The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-18

experience for Mir, Cook, as in all his years of rowing it was the first time he had the opportunity of being aboard the Harvard launch, Mir. Cook is enjoying his time here, Is looking well and appears to be renew ing his youth under the sunny skies and amid the glorious scenery of Gales Ferry. |.
 Harvard again sent her varsity eight over the four mile course. The time trial was done up stream under very favorable conditions as to wind but with tide almost neutral the rowing being started on the last of the ebb. When the eight reached the finish flag at Bartlett's the tide had turned, but the current was not nearly so strong as when the previous time row was done last Saturday evening. The men did not row down to the start at the bridge tho shell being lowed behind \ the launch.
 The official time for the four miles was given out as 21:27. No half mile time was announced but the time at the two mile flag was given as 10:40.
 The men seemed to stand up well under tho trial, even better than on | Saturday night under better condi- tions. The time Saturday night was 20:45, difference of AT seconds, the result, according to good judges of time, being In support of an improve ment in the form of the crimson. This | should dispose of the thought that the Harvard eight has materially suf- fered through the loss of Fish, al- though 1t may be to some extent ac- counted for by the fast stroke pulled over q part of the course. Just what the time trial really took out of the mon no one except Jim Wray and the oarsmen will ever know, but even If the crew finished strong and rowing in good style 1t is understood that they were extended almost to the breaking point.
 Cutler. who took the place of Fish at No. 2, stood the pull we'll and was as fresh as any other man in the shell at tho finish. The stroke was a hot one all the way through from the bridge. Paced by the freshmen for the first two miles, the stroke was led off at S2 and gradually dropped to S1 and 30 On the last half mile of the course 1t was given out that the stroke was hit up to 3S, but fairly competent counters on the shore couldn't make it higher than 35 at the utmost, and it varied between SS, S4 and S5 for | faa of ,,,na men rowed cleanly, making but little splash and confirmed, on the whole, the impression that they are dan gerous eight-the best Yale has met In years.
 The freshman eight were in the rear by three lengths at the end of the two miles, where they were dropped, and rowed easily back to Red Top. The varsity finished the four miles at 7:15 D. m.
 Harvard's varsity four didn't do any time rowing, but the freshman four oar was timed on the mile at a few seconds over five minutes.
 Tonight Coach Kennedy said ocular ly that the crews were going out any how. They wanted some rough water and were not afraid to tackle it. How ever, there was no effort made to do great rowing, the varsity and fresh men eights starting from the float at 6 o'clock, rowing down stream. The Varsity went down about one and a half miles and then turnet, going up- stream for two miles after coming back in front of quarters. The fresh men eight went in on the return ana the four oar crews went out. following the varsity eight up toward Allyn's Point. All Yale boats show improve ment, tho varsity eight moving even better than usual and showing develop ment of fine form. They are finished ] oarsmen now and if they can respond to the call for reserve power next week . on race day, as 1t is believed they are
 able to do they will repeat last years
 performance.
 No changes have been made today In @ any of the crews either in Yale or [, Harvard, with the exception that Hyde, who has been out of the freshmen
 eight at Yale some time on account of
 boils, was in the freshmen four oar to- day Tho incidental little sicknesses in-
 evitable to the first few days In train
 Ing quarters have apparently been
 overcome and barring unlocked for 5 mishaps the crews will go to the start
 next week in the order they are rowing
 now.
 Waiting for the afternoon breeze to die down, some good fun was had at
 Yale quarters playing ball on the lawn.
 Ball. as the members of the crew are
 allowed to play it. Is quite different
 proposition from the YaleHarvard ball
 game of today. The ball Is big and soft
 and can't possibly injure any player,
 but some great games are played, nev-
 ertheless. It affords exercise much
 needed, and every man, from Captain
 Ide down along the line, enters into the
 sport with zest and merrment,
 Harvard's old guard Is arriving and
 there were today at Red Top c. F. Watson of '99 K. P (Kip) Perkins of '' the same year, and tho famous Pirate
 Blake. Mir. Blake and others of the
 guests at Rcd Top were out today in
 R. r. Herricks' boat Tautog.
 < Charles II. schweppe, chairman of tn. regatta committee, Is on his way tt N the scene of the annual race betweer :, the big universities. and is expected a Q Red Top to-day He will probably re |, main there until after the races Ther. l Is no sign of anxiety In Yale quarter!
 over the outcome of the big race, an,
 while no member of the crew Is over. i, confident, all are sure rnat they cal
 render good account Of themselves = That MT. Kennedy will give the Blut
 oarsmen one or two trials this week |,
 certain, provided that any kind of fla
 vorable weather comes along, While
 they do not mind rough water stl
 there is little to be gained in havinp - a ahnll sNNn m ned and ihn mon n {