Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-06
"TIME. VERY GooD,"
 SAYS HARVARD COACH.
Crimson VarSity Covered the Course, But No Figures Given out-Frssh- men Beaten in I've Miles.

The Harvard varsity eight went over the four mile course on the Thames Wednesday afternoon on 6 time row, but no time was given out by the coaches. Coach Wray said, however, that the time was "very good" The
 varsity had a snappy two mile race
 with the freshman eight at the start
 the latter crew then dropping out
 while the varsity finished the full course.
 Both crews raced neck and neck
 until the half mile mark was reached,
 when the varsity began to pull ahead.
 Both crews started at a stroke of 34,
 but the varsity dropped to 30 and then
 28. At the mile and & half mark the
 freshmen increased their stroke to 86
 and began to forge ahead. Wray or-
 dered the varsity to increase its stroke at this point, and the freshmen were beaten out by half length at the two
 mile mark.
 Morning Practice Wac Light.
 All Of the Harvard crews were on the river in the morning, but their
 work was confined to a little more than half a mile of water under the shelter of the river bank, as sharp breeze sprang up suddenly, ruffiing the
 water. The varsity eight rowed a half
 mile, keeping the stroke at 30 until
 near the finish, when it was shot up to 35. The freshman eight also cov- cred half mile. The two varsity and
 freshman fours had a'5-s mile brush, the first varsity four winning, with the freshmen second.
 Coach Wray is driving away at the improvement of the pull ll-through of
 the oar blade, and the thorough and hard finish. The training for the shorter Cornell race induced a general clipping of stroke which he wishes to
 remove. It Is believed, however. that 1 the present Harvard crew is easily the superior of that which came to Red Top last June and led Yale by nearly
 a minute at the finish.
 No Snap Expected Against Yale. The Harvard coaches are trying to | combat a feeling that the Crimson has an assured easy victory this season. Ii | is believed at the Harvard quarters 1 that the present Yale crew is a splen- l did set of oSrsmen physically and that ] in case a few technical defects in Wa ! termanship are smoothed out, the eight l will be one of the most difficult to de- | feat the Crimson has met in five years l While it is evident that the Yaie l coaches are not yet getting the speed they QeSlre, II would create no surprise I at Harvard to see the Eli varsity eight i go over the course any day at a near | record clip. It Is thought at Red Tor l that the Yale coaches are laying foun- 1 dahons for an almost perfect rowing crew before speed is directly sought. It is taken for granted at the Har- l yard quarters that the makeup in the 1 Crimson varsity boat is settled The eight has harmony most difficult to obtain and easy to lose in case oi | shakeups.
 HarVard's Strong Alumni Crew.
 At the Harvard quarters specia | pride is felt in enrolling an unusually l strong crew this season for the grad 1 uates' race with Yale. Competition
 closed last year temporarily when the ] cup offered a decade ago by Andy i Graves Of Brooklyn, Yale, '92, was wor ! by Harvard. and immediately MT 1 Herrick offered substitute in itt ! place The first competition for tht new Eerrick cup will open the day be 1 fore the>Yale-H Harvard varsity race ant | Harvard will enter a strong set O. ! alumni.