The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-21
YALE AT P0UGHKEEPSIE
WILL ROY OYER COURSE TO-DAY
 FOR FIRST TIME.

Looked Upon as Equally Formidable a
 Crew as Yale Has Ever Had-Points on
 the Weight, Endurance, Starts, Strokes
 and Boats of the Big Crews Given in
 Detail.
 Poughkeepsie, June 2O.-Yale is here. The blue floats over the boat house and the training quarters and the boating colony has a score more added to it's already large numbers. The arrival of the brawny giants will now make it possible for the collegiate experts who have picked winners and condemned methods to change thein opinions. That the men who landed to- night will be in the race is apparent.
 Never was there seen such a lot of stalWart looking men. The eight as picked to row on Varsity day weigh just 122 pounds more than the Cornell men and about 40 pounds more than the Harvard boys. When they row over the course for the first time tomorrow they will be watched by hundreds of anxious eyes. So far as can be seem they form as equally formidable crew as Yale has ever had.
 The boating colony made this loafing day and everybody seemed to be pretty successful in keeping 1t faithfully. Early this morning the Harvard mem took boat for West Point where they enjoyed the entire day in sightseeing. At Cornell quarters some of the men went to church and others lounged, while the assistants to MT. Courtney looked over the boats. Frederick Van- derbilt's yacht Conquerer came up the river and lies near Columbia's boat house.
 For the benefit and information of those desiring to know the points of the three crews to row in the big Varsity race of Friday, June 25, these statistics are given:
 Weight-There is difference of 141A pounds in the average weights of the crews. Yale is the heaviest and Cor nell the lightest, with Harvard as al happy medium. The average weights of the crew, exclusive of the coxswains, are as follows: Cornell, 159 pounds; Harvard, 169; Yale, 173hs.
 Endurance--It is generally conceded that Yale crews always finish strong and that endurance Is their best point. Harvard has trained this year to over- come last years defeat and it is not only possible. but probable, that the hard racing will be done in the last mile. Cornell is thought too light |, Starts-Both Harvard and Cornell have studied much on the starts and both incline to a quick start but an equally quick slow down to normal stroke. Yale catches water quickly, but swings to an easy gait at once Length of stroke-Harvard pulls the longest stroke and has the quickest re- covery. Yale comes next and uses more buoy on the oar. but ships it more quickly for recovery. Cornell is about the same as last year, not quite so long as the present Harvard stroke, but snappier.
 Boats and rigging-Cornell will use a new Waters paper boat, but both Har- ward and Yale will use cedar boats built in this country.
 The program for the entire series of races is briefly as follows: Wednesday, June 23-Two mile race for freshmen of Yale, Harvard and Cor nell to be rowed upstream between 4 and o'clock p. m
 Friday, 25-Four mile race for War; sity crews of Yale, Harvard and Cor nell to be rowed downstream at 3:30 D. m. sharp.
 Tuesday, June 30-Two mile race be- | tween Cornell, Columbia and Pennsyl- vania, to be rowed downstream be- tween 4 and 5 o'clock p. m Friday July -Four mile 'Varsjtu race between Cornell, Columbia and Pennsylvania, to be rowed down. stream between 4 and D. m.