The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-06-22
PRACTICE ON THE THAMES
YALE MEN NOW FREE FROM INX-
IETY OF EXAMINATIONS.
Hard Days Work Yesterday Finished
by MOOnlight-A Mile Brush Between
the Freshman and VARSITY Crews
The Latter Finished Over Length
Ahead In Less Than $40.


The Latter Finished Over a Length
Ahead In Less Than $40.
Yale Quarters, Gales Ferry, June 21.-
This was the first day at "Broadview,"
where the men were free from anxiety
incident to their examinations, with the
days work, which was finished by
moonlight. 1t was after Z o'clock when
the varsity crew left the float for the
evening pull. They padded over to the
start in a number of short stretches,
and there they were soon joined by the
freshman boat. The coaches had decid-
ed that race between the freshmen
and the varsity would prove mutually
beneficial in accustoming the crews to
competition and bracing them up in
their practice. When the word to start
was given the weather conditions We're
ideal, and both crews pulled vigorously.
The varsity gained almost half a length
at the start. but during the remainder
Of the first half mile the freshmen stuck
close to the older and more experienced
crew. From the half mile the test SEEM
ed to tell somewhat on the freshmen,
for when the brush was finished at the
mile mark the varsity led by over
length. The time was something less
than $40 and was especially gratifying
from the standpoint of the freshmen.
Turning around the crews proceeded up
stream and the freshmen returned to
the boat house.
The varsity coaches had some harder
work for their men. Up to point op-
lposite "Broadview the work consisted
in practice starts and pulling over short
stretches. During the past day or two
the varsity has been rowing slightly
higher stroke, having done good deal
of work at 34 The increase In rapidity
of stroke seems to have affected the
form of the oarsmen slightly as there
was a general tendency to hurry some
what through the stroke. 1t was to
overcome this fault that the coaches de-
voted most of their attention this af-
ternoon. On the turn to the boathouse
the varsity four waited for the eight
and one-quarter of a mile brush follow
ed. The four showed considerable more
speed than they have at any previous
time and held the big boat fairly well
over the distance. On their way up
stream the varsity and launch passed
the Harvard crew that was proceeding
over the course on the evening pull, and
general interest was displayed in the
work of the Crimson. This morning al
so meant hard work for the crews as
both the varsity and freshmen were
sent over the first two miles of the
course against time. The watches on
the Yale launch caught the varsity
several seconds under 1890 and while
the freshmen did not come within some
thirteen seconds Of the varsity record
their work was generally satisfactory.
This afternoon the Harvard and Yale
freshmen eights had their first good
looks at each other. When the Har-
ward youngsters passed "Broadview"
on their way up stream the Yale fresh
men coaches instructed their get to get
out their shell and they followed them
up stream for half mile The Yale
crew then rowed down stream a short
distance and again went up and both
crews passed each other Tomorrow
morning the work of laying out the
course will be continued. Mr.. Curtis,
who has charge Of the race arrange
ments, will be Joined by the committee
from the New London board Of trade,
and they will superintend the laying
out of the course.
At Harvard Quarters.
Harvard Quarters, Gales Ferry June
1.-To-day has been an unusually hard
one for the Harvard eight, and the
freshmen are likewise inclined to think
that their initial practice on the Thames
has been no easy one. After sending the
eight on a time pull it has been custo-
mary to take the crew back to quarters
on the launch, but this evening after
pulling over the four mile course the
varsity eight was allowed to pull two
and one-half miles on the return before
being taken into the launch. There was
a stiff northwest wind blowing when the
the river, coached by j. j. Storrow. The
varsity crew got out about D. m. and
by that time the wind had subsided
and the water was compara-
lively smooth. The conditions were so
favorable that Coach Storrow decided to
send the crew over the course on time
The men started out on thirty-eight
but soon dropped to thirty three,
which they held for some time, but later
came down to a thirty-two stroke, which
they pulled for most of the distance. The
last mile, however, was pulled in thirty
four and afterwards raised to thirty-six.
In spite of the good conditions the per-
formance was only about the average.
The form of the crew as far as could be
in the darkness was a slight
over the last time they
rowed over the course last week Thurs
day The men finished strong and in
stead of being towed back by the launch
after a few moments rest, they rowed
back two and half miles up stream,
when they We're taken into the launch
and taken to the quarters
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