Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-05

Coach Wray sent the Harvard var atty eight over the full four mile course on the Thames Tuesday after noon. and the men rowed in fine forn,- much improvement being noticed since the Cornell race, The water was rough at the start, and the average stroke was 26. although at the last mile 1t was increased to S6 and as. The crew padded back to quarters and Coach Wray watched the freshmen work for three miles. Wilmington re- placed Captain Trumbull at No. 5 in the freshman boat for the afternoon The four oar crews had only light practice.
 E. F. Herrick of Boston, a member of the graduate advisory rowing con- mittee, was visitor at quarters dur ing the day and watched the crews work.
 Speed by the Varsity
 In the morning unfavorable water conditions and examinations for all the men cut down the work of the liar ward oarsmen considerably, none of the boats having more than a short row in the morning. The varsity eight padded down the river for mile and half and on the return trip hit it up to a high stroke for the first half mile,
 
 They rowed back slowly over the re- maining distance to quarters. The boat moved through the water in fair shape. There have. been no change in the boat since leaving Cambridge, and the indications are that there would be none.
 The men are seated as follows: Stroke. Newton; ', Metcalf; S. Strong g. Mills; 4, Goodale;. 3, Reynolds; 2, Eager; bow, Balch cexswain, Abeles.
 The varsity fours took short pad de and then tried a couple of racing starts The freshmen did practically the same thing.
 f Goose Grease for Sunburn.
 To guard against severe sunburn. all the members of the Harvard squad have been coated with a preparation of goose grease that is expected to pre- vent much of the suffering that has marked their rowing in former seasons This is a practical measure as oars men have passed many sleepless nights in the past because of the intense sun burn. The fact that extreme heat greeted the oarsmen upon their arriva has made some protection of this kind imperative. Dr. Young, who accom- panied the rowing squad here, believes that the measure will avoid much an noyance for the oarsmen.
 Exactly the same arrangement ol tents and cottages has been made fol the varsity and freshmen oaFsmen this season as in past years. The freshmen have the historic old Bolles house al Red Top, which sheltered the varsity .Oarsmen for many college generations The varsity have the old Brown home stead on the plateau a half mile from ha or.Ar,v. also the half dozen cottages that eX- tend in the shape of a half moon from the Brown cottage around the plateau
 Motor Boat for Coaching.
 Coach Wray has come to the con- clusion that his pet system of coach ing. that of following the crews in his single scul, has some advantages but that it is not quite up to date He ha. partially adopted the motor boat Pup owned by Tudor Gardner. for followina the crews. Head Coach Rodgers of the Yale squad races up and down the river in Payne Whitney's Tarpon. Ii is admitted at the Harvard quarters that the task that confronts Coach Wray, sthe adapting the stroke of the crew to a four mile. race. It is not felt that this will be as great as it was lastsyear. The pull through and the re- cover are the points of the stroke 1EHch lWray aims to change most rad teafly during the two weeks before race time. There is a tendency to shorter the stroke and to rush the slide that Wray. is. at work upon. These fault. aTe, not, however. so glaring as las year whenqthe varsity eight arrived al Red. Top. '.t--.,...s
 HarVard's Splendid Physique.
 Boating men upon the Thames ar, delighted at the physical form of tn, Harvard squad, Every, athlete seem.