The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-22
READY FOR HARVARD RACE
CorneIl crew ~ Coed They're Tynr
Hard 70 Ne scared IN Ithaca.


ITHACA. May n The Cornell varsity ma
freshman crews will leave lthara sbor,
the middle OF next week for Boston. vAs.
they will row the Harvard varsity ud
freshman crews on the Charlie River "a
Memorial Day, They leave behind so0
undergraduates who ara IN doubt q a
whether their big eight 10 capable Of TIN.
ming Harvard and m perpleHity over Goa.
hictinE reports Of the rowing situatoa
here.
The change in stroke oars from Dali,
70 Bowen. coming ~ It did coas a
the Harvard race. causes some apprshsn.
sion a. to the work Of the crew, men
familiar with rowing here recalling tAa,
Coach Courtney n loath 10 make cAanfa,
IN his eight unless they are absolutely nsos,.
sary. They fear Bowen Wiii not NJ into he
place quick enough 20 insure a smooth
rowing crew for the harvard race.
ON the other hand there IL a well grounded
report from the bOashOuss that in the aryt
race With the junior varsity and the fresh
man crews. IN which Bowen strOked the ia
eight. the crews travelled over the oouru,
In faster time than the average for tina tlns
Of the year.
ACN0lntuA W INV eNNlgs NuFu Nu1Ea
Courtne will neither ahlrm nor deny 10
varsity went tWQimiles iagiO minutes q
seconds the other night Good time To-
onds. Many Of the Memorial Dey nea
are not rOWed any better than that. and
when Cornell defeated Harvard on The lan
last year tho time wes 10 minutes a secohdE
80 4 the time which vas .s given 2ui a ~
faster nos than on the day Of the race 20
The race With the Crimson crew d IN
sole Oh iect Of Coach Courtney's cOnniden.
lime Cornell vas beaten az Bosios I've
years ago. That was Cornel'q only defeat
since dual regattas were resumed WITH
Harvard IN ieS Mr. Courtney 4 known
to have said that he regards the Harvard
eight this year az stronger than lAss yeaFt
Ia looks as n Bowen would be re.ainsd
at stroke In spite Of the fact that he has
had little time 20 get us.d 20 the place and
msy not ~ " Ssih .t ne on sr men Is SsH
For several months appeared hat
Dtsfler had the place easily alter WieChe1
lett, but the other day MI Courtney fld.
denly shifted Bowen aud Disiler about ahd
the boat seems % so bit faster under ne
new man. Bowen never has stroked before
and this ia his second year Of rowing 10
year he was In the freshman crew Hea
tall, heavy, ranGy ana OF Keen lntellEence
No other changes IN the boat are e1pe-lFi
between nov and ne Harvard race lhs
cFeW y IN be eight pounds heavier 20 MAJ
than last year. when they averaged ~,
They 20 about rs now. u b veteran
cOm htnatiOn With Bowen and Wakeley M
only new men.
line new 1910 shell recently construcisd
BY John Hoyle viii b. used On the Harvard
race and the freshmen will row IN Last years
varsity she'll The crews which vii maEt
the trip are made up A. follows
Varsity SeaRrave. bow, StmEon, ?, Waks-
lev. .. AtchinsOn, 4. sutton. Day. - Names
7. Bowen. stroke, Clarke, c0Xswain
Freshman Brown. bow. Safes .
Thatcher, 3. sharper 4. Mum, s, Nevins q
Elliot. Z. Dole, stroke. trandall cONsvam
About thirty-ige members Of the Cornel
track team will make the trip 20 the .nfer.
nOile gate games and q lot % men viii no
entered not with the hope Of scoring Dut 70
give them experience.