Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-17
CREWS CAUGHT IN
STORM ON HUDSON
The Columbia Varsity Oars
men Struggle to Keep Atloat
on Rough Water.

POUGHKEEPSIE. " r. June IA
Hudson yesterday afternoon with only a
moments warning caught three of the
crews here while in midstrean, and for a
few minutes it looked serious for the
Columbia oarsmen. who were two miles
from their quarters. Wisconsin and
Pennsylvania struck the beginning of
the furry. but they managed to get in
before the worst of the storm arrived.
When all of these crews started out
there was not ripple on the river or
any threatening clouds in the sky. Jim
Rice waited puposely to try to gauge
the weather. and around o'clock or
dered out his crews for a row down
stream. When they had got down about
mile and half from the barge, dark,
threatening clouds blew from over the
lister hills. and almost before any one
in the Columbia launch realized what
was coming terrific downpour Of rain
! swept down upon them. and in five min
uteS the Hudson was covered with white
caps, and in the middle OF the stream
the Columbia varsity oarsmen were
struggling to keep afioat. As quickly as
possible Coach Rice headed for the near
! est quarters of the other crews, but by
the time they had got near Syracuse S
new boathouSe the worst of the squall
had passed over. and the eight slowly
worked back to the barge. The four also
had a close call. but they hurried back
to the float. for they had not got down
as far as the eight.
The Cornell and Syracuse crews, which
had started out earlier. just escaped. hav-
ing hardly put UP their boats when the
storm broke Coach Courtney gave his
oarsmen an easier time of it than they
had Thursday. and no time trials were
tried, either in the morning evening.
Both times he took the squad up the
river around krum Elbow. which Is
about a mile above where the Columbia
barge is moored, but they took things
easy.
In the morning practice of the SYRIA
cuse Fights Jim Ten Eyck drove the two
boats at a high stroke. the last mile at
forty stroke. The Orange crews, as
usual We're strong on the hish-stroke
sprnts The form of the two crews was
improved though the varsity is far
ahead of the freshmen. who are weak
Ellis Ward of the Pennsylvania crews
course, starting four miles below the
bridge. He took all of his crews down in
the afternoon. but whatever he intended
to do in the way of trials was cut short
by the oncoming storm. Each day sees
Improvement In the rowing of the varsity
and the four cleaned up better than they
have been doing for some time. In the
morning Ward sent the Quaker contingent
up the river to Krum Elbow. but this
proved to be but an ordinary paddle
For the third time this week Coach
Vail held time trial for his two Wis
consin crews yesterday afternoon. Grille
is still in Samps place at No. in the
varsity. and il looks as though Samp
might have to stay out of the boat alto
gether. Samp's blood poisoning in the
hand does not seem to improve rapidly,
and he is still in no condition to handle
sweep.
Columbia's morning row took the crews
to the upper course. but outside of cou-
pie of sprints they did not attempt much.
Rice was counting on sending the crews
over the full course in the afternoon, but
his plans were upset by the storm