New-York tribune., 1910-06-12
QUAKERS ON THE RIVER
Ellis Ward Brings a Good Look
inq Crew to the Hudson.

Poughkeepsie, y. Y. June fI.-Ellis Ward,
with his entire complement of Pennsyl-
vania oarsmen, arrived at Highland, across
the river. early this afternoon, making the
third squad that has started work in ear
nest for the regatta two weeks hence Ward
did not give the Quakers much time to get
settled, for. although there was nasty
mist hanging over the river, the veteran
coach turned out all his crews and put
them through a limbering-up practice late
in the day.
The Phladelphians have likely looking
varsity crew this season, and an appar-
entity well balanced eight, THAI rows along
with good blade work and enough power to
shoot the boat through the water at good
speed. The varsity combination is little
heavier than the Red and Blue eight of
last year and is much further advanced in
the rowing game.
Ward. adhering to his usual custom Of
taciturnity. had nothing at all TO say re-
garding his crews. although ne seems to be
in better spirits than in several years. It is
confidently expected by the men them
selves. however, that the varsity eight is
good enough this year to finish UP with the
first two or three in the race. The Quaker
freshmen, however. are not nearly so good
looking a crew as the one that finished
third last July.
Charley Courtney, the dean of the river.
will get in with the Cornell squad on an
early train tomorrow morning, and viii
let the men have full days rest before
giving them any harder work than unload
ing the boats and cleaning up the boat
house Fred Webster, one of the town
worthies, who has stuck close TO the Cor
nell quarters every year since the first re-
gatta, back in 1895, is dubious about going
back 20 the Comedians this year. for he
has been working on the Columbia barge,
and finds the Morningside Heights squad
every bit as congeniaI as the Ithacans.
Losing Fred to Columbia may be a bad
omen for the Ithacans: at least that's
what the old river men here say.
Both Rice and Ten EyclS drove their men
hard in the morning practice, sending their
varsity combinations over the fun course
from Krum Elbow to the finish mark. A
driving rain was sweeping over the river
when the Columbia eight padded out from
quarters and went UP TO the start, while
the freshmen took up their position at the
tvvo-nile mark. The varsity came tearing
down the course at top speed and, al
though the frst-year men had a length the
mile. the older crew had little difficulty in
pulling out and winning by two lengths.
Rice seems to he pretty well pleased with
the way his varsity has been going since
he shook it UP last week He has rerigged
last season. and the varsity has been using
than any other on the river, and looks as
n II could stand up in almost any kind of
wafer. as II is both broad and high
The columbians had not passed under the
bridge when the Syracuse crews started az
the ION Of the course and came down in a
s,ood stiff tine row. Ten Eyck would not
cav inst how fast it was, but the crew was
travelling along at good speed rowing a
stroke that never dropped below thirty ana
,v,as nm to around thirty-three for the great
or part of the Journey.
Ia the two days they have been here the
c,,rac7,se crews have covered nearly thirty.
r,,Ies which is something strange for the
70 oarsmen, who in former years have
,,ae, content with going less than twenty Y
,,,,1es I'm the first two days practice. The
l,ol,,rabia crews however, think nothing of
,aI,trg a twelve OF fifteen mile row, and
q, tbeir nine days on the river have rowed
1sn ,n,les which is very nearly a record.
1,,,a believes IN giving his men plenty of
.a,,,,rs, but not enough to hurt them.
Ned Ten Eyclz IS expected here Tomorrow
-,...,,oon with the Wisconsin crews. Two
.--o,,,bers of the faculty are travelling east
---s,,, ,be Badgers and are giving the oars
". their examinations on the train This
- .,e arst time that such a scheme has
- ,rie5 but II VIII probably be perma-
- bareafter. as IT enables tbs crew 10
nst s-st'' IN nearly q full weeks work on the
So ,,hicb II would otherwise lose.