New-York tribune., 1896-06-21

an occasional time row Of three miles ana
haps. four. to keep In the mems minds the IA
distance which they will have to row on F,ssS
THE FORM OF THE CREWS
A discussion Of the chances Of the race a..
possible winner would be as absurd he,.
would be anywhere before the race itse,, !.
ished. No one can tell In any eight-oaraa 70 10
whether II be composed Of two contest,,.'
four. which crew Is going to win. or ,..e
which crew 10 likely to win. becaus. s,.S
stances OF the hour, weather and cond.,.'
water and the nervous and mental conduo. !.
the men at that exact time may easily me..us
difference Of the race. One crew rows 49,
rough water, another in smoother wa,..
crew will be weakened by a sultry day. s,,.4 w
will row better when II Is warm uoae
though 1t is unwise to attempt any proey,e's
tions here. II is possible to state the stsrI'fk
the different crews al this time OF wr,tin. .Sa
or the four crews Cornell has the bss,
The mems backs seem TO be perfectly to...s@ .@
their blade work is extraordinarily ~
though they clip little the stroke hss 1a
more satisfactory sweep than that OF n. @0ca
which rowed against Columbia and Penn.r uss
last year. The men are strong and .,"saA
looking lot, and there IS a certain nds.S~ty'
finish about their rowing which seems
of a certain amount Of innate rowing sh.Ss,s@
the men. The crew is certainly ria
though whether they can keep Their n"
rough water Is doubtful. Yet as they ~. pae
catch the water quickly. pull the rroks ~ ,s,.J neJ
and finish without checking the boat ana W. rYuga
in a way that shows they will give 49, ~t 'nu
count OF themselves on Friday Cour,r.sa a. a.
been coaching them lately on the starr vh..s .ss
usually left 10 the last but which this cran
not seem to be as proficient in as they shoun !.
so near the time Of the race Their srss.!
weakness is In the question as 10 wbe,bar ~.
can keep their speed for the four miles srsv Mv
crease H. perhaps, IN the fourth Tha s, M
Varsity Cornell boat muct be left withou, c,a
csm here owing TO the limitations OF snacs NV. Tsa
are on hand 10 furnish an extra mar N. .av
place In the Varsity boat. ~S
The Harvard crew have improved IN s.,r..
way much within the last week or so as sa,Sss SSs
the time rows have shown They have devsonss
a vigorous. spirited stroke under Mnmfo.ySaa
training which was never apparent IN la, r..s
crew At the same time. the old fault OF rnshr.
the slides on the full reach, with the consson"as.
check in the velocity Of the boat t,st heyo,s ,.
blades enter the water at the beginning NJ ~.
stroke. Is apparent That was improved tousrS
the end Of last week bur still exists \, shor,as
the stroke % a certain extent II lnurss ths hod.
work and IL does not give the idea OF the com
plcte sweep from start to finish Of the stroke ,hat
was. for example. the particular feature ~ ,hs
Yale crew Of 90. Nevertheless the Harvard hos,
able velocity and there seems 10 be no Ques,ion
that the men themselves are fully capahlA N
keeping their boat going at regular speed "a,
the four miles IL they can keep her on an even
keel
The Columbia crew Judging from the rowirfs
the last few days. is not equal to the crew o!N
although many Of the men Os last year are In ,hs
years boat. Last year. while their winning wa
more or less of surprise - all but those who hal
watched them carefully. there was certain yig1
and a certain me,tle In each mans work that
gave them the lead at the start and carried them
through the entire race. though two or three o
the men lest their form before the first hali-mIh
was reached. This year that particular vigor IN
the movement Of the boat seems 10 be wanting.
and while the men row practically the sane
stroke. they do not pull II through and do not
force the boat ahead as they did last year
Pennsylvania stroke is much the same q
that OF their crew os %. In the race II will
probably be nearer "a than IS and the men. as
a rule. keep we'll together. and pull the stroke
through The trouble with them seems 10 b.
that. aside from the fact If their having rowd
too long distances, and paid to- much attentioa
= distance and to- li,tle 10 vivaclty and speed
there IS an unnecessary delay al the finish q
the stroke during and before the recover
CORNELL AND HARVARD LEAD.
7, therefore appears that up 10 the present
writing Cornell and Harvard ge, over the water
quicker than the other Two creas. The Harvard
boat. during the last few days has shown no
most improvement. but the Cornell crew seen
n know their work better, and keep On ~
evener keel, sending their boat ahsad mon
steadily. Apparently, four or hve days oel0n
the race therefore, the first place would sen
10 lie between Cornell and Harvard. with q at1
chance in favor - Cornell. Columbia, thoIr
somewhat an unknown quantity. as last year
not at the momen, doing the work OF either
these other two crews and the PennsylyiaA
men have not the IA Guilty q carrying their @a'
through The water IN way that either 10
Harvard or Cornell men have
The freshmen race wh.'h takes place On
Wednesday. cannot be discussed here Briefly
however, Il may be eaid that the PennsyVaaa
freshmen crew is certainly doing extraordinary
good work for a boat made up Of one YEAR,
oarsmen. and unless something happens 10 inc
way OF an accident. or one OF the otner Iaree
crews develop a faculty for sending ther ooas
ahead in a manner not expected W % Ias
present time. Pennsylvania freshmen snous
carry Of the honors IN the freshmen race