New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-06-18
-Uordon Illustrated News.

is exetrmey hard for the Crimson eight 10 start
without being observed To get around this Har-
ward will wait until Yale is out on the water
for their morning evening row and then slip out
quietly and make the run. or with Yale watching
the Harvard crew will pull hard from their boat
house down to the navy yard. where the river
bends then saunter along the bridge, and after
Il wait come upstream at the real clip finishing
opposite Yale's quarters with one looking Otten
one crew has started for this quiet run under
the watch only to have the rival coaching launch
hurriedly get up take on all the coacheS ana
oarsren it can, and sprint downriver after the
time rowing boat. When this happens the ere"
that is trying eude notice will slow up and take
its trial suspicious time
A year or two ago Yale wanted badly to get
downstream at night without being noticed on
final trial run before the For days this time
row had been expected at Red Top. and prepara-
tons had been made to follow it with scouts, nelo
glasses and boats Yale deferred the attempt CIV
ing numerous false scents for Harvard to run OUT
after Finally it became imperative TO make the
trial, but Harvard's quarters were alive with req
sweaters and caps, and the attempt looked TO be
lugubrously impossible. bright idea Struck
Yale coach. Rigging out number Of graduate
coaches who happened 20 be on hand for the nnaI
few days practice, in Yale varsity racing Jeans.
and with the regulation bue-tpped varsity oars.
the graduates were bOated and sent out across the
river the starting line. followed by the coaching
launch whose presence meant business. Mean
while the regular Yale varsity held its breath ana
evidence could be discerned from across the river
that Harvard interested. Knots OF Crimson
men could be sauntering out Of Red Top ana
dwelling field glasses the Yale dummy crew. 80
big the graduates. and SO accustomed 10
Yale shell. that the not noticed Al a
pistol shot. the ex-'varsity crew got on In more
less regulation style and moved down the river
close under the opposite bank to the intense excite
ment OF the Harvard Down the river went
the old captains and strokes of previous years pull
ing a pretty ragged and disOrganzed stroke, but
fooling Harvard completely Abreast OF them on
the Harvard bank hurried the Crimson oarsnen
and coaches. watches in hand. having stopped them
the start The moment the ex-regulars turned
unnoticed across the river, where the launch stu
pulled. quietly settled themselves for regular trial
start, and We're off. They passed the Harvard
quarters. now deserted. and down the river
in their best form. followed closely by the launch.
with its coaches. Nearly TO the bridge. where tho
four-mile run ends. they caught up with the still
enthusiastic but pumped OUT ex-'varsity oarsmeh.
who were still pulling Justify. with the Harvard
scouts dancing along the bank. jubilant over the
supposed poor form of the eight they were 20 row
n week later. Just what the Crimson crew had 10
say when they the real Yale varsity pulling
down at a thirty-two clip. and under a watch th1t
would show nearly record time history does not
relate. II was one Yale joke good old Harvard