Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-21
OARSMEN ARE TIMED
Nine Crews in intercollegiate
Regatta Work Out on Hudson.
COACHES ARE GRATIFIED
Cornell and Syracuse Cut Out Speed,
But Take Long
Spins.

PoUGHKEEPSIE, N Y, June oo.-Nine
of the fifteen crews in training for the
Intercollegiate regatta to be held on the
Hudson next Friday afternoon had time
trials this evening, and, although moth
ing official was given out as to the times
made by the oarsmen, their respective
coaches expressed satisfaction over the
results. The time trials were held by
all the crews except those OF Cornell and
Syracuse Coach Conibear. with his pow
erful Washington crew, was the first to
start a trial row. The crew was taken
to the head of the course at an easy pace,
and when on the line they got the word.
They kept to a thirty-four stroke for an
eighth Of a mile, and then settled down
to twenty-six and twenty-eight. At the
end of each Of the first three miles they
hit the stroke up to thirty-two, and en-
tering the last mile the crew settled
down to long and powerful stroke.
The men were urged for the last half
mile of the course, and covered the DIS
lance In the excellent time Of 2:2O. The
official time for the four miles was 21:4l
and this is considered fast. since the
crew came down the course against a
light tide. The men stood the task ex-
ceptionally well and rowed rapidly back
to the boathouse after the finish.
Nickalls Pleased.
Coach Nickalls Of PENNSYLVANIA had his
three crews upstream before the tide
changed and took advantage of the last
of the ebb tide. The junior and fresh
man crews waited at the two-mile mark,
where they were picked up by the
varsity. All three crews continued to the
end Of the course. where the freshman
crew dropped out and returned to the
boathouse, the varsity and junior crews
then continuing down the river as far
as the Wisconsin boathouse, an addi-
tional three and a half miles. Coach
Nickalls said jokingly that the time was
ISL but it was evident that he was
more than pleased with the showing
made by his senior eight
Coach Harry Vail Of Wisconsin took
his two crews to the finish Of the lower
course and rowed upstream. At first
he intended giving the men a long but
easy row, but once the freshman and
varsity crews got scrapping he let them
go for time. The freshman crew has
shown wonderful Improvement in the
last few days, and is now one of the
likely factors in the freshman race. The
in outrowing their seniors, while the
varsity crew is not yet what Coach Vail
would like to see it. There Is consid-
cradle raggedness in the boat and the
check between strokes is quite pro-
nounced The time for the four miles
was not announced but II is known that
the big crew made better showing than
it did a few days ago.
Rice Also Smiles.
Coach Jim Rice of Columbia was the
last to get his crews on the water. He
had with him as his guest Chairman
Morton Bogue of the board of stewards
of the Intercollegiate Association. The
three crews came down the river. The
freshman crew waited at the two-mile
mark, and the varsity crew. paced by
the juniors. started upstream with
good flood tide. At the two-mile mark
the jAaiors dropped out and the fresh
men took up the pace for the last half
of the course. The two crews had a
pretty race to the finish and the time
though not announced. made Rice smile
Coaches Courtney and Ten Eyck took
the Cornell and Syracuse crews, respec-
lively. down the river for long. hard
row. hut no effort was made at time trials
All the crews had a row Of nearly ten
miles and on the way back the usual
scrap between the Cornell crews occur
red, the varsity crew besting the fresh
men and juniors by a narrow margin.
Tomorrow all the crews will remain at
quarters There will be. no rowing, but
many of the oarsmen will either take
long walks or a sail in the launches.