The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-24
Eo1u CREWS 11sTEn
Yaie nse Harvard Rov over the Fur Ceurse
the Thener.


| SEH Lo~Dox. June 23-This has been a
inportan; day with the Yale and Harvard var
sity crews i tn awaited themselves this morn
ing Of rarely favorable conditions to try thei
| specl oSs. ths iour-IniIe course one week be
fore the great race. There was a strong north
| cas-. Wind blowing down the river and an ebt
tide running four kn"ts an hour. Similar con
| diti9ns prevailed when the great race Of 1895
was rowed. IN which Yale Leaf Harvard and IS.
| tatlishcl the fastest fyur-mils record In these
| races 20 minutes 10 seconds.
| Yale was the Ers: TO try the course this
morning. Tho crew. with Longacre at No. q
and Substitute Alexander Rogers at No 4.
| raddled down g. the start with Bob Cook
| watching them from the bow OF the Yale
| launch. They started with a stroke OF "a TO
! the minute. their long red shell fyinE through
| the water like an arrow. TIE men pulled at
times In fairly good form. although the pe--
feet blade work OF Paine at No. . was missing.
and Rogers n No was sria, hing badly at the
two. m lie flag. On the lower half Of the course
considerable rough water was encountered.
AMI some OF II slopped INTO the shell lnter-
s,ipc wsse gt1rnn MIN sir Al iin 'ne
and the shell shot across the finish lire yery
fast. It's believed by unpI"iudi"sd Observers
that the course was covered in about Il min
ptes: peThars little less.
as taken by the rival eithi- la.e declared The.
ami very unsat lstart"ry In consequence Of the
rryughness = the Taier: while S3r,' re..EIn as
out timing Yale. told TIE suS, representative
that he calculated ale made the four miles in
last time ior such weather. LongHcre AZ ~.
g seemed to he wei ipmiei out at the npish;
aots E@sefs at s.. was in such poor sHSJ-s
saw saw him tina. COX would Put Paine hack in the
Twas nearly an hour After Tales trial tina.
Coaches ksye. and Perkins rlseed their men
a record. Not change has been made in the
crew for wee. sturdy Capt Vail sat at NJ.
:, desri's the Tn9O, that he was out Of the
The men caught the water a: low stroke. hut
with long easy swing and graceful. gp!ck
tss, bal tn. "oschins launch John Harvard
had 70 be driven TO its utmost to keep up with
sn Ths Yas aoSa but hs
q Yale stop-wstch. pnssei the TWO; mile flag in
through the rough water. propelled by hand
somN stroke. running sometimes as low as 30
excellent form. The coaches Will not reveal
the exact time. but they seem TO Re highly de-
LIGHTED with ths trial and i i. sal: sas
told Capt. Perkins that the time
was Il IN nutes "a seconds. Comretept Judges
minutes IS seconds.
Harvard freshmen crow net with set-hs
to-day TflCh Will prove al additional hAnCicSp
who pulls az No. 2. cut his foot tadly while in
athinG. and had to lie brought here to have Il
attended to- Substitute Lewis has been put In
his place.
Both the Yale and Columbia freshmen per-
WAS rough. Bob Cook coached his men ia a
narrow cove. while standing on a green bank |
near by. Paine was not in the boat.
Yale and Harvard will have a Conference at !
HarvarPs quarters to- morrow afternoon to de- |
eide upon the hour for their race Oh June 80.
Ganson. the bow oar o, the Co.um tia fresh |
men. is again suffering severely from tslon |
on his right hand. he is under the Doctors !
care. His absence from the boat now would |
ardanEer Columbia's chances o: winning In !
The triangular race.