The herald., 1897-06-21
THEY DO NOT WEIGH A TON
BUT THEY OUTWEIGH ALL THE
OTHER CREWS
4 Vast Amount Of Speculation
Leaves Even the Experts I'm
able to Make Prophecies
.ssociated Press Special Wire.

| NASSoSAoecd l ACSS OpcCldA WIG
) POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y, June 20.-
Yale is here. The blue floats over tn
boathouse and training quarters and tn
boat colony has a score added to it's mum
bers. The arrival Of the Yale giants will
make 1t possible for the collegiate ex
) perts who have picked winners and con
Idemned methods to change their opin
ions. That the men who came tonigh
will be in the race will be apparent. Tht
leight picked to row on Varsity day will
weigh 122 pounds more than the Cornell
men and about forty pounds more thar
the Harvard crew. So far as can be seer
they form as formidable crew as Yale
| has ever had.
The boating colony made this loafina
day and everybody seemed to be pretty
successful in observing 1t faithfully
The AsSo Sociated Press launch made a. tour
of the boat houses and found that out
side of trainers, assistants and bulldog
mascots everybody had deserted the
place. Early this morning the Harvard
men took a boat for West Point, where
they enjoyed the entire day in sightsee-
ing. AT Cornell some of the men went
to church and others lounged
For the benefit of information and those
desiring to know the points of the crews
to row in the big varsity race Friday,
June 25th, these statistics are given:
Weight-There is a difference of 14h
pounds in the average weight of tbs
crews. Yale is the heaviest If weight
counts for than Vo1a h a Ia
advantage, but on the contrary Cornell
with the lightest crew on the river, won
last years race easily. Cornell islighter
than ever this year, the lately addei
youngsters, who succeed some heavy
men, being very light. The average
weight of the crew. exclusive of the cox
SWANS, are as follows: Cornell, 149:
Harvard, 169; Yale, 1731s.
Erdurance-Harvard suffered last from
lack of endurance, while the light Cor
nell crew finished in splendid shape, al
though, judging by the college experts"
some Of whom are doing similar news
paper work this year. as being too light
to possibly withstand the strain of four
miles. 1t is generally conceded that Yale
crews always finish strong and that en-
durance is their best point. Harvard
gaSr tr9di9Areaa 9d9Areaat tAih Aaiuy wa. fl ta overcome last
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
showdown to a normal stroke. Yale
catches water quickly, but swings down
to an easy gait at once. If Harvard and
Cornell get to fighting in the first mile
or two and keep UP a fast stroke. Yale
with her easy swing, will win the race
Or, if Harvard and Yale put terrific
contest in the first mile Cornell will re-
peat her performance of last year.
Length of the stroke-Harvard pulls
the longest stroke and has the quickest
recovery. Yale comes next and uses
more body on the ore, but ships 1t more
quickly for recovery. Cornell is about
the same as last year, with a stroke
somewhat shorter than the other crews
Boats and 1iggin ng-Cornell will use 4
new waterpaper boat. but both Harvard
and Yale will use cedar boats built II
this country. The Cornell and Yale
crews use the American swivel ore lock.
but the Harvard crew uses the English
thole pin and claim that they get mucn
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 writing
opinions from here.
The program for the entire series races
is:
Wednesday, June 23rd-Two-m race
for freshmen of Yale, Harvard and Cor
nell to be rowed up stream between
and o'clock in the afternoon.
Friday, June 25th-Four- race for
varsity crews of Yale, Harvard and Cor
nell. to be rowed down stream at $3.50
p. m.
Wednesday, June 30th-Two-mile race,
Cornell, Columbia, Pennsylvania, to be
rowed down stream between and pm
Friday, July 2-Four-mile varsity race,
Cornell, Columbia, Pennsylvania, to be
rowed down stream between and IN
There is much discussion here today
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 beginning of the
food.