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

quarters IN the Highlands before the big regatta
OF ali the men in the Ithaca varsity boat Rob-
bins, the stroke is perhaps doing the cleanest
work at present, and he is expected to set
lively clip when the big race comes on.
WEAK SPOT IN QUAKER BOAT.
Coach Ellis Ward has been a good deal wor-
ried over the Quaker oarsrnen, and the port
side of the boat especially has been giving a
good deal Of trouble. for 1t shows a tendency
10 be rowed around by the starboard oars.
Ward IS doing a lot OF pair-oar coaching In his
endeavor to strengthen the weak points and
in the middle OF the week the varsity rowed a
time trial over the three mile on the
SchuyIkill The time not announced, but
1t was known TO be fair The freshman crew
picked up the varsity in the last mile and
kept within boats length Of them up to the
finish
Columbia VIII not be Quartered this year d.
rectly upon the banks Of the Hudson River, but
Will stay at one Of the Poughkeepsie hotels
This plan Is rather innovation and on some
sides its wisdom IS questioned. AS the day Of
the draws near Poughkeepsie fills up, and
excitement in the neighborhood Of the hotel is
fairly red hot, hardly the best place to have
e soothing effect upon the nerves Of the eager
carsmen, but the men will fare first rate, and
perhaps on the whole will be more comfortable
there than they would be in tucked up
little farmhouse along the river. The Columbia
varsity has put IN hard ticks these days
and Is rounding into form. Little news however
comes from Wisconsin, Syracuse Georgetown
10 the work Of the other three crews which
viii come TO make Up the six sided struggle
the Hudson
THE YALE BOAT MOVING SMOOTHLY.
The Yale crew. which went their quarters
at New-London on Wednesday, night. the
first to arrive At the scene of the coming races,
and the New-Haven oersmen have started In
work OF the Thames with unwonted vigor and
gayety OF spirits. The makeup OF the varsity
has been finally settled upon, and Will be like
this: Stroke. Cameron; No Z. Blagden; No. 6.
Allen; No. 3, Cross: No. T. Brock: No. g. Mel
decken; No. 2 Wickes; bow Mitchell Yale men
argue conservatively that on paper Harvard has
a much better show OF victory this year; but,
just the same. the Yale expect to win on
June - They are working as they have never
worked before, and there Is good stuff In the
Yale boat from bow stroke There
little question that the New Have crew Is in a
good deal better shape than 1t was last year at
this time. week ago the crew tried four
mile stretch time, and the result highly
encouraging, as the boat went smoothly and
easily between the strokes. Since the row on
time was made the work has been compare
lively light. but at New-London at least
day there will be long and hard work.
The New-London Board Of Trade has done
everything that the two universities have asked
put the various appliances at the houses and at
the floats in perfect condition.
HARvARD's WORK DISAPPOINTING.
In the last issue of The Harvard Bulletin"
IS careful review OF the Harvard University
crew, and this statement is made: IF the
crew does not succeed in getting much greater
steadiness and control themselves before
the Yale race. chance OF winning Is very
slim, unless of course, the Yale crew is poor
one" On the whole. the rowing Of the Harvard
aEerhH DC far f-nyga sESF.
with the second varsity crew over a three and
a half mile stretch on the Charles River showed
some eldflns laults IN the work or the senior
eight. At the start its rowing was first rate
and it overhauled the second rapidly but
after two miles had been covered the varsity
3el down badly, and IN the last mile and a half
allowed the second crew more than to hold its
own. The varsity was lacking in life and DASH
and the boat seemed 10 hang between the strokes
There have been vehement efforts made at Har-
ward to correct these faults. and some rather
radical changes have been made. Lawrence has
been dropped out Of the boat entirely. as he
could not seem to use his great strength in the
proper style: Harding has taken his place at
No. 4. AT No. 2 Billiards. ankle is that
Fitzgerald has taken his place. II appears
likely, therefore, that although all eight OF last
years victorious crew returned TO college. not
more than four or five will row in the race
against Yale. Just why IL is that with such
excellent material and with every outlook favor
able. the Harvard crew should not be further
advanced, IT is hard to explain. Expert criticism
as 10 the general work OF the crew this year is
summed up as follows: Throughout the entire
season the crew has lacked the steadiness which
characterized last seasons crew. and they Seem
to have a great deal Of trouble in getting to-
gether as a crew and getting unified haul
Their worst fault at present is this unsteadiness
and In ability to keep proper control Of the re
covery. This is especially noticeable after the
crew has rowed mile or two without stopping
and the men become a little tired"
THE OLD ORDER CHANGETH
The Harvard will start for New-London
next Wednesday or Thursday. to have an
even two weeks the river before the races.
New-London and the Thames have changed
good deal in the last two years, and the print
tive character of the upper stretches OF the
river has gone forever On the east bank Of
the river. where formerly wound country road
along which newspaper correspondents would
iazny jog. drawn by some decrepit Connecticut
nag. now thunders branch Of the Haven
Railroad and in place OF the long sleepy drive
you are whisked up to the crew quarters with
1Sush and roar. On the opposite side OF the