The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-12
CREWS GO OVER REGULAR COURSE Four Mile Spins Taken for First Time Since Oarsmen Ar rived at New Lon.
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SHOWING OF BOTH GOOD
Yales Varsity Eight Pulls Nine Miles and Is Said 10 Be Best Phy- sically Ever Seen on
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Gales Ferry, June u.-At last the watchers along the shores Of Thames river have had the satisfaction of sec ing the Yale and Harvard Varsity eights go over the f~ir-mile course There was nothing very sensational about the rowing, as neither eight was extended at all and the distance was covered mainly in order to famliarze the men with the course and with the feelings that accompany a long dis tance row.
 The rowing was done quite late in the evening, Yale's varsity eight not going out until the three four oars had drilling up the river. So far as Yale Is concerned no ofiiciai time was taken. nor was any attempt made to cover the four miles on time. II was easy padding all the way or comparatively So. the time being caught by outside watches as 23 minutes and i5 seconds To show how little the Yale crew were pushed. it may be mentioned that the Harvard eight was met on the course and Captain Ide rested on his oar long enough to wave a salute to his rivals. At no time in the row was the Yale stroke raised, the highest count taken in the four miles being 2S.
 With Yale's freshmen there was but little doing this evening. Livingston has taken bis former place at stroke in the eight oar and Frost was out of the boat today. Changes are liable to occur in this boat from day to day, as noth- ing has been decided, nor will be, as to the actual formation of the crew for some time, Hyde IS still out at number 6, Bogue taking the place and filling it we'll However. Bogue seems likely to stay in the shell and tonight the boat made good showing, the crew cover ing two miles down to the navy yard and back in good style, no time being taken The stroke was kept down quite low and no effort was made to speed the shell at all
 Tho Yale varsity fours are still in the same position, both fours doing well, but Wallis crew maintaining the lead easily every time. This four will probably be selected for the race, as the men row well together and are capable of even better work than they have been called upon to show,
 It must be said of Yaes varsity eight that tonight the men had pulled almost five piles before starting in up on the four-mie course, thus giving lNo, a,1.r ,t, ip al frh n every man finished finely and without distress bears out the statement made few days ago in The Journal Courier that the crew was physically the best ever sent on the river. Weather condi- tions were good for a four-mile row, the river being still, and tue tide just about flood, slight ebb running when the crews started up from the draw bridge
 Harvard's time over the four mile course tonight was given as 22 minutes and 95 seconds. This is not consider cd as thoroughly official, but is sub stantlally correct. The varsity eight was coached, as usual, by Way from his single. The oarsmanship was not considered very wonderful by specta- tors along the shore, the crew being rather ragged at intervals The stroke was irregular, too, at times varying from 2S to 34 in a half mile without apparent reason The crew cannot be said to be settled down really yet, but the oarsmen do not convey the impress sion of being easy winners. Physically they are all right and can be relied upon to stay the course, win or lose
 Havard's crews remain unchanged and all the men are In excellent health.
 The showing made tonight by Yale was satisfactory to all who watcbed the practice. The men of the varsity eight are ready to row the race to- morrow if need be and can stand a lot of hard work, No call which can be made on them by Captain Ide will fail