The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-21
rAsA Akeepsie Aquatic Colony Com.
pltted by tho Arrival Of Yale.
Relative Merits Of Men Shown
by Statistics.
Victor OF Varsity Race viii Have a Hard
Pull For H.

fOuBnkeepsie, ~ l., June @i.-- die III
here and the aquatic colony on the Hud-
son is complete at last. From now on
there will be no occasion to guess OIL
go by inside reports" for the three
crews most prominent In this years bat
tie afioat will now be seen breasting the
same tide. topping the same seas and
rowing under similar conditions. The
arrival of Yale makes everything COM
plete on the river, and now that she
Is here the big strip of water takes on
additional interest and will be watched
with keener interest than at any time
since the first of-the colony got here and
put Its boat for the first time into the
water.
Outside Of trainers assistants and
bulldog mascots everybody deserted the
training places. None Of the crews
rowed yesterday.
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 rs. these statistics
are given:
pounds in the average weights of the
SISWb. die iS SRc heaviest anu SOT-
nell the lightest, with Harvard IS a
happy medium. II weight counts for
endurance, then Yale has the advantage,
but, on the contrary. Cornell. with the
lightest crew on the river, won last
years race easily. Cornell is lighter
than ever this year. the lately added
youngsters who succeeded some heavy
men being very light. For Ideally Har-
wards Is the best. The average weights
of the crew, exclusive Of coxswains, are
as follows:
Cornell, 159 pounds; Harvard, 169;
Yale, 173h.
Endurance-Harvards suffered last year
from lack of endurance, while the light
Cornell crew finished in splendid shape,
although judged by the college experts"
as being too light to possibly Withstand
the strain Of four miles. It Is generally
conceded that Yale crews always finish
strong, and that endurance Is their best
point. Harvard has trained this year
to overcome last years defeat, and It is
not only possible. but probable. that the
hard racing will be done in the last mile.
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 a normal
stroke. Yale catches water quickly, but
swings down to an easy gait at once. II
Harvard and Cornell get fighting in the
first mile or two and keep up a fast
stroke, Yale, with her easy swing, will
win the race. Or, II Harvard and Yale
put up terrific contest in the first mile,
Cornell will repeat her performance Of
last year.
Length Of stroke-Harvard pulls the
longest stroke and has the quickest re-
covery. Yale comes next and uses
more body on the oar, but ships 1t 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
new Waters paper boat, but both Har-
ward and Yale will use cedar boats built
in this country. The Cornell and Yale
crews use the American swivel oarlock,
but the Harvard crews use the English
thole pin, and claim that they get much
more power.
The program for the entire series of
ra ces is briefly as follows:
Wednesday, June 23-Two-mile race
for freshmen Of Yale. Harvard and Cor
nell, to be rowed up stream, between
and s o'clock p. m.
Friday, June 25-Four-mile race for
varsity crews Of Yale, Harvard and
Cornell, to be rowed down stream, at
$3.50 p. m. sharp.
Wednesday, June 30-Two-mile race.
Cornell, Columbia and Pennsylvania, to
be rowed down stream between and
p. m.
Friday, July 2-Four-mile varsity
race, Cornell, Columbia and Pennsyl-
vania, to be rowed down stream be-
tween 4 and 8 p. m.