Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-09-07
EDWARD
BACKS HARVARD
American Crew is Favorite
With Young Son Of
Royalty.

Is manifested in London in the inter-
national boat roces between the crews
of Harvard and Cambridge UNIVERSE
ties, which vii take place tomorrow
over the historic Thames course from
Mortlake TO Putney. Ever since the
arrival of the Harvard crew in Eng
land the papers have devoted columns
to the work of" the two Fights, the
betting is at its height, and though
the odds naturally favor Cambridge,
it seems to be the general opinion that
there will be a grand struggle. In
speaking of the event today a repre-
sentative of the Harvard crew said:
THE Harvard men are in excellent
condition and we are confident of sue
cess tomorrow. While we naturally
regret that Glass will not be able TO
row, we regard Morgan as a satisfac-
tory substitute. We are entirely sat-
isf1ed with the course and with the ar
engagements that have been made"
Regret is expressed that King Ed
ward will be unable to attend the
race. The royal family will be repre-
sented. however, and it is safe to say
that there will be no more interested
" among the thousands who
will line the banks Of the Thames,
than Prince Edward of Wales. who
has taken the liveliest interest in the
Harvard crew ever since its arrival
here. 1t is believed that If the eight
from |. the other side of the Atlantic
loses the race there will be a young
nf
money, though this is matter of
which the young prince refuses to
speak
Many high British officials have ac-
cepted invitations to attend the race.
and Ambassador Reid and all the
attaches of the American Embassy
will be present. 1t is the evident In :
tention Of the English promoters of
the contest to make it an interna
tional rather than merely athletic
event in the hope OF thereby fostering
the friendly relations of the two
countries.
The Cambridge oarsman are a
strong. why crew with plenty of ex-
perience and a good command OF
workmanship. The striking differ
ence between the Harvard and Cam.
bridge crews is that the Cambridge
voarsmen catch much harder and al
the finish go much farther back thar
their opponents. Another very mark.
| ed difference between the two crews
is in the body swing. The Cambridge
oarsmen go no farther forward, but
at the finish they swing much farther
back than the Harvard men. The
theory of this stroke is that when the
oarsmen get tired. and their arms
legs and backs are hardly able to work
the weight OF their bodies will still
send the oars through the water and
1 move the boat along.
To compensate for their shorter
body swing the Harvard men have a
longer slide. The Cambridge slides
are rugged for 16 inches and the Har.
wards for % inches. Neither crew us.
es all the distance 1t can use. but
Harvard probably slides five or sia
inches farther than Cambridge. VIII
ether this additional length of slide II
more effective than a longer bod,
swing is a question which only row.
ing experts are agile to answer.
The equipment Of the two crews
does not differ much. The Cambridge
shell is So feet long: Harvard's II
/ so. The Cambridge oars are IL fee
3 inches long. they have 6-incf
blade and are used feet IL inche,
inboard. The length Of the blade /,
2 feet inches. Harvard's oars ar,
IL feet inches in length. of which
feet 1-2 inches is inboard (the sam.
as Cambridge's); the blades of tn,
Harvard oars are Ia inches wild,
and feet 10 inches long.
The members Of the crews AM