The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-19

one appearing to feel the effects of tho trial at all. The four-oared crews rowed down stream to tho navy yard and back, not making any attempt t1 row on time No changes were made In any crews to-day except that In the freshman four, Davls and McCat- frey having changed places. Davis Is now rowing stroke and McCaitery bow Hyde Is still about quarters, not being considered quite it to take his place in the boat
 Harvard oarsmen had an easy time tonight the crews heinz treated to light practice below Red Top, the coach keeping in touch with the men in hls single. II looks tonight as though Harvard had decided to keep tho men in their present places,
 Graduate Adviser Julian w, Curtlss arrived at Yale quarters this after noon after few days In New York, MT. Curtiss was on the launch at the time row and Bob Cook was also aboard, The meeting between the two veteran rowing enthusiasts was char acterlstlc of the men, the hearty handshako quickly followed by few kindly lnterchanges of quick repartee,
 The Yale rowing squad paid visit to Harvard quarters to-day, the var slty going in the launch and the fresh- men walking down While at Red Top the rival oarsmen listened to the report of the Yale-GIavard baseball game as it was reeled off the wire by Tommy Devne and announced by Mir Haggerty. Tonight the Harvard men celebrated their victory by an i'm mense bonfire. a large stock of cast out railroad ties having been requlsl- toned for the purpose. Perhaps the result of the ball game had something | to do with Yale's moderate showing on the river tonight. Quien sabe?
 1t Is on tne cards that there may be some slight alterations made in the | time of the forenoon races. The mat ter has been talked over in Yale cir ] cles and the captains are favorable | to the change. 1t has also been talk ed over in Harvard quarters and 1t Is understood to be well regarded there, but nothing official has been decided nor will be officially until after the arrival of Mir. Schweppe. chairman of 1 the regatta committee. who Is now ex- | pected on the 20th
 The proposed change Is to have the 1 forenoon races started at 10:S0 a. m. 1 instead of 10 a. m. These will be rowed down stream and the idea Is to have the varsity four-oars start from i Bartlett's and row to the two mile flag. Here the two freshman eights | will start after the finish of the four oar race and continue to the draw bridge.
 This, 1t Is argued will be more sat isfactory to all concerned than to have these two races, which are each of two miles rowed over the same stretch of water. A big objection to the original plan has been heard from New Haven people generally and also from the railroad companies. who would greatly prefer the new plan.
 A comparison of the two varsity eights shows each crew with now four old oarsmen in the spel Yale has had but four from the start of the training, Harvard had five until the removal of Fish. The old Yale men are Griswold Ide. Howe and Rice The Harvard men are Richardson. F. Bacon, Lunt and Faulkner If there is any material advantage in this it will He with Yale, as she has a stroke and captain. who are largely answer able for the success of the crew, who have been in the shell previously while Harvard's stroke Is new.
 That there will be q few more hard trials for Yale oarsmen almost goes without saying as whatever speed fig put into the shell must be put there this week. The remaining days of the training next week are usually de- voted to putting on the finishing touches, getting the men into good form for a quick start. etc. It is scarcely likely that any time rowing will be done after Saturday, although one might be made Monday, If abso- lutely necessary.
 Among the chemical incidents which occurred tonight at Harvard was that two of the newspaper mer around the camp met with a large ad, der on the railroad track and killed It. The defunct ophidian was taker carefully mp to Harvard quarters ant handed over to the chef, who prompt, ly laid it away in one of the men'i beds. What happened when the vic tim went to bed can be better mag lned than written.