The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-21
YaleS Men Are the Heaviest Crew Of
All Who Are to Compete,
Yet Cornelps Light-Weights Are Not
to be Forgotten.
Will Take Good Guesser to Pick the
Winner When the Crews Line Up
For Business-On Friday the Big
Event Will Take Place.

POUGHkEEPSlE On. ". June 70 -
Yale is here. The blue floats over the
boathouse and the training quarters,
and the boat colony have a score added
to their numbers. The arrival of the
Yale giants will make it possible for
the collegiate experts who have picked
winners and condemned methods to
change their opinions. That the men
who came tonight will be in the race
will be apparent. The eight picked to
row on Varsity Day will weigh 122
pounds more than the Cornell men, and
about forty pounds more than the Har-
ward crew. So far as can be seen
they form as formidable a crew as
Yale has ever had.
The boating colony made this loafing
day, and everybody seemed to be pretty
successful in observing if faithfully.
The Associated Press launch made q
morning tour of the lighthouses, and
found that outside of the trainers, as
sistants and bulldog mascots, every
body had deserted the place. Early
this morning the Harvard men took a
boat for West Point, where they en-
joyed the entire day in sightseeing. At
Cornell some of the men went to church
and others lounged.
For the benefit and information of
those desiring to know the points of
the three crews to row in the big
statistics are given:
Weight-There is a difference of 49,
pounds in the average weight of the
crews. Yale is the heaviest If weight
counts for endurance, then Yale has
Cornell, with the lightest crew on the
river, won last years race easily. Cor
nell is lighter than ever this year, the
lately added youngsters. who succeed
ed some heavy men, being very, light.
The average weight of the crew, ex-
elusive of the coxswains, are as fol-
lows: Cornell 149, Harvard 100, Yale
1884,
Endurance-Harvard suffered last
year from lack of endurance, while the
light Cornell crew finished in splendid
shape, although Judged by the college
experts" some of whom are doing
similar newspaper work this year. 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 trained this year to
overcome last years defeat, and it is
not only possible, but probable. that
the hard racing will be done in he
last mile.
Starts-Both Harvard and Cornell
have studied much on the starts and
both incline to a quick start, but an
equally slow down to normal stroke.
Yale catches water quickly, but swings
down to an easy gait at once. IT Har-
ward and Cornell get to fighting in the
first mile or two and keep up fast
stroke, Yale with her easy swing will
win the race. Or if Harvard and Yale
put a terrific contest in the first mile
Cornell will repeat her performance of
last year
Length of the stroke-Harvard pulls
the longest stroke and has the quick
est recovery. Yale comes next, and
uses more body on the oar. but ships
it more quickly for recovery. Cornell
is about the same as last year, with
stroke somewhat shorter than the other
crews.
Boats and rigging-Cornell will use
new water 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
oar-lock, but the Harvard crew uses
English thole pin, and claim that they
get much more power.
These few facts are things that will
undoubtedly be factors in the race, tide
and water not considered, and people
of speculative minds can determine for
themselves the winner with as much
accuracy as the experts who are writ
ing opinions from here.
The programme for the entire series
of races is:
Wednesday, June 23d, two-mile race,
for freshman of Yale, Harvard and
Cornell. to be rowed up stream be-
tween 4 and 5 o'clock in the afternoon.
Friday, June 10Th, four-mile race for
Varsity crews OF Yale, Harvard and
Conell, to be rowed down stream at
$3.50 p. m.
Wednesday, June Both, two-mile race,
Cornell, Columbia and Pennsylvania.
to be rowed down stream between 4
and p. m.
Friday, July I'd, four-mile Varsity
race, Cornell, Columbia and Pennsyl-
vania, to be rowed down stream be-
tween 4 and 5 o. m
There is much discussion here to-
day about the tide changes, and it is
feared that unless the race is pulled
off sharply on June 25th there may be
trouble for the crew that gets the be-
ginning of the flood