The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-12
'Englis emit That.
They Have 8 Big Hand (
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AID MIRIN g G OVID S
LIN ~ RIVE B ANK,
Critic Says ricans Are Most
P owerful Set isHe Ever q. Saw S =, n
Toget her- The Race Next NJ
ss5sl Month Will Be One
Of the " cry Best Il 83s|fI
Even Seen. ssS 3,g$is3S5I

BOURNE s5g ID. I'm LAM. 81 August
when n tlies Harvard \ ,r1owers weighed
In yesterday morning " was found that \
John Richardson, u. 4 Robert y. Bacon
= ana II Daniel Newbal
- j h a d H Increased 81 In
wei Oh Z gSsl Tie weights
5SrlxNSS 81 N the crew are as
= ~ $50 follows Robert Tap
.SE2&kHl pan, i 1e s: Sidney Fish,
w. ~ s6 Il Flint. " 17s; Gor-
- VI don g. Glass. 1s6;
ohm r ichardson Jr.,
i1g5 Robert u. Bacon. III IS ;S MEL n eW-
hall, 1915; oliver 2. B1lle III g; Francis
M Blagden, coxswain. 105. 5S}s h, S5 Ss VII
sSE There 9is some d versity OF opinion as
to- who III ould row bow III he Cambridge
crew, and 1t I is Il the general Y Impression
that there are n one Of q two weak spots
IN the English boa I. w ith q month for
training. NJ however. ss Coach MI tleburys
doubtless will pull his men toget her.
IA Have Big Handfu II
has been III gestod tina the 1Iarsg
ward men might try one @of English
boats. s II Ii thought that the Nss' drag
81 their boat III due to It's being shorter
deeper and Il lover in the wa ter than the
English typ pc. Ists s 35
The interest in the work @of5 both crews
rs now great. and will IN increase when
they 90 to #Putney, as the weeds In he
river here are a q trlrl,ent to- clean and
fast rowing.
Coach Muttlebury, while diffident is
giving his opinion 5of The relat tive merits
OF the two Il crews, u nparted the impress
sion IA the course 81 a yes
Sterday that he thought the Cambridge
men, had a big handful to tackle.
VI Owing 10 the short ness % {! the stay Of
the Harvard crew. tlleSca plain yesterday
sin& & telegram formally Il declined the in-i
lvitation to race with the Bann Rowing
Club OF ireland. IA
8:S5s Critic lew. i; Ri sSiss5
The clean 81, ork / of a both crews has
aroused admiratio from the crowds OF
enthusiasts lining eithe bank !, s&5 crowds
which are larger than an ~ attendance
before. M
what seems to be q fact namely that
a first class English crews at 81 astE has an
Amer can rival VII ose style OF Ell cheney
apparently approaches the best glish
standard Is ting growing Interest II
the coming race and i the clever manner
3inSwhich the Harvard men ara handling
their she'll in embar king and isamharklng
causes much favorable common 1.
But what has Impressed English critics
the most Is the ind yidual and coll tive
\ build Of the men. IL RI 81 LIE hmann, Of
English rowing fame, once coach at Ear-
ward says that the visitors "a re the most
powerful set OF oarsmen ply stcally he
ever ga Is L
Il e q are two Of the finest crews I
ever sd e Fl he said this afternoo ION.
have no opinion yet as to who will WIN.
nor can any one at this time e I've 4 an an
Opinion that may not be open 70 Snl terra
ton before the rae q gi III.
Our men use their backs aE tile more,
while yours have a. slightly long 81 de.
That's the main di ference in the respec-,
tive styles. and 4 think the rae viii ioe
victory for lie 5sSsssss 81 ss 3ts s
"a gIl5ss Powerful Men. s3t5 ,,S3 s555
,S Physically the Il Harvard N en- are the
most B powerful sci i ever saw together.
and they row extremely we'll S. i should
be great race. .' s33
i'S Asked IL q he placed faith 4 ii the theory
that American athletes coul d not become
sufficiently acclimated IN la short time
TO do their best u In Eng land Mr., Lehman
said II ~ 81 iai33g
III Not the sligh test. have had q aorlo-
what Innate acquaintance wit rowing
think the difference Vi d Innate would
effect visiting lthlct,s 4 on ritl,ora here
EIfBsuflcient time were "a lowed to let the
5not-at-home feelin = VISA way 4. Five Or
six. weeks is enol n. All e
q Mr.. Lehmann's opinion NJ OF heat sfe--.
fgardtng the HdrVtrd crew is certainly
Saubstantlated by out I'd pp pear
Canadian Boat w on. Hi
a3 tI3y y Associated Press
,,RogHEsTnR7; Al Mgust 1l -daS
won the first ra CO OF the Ssari es OF yacht
4 ra ces for The Fishers Cup from the