The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-21
COLLEGE CREWS COMPARED.
YALE REACHES THE COURSE OF
THE GREAT CONTEST.

The Champions OF the Blue weigh
1872 Pounds More Than ths-CaE=
nell Men and 40 Pounds More Than
the Harvard Crew-Lack of En-
durance Harvard's Greatest Weak
ness Last YeOr-Harvard's stroke
the Longest ana CorneIHs the
Shortest and snappiest.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y, June 20.-Yale is
here. The blue floats over the boat
house and the training quarters and the
boating colony have a score more added
to their numbers. The arrival of the New
Haven giants will now make it possible
for the collegiate sports who have picked
winners and condemned methods to
change their opinion. That the men who
landed tonight will be in the race is ap-
parent. The eight, as picked to row on
varsity day, weigh 10 pounds more than
the Cornell men, and about forty pounds
more than the Harvard crew. When they
row over the course, for the first time to
morrow. they will be watched by hun
dreds of anxious eyes. So far as can be
seen, they form as formidable a crew as
ale mas ever ndu.
The boating colony made this loafing day.
Early this morning the Harvard men took
a boat for West Point, where they en-
joyed the entire day in sightseeing. Some
of the Cornell men went to church and
others lounged while the assistants of
Mr.. Courtney looked over the boats.
Frederick Vanderbilts yacht Conqueror
came up the river and lies near Column
bias 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 Fri
day, June 25, these statistics are given:
Weight-There is a difference of 1415
pounds in the average weights of the
crews. Yale is the heaviest and Cornell
the lightest If the weight counts for en-
durance, 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 average weight of the crews,
exclusive of the coxswains, are as fol-
lows; Cornell, 15s; Harvard, 169 Yale
173I5.
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 newspf-
per work this year, as being too light 70
possibly Withstand then strain of four
miles. 1t is generally conceded that Yale
crews always finish strong, and that en-
durance is their best point. Harvard has
trained this year to overcome last year s
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 in
cline to a quick start, but an equally slow
down to a normal stroke. Yale catches
water quickly, but swings down to an easy
gait at once. If Harvard and Cornell get
fighting in the first mile or two and keep
'up a fast stroke, Yale, with her steady
swing, will win the race, or If Harvard and
Yale put up a terrific contest in the first
mile, Cornell will repeat her performance
of last year.
Length of Stroke-Harvard pulls the
longest stroke and has quickest recovery.
Yale comes next and uses more body on
the oar, but ships ii more quickly for re-
coVery. Cornell Is about the same as last
year, with not quite so long as the Har-
ward stroke, but snappier.
Boats and Rigging-Corneli will use a
and Yale will use cedar boats built in this
country. The Cornell and Yale crews use
the American swivel oar lock, but the Har-
ward crews use the English thole pin and
claim they get much more power.
These few facts are things that will un-
doubtedly be factors in the race, tide and
water not considered, and people of spec
ulative minds can determine for them
selves with as much accuracy as the ex-
perts who are writing opinions from here.
The programme for the entire series of
races is: Wednesday, June 23-Two-mile
race for freshmen OF Yale, Harvard and
Cornell, to be rowed up stream between 4
and 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 sO-Two-mile race,
Cornell, Columbia and Pennsylvania 10
be rowed down stream between and S
p. m.
Friday, July 2.-Four-mlle Varsity race,
Cornell, Columbia, Pennsylvania, to be
rowed down stream between and
p. m.
There is much discussion here to-day
about the tide changes and II is feared
that unless the race Is pulled of sharply
on June 25 there may be trouble for the
crew that gets the beginning of the flood.
Some indignant protests are being made
at the unwarranted stories about trainers
spying upon other crews. Mr.. Courtney
said to-day: ITS all bosh. Any Of the
trainers Is welcome in our boat house. !
never saw better feeling displayed. Mr..
Lehman, for Harvard. has invited me 20
60 out In his launch and watch his crews
row, and has extended a similar invitation
TO Capt Splllman OF the Cornell crew."
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