The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-22
HARVARD'S FINE TRIAL.
CRIMSON EI0HT GOES THE THAMES
COURSE At RACING SPEED

An Impressive Four-Mile Spin In Less Than
Twenty-one Minutes - Yale Crews Also
Move Along mt Merry CIp-what tho
Coaches mt Gales Ferry Think of the Form
GALES FERRY June 21.-The Thames River
presented lively scene to- day with all OF Yalc's
and Harvard's crews squirting along Its surface.
The water this morning was very chopry. the
southwest wind which brought rain last
night having changed to the north, and
oil the shells were compelled to hug
the leo shore. Iaes Fights managed to
row two miles over the upper end Of the
course. and tho varsity boats time was caught
as o minutes 30 seconds while the freshmen
went the same distance u short time after in
10 minutes AZ seconds. Harvard's varsity
four also went over the two miles on time. and
the watches showed IL minutes 80 seconds.
Harvard's freshmen were taken up the
river by Coaches ]. ]. Storrow and p.
Donovan and spent an hour in smooth
water Off Decatur Mountain. The men were
river at ; o'clock this afternoon. the water on
the regular course being too rough Coach
s sfHoT and T viii save to tho ssbmsn tn
crew. Mr. ,storrow said: @MThe eight is
oRs kep beom thTy wien Il Is n
creased the slides are rushed and the oarsmen
OF ali freshmen crews ' and viii probably be
broken up before the day OF the race,
The Harvard varsity eight started down the
river at thrtyfour clip his evening and rowed
the entire four miles. The time as taken by
watches, from shore was 20 minutes % sec:
ondS. This ia remarkably fast time anu il
correct. comes very close to the best record
ever made on the river The stiff wind which
had been blowing during the day had settled
down to ten-k mot breeze, and the lido had
Just turned and was slightly in the Crimson
crews favor.
Coach Mumford said this evening before the
Harvard varsity eight went over the course
showed improvement every time they went out
on the river. The only fault appears to be in
the recovery. which Is too slow. They were
also late in getting their hands and bodies for
ward.
Alfred Cowles, who Is assisting DIR. Gallaudet
IN coaching tho Yale varsity eight. when asked
how the crew was progressing. stated that
there was no especial weakness In the boat,
reach and that the men were little late on
the catch. Brown. who was in last years fresh
nlan crew. shows some stiffness in his rowing.
due probably TO lack of experience.
Coach Rodgers is rou4dng the Yale fresh.
previous to Harvard's remarkable spin. the
two Yale eights were lined up at the starting
stake and sent down the river for mile. The
freshmen hit up tn rty-t three strok Ike. the var
stty pulling no higher than thirty. At the
finish the freshmen were only length
astern. the 'varsity's time being reported
as minutes 10 seconds. The freshmen say
they were backing water when word was given
70 start and were thus handicapped at least. q
the varsity eight tonight. racing diagonay
across the river for half mile. At the iini sh
the eight had drawn away from the four by
two lengths. Coaches bolton and Armstrong
ing DR.. Gallaudet and Alfred Cowles to instruct
the varsity crews.