WORKING Hard.

P~oUoHKREPsIR, N. Y. June Is.-The Colum,
Ola varsity crew was out this afternoon late
going up the river with the assistance Of tide
ana wind for four miles. The combination
uio not have the freshmen along to help fol-
the hrst two miles. The boat ran smoothly
enough. there being only a slight break ap.
parent In the line. The slide work viewed
from a distance was not bad. It was the frat
Time row the crew has had since II came here.
The oarsmen did not have much TO do In the
morning.
The conditions throughout the afternoon
we're so favorable that few OF the coaches
could resist the chance TO try some speed
work. Ellis Ward has been worried over his
-FOUR cared crew. and 10 the afternoon he sent
a combination stroked by Foster over the two
miles. II was a hard row. not a time trial.
Inc Pe1nsylyania freshman and varsity
Coach Courtney made the announcement
to-day that the change he had made in the
varsity boat would be permanent. He, also
50 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 crews held TO the lower course
throughout the day and did not put in an ap-
pearanoe at The regular rowing place. The Wis
consln men had a time row over q part Of the
course, starting about a mile and a half above
kIum Elbow and finishing opposite their
Not satisfactory" was all that Ed Ten
Elyck had to say In comment on the work OF
MS men nsad, Ip the afternoon the Wisconsin
onoe. more to-day Glendon sent his men
over, Q full four mile trial and for some reason
ne drove them In the late. afternoon down
the river against the wind and tide, The
NNevy crews did not row nearly 80 high q stroke
this afternoon as they did on Saturday and
yesterday. but they slugRed through hard.
ihey we're counted thirty-hve to the minute
I,ust after leaving the bridge on the way
down and they notched II UP a couple OF pegs
more before they crossed the line. The other
coaches and the followers Of no wing Rener-
ally have no hesitation in saying that the
Annapolis crew are the most powerful men
mere and. that they should win, with the
provlso. however. that they do not drive
themselves into the ground through over
training. Three time rows since arriving
mere IN -FOUR days Is accounted to be too much.
In their time row this afternoon the Navy
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
yesterday the Navy crew came down from
the bridge TO the finish in something under
: minutes 40 seconds and there is q report
That II was a dozen seconds faster that the
figures named. II the crew did 40 fast a mile
u VIII be unbeatable unless overturned.
The Georgetown men were out for a paddle
IN the morning. as the water was too rough
Tor much else at the time. Coach Russell
made q. change for the afternoon row. He
changed Murray from 3 TO 2. Woods going In
at the second seat. Cronin. 4. and Stuart, 8.
also changed places. In the afternoon
trip and later went back to his own boathouse
and got his crew out. The boat moved
along very sweetly. but II is a grave question
II the power is there.