The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-11
YALE COVE COURSE
 UNDER A MINUTES 'Varsity's First Four-Mile Pull Satisfactory Des-
 pite Adverse Wind. HARVARD SAW TRIAL Watched Ellis from Launch Going to Red Top
 Freshman Changes.
(From a stan correspondent.) )


 Gales Ferry, June 1O.-Yale's varsity eight were sent over the full four-mile course tonight under the watch, coy- ering the distance in 2S:56-good time under all existing circumstances. It was the first time the boys had gone over the course, for one thing, and weather conditions were not exactly the most favorable for time row. The shell had to buck against a strong head tide, and the wind, while not quite So bad as earlier in the afternoon, was not exactly in favor of the oarsmen.
 John Kennedy had a quiet twinkle in his eye when he stepped ashore from the launch that told more expressively than words that he was well satisfied. George St. John Sheffield, who was in the Yale launch, was also pleased with the showing made, and MT. Sheffield has followed the fortunes of the blue oarsmen long enough to know when he sees likely crew. The men were not tn any way distressed, either, showing that they had not been really extended to the limit of their speed and endur- ance. No changes were made in the Varsity eight, Mayer continuing at No. and pulling a good oar. With Gris- wold in the four-oar at stroke, the inn pression around Broad View is that Mayer will hold his present position in the eight
 Kennedy sent out the freshman eight to accompany the varsity for the first two miles of the course. The shells were lined up at the start flag at Bart lett's at 5:42 and both eights took the water at lively clip The varsity led off with snappy S4-stroke and jump ed to the front at once, rowing a smooth stroke. The freshmen, with a trifle rougher water to encounter (be- ing nearer the center of the river), made a little more splashing, but still showed good knowledge of waterman ship, and held on to the varsity dog gedly, pulling trihe higher stroke.
 At the half-mile flag the varsity dropped the stroke to 32, but continued to forge ahead. It was nip and tuck down to the two-mile flag at the navy XdTu, dIlQ IlSlS IllC llCOllllACil WVlO NhAA- ed off, their position at the end of two miles being about three lengths in the rear of the varsity.
 As the eights went down the river they met the Harvard launch coming up with the crimson varsity oarsmen on board. The Cambridge oarsmen watched the work of their rivals with interest, and considered they were foe men worthy of their steel. When the Yale crew returned, towing their shell from the bridge, they met the Harvard eights out for practice and had an op- portunity of reciprocating the senti- ments expressed by the wearers of the crimson earlier in the evening.
 The Yale varsity four had shake up to-day, the crew as it rowed this evening being constituted as follows: Robbins; bow Rockwell; coxswain, Holmes. This arrangement, according according to John Kennedy, may not be permanent, much depending upon the balance of the boat. The four-oar went to the navy yard and return, rowing in good form. No change in the makeup of the freshman eight has occurred, the crew rowing in the same positions as on Saturday, viz: Stroke, Wallis; No. ', Mills (captain); No. 6, Hunt; No, 5, Wodell No. 4, Austin; No. 8, Coates; No. ?, Hoyt; bow, Smith; coxswain, Cass
 It is thought improbable that many more changes will be made in the fresh man eight, as two members of the sub stitute squad, Hyde and Brown. were liberated to-day. Freshman Coach W. Mccormick Blair, who rowed bow oar in the Yale varsity four shell in 1905, reached Broad View to-day and got busy at once.