The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-15
HARVARD GOESSOME
With Favorable Conditions Varsity Goes Over Course
 in 20.45.
NOT THOUGHT UNUSUAL
No Great Work for Yale Varsity Freshmen Make Good Time
 Over Two Miles.
lspeclaI to the Jonrnnl-Courierl

TOT sunday even Tn rowing quarters, IL gives coaches, captains and crews a few hours to think things over, the re- suit of the weekly perturbation of gray matter being unusually observable in the work of the oarsmen during subse. quent days.
 Yale has been thinking things over little bit to-day, and some last night although last night more thought was expended upon celebrating the baseball victory over Princeton than upon the fast time Harvard's varsity eight made over the four mile course in the even ing.
 As predicted in the Journal Courier. Yale did very little hard rowing Satur- day night--all the serious work coming to the freshman eight. this crew being sent over the two miles in ten minutes and twenty-five seconds, official time. The men were well tired after the brush against time, but were not, as some papers have stated, winded. The men finished strongly, and while they which goes to make perfect oarsman. they are we'll able to stand up against two mile row without pulling out of the shell. According to opinion around Yale quarters Livingston. who again replaced Frost as stroke of the freshman eight oar, will keep the, seat for the present. The coming week, how ever, Is the crucial one and all the weak spots in every boat will be tested thoroughly, no change usually taking taking place regatta week unless some unforeseen incident makes 1t necessary.
 No changes are announced at Yale to night, and every man is At. Hyde. who has been out of the freshman boat few days on account of boils, looked weel. and could take hls oar at any time If needed. Yale varsity after It's two days hard practice had only easy rowing Saturday, the men showing up | well in the evening The eight oar moved superbly. no check being per ceptible and the eight moving with a rhytnmic stroke and swing which be- spoke confidence in their own powers. It Is conceded along the river that liar yard has fine varsity eight but 1t is not conceded that she can beat Yale. Harvard made a fine showing Satur- day night, of course, doing the four miles In twenty minutes and forty five seconds up stream To be fair to out siders 1t must be stated that the con ditions were exceptional for fast time, The river was smooth, the wind up- stream, and a tide stronger by far than the average rushing in. The upstream seconds faster than down stream, and under conditions as they existed Satur- day night the time given out by the | Crimson oarsmen was not considered very phenomenal. The time as taken at each half mile flag was as follows; and 20:25.
 At the finish flag at Bartletts the Crimson eight rested for several min utes before pulling across to Red Top. Two of the eight were In need Of it. the men having had about all they wanted from the bridge up. The stroke on the average was about thirty one, but the last mllc was hit up high and the men made ragged work occasion ally.
 There's something wrong with liar vard's four Charles Morgan. jr., who was formerly rowing stroke, but chang ed with E. Cutter few days ago, went down 10 Cambridge Sunday. He may return to-day. but there Is silence as 10 his keeping his place In the shell. With this exception nothing is said of any change in the Crimson crews.
 The Harvard oarsm.n attended Gales Ferry, and were also given trip out on the sound on William Iselin s yawl Vigilant, which is in New London harbor.
 In Yale camp the oarsmen went to church in New London on the launch and spent the balance of the day quiet | ly around quarters.
 Saturday evening the Yale varsity four went over the two miles without any great effort 10 extend themselves the time taken being 11:44 The Heu- blein steam yacht Katrina was ur l Thames river Sunday afternoon. turn ing In front of Yale quarters. Dr. R. | R. Merlman has arrived at Red Top and will replace Proctor Conyers Reed there during exams. F. Keece, stroke of Harvard's freshman crew two years ago. reached Red Top to-day and met old friends
 Cyril sumner of Yale '07. manager of | Yale's track team of that year. drop ped in at Broadview Sunday and was warmly received.
 Yale men are, of course, saying lit- | tie about prospects, preferring to keep quiet and coniine their attention 10 row ing, but along the river where the peo- | pie have through years of experience become able to form good opinions of the crews as seen at practice, 1t is said freely that the race this year bids fair | to be a fine one. The varsity eights are both fast and trustworthy crews, and the issue as 1t now looks will be close. with a little in YaIe's favor. | The blue oarsmen gave a splendid ex- hibition Saturday night and seemed to have abundance of speed. with plenty | of reserve power.
 Yale has much the better of the var sity four argument as the crews are rowing at present, but the freshman | eight looks rather like Harvard. | The real testing out process in both camps will commence Monday, when it will not be at all surprising to find Blue and Crimson oarsmen both sent over the four miles.
 A readiustment of the half-mile and mile white flags will be made this week | F. V Chappell of the regatta commit | tee, visited both rowing quarters Sat urday and was on Yales launch dur Ing the evening quarters, The flags have until the present time been set a | little on one side of the channel in order to prevent having them upset by passing vessels.
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