New-York tribune., 1902-06-12
ROWING.
YALE CREWS ROW BY RED TOP, AND
HARVARD DULY IMPRESSED.
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Yale Quarters. Gales Ferry Conn., June Ii
Coach Cameron sprans surprise this morning
by sending his crews downstream IN front or the
Harvard quarters, and putting them through their
PAGES for the benefit of the Crimson oarsmen- Ihe
varsity eight and the four went 70 their boats
at $50 O'Clock and spent an hour working out in
short stretches on the west bank Of the river The
was the smoothest seen here in several days,
and in every respect suited for good work
The four down the river first, accompanied
by the launch. and rowed close In shore past Red
Top. letting out the stroke they passed I'M
medately all Harvard was on edge 10 see the Els
work, and there a fringe OF red jackets on
the bluff watching the Yale crew go through Its
PAGES The eight then came down the river, fol-
lowing the course of the four oar, and went by
Harvard with d rush. rowing in first class shape
The comments at Red Top were notceably favor
able TO the Yale crews. several OF the veterans
saying that Yale was this year rowing together
better than for years
The varsity eight went over about six miles III
this mornings work doing much less this evening.
The morning work principally given TO going
over the points in the recovery, where the men are
still ragged. The tendency is 10 wash out on the
finish, thus losing good deal of speed where the
boat ought TO forge ahead evenly. The four oar
rowed again with Levering and Laws in the waist
an order that seems please the coaches With
these men in the boat considerably more speed has
been developed than when Ackley and johnson had
seats though the form is perhaps not as good
morning work the boat rowing more evenly ana
the catch and swing better all around
Rain began TO threaten late this afternoon. bur
did not deter the Yale crews from gong OUT, as
the water smooth The freshmen got out on
the river first and went upstream for Two miles
doing short stretches. The freshmen stiu bet
tering themselves in form and speed, but there Is
much left TO be desired in the boat. The four car
worked out their shell tonight in short sTurt
The varsity went out last and pulled upstream for
hitting
two on the way back, but doing nothing unusual
in the way Of time. 1t was expected that a time
row would be taken tonight, but the weather again
To-day was the first that has afforded to critics
OF 1902 Yale and Harvard crews oppor-
tI{ o. bil yfs men sgher5I sse to be
satisfied that their eight This year viii be IN
b feanE az b6tb 6;aes Ferry ana Red TOP to-
day. Whether there viii be reason for change
later. when the crews have received their final
Generally speaking. both crews seem TO be about
eGgs, ds is more sve8y isrib1fed in me Vale than
In rbe Harvard shell IN weight Harvard is 4
5tie b5Hre sh[sf ana {na 5evone rounds to Yes rs
From the frst rows OF the Crimson eight it looks
AS a whole Harvard appears 70 be powerful
Enough but stIu crude in some OF the essentials OF
the stroke. The body work of the Harvard shell
men n showing tendency to feather out Under
water, and 20 pull weak finish The HaTvard
10 hnish weakly. letting the boat hang a little
generally speaking, uniformly stronger and faster
Set OF men than last year. The boat is getting up
suasd that Harvard does not YET seem to be able
70 get The worst feature % the Yale stroke is d
tendency OF the starboard side TO wash OUT at the
finish causing the boat TO swing 70 port most OF
the time. The Yale Oarsruen have had the advan-
+ara If knowing for about two weeks what the
final order wn be, and this has helped 70 put the
crew in better rowing form than Harvard II IS
generally admitted on the Thames that II the
5cars we're TO row to-day Yale would be winner
Coach HigginsOu. however. is certain that IN
rnaDse change for the better viii De seen in the
trirrsor crew in the next ten days
Tho two four boats nearly equal IN
stvie and strength to-day than the two varsity
Shells Yale's four oar is still in doubt, while
H4rvarf's is probably made up now for good II
is stilI TOO early 20 do more than compare the
CRIMSON and Yale shells above \ weeks work
at Red Top may materially change conditions