New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-22
TINE ROWS BY YALE AND HARVARD
MENT-THE CRIMSON EIGHT IN SLIGHT
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Gales Ferry Conn. June p (SDeciaD- worR
Of the Yale crews for the last few days has shown
a slow. bat steady, improvement. Fine weather
and good conditions for rowing have favored the
oarsmen At Gales Ferry and better form has been
the result. Harvard has been making more rapid
strides. however. and her rowing is much smoother
than that OF the NeU-Haven eight. both as regards
the blade work. which is remarkably clean and the
time
The Yale varsity eight did light work during the
latter part OF last week as the rowing during the
first part o: the week had been unusually heavy
Dr. Gallaudet stiH working over a more care
fu handling OF the slides and unwilling 70 send
the crew over any long distances before the men
had more thoroughly grasped this point. On Mon
day afternoon however. the crew covered the four
miles. The time, something over twenty and one
half minutes. only fair. as the conditions OF
wind and tide were extremely favorable The boat
did travel easily between strokes as It should
have done the general tendency being 10 rush the
slides, and on Tuesday the work taken up n
an an aiiifmP' % @ az m5Ts eaTefg wortng .;
time this year in mastering this most important
Bftr ms 1ir f5a rF,-ss ,,- JT-Gr ny 49, ", ~
Sr-Izo| rravrs --iIi Re ~atrs~ sin, 'o'' o'' '47
Tuesday evening Harvard covered the four mile
fSis un1s- WENT ri-.tss ana 1S}T-v saSS-Ils
Compared with Yal='s time on Monday this seems
somewhat better The conditions OF tide about
the same, 5uc Harvard was favored with absolutely
wind whereas there was strong rOrthsaster
blowing right down the course when Yale covered
the G!SJarce. Time rows form an untrustwortay
oasis upon Wn-la 20 compare tae speed or Two
count for anythinS-ant they certainly dO-Harvard
IS undoubtedly going very fast this year Her crew
seems 42y@ here fem a quarter 70 hal- minute
faster than the crew o. last wear. but how much
Il is hard 70 tell The time and TaJeruanShip o,
The eE-HlVeu eight are not nearly so good as
HarvarI's however
The tao If Shmau crews are pretty evenly
matched Both t-e Vale and Harvard % Fights
roWr5 down the last TWO miles If the course on
Tuesday evening in about reu minutes and thirty
seconds This was very fair time, considering tbs
conditions. The Vale freshmen have shown a
marked improvement lately and getting
gether We'll There Is still decided tendency 10
clip throughout the whole boat and the men do
not pan with all the heart and soul that they
should Should the sI1 OH water continue Coach
Brown Will probably succeed IN teaching his
70 get their oars closer 70 the water The catch.
ana hy reTety.9s this fault the speed OF the crew
VIII BE- increased Those at Red Top seem inclined
70 think little OF the proweSs OF the Harvard fresh
men. but with All th1t, they going fast. Both
the crews, however. are OF a fairly high order.
II shows the same tendency 70 rush the slides
that the eight does. but is gradually getting over
the fault With the order practically settled the
four VIII probably soon assume EC0d form.
The work between now and the race viii probably
be light for all the Yale crews. Much time will
be spent in Perfecting the blade work and time OF
the varsity and in mastering the slow and even
recover As things il looks as II Harvard
would Win the varsity and Vale the freshman.
with the chances about even In the four oar con-
rest hut Yale men hoping for a great I'm
PtoNeneHt in their senior crew during the next few