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...When I returned to Yale the boating prospects were exceedingly gloomy. There was no crew and no promising material with which to form one. Moreover, there were no practice boats, the boat-house was almost abandoned, and there was an utter absence of enthusiasm. In the face of this blank outlook I got a number of men together and gradually injected the new principles into their minds. Their progress was so slow that it was not until three or four days before the race that the men struck the keynote as a crew. Compared with the other ten crews which...
...sophomores are at present rowing in the best form of any of the class crews. Their oars fall well together, and considering the fact that there are four new men in the boat, they have made good progress since they began work on the river. On Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays Colonel Bancroft finds time to coach them; on the other days his place is taken by Mr. Perin, stroke of the '83 crew. The sophomores are seated in the following order...
...freshmen are heavy and strong. If they acquire a moderate amount of skill within the next month, they can hope to make a better record than any freshman crew has done within the last three years. The crew has been unfortunate in losing one of its best men, Mr. Keyes. It is hoped, however, that he will recover from his injuries, received from a fall at the boathouse, in time to row in the Columbia race, if not in the class races. The crew consists of the following...
...substitutes are J. S. Russell, 155 lbs., and W. Alexander. Altogether, the crew lacks uniformity in facing the oars after feathering, and in taking them out of the water; many have their oars too high on the full reach; stroke is not well supported by the men immediately behind him; No. 7 dips too deep at the beginning of the stroke, and No. 6 "clips; " No. 5 rows "short," while 2 catches ahead...
From a comparison of the crews we get the following result: At present '87 is the heaviest crew, '86 the most skillful, '85 the strongest, and '84 rows the fastest for a short distance. The result of the race will show whether a professional, or the "Harvard" stroke is better for an eight-oared crew in a two-mile race...