New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-05
VALE ON THE THAMES
THE CREWS FIRST SPIN AT NEWTON
DON To-DAY-woRK OF OTHER
COLLEGE CREWS AND TEAMS

DoN TO-DAY-wORK OF OTHER
COLLEGE CREWS AND TEAMS.
IN, Yale crew will start for New-London to-day.
IA from this time r:til June % will row twice
dsy over the sunny stretches OF the Thames
harvard will not go TO New-London until next
Monday and as the harbor at New-Haven Is al
WAYS 1T for rowing before the Charles River 49,
the Els will gain at both ends OF the season In
practice on the water. DR.. Gallaudet. head coach
will accompany the Yale crew. and he will be
helped by several old Yale captains and famous
oarsmen. who will assist in putting the finishing
touches on the Yale eight. The New Haven crew
This year has been known as an extremely heavy
one but Il will probably average not over one hun
ared and seventy pounds. still. that Is above
normal weight for brisk crew. and the Yale eight
&c engaged In eliminating those faults that are
usually inherent in heavy crews. The catch is not
so quick as It ought TO be- and there Is less snap
,n the rowing than one has been accustomed to see
a, .hA fastest Yale crews Yet there is tremendous
nouer and endurance In the men, and II all the
,o,,arsv that is common to heavy men can be
xsaken out Of them. the aggregation WILL make
fast time
HARVARD EIGHT STILL DOUBTFUL
A, the present writing the Yale crews prospects
o-A infinitely brighter than Harvard's 1t seemed
,as, Tuesday as II the last shifting had been made,
ana that the order OF the Crimson oarsmen was at
las, settled But a dispatch on Friday announced
,bst at No Perkins had been replaced by o. d.
rs,s,s who as stroke OF the Weld crew in the
Harlem REGATTA on Memorial Day did first
rate work II would however, be great surprise
A. Evans should replace Perkins permanently. for
Perkins has been in the Harvard varsity boat for
three years and has been considered one OF its
most consistent performers. In a recent criticism
on the men Perkins was declared to have acquired
the fine points Of his position better than any other
man in the boat save Captain Higginson. The ex-
pertinent Of putting in the captain at stroke has
worked fairly we'll and he is likely to remain
fixture there Higgnson has excellent judgment,
and knows well how conserve the strength of
his men for the needful squirt. That quality IN a
stroke Is of far greater Importance than powerful
Craftsmanship II may be recalled that Powers. 81.
who was the stroke OF the last winning Harvard
crew, in 1891. by no means powerful oars
man; he was rather slight, but rowed a beautiful,
clean stroke and had excellent Judgment Next
Monday will see Harvard ensconced in her new
quarters on the Thames. not far below the Yale
men, Meantime, Coach Storrow Is making good
many experiments in the rigging Of the boat.
These may be of value. but there is disposition on
the part of a good many undergraduates at Har-
ward TO believe that there has already been too
much "nonkeying' with the crew.
ANOTHER OBSERVATION TRAIN.
II Will be a great innovation TO have observation
trains running both sides of the river during the
big race at New-London, and 1t will be a great
convenience as we'll Ever since the rule was
passed forbidding the excursion craft TO follow the
crews down the course It has been necessary TO
add to the length OF the observation train that
a good part OF the spectators were likely to be a
quarter OF a mile ahead or an much behind the
racing crews. Now. however, with observation
train running on both sides OF the river there will
be ample opportunity for the spectators 1t Is an
nounced also that the New-London Board Of
Trade which al times has given signs OF being
rather parsmonious body. has come forward hand
somely and has offered many concessions 10 the
crew managers Among these is an agreement TO
take entire charge Of the fourrnile course 10 see
that II Is properly staked and arranged and on the
day of the race 10 keep the entirely free
from boats; and a promise to furnish quarters
each year not only for the Harvard and Yale
varsity crews but for the freshman crews as well
On r,gatta DAY, June % there will be three races
tina, Of the freshman crews. two miles straight
away TO be rowed up stream in the morning. that
O. the substitutes 10 be rowed in the early after
noon in four-oared shells and finally the varsity
race four miles down stream. al 4:S0 p m ,
gsS t6aa es i0 tt f change ad6ph
mann. the weil-known Engiishman. who coached
6Sr letter. to The Harvard Bulletin arguing
strongly in favor OF the four-miIe course quoting
men in It's favor and not admitting that there is
single objection TO the four,In race na coErSe
CoRNELLs SMOOTH STROKE.
or all the college crews now on the water Cor
neil is rowing probably the smoothest stroke and
best keeps the boat even keel There is little
difference in the essentials this year Of the Cornell
Yale and Harvard strokes. but the 1thacans seem
TO have perfected IL better than the other two
Another point is that Courtney has his men row
the stroke clean through, whereas both Yale and
Harvard are inclined at times TO clip II. The Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania crew is rowing powerful
and fast stroke. albeit lacking in many points that
would seem essential In eght-oared crew for
four-rnile race The catch Is not strong enough by
any means and there is a wholly unideal clipping
OF the stroke Yet the men. wslo supple and
strong hit things off well together and the shell
travels fast And Il is speed that wins races, re-
eardless OF form. The Columbia crew has the dis
tinct advantage of having gone TO Poughkeepsie
long before any OF its competitors. The Quakers
versty of Wisconsin will arrive the 18th
and the Ithacans two weeks from to-day.
YALE's CLEVER WORK.
The Tigers had bitter disappointment In the
whitewash administered by the Yale nine satur-
day Though Yale IL apt 10 win championship |
eames on her home grounds, yet the Princeton sup
portsrs had counted much upon the victories over
Harvard. and hoped for triumph at New-Haven
The supposedly invincible Hiebrand was hit safely
nine times and unsteady and
cratic Perhaps Hillebrand has been worked too
hard this spring; at any rate. his pitching was
away below par Saturday Then, too. the Prince
ton batsnen were all al sea. Robertson kept them
guessing for nine innings and made the remark
able record OF not allowing single safe hit The