Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1894-06-26
YALE'S CREW BEATEN.
Scratch Men Show Their Heels
to the Varsity Men.
ABOUT READY FOR THE BIG RACE.

All In Fine Trim For the Aquatic Battle
Thursday Trip over the Course
Made. but the Time Was Against Record
Breaking.
GALES FERRY Conn, June 26.-About
IL o'clock the Yale varsity boys were or
dercd out for "a spin, and after a fow prac-
tice starts they were sent away for "a two
mile spin on time, but there doomed up I'm
the distance "a crew which started for the
last portion of the stretch and awaited the
arrival Of the woarers of the dark blue The
latter crew was from the Harvard boat
house, but by their splashing Cook knew
that they were not the Harvard varsity
crew and allowed his men to continue.
Much to his surprise, this crew. witch he
referred TO as a nOndcscript crew. tackled
his pets for brush and made the last half
mile decidedly interesting one, for they
not only kept pace with but actually beat
them. The affair has caused consterna-
ton in the Yale ranks
The crew OF the Harvard boat consisted
Of Coach Nelson Perkins as stroke; Coach
Keyos, No q; Substitute Wilson. No. 6;
Coach Newell of the Harvard freshmen,
Cameron. No 3, and Substitute Forbes,
bow, with Boatkeeper Hart as cockswain,
so it was not after all such a graduate
crew" AS the Yale men thought. Reyes
ON this occasion held an oar in his hands
while i'm boat Tor the first time in seven
years.
Boathouse Gossip.
The Harvard crews took their morning
| spin earlier than usual and thus it was
that the boat was on hand for the scratch
crew, though for that matter Harvard has
good supply of boats, three in number,
and the boat used was the one used for
practice without any change whatever i'm
the rigging to fit several men composing
the crew. Yale is however, not SO we'll
fixed, and the men are now using the pa
per boat for practice in which they will
row the race. This is said to have been
nodded on the same cast as the one Har
ward is going TO use; hence the two crews
Will be more than ever on an even keel
| Thursday.
At Bed Top the subject of conversation
is naturally the scratch race. Hart, who
acted as cockswain, is roundly guyed foI
having the nerve TO enter a boat in such a
condition He weighs over 40 polmds
and is in receipt hourly of prescriptions
for reducing his avoirdupOis.
Coach Guy Richards Of the Columbia
freshmen crew says that eight have i'm.
proved remarkably i'm form within week
and will not be the last crew in the tri
angular race to cross the line Their oars
have been shortened two inches, and ther,
is less splashing ina the recovery The
Harvard freshmen have been put on the
river twice mainly practicing starts tC
get themselves i'm good trim. Paul du
Chaillu, the African explorer and author,
Is one Of the heelers nc the freshn en- quar-
tiers and has renewed his youth to the ex
tent Of wearing a Harvard cap with tn,
mystic figures VI embroidered thereon.
He places his faith on the youngsteri
and will be the most disappointed man on
the Thames If they do not show their rud
der to the other crews at the finish line.
Not Yanr For Records.
Mr.. Alien Tucker Of Boston and party
OF friends in,hls elegant yacht Sea For
visited the Harvard quarters and unde
the guidance of Coach Perkins inspoote,
the house and the boats. Tho two Yal
crews have rowed their last time st-otcl
until the race Coach Percy Bolton o.
Cincinnati will have charge of the Val,
freshmen from now until the day Of thu
race. Bolton is an excellent coach Il
was n coach Of SO and captain of univer
,ity crews OF ~ and SIS, the latter bcins
. the record breaker Coach Swaync of Yal,
freshmen has returned TO New y ork an,
will be on hand the day Of the race, whicl
ne is positive is Yale's. The steam zach
Helcvia, belonging to Mr.. Iselin OF New
: York, has been accepted as the referee
boat for both the varsity and Freshmen
race.
The official time Of the yarsitys twl
mile race was 10 minutes and rs seconds
/, and this with most favorable conditions
so it seems TO hea forcgone conclusion
that no records will be broken this year.