New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-18
QUAKERS ROW IN STORM
Crews Have a Rough Time on
First Trip on Hudson.
LONG CHAPTER OF MISHAps
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Wisconsin Shell Stove In and
Cornell Freshman Ill at
Poughkeepsie.
LONG CHAPTER OF MISHAps
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Poughkeepse. N Y. June l7-Penn.1.
vania's rowing squad arrived here earl,
this morning. and completed the .ros,.,
OF crews that arc 10 compete In the Intsr.
collegiate regatta on June o. For n.
first time in years Ellis Ward. the yeters,
Quaker coach. was unable to make n.
trip with the oarsmen because OF sickns,,
In his family; he came on later tr,lr
Although the crews missed their mornin,
practice, they were able to get out La.
in the afternoon. There they had the mis-.
fortune to run into heavy squall fror
the northwest on their first spin on m.
Hudson that for a time threatened s4r
Gus consequences
The river was like a mill pond all morn.
Ing, but about half-past four a thunde,
storm appeared in the north, and almos,
in a minute the Hudson was hecked with
white caps that made rowing in the frsn
shells a dangerous piece Of work Ward
thought that ii was an all night storm
and hurried his men out for short row
TO timber them up. The two Fights ro,
away all right, but by the time the var,
sity four was ready to put its shell ov.,
II was blowing so hard that Ward CAV.
them all the order to put back. The fresh.
men and varsity boats got along all right
until they rounded the point south of m.
Columbia houseboat. There they encoup.
tered so much heavy going that they had
to put in at the Columbia float and EMMY
their shells. They got back to their own
float after the worst of the storm hsa
passed.
Wisconsin had a little hard luck IN IN.
sduall. The varsity was out IN its rev
boat and had not splash boards on Run.
ming into the waves a great deal Of water
was shipped and Vail ordered them to pu,
about AS II was the varsity boat jus,
arrived at its float in time to avoid swamp.
ing. The shell was so heavy With IN.
added water that the coxswain had lot
Of trouble in handling II, and the bow 0,
the boat hit the float a glancing blow
that ripped off the stem and made check
a couple OF feet IN length along the bow.
sjoblom, the regular man in No. in IN.
varsity, had bad toothache all day, and
his place was taken by Wood.
The California crew seems to have raised
its days OF hard luck, for Il had two rows
to-day under excellent conditions Ths
westerners are highly pleased with their
Columbia she'll and spend all their spare
time tinkering It, They are forlorn look.
ing lot, however. az they take their morn
ing and afternoon rows without coach,
and there is no one to tell them their
faults.
Cornelrs freshman boat was temporarily
broken UP this morning, when Ems The
stroke oar, had 10 have his foot lsnced
He had been troubled for some time with
an infected toe, and Courtney decided an
operation was necessary He will not be
able to get back in the shell for day or
two, and meanwhile Brooks will take his
place. This afternoon Courtney took his
three crews over the course after o'clock
but he did not force them. The varsity
boat. however, drew ahead OF the freshman
near the finish. when the two had shor'
brush.
Columbia came downstream for change
in both its morning and evening spins 20
day. Tho morning trip was made over the
course, although Rice gave the varsity
eight the order, Way air. when op-
posite the Cornell House, half mile from
the finish. Courtney was on deck and kept
his eyes glued on the Columbia boat The
CoIumSians looked almost as II they were
rowing against time. for the bis crew shot
along with wonderful speed.
The evening practice was almost a repe'
tltion Of the morning, save for the fact that
the Blue and White boats came 70 stop
above the bridge. The four had sprint
against the freshman, and held It's own
surprisingly well
The Syracuse crews. which were kept on
the water on Saturday by the heavy sea-
had their first practice this morning, All
three upstate crews are powerful and SEEM
ingly we'll along in their development eu.
none Of them apparently has the nnisn o.
the Cornell and Columbia boats. Ten EycS
went of downstream this morning. and N
the afternoon planned for a time trial ou'
the squall made him chase his crews 10
shore in hurry. AS II was. they got os0A
with a lot of water in their shells.