The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-22
YALE, HARVARD, CORNELL
CREWS IN FINE FORM FOE To-DAY,S
a BIG RACE.
Depends Upon Form and the Ability to
Maintain It-Courtney Would Not
Hesitate to Meet Any Crew Ira the
Wor1d-Lehman Has Little to Sny.

Hesitate to Meet Any Crew in the
World-Lehman Has Little to sny.
Gales Ferry, Conn, June 21.-The
rowing authorities among the many
Well known Yale graduates who have
gathered at "Broadview' this evening
are in high spirits as to the showing
that the sons Of Eli will make in to-
morrow's great contest The conf
dence of the undergraduates is also in
fectious and the feeling here tonight
is one of more than hopefulness. Coach
Bob" Cook, who has from the first
preserved sphynx-like silence as to
the probable outcome Of the race, this
evening departed from his customary
procedure and granted an Interview,
substantially as follows: when you
ask me as to the probable outcome Of
to-morrow's race you PROFOUND a ques-
tion which is impossible for me to
answer. The Cornell crew on form and
apparent speed are most formidable
opponents, and Harvard is rowing
beautifully. The question of Harvard'S s
success rests largely on her ability to
maintain that form throughout a long
and very trying contest. As to Yale,
I may say that the men are in splen-
did physical condition However,
would have preferred to have a little
greater interval between the examina
tions and race day as it can hardly be
expected that men who are strung up
by trying mental work are quite as fit
for hard physical work as they would
ordinarily be. To sum it UP Yale is re-
lying upon her form and ability to
maintain that form for four long
miles,"
The Yale varsity crew was the last
to go out on the river tonight, start
ing shortly before o'clock, and the
eight We're coached by Mr.. Cook from
the launch The men were given only
a short warming up in racing starts.
The weather conditions were ideal
when the men were on the water and
the last night before the great race
proved a most propitious one. The men
rowed in the positions they have oc-s
cupied for the past several days and
will row tomorrow. They are
Payne Whitney, bow and captain;
Harry P. Wickes, No. 2; ;. Penn.
Brock, No. 8; Robert B. Flint, No. 4:
James w. Niedecken, No. 8; Fred w.
Allen, No. 6; John c. Greenleaf, No. Il;
William B. Williams, stroke; q. MoI4s
Walton, coxswain.
Harvard.
Harvard's lucky drawing of the east
course in the great race Of the varsity
crews Of Yale, Cornell and Harvard
has been looked upon as propitious
omen and with the announcements Of
THE position the crew would have came
the first feeling of extreme hope
fulness and confidence of victory. It rs
stated that the difference in the east
course is good for length, the other
conditions being equal. A cable was
received tonight at "Redtop" from the
Leander crew of London of which LAk-
man was formerly member and later
coach and also one from Henry Will
lis, who came over from England with
Mr.. Lehman and assisted for six weeks
in the coaching Of the crew, and the
messages of best wishes were most
gratifying. Mr.. Lehman would talk
but briefly tonight when asked his
OPlllOIl co " LlC plOD1nAC OuISO1l1C OtaH
the race. His reply was, "All can say
is that the crew has made satisfactory
progress since coming here and the
men will go into the race in good
shape"
For the last time Of practice the men
We're sent out at 4:45, which was some-
what earlier than usual. Both the
varsity and freshmen went out togeth-
er and several Harvard men accom-
panied Mr.. Lehman in the launch. The
two crews were given a number Of race
ing starts together. The varsity
splashed for the first rev starts, but
soon steadied down. Afterwards they
were raced for about an eighth Of
mile down the course and the varsity
drew away about half length. The
crews came up the river rowing spurts,
starting in an easy paddle and after
rowing seven or eight strokes
would pull fast for ten strokes and In
doing that showed the best work Of
the year. The final practice was con-
cluded at $50. The freshmen went out
again in their shell with Storrow In the
launch and were kept on the water
nearly an hour rowing in stretches.
liC lllOA WILL LOW III lLlC IOllOWlA6 POb1r
tions tomorrow: Stroke, f. Dobyns;
| Z, Nicholas Biddle; 6, Capt. J. III. Per-
lsins; 5, C. L. Harding; 4, F. L. Higgins
son, jr.; 8, Ellis Wadsworth; 2, J. D.
Herman; bow, G. s. Derby; coxswain,
G. P. Orton.
Cornell.
Courtneys three crews went out on
the river at 5 p. m. and were sent UP
! the course to the two and one-half-
| mile flag, the men chiefly padding,
| though occasionally they were coached
! q. bit. The work was intended, how
ever, simply as a sort of a muscle
stretcher for the night before the race.
| The men returned to the boat-house
| about three-quarters of an hour later
and they were Immediately hustled in.
| to their clothes and up to quarters for
supper. 1t was apparent that Mr..
Courtney had no misgivings as to the
race his men would put up tomorrow
| and he expressed himself freely and
| with great confidence, though without
| braggadocio. In speaking of the ply
steal condition of the crews he said:
''The crews are in fine shape this year
and I am not afraid of any crew In the
world with them. Though 1 confess 4
don't like the course" he continued, "I