New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-27
OPPRESSIVE HEAT HARD
ON COLLEGE OARSMEN
Crews Only Paddle Over Course
and No Time Trials Are
in Order.
CORNELL A HOT FAV0RITE
One Wager Made at Even Money
Against the Field That Court
ney's Men Would Win
Big Race,

b Telegraph 70 The Tribune
poughkeepsie, Y Y. June 26.-Llght work
uas IN order foI the crews on the Hudson
to-day With the big regatta only three
days away. none OF the coaches was willing
10 force his men in the oppressive heat that
prevailed The thermometer stood close to
q degrees all the morning and. although
tide and wind conditions were wellniEh per
'ect, there was not single time row. al
though many had been planned It grew
little cooler in the afternoon, but the tide
vas wrong, and the nearest approach to
hard trial was Z three-mie pull by the
Pennsylvania varsity eight Cornell Wis
cons.n and Syracuse went over the course
~ padding stroke.
Except in the Wisconsin quarters. every
ore Of the hundred-odd oarsmen. encsmped
along the river is in excellent physical con
dition. including Moore, the varsity man
81 Columbia who was on the sick list yes
tsrday. The Badgers. however. are having
their troubles and both Cuff. al No. o. and
Gelein. q substitute, were under the wealth
er to-day Wood, a substitute freshman
last wear got seat IN the varsity 10 I'LL
the vacancy. With changes every day It
& small wonder that Walls big crew is not
rowing as vel as Ct did Oh Lake Mendoza
before coming East. The Badger freshmen
are ready. however, which is one console
ton for Vail
More visitors tolloVed the crews to-day
than a. any time since their arrival here
Early this morning Jim Wray came over
from Cambridge and went out with Vail 'n
the Wisconsin launch. He saw most o. the
crews except Cornell and Syracuse 81 work
snd was much impressed. He plans TO stay
over for the races ". AvcriN Hartman,
Who coached the Yale freshmen for the
greater part OF the spring. and i. Holiday
Philbin. who rowed m the Yale shell, also
watched the crews al work. All the coach
ing launches were crowded except the Sy'a-
cuss boat. which met with an accident in
tbs morning and had 10 make repairs this
afternoon. The stem Of the launch was
badly burned out, but Ten Eyck hopes 10
have i- ready tomorrow. No one was hurt
lin Rice gave the Yale and Harvard men
an exhibition Of rowing this afternoon
when he had his Columbia varsity out Tor
G pull above krum Elbow. The Iarpoh,
NTH Philbin and Hartman aboard, and tie
Harvard coaching launch, which arrived az
porghkeepsie early IN the afternoon, mad
zo,A uD 10 the Columbia boathouse, ana
followed Rice UP stream. They held Of on
-he west side Of the river, but Rice waved
them over TO the east shore where he had
his crew rowing, and let them get inside
men he put the Columbia men through
,he,r PAGES. Downing at stroke, had the
Neat ND as high rs 20 70 the minute on near
" every one Of the I've racing starts al
,.r,pted and the eight cleared on every
s+~oke. Il was the best piece OF rowing
rat Columbia has done this year. Rice
Maid little attention 10 the freshmen ana
I.- them take II easily on a long row above
the Island
Cornell. Syracuse and Wisconsin vent
ovar +he course le!su-ely this afternoon on
9 weak tide Courtney Is satished that MS
three crews are as good as he can MAKE
them and Will corfne them 70 hght "o.A
,-or, nov on. jim Ten Eyck proDsOS
ziu give his varsity another suh pun
because the big eight has not had quite
enough tour.rile rowing to suit him. EIhs
vra~6 took his varsity and freshman e!ghts
to -bs +oo OF The course late this atteI-
mon and set them Of At good pace.
rne freshmen dropped CUT after ROWING
two miles. but the varsity kept right on.
II looLye6 as " g. was 10 BE- g time row
h,t ~ the Two and & half mile post ne
gave the order 10 let her run. That enosu
ths vss-,s hard work for the Quakers.
rbs Stanford carsmen felt the heat
,.orse -o.dsv than since their arrival a.
ro,,gbrsepsis. and Partridge, the stroke
vas rretry well used up at the END OF
SHIRT row this evening II the West the
rauforrians roved al spring IN TEN.
oarature close 10 90, but the humidity OF
pouRhkAgpsie's heat has taken the starcA
Sc RI
uro,,ld probably ease down Oh the Work ana
~. tbA crew do little more than paddle.
with the arrival at Highland this morn
,ry ~ the observation train Of ffty-tNo
ears there also came into town the ao-
vance guard Of those who must wager.
Mavor sague is st Baltimore, but the anti
betting Law IS 70 Be strictly enforced ar
oordjne N the Chief Of Police Nevertho-
less bet % 500 was made this afternoon
a. even money that Cornell would win the
varsity rae. against the field COLUMBIA
vas quoted It 70 and Syracuse al TO
Other quotations we're Wisconsin, 10 T.
pennsy!vsnia 70 70 !. and Stanford. % TO l.
Cornell is also the favorite IN the fresh-
man and fogr-oared races. The Cornell
cubs srs quoted a. ~ 2. with syracuse
second choice a. 2 - Columbia and
FsAns.lVdnia are al j " D. oi'N
to IN the fours Cornell IL top
hesvy favorite al odds Of 10 . syracuse
Is quoted at 10 1 and Columbia at / 10 J.
The best offered OF Pennsylvania is 3 TO !.
Cornell men are asking odds Of 10
that the Ithacans will sweep the river with
70 TO ! on Syracuse and % TO on Column
eis For two out OF three Cornell is quoted
81 20 2 and Syracuse and Columbia
20 and 20 !, respectively. great
deal Of money is being put on the Cornell
Columbia end Of the varsity race and
Cornell men are offering odds Of 10 2
that the Ithaca varsity will beat Columbia.