New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-10

New-London. Conn. June 9 (speciaD.-wfth the
Yale crew the Thames and the only a little
over two weeks away. better idea be formed
as to the probable chances of the New-Haven oars
IN the coming contests There doubt
that Harvard will have fast crew, faster, per-
haps than that OF last year and defeat her Yale
will be compelled TO put forth the greatest posi-
Bile effort.
The general development OF the Yale up to
date has been slow The stroke has been kept
down and particular attention has been paid all
along the drive through the water. Every ef
fort has been made this year to arrive at the best
form late. The result is that everything IS still
In a rather crude state The workmanship Is poor
and the boat does not travel between strokes the
way II ought to. The time IS also quite ragged for
this time Of year. But the morning and afternoon
expected to smooth of some of the rough
edges that appear and with sood. hard work
the Yale crew ought 70 row much faster on race
day than ii did last year
Yale boating is At present in rather bad 7s, state
served make New-Haven men feel that some
that. though Harvard mas everything in her favor
and should win they pull out ahead II they are
only imbued with the right Kind Of determinatton
And with this Feeling the Work On the Thames mas
taken on more earnestness than ever before;
10 the h two o%S on o PaP t5d
Yale. Starting the yer with practically all her
of material. On the other hand Yale has felt the
teral Yale has had has been fairly good but out
side OF some twsnty men tne.e , has been been III
teTal in the two boats probably does not give
either OF the advantage tho
other. 1t Is general lack of interest in boating.
however that has hampered Yale Her crew has
been picked from too small a body of candidates.
The strokes adopted by the two crews differ lit
tie. After ALL there only few essential points
. IN rowing. The simultaneous application and
lease OF power and n slow recover, 10 make the
boat between strokes the funda men tails
OF rowing and both Yale and Harvard aiming
ct these In about the same way. The difference
between the two strokes Will probably play very
little part, but the superior execution Of one over
the other is the thing that will bring victory TO
the Crimson Blue.
There Is also danger that some OF the men in
the Yale boat may back 10 their old style or
rowing when they are in tight place. They have
rowed other strokes than the one they are rowing
this year, and the tendency, when hard pressed by
Harvard would be to return 70 them. This would
mean lose OF that unity which winning crew
must have The men IN the Harvard boat have had
their stroke ground into them. and would IT In
the heat OF any contest And the work of their
be helped greatly by the standards OF
last year. They know what made the boat go
fast last year they will strive attain those
elements of speed this season
1t will appear, therefore that though the work OF
the Yale crew has received no great setbacks so
far, Harvard has a better theoretical chance OF
( success. But Yale is filed with more deepseated
DETERMINATION than has been felt in some time
This determination to do the hardest OF work be
tween this time and the may attain for her
the perfection for which II is striving and
bring them victory on the Thames on June 2S