The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-13
YALE VARSITY COVERS
 COURSE IN 22:11 Beat the Freshmen in Last Two Miles by Two
 Lengths. CRIMSON CREW RAGGED Waist and the Bow of the Boat Show Poor
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CRIMSON CREW RAGGED
(From speclal staff corregpondent.l


 12.-Yale varsity eight had it's second trial over the full four mile course to- night and succeeded in reducing by one minute and 45 seconds the time made Monday night, The time as given out officially after the spin by Coach John Kennedy was p minutes il seconds.
 All conditions were favorable to a good record over the course, the time made coming within a few seconds of the forecast made by critics around quarters. The trial was made up stream, the crew going down in the launch from the float at 6:S0 p. m.. towing the she'll The start was made at the drawbridge at TOT, with a fav- bring tide and a wind which, while blowing upstream strongly at first, died down entirely soon after the crew got under way. The oarsmanship of the eight was closely watched by hundreds of spectators on the shores in New London and was favorably commented upon, the impression prevailing that Harvard will have no easy task to re- peat the performance of 1906. The shell moved along smoothly without checking, the stroke being kept down well and the men not extended at all.
 At the two mile flag the freshman eight was waiting and a lively race ensued for the last two miles of the course. The varsity led by one length when the final flag at Bartlett's was reached. The men finished fine and fit for another two miles. As a test of staying qualities the row was regarded as very satisfactory.
 While the eights were busy down the river the varsity and freshman four oars had little brush on the side, the varsity four doing two mile row at top speed and picked up the freshman four at the beginning of the last mile, leading them at the boathouse by one lenGth.
 Though the light was fast dying the river was unusually beautiful at the time the crews finished the evening practice. The wind had died away un- til there was scarcely puff to lift the blue flags from the staffs at quarters, and the choppy water of o'clock was still as the surface of mirror.
 All Is well with Yale. Good weather
 
 good coaching, should make good oars- men, and that is the combination at Broad View just now. The weather Wednesday was all that could be de- | sired, with the exception of wind. A stiff breeze kept up all day, and in fact this has been the experience every day. i This interfered greatly with practice, | delaying the evening row until late | hour.
 The chief item of gossip around quar- ters Wednesday evening was concern ing the giving out of the record made in time rows. John Kennedy, while preserving his invariable, unruf1ed and genial bearing, was evidently not at all satisfied with the manner in which his statements of the time made
  some journals. His ideas on the sub ject are fully shared by the crew cap tains and managers, and they made the emphatic statement Wednesday night to the newspapermen around quarters that all time given out at Yale would be thoroughly reliable. Yale has no object in publishing false statements, and the fullest opportunity has in- variably been afforded representatives of the press to secure all information desired. Those who have been in close touch with John Kennedy for any length of time, know that duplicity has no part in his makeup. The time giv- en in the Journal and Courier for the first trial this year over tue four mile course was exactly as stated by Mr Kennedy, and if any further combina- tion should be desired the other occu- pants of the launch Monday evening are able to furnish it.
 The veteran coach was outspoken in stating that the exact time would be given out whether the time proved slow or fast.
 With one exception the Yale crews are unchanged. The varsity and fresh men eights rowed to-day in the same positions they have occupied during the week. The varsity four has gone back to it's previous makeup, Dunkle going to No. oar tonight in place of Peyton. There is little to choose be- tween the two in point of oarsmanship, the object in changing being to obtain the best possible balance in the shell. The men are keeping down to weight finely, diet and exercise being just ev- enly balanced. It was jocularly hinted around quarters Wednesday night that Coxswain Barkulow was the only man putting on weight and that he was get |, ting next to about eight meats per diem This he denied, claiming that he was undergoing starvation.
 The freshmen eight is settling down to business and is doing much better work than week ago. The men have shown plenty of snap and vigor ever since their arrival, but with these de- sirable qualities is now combined the result of a week of study, practice and wise coaching. The stroke is smoother and the boat is spacing out much q better. 5