New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-30
READY FOR THE BIG RACE.
HARVARD AND YALE CREWS IN PRACTICE.
CONFIDENCE OF TIE FOLLOWERS OF THE
DLUE.-IIAEVAnD MEN IL DOUBT AS
TO THE RE7ULT.
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE TKIBUNE.l

iBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TnIBCNEl
New.Lcndon Conn. June o9.-The second day be-
fore the great intercollegiate race finds the Yale men
with nm enthusiasm that flows ont OF their
finger tips so charged are they with confidence
Bob" Cook does net admit that he Is carried a"'y
I'm this whIrwnd Of feeling but all the crew and Yale
men generally feel certainty Of winning that knows
TO bounds.
The Harvard sentiment is undoubtedly tempered
with doubt Harry Keyes expressed the extreme OF
the current OF doubt when he said todhy: 81 cannot
SEQ how We will win" lie IS man whose utterances
need not be taken with grain OF salt The Harvard
bows themselves and other coachcrs are fnr from
sharing Mr. Keyes's Dependency. The spirit OF Me
men from Cambridge is spartan in It's ferocity and
indomtnbeness. They going to row until the end
Of the conrse and their pluck Is US tue MS steel.
Roth crews did a fair amount OF work today. Tho
Harvard men showed mp better than they did yes
tcrday The Old dscOrd between Nos and 3.
Captain Kclton and Lyman. was not noticeable TO-
day az II yesterday. The blade work OF all
the eight was admirable. The bodies, however, were
not moving IN harmony Lyman rowed In different
STYLE from Me others. He did not throw his head
and shoulders back NJ the end Of the stroke as the
Others did and unlike them, he carried the frathcr-
Ing motion back until his blade took the water
ncnin. At the same time. results are what tell, ana
the Harvard shell certainly cut through the water at
a smashing pIcc. The crew ARE exceptionally heaV!
and well bult. The crews usually rest tnr uay W
fore The race, but tomorrow the Harvard men arc
put through vigorous course OF exercise To Keep
their weight down. Their condition Is such th"t
fortyieh hours OF dlencss would pile on cumbersome
flesh. and the coachers intend to prevent this
Yale rpw,d In magnificent style to-day. Her course
ut one time directly across the tide ana wind
and in the trough Of the sea- but the rough water did
not spoil the ccarness Of her stroke. One Yale man.
Vnn Imyck No. ;. not In the best condition To-
day. He had not slept well for several nights and
nervous.
Yalc's new piper shell arrived this morning. and
WIS tried this afternoon. " Bob Cook said that IL
didn't sit lust right but would be put in perfect trim
by Friday. Yale will certainly row in paper shell,
while Harvard will probably use cedar one On
SATURDAY night Yale rOwed over the course IN II
minutes and = seconds. excellent time even II tide
aud wind with her
Iler are interviews with rowing experts.
Hurry Keyes said "On last saturday felt encouraged
ON Monday ! didn't know it the same crew. and
win n race much, bnt don't see how we can do H.
Captain Nelson Perkins, Of last years vctorios
Harvard crew: sour eight are rowing very we'll.
II they beat liz II will be the hardest doy's worn
they ever did In their lives"
br COMMIT OF Harvard "Thc Harvard crew Is the
strongest and most powerful ever turned ont at
Cambridge with the possible exception Of that OF Cap
SIR. Mcrckchnn, Of Columbia II oil looks Yale
10 me- That forty strokes minute
and keep II mp until Harvard gives In
The two Rlllc between the Harvard, Yale ana
Columbia freshmen will BE- rowed tomorrow morning
at IL O'Clock.