New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-18
THE NEW-LONDON CREWS.
YALE MEN GO OVER THE COURSE on
TINE
THEY ARE TO-DAY TIE BETTER oARsMEN.
But THE HARVARD CREW Is WORKING
HARDER AND IMPROVING DAILY.

But THE HARVARD CREW Is WORKING
HARDER AND IMPROVING DAILY.
, Gales Ferry. Conn. June Il tSpec!ti'-TAere is Il
/ familiar form OF writing from the Thames - The
metropolitan daies to the effect tha: = he great
| race between Harvard and Yale had been rowed
| such and such day or werc to be ro"ed t'-n."r-
! row that Yale or Harvarl-ls the case Nigh; DO
/ would be sure 10 win Thr-e is nc kind GO Talk
| so amusing to an aquatic critic than these race
| settings weeks beforeh md Everybody Knows
| that the two varsity COWS 20 Il New L'11on to
make more varied improvement in W. Aechs or
| so than in previous months. AMI that u IS I'M
! possible to say any lay before tn rn,s that
! If the struggle had taken place that day such a
/ crew would have been sIre - win.
II is possible. however - make s)me critical
! comparisons of the style and manner q Work or
! the two crews. based on their roWIns the last
| week when they nave tugged n Their cars SIDE
! by side as It WERE and whom comparison IS IN
| vlted which was impossible when the crimson oars
! men were on the tortuous Charles, miles away
! from their rivals In blue on New-fIavea Bay The
| epitome Of such a criticism IS expressed ~ rev
sentences Yale to-day is rowing better IN her
| daily practice than Hlrv1rd. Harvard has I'M
| proved more in the last week than in ne previous
! month. The Yale men are rocky and oonceited
| The Harvard men are conscious Of their faults and
! anxious TO radCate them From these conditions
| It does not take hyperlogcal mind to come TO
| the conclusion that far the race Is concerned
| Yale should win. but that her >resent cverconh
| dence may permit the earnestly STRIVING HdiN''"
men 10 come In ahead.
Such is the situation to-day. at the tnl OF the
first week on the Thames week IN when both
| crews have been unusually favored by pleasant
| weather and smooth water when every natural
| chance for improvement: was given TO an oarsnau
| While the first week at New-London IT, in meas
| ure a tentative one. II IS In one way the mos
| importau, because 1t shows coach moro wildly
| the points over which ne must work most desper-
ately the las, week which In the case OF the crews
at New-Iondon begins on Tuesday. the race being
on Thursday. June 2S and the two previous days
| being periods Of rest for the coming struggle.
For severa, days Tho Trihun" reporter has had
an opportunity of close observation Of all the coll
lege crews on the river anl on Saturday evening
Yale send her crew over the four-mile course
on time Her time in that run, with tide ana wind
was p minutes II seconds unusually fast for
tlme-row a week and half before the race. In
every part of the tme-row the principal faults ana
| virtues OF Yae's rowing were plainly shown.
In the FIRST three miles OF the row that dlstn-
gushing excellence of this years Yale crew. good
Workmanship was marked. There was that exact
dip Of the oars that unison In the click Of the
oarlocks witch tells experienced oarsman with
out need Of his looking that the time" is good
In the las, mile the crew wen: TO pieces splash
Ing badly; the bowmen were behind ana. az
result the last halfmile was made IN the poor
time ~ minutes 10 seconds. ana tAat az t"'rN-
Rut in the first three miles bob" cook AMI tho
work Tho men all get long. strong drive VIII
their legs, far better than Harvard ana The b''ie
work on ordinary occasions Is oeauiNui 70 see
is IN the holy Work whore Yale j. weakest ait
WI IRE The crew seems unable 70 impr2ryr,. an, ava
have been rowing long together hat hey have
the man ia front VIA TIE stroke mon is nS'tt}
fatal to the vim and dash Of the racing spri ~
been rowing thir,y-two or ihir,y-thfee stroke r.
practice, and a. that stroke hive 'rVac"I' about
foot % a.
stroke
Daier. HIS time Is bad. particularly unforiiiie
quently in rowing he swing. his body Of the ke"i
their stroke. ana consequently JOS" Wn'h ~
thelr power Armstrong at bow has excellent time.
as has HolcorO a, 80 . but me former has am
cult work not 10 fall over on h's catch Johnson.
a s Ga dGa an snd .52 qssa a.; 90 cs at
No 6. with his 80 pounds q hesh and mnscle.
cer'ain'y looks ineffective. ana WIN nc re.ncm-
brance Of the heavy maa in he wasi o, , trs
boa VINO brought di.9stt'r - 'nl' 'N,I ',, roi'
that the man a, No wcra lighter.
such Is ne Yale Grey" VIZ IT'S, Ills ~ ,, NV, '1 az"
the Harvard crew Is 70 20 from am ayrrfs" weight
The heaviest man on The II award crr" If Si"t'.
son. az No. D. IA, lighter tran the nspa. aFcI1gr
down - -, ami al bui inr.e iI,n ar u''1' w.
Ye n MS very lghtncss les Ilar''ri ID .t't,r
crew is lighter ana snapper than Yale herFari
has n chance Of running The stroke ~ higher ana
keeping II tl'fT iidiNhl'. = 'l'''' Az - w.
lows with keener iens.On~i nerves. AMI apparently
possessing greater squirting powers yen lat' yn
a slower stroke they iack ihaf NNSh an 'a7,
which Yale has; out on N.Vil I'VE 1r tHI' ~ -.
stroke ih"y 90 hrtt"r ai.I i"' NOR Hi" .'.D
worh ~ ~ curious .a''' 49, '.'". '.'' 10,
iau'ts "hlc" are o"t 80. api''''I' ~, " ,,,'
stroke su'n az p'Oi S''o''b nm * y I'm "' ''''
IeSs lo''.'apI' a. a IA. ~, -. -, ,, h,...
liner" arr ohiY tnI'' ihtt' "a va 80, 80 -, 90
any good idea 81 4u.cE Sh'' 10" r "a, " .
Lewis at 80 ana fthr7S5. az - I"r '.'''
| OF me waist men ~ ptl .i'ip i 10, ',.'',,
! Harvard crews is the inahihty OF the bo"mrn 10