New-York tribune., 1895-06-26
HARvARD's FAST FOUR MILES.
HER CREW COVERED THE COURSE IN A LITTLE
OVER TWENTY MINUTES.

HER CREW COVERED THE COURSE IN LITTLE
OVER TWENTY MINUTES
New-I.ondon. Conn. June 2o-The water was III
fine condition for rowing this morning. ana the
Harvard eight went up the course on time
southeast wind was blowing up the river In the
direction I'm which the was rowing. ana rair
tide was running with 1t. so that the time was
fast, The men rowed In fine form. and put all the
power they had into their stroke The lower haif
OF the course was somewhat rough but the con-
d,,,on Of the water was not bad even there. The
time was taken by a number or oDser'ers' "hose
announcements vary from 20 minutes and SECONDS
10 20 minutes and 10 seconds. 1t was the quickest
time m. crew has yet made and is faster than that
credited to Yale last Saturday by nearly haif
minute Harvard will probably go over the whole
course once more before the race.
The Yale crew came down the course only mile
and II half this forenoon. and pulled back up the
river on time Their rowing was In short stretches
and 70 get quick starts. The freshmen did not do
much hard work this morning. -.
ing and proceeded up the river TO quarters In
the steamer Skip Jack. towing their sheiIs. Inc
steamer Venture has been engaged as coach boat
All arrangements for the races are now perfected.
and 1t is believed that the contests VIII De me
most exciting that have ever taken place on the
Despite her severe handicap at the outset Of the
season Harvard has been coming out strongly In
the last two weeks OF training. which has been
Jus, s hs evennx os
account OF Hollister who was laid out at NO. = IN
practice by what given out as slight attack
OF pleursy. In his place was Lewis SUBSTITUTE
There has been thus far no determined enort TO
establish a record the course. although the
Yale men are hugging little secret that they Sc
cured under cover OF the fog on Monday evening.
This afternoon the Yale crew took a run up 10
Norwich In the launch. returning In time Tor sup
per. .
Another proposition was made to-day to change
the course slightly for the Friday race. Bob
Cook desiring to draw little further to the west
side OF the river. which. while making slight
being thrown twice at angle across the cur
rent. He offered Harvard's coach the choice OF
positions. but Watson could not see his way clear
TO accept, Yale. by the law OF annual aiterna-
tion will have the west shore place. which Is
accounted advantage.
The freshman race. owing, II Is said. TO the re-
quest OF Columbia. has been changed 10 take place
on Thursday morning at $50 o'clock. II Is con-
ceded and view OF the work on the river this
evening tends to confirm the opinion. that tiar-
wards men In the best FORM but Y Is TO 90
added that Columbia has the best freshmam crew
this year she has presented on the Thames
stroke was excellent. but the body action was
counted faulty. too much reliance apparently oeinf
placed upon It, with consequent relinquishment
OF the gain to be gathered from use of the slide
Harvard was timed for two-mile squirt, ana
records vary. Mr.. Cook declares they uiade y IN
ID: 30 Others add a minute. That was ycsterday
II remains to be seen what VIII be done to-mor-
row and above all. on Thursday. The referee IN
the university race will be l. Rives ana the Juoge
for Yale will be Robert Cook. The ttmekeeper VIII
be George A. Adee. Of New.York. The rsferee ZOE