The sun., 1893-06-15
THE CREWS ASSEMBLING,
AND BIZ skTURDhY THE THAMES WILL
PRESENT BUSY SCENE

! The Varsity Eiehte OF Yale snd Harvard
| Doing Hard Work, but that OF the hluos
| IL Moro Severe-A New Coach Tor HAT
| vard-Auxiou- TO see Corneips Freshnon'
NEw LONDON. June 1I-The mysterious mid
night train visit OF Perkins, coach OF the Grim.
son crew, to Boston on Monday has borne Rooo
| fruit, as THE Sun predicted. Tho much ioheeu-
for Harry Keyes, one OF Harvard ve.erans'
| arrived here this afternoon from his farm In
| Vermont. Perkins came from Boston soon
after and the two mon were whirled up TO heu
Top In the Harvard launsh. and they bad the
crew out at work long before sundoWn.
Another development to-day anects the iaie
boat H. Rogers. who has been ROWING se NO
8. is suffering from dinrrhDal trouble. and
J. NJ Goetchins. one OF the three substitutes.
has been put into his place. THIS ehanee IL
very likely to become permanent
AL Cowles, one Of Yales' old captains ar
rived to-day. making another addition TO the
Blues coaching talent On the river to-day 1t
was 'Cookl" "Cookp everywhere. Bob Cook
has the faculty OF keeping the blood circuat-
ing at a lively rate in tho veins OF the mon he
is handling. On the other hand. many OF the
friends OF the Harvard crow here think they
are not worked enough, and that the men
have not boon trained nearly GA hard as some
recent crews from Cambridge.
Bob Cook says that the Yale crew have not
yet pulled over the entire course OF four miles.
because the men would not be through with
their exams" until next Wednesday. and.
therefore. have not had the tipe. They put In
a good days work to-day. At $50 o'clock this
morning they camo down the river and went
through rigid course Of training for an hour.
He then gave them lively spin over the half
mile course in front OF the Harvard quarters,
foxily stopping them. however. ten lengths
short Of tho marking flag 30 that Harvard
could not get their time even for half mile.
whe crew c0ered thnt ha mile IN IN tTS I've
,Afterward ,thcy took two hours turn In tho
launch. and every man was clothed in thick
stagnant. His course Of training to- might was
as hard as the crew have passed through at any
rowing I % its old I swinging stroke with springins
did vt. tho dS ys5 S1t M15
mile course but the time made will not be re-
vsra var has suffered d in IN form in consequence Of
Perkins's absence. Her heavy pulls. coming
sharp sharp back sweep Tor a fresh dip. with the
oars. gives the rowing the sound 3 OF oars I rat
ef as a ran hsF
pace was stopped peremptorily.
'ffht,tS The Columbia freshmen crew also has sick
m0n on Cn6 ISt MCLhue, AZ w. y, ndb Ueen
partially disabled by sore on his left leg. and
Fearing has been taken from bow and placed
at No. 3. Ganson. who. IL now pulling bow
oar. is suffering from fslon. but pluckily con-
tnues to row. One great fault with Column
bia' q crew will be their light weight. They
are awaiting the arrival OF the Harvard and
Cornell freshmen with some anxiety.
The fatterng report OF Cornells recent race
and Of Courtncy's statement that it is tho fast
startles the New Yorkers. The Cornell fresh.
men are expected late Tomorrow night and
will be quartered at the Crocker House. 1t is
said that the hope OF getting on q race between
the Yale freshmen and Cornell has not been
abandoned.
making a new record for two miles on the
Harvard mon have been Dragging good deal
about their freshmen crews this year. Hence
It is quite possible that the old record made
by the Columbia freshmen. 10 minutes 4S
seconds. is going to be smashed this season:
and IL talk has anything to do with 1t, at least
three Of the freshmen crews to be located
here will break it
row afternoon and 90 to the Mothrop villa.
The average weight OF the crew is l6SH |
pounds.. Yale's freshmen will come on Satur-
day. and then the quota Of college oarsmen on |
the Thames River will be filled.
In speaking Of Yale's crew to-day. Cook said.
- l do not anticipate any further changes in the |
at present. at any rate"
Harry keyeS seems desirouS OF Keeping his |
presence here secret When pressed to talk. |
keyes said that he should remain to help Per-
kins with coaching until the latter finished his
studies 1t is very likely. however. that keyes
will stay until the race Is over