The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-20
PRACTICE ON THE THAMES
HARVARD FOUR DEFEATS YALL
 FOUR IN SEVERAL BRUSHES.
MonOt0my of Training Life Pleasantly Relieved-The Races Thoroughly Im- formal-The Friendly Feeling Much Increased by Them Cheers Exchanged Work of tho Varsity Crews.

Increased by Them Cheers Exchanged
 Work of tho Varsity Crews.
 Yale Quarters, Gales Ferry, June 19.-
 To-day witnessed a decided innovation
 in the training life on the Thames. The
 secrecy which has characterized the
 work seems to have been done away
 with in a large measure and a more
 helpful and sportsmanlike spirit devel-
 oped between the rival settlements at
 "Redtop" and Broadview." The substi-
 ute fours for the 'varsities have been in-
 strumental in working the changes. This
 morning the Yale and Harvard fours
 met at a point near the start of the
 course, each out for the mornings prac-
 tice. The Harvard boat drew alongside of Yale and one of the oarsmen called
 across Want scrap, Yale"; "Yes, "
 was the reply, and soon the two little
 boats were spinning down the course for
 a short informal race. The stretch was
 against the wind and Yale's weight told, | Harvard finishing a length in the lead
 in a thirty stroke pull. Turning around
 the boats came back with the wind and
 although Harvard got a good lead at the | start, the Yale men cut it down con- | siderably before the brush was complet- ed. Captain Greenway, who has been
 rowing at 2, in the Yale four, was in
 New Haven and Bob Armstrong, cap
 tain of the '95 crew, and at present one
 of Yale's coaching staff, was in his
 place The race was of little signifi-
 canoe as indicating the merits of the | hut of pro Q inn in
 the friendly spirit of rivalry and sport
 manship existing between the two col | leges. Before the crews parted arrange
 ments had been made for a similar trial
 of speed for this evening.
 | The Yale four was out early, however, | this evening with two new substitutes, Cameron, stroke of the 1901 crew and this years college crew which roWed at An napois, and Patterson bow oar 1900 freshmen, who formed the basis of this years varsity. The order in which the four pulled in the first stretch was stroke, Cameron; 3, Cross: 2, Brock; l, Mitchell, a somewhat lighter personnel than the four had on previous practice. After the new combination had been tried the four did a little work In their old order of last week and then return- ed to the boathouse. After the men had got dressed and were waiting on the dock for the return of the launch, which had gone up the stream with the tresh- men. the Harvard four left their float and pulled past Yale's quarters. They looked expectant, but Bob Armstrong called out through the megaphone that he regretted the plans of the varsity for the afternoon practice made it neces- sary for his boys to get in their work e.rIv The rest of the "Broadview" crowd. who had gathered on the dock, however, did not seem satisheo anu cap tain Greenway seizing the megaphone called out to the Harvard four, Whlch was pulling up the river Come pack Harvard, we will scrap you. HarVard returned and in the meantime the sah'e four which had pulled against Harvard in the morning, with the exception or Cameron. who took Brooks place at stroke. had again gotten Into thelr row. ing clothes and brought their shell out.
 The crowd of Yale men on the dock and in the little shell were in excellent b,,mor. as were likewise the Harvard men. all appreciating the spirit or good fellowship which prevailed. The two fours lined up about one hundred yarus below Captain Browns dock ana Jim Greenway who has been captalnlnS tne four called out from the megaphone III regulation style Are you ready Har- vard?" Are you ready Yale, asalh "Are you ready?' "Go.'
 The Harvard boat shot out under ouick stroke and the ragged combina- tion from Yale, including a coach, new man and two regulars were ,eneth behind when the Harvard shell | crossed the prearranged finish line un- der the nose of Colonel Mchees Sachl partbenia. The return down stream meant a similar brush with a sinllar result; then the fours padded along eide each other. After the finish Har- ward cheered for Yale and Yale for liar ward and then Captain Allen on the dock got the rest of the Yale settlement together and a hearty cheer was gwen for Harvard. The Harvard launch, Frank Thompson, had steamed up to point off Broadview in the meantime and the men on board, including Coach Storrow enjoyed the sport. The flnal makeup of the Yale four is unsettled, as the arrival of Patterson and Gamer on would indicate new combinations.
 The work of the varsity eight to-day has been confined to rather severe Work in short stretches. This morning the eight pulled some two miles up the Thames and back and this evening similar plan of practice was followed by the coaches This evening, however, Captain Allen was again desirous or seeing his eight at work after their hard of the past week and watched the practice from the launch, While Brock of last years varsity crew and ] member of the four this season, took his place at No G. The men seemed to nave been refreshed by their rest of yostordav and were feeling fine to-day. l The Harvard launch followed the Yale varsity men in their work this even ng, while this morning the men on the Yale launch were afforded an excellent view of the Harvard crew during a DOT ion of their four mile pull. The diff ,ulty in determining the makeup of the ! freshman crew, which has excited so much comment seems to have been set led. Warmoth was at stroke in both practice pulls to-day and Lincoln was tt No 3.
 At Harvard Quarters
 Harvard Quarters Gales Ferry Conn.,,