New-York tribune., 1908-06-21
HUDSON CREWS ON EDGE
READY. FOR BIG RACE.
Columbia Eight Expected To do
We'll in VARSITY Contest.
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80, e-o-, ,o-5av Nothing remains TO he done by
the coaches who here with the various crews
except to put the finishing touches on the iohs
months of training. This week saw the maj haio
work in preparation for the races. and IL is eA-
tremely unlikely that any changes VIII De mace ~
the boating of any Of the crews. althoush 'Ae'o
NAV be one or temporary rearraneeTlents-
There seems be more interest IN lnls SeA1
-eYa-ta than ever before probably because there is
such a wide diversity Of opinion in regard 10 INC
merits OF the different No one college mas
sure thing" and there is no general 1sNoriUe
Cornell OF course probably because Of past VIC
tories has a large following ana PenhsgiNaho-
Syracuse and Columbia also stand well Win ue
critics in the varsity contest Wisconsin Is ue
DARK horse in this event. and from the way IN
which Ned Ten Eyck has been working the oao-
gers they should receive some consideration
Courtney the coach Of the Ithaca contingent
however does not seem be confident this year
as he has been the past. Yesterday aiteri0on ne
gave his varsity eight its first time tr1aI over ee
miles on the lower course IN rough waleF- anu Ho
one particular thing demonstrated was that IL was
.,o-n,- ,r the rough soins Courtney would give
ou1 no time and II is thought that he was fairy
well satisfied. considering the disheartenlns set
backs with which he has had 10 contend ourlns IIe
last year c P Cox. who stroked the Corneh
eight last wear, is the same position again. ouI
otherwise the makeup of the boat is oecideoly
changed Despite everything. Courtney has not yer
given Ip hope and he will give his men some s'i1
work during next few days Inc ooat averages
The Cornell freshmen are a strong LOOKING ere"
and Courtney gives them a good deal Of individual
attention so il must be that he thinks they are
worth something. The varsity four has been row
ing together for time and is IN sood shape IL
seems 10 60 better in rough water than any or the
other Cornell crews Since their arrival at High
land the Ithaca oarsnen have had their fun quota
Of long rows. most OF them being downstream as
far as Milton and return. keeping 10 the western
shore where the water is always good
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of The rowing contingent 10 arrive and they have
now been training the river for more fhan
two weeks. Until week ago the CoIumoians
lodged in the Nelson House. but they are now In
their barge boathouse which is anchored on the
ace house dock the one mile mark on the resu-
lar course Rice has had his men rowing on an
average Of twenty miles day, and 1t was not
until Thursday that he split up his second eight
srd boated his varsity four
The shake-Up which took place in the varsity
eight shortly after arrival here seems TO have
benefited the crew. and they are much faster IN
rough water than they We're before the change
spaiding. 3. Dellenhaugh, I. and Captain Won
saltza. ), were replaced by Keator, Saunders and
Renshaw. respectively. all of whom rowed in last
years freshman eight They are much lighter
than the men whose seats they have taken, and
the average weight has been brought down TO 164a4
pounds Sneviy. bow; Starbuck. :, and Arussl,
stroke are left Of the eight which gave Cornell
that memorable fight last year Their work on the
river here has been quite satisfactory 10 Rice but
he does express himself as confident OF win
ming. although the way all his crews row in rough
water leads one 10 believe that the Blue and White
will not be far Of it at the finish if the day
Of the race is all stormy
The Columbia varsity four has not yet been
definitely decided on. Il seems likely. however,
that the first four. consisting Of spalding. bow;
DeIlenbaugh, 2; Won Saltza- s. and Murphy, stroke,
is the combination that will enter the race.
Spalding and Won Saltza both rowed on last years
varsity. and with Dellenbaugh, OF the 1910 fresh
in fsaaT all Suri0P
ing the Annapolis race The Columbia freshmen
are the youngest and Hghtest lot on the river.
weighing only I5S pounds the average, and being
scarcely nineteen years old On account Of their
lightness the river say that the Columbia
youngsters will not have the endurance TO last the
TWO miles against the heavier and much older
Cornell and Syracuse freshmen. They holding
their in tRo-mile rows against the varsity.
however and always finish strong. Rice has never
talked very much about his work, and he is
exception saying very little and expressing no
hopes.
Pennsylvania and Wisconsin are both located at
Highland, and their lighthouses are right together
Ellis Ward seems to have a good varsity eight
this year. the opinion OF the people in the town,
and he a trife enthusiastic over il himself.
Enig who was the stroke last year. is stroking
the present eight, and every is veteran of
one or two years standing Drayton. who rowed
in 1905 Of Penn's best crews, is rowing 6.
and all the other men rowed last year. The boat
IS also the heaviest the river and is much bet
ter balanced than last years crew The men row
with the characteristic Ward stroke but seem 10
get power than is usual The old Pennsyl-
vanian believes in giving the men long rows and
every afternoon he takes them down TO Milton or
up over the upper course
The Quaker varsity four is of the best on
the river and shows the result Of long rowing to-
gether. Since their arrival Thursday Ward has
shaken up the freshman eight, which is strong
and heavy.
Wisconsin's varsity eight contains four Of the
men Who rowed on last years victorious freshman
creW-SGmnicht, bow; Wilce, No. 2; Train, No g.
and Iakisch No. c. They are the unknowns in
the big race, and about the of all the
crews the river. Ten Eyck takes them out
earlier than the other crews, and they have had
several tine trials the regular course, the
freshmen picking them up the miles and
pacing them 10 the finish The young Badgers are
much Ike their last year crew, they are
heavier than the other youngsters They show
ing I'D remarkably well in daily practice, and will
be very far at the finish, according their
coach, who is quite confident he last
year.
Jim Ten Eyck has brought along his Syracusans
this year with apparent confidence than he
has shown ] several seasons past J. Ten Eyck
1r Is stroking the varsity and he IS backed
ND bv seven well matched and heavy men
There Is one freshman. Z. G. Champin, in the
boat and Sinner. No. ?. is the only from
last years 1910 eight in tbs varsity. The others
ere all seasoned and have been rowing three
or four years. Ward, of Pennsylvania the
Interest in the beginning to show itself
1n the town and banners and pennants being
displs,ed everywhere. AS yet very few persons
have arrived TO witness the races, and among the
best known is Hiram Conbear. who is coach OF
The University OF Washington crews. He is posi-
tive in his assertion that he will bring a crew
East spring.
BETTING on the result of the will be made
difficult in this city under the instructions which
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