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POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., June 17.- The 'Varsity and Freshman crews omitted their usual morning practice today. In the afternoon the 'Varsity went out first and paddled for a short time, the water being very rough. The Freshmen rowed at 6 for an hour, the boat travelling well at times. Mr. Storrow coached as usual and several of the 'Varsity crew were in the launch...
...just finished its season by winning most of the events in the metropolitan Regatta, is one of the most encouraging features of the athletic year in the University. More men have used the club this year than has ever been the case before, the excellent system of Weld class crews has been inaugurated, and, in addition to the entry of a junior crew in the Metropolitan, what is really an "intermediate" eight has been developed and has beaten the best crews in New England outside of the colleges. As far as has been possible the stroke rowed by the University...
...stroke may be, and well qualified as Mr. Lehmann may be to teach it, it is practically an impossibility for any oarsmen to make a very radical change in their system of rowing and master all the fine points of a new stroke all in one year. The Harvard crew is a fairly strong one physically, and we believe the rowing methods in vogue at Cambridge and Oxford to be the best adapted to eight-oared crews. But it must be remembered that Cornell and Yale, especially the latter, have crews which are excellent physically, which have had the benefits...
...these circumstances it is important for the University not to be so confident as to expect a victory as a matter of course, and not to be disappointed with the new rowing system if it looses in this first trial. It would be a really remarkable performance if the crew should win this year; all that we have a right to expect of it is for it to make a reasonably good, creditable showing, and we may feel sure that in this at least, the men will come up to expectations...
...RANSFORD, 22 Prescott street, has a few seats at general table and will have a club room vacant after the 'Varsity crew leave for Poughkeepsie. Students and their friends can be accommodated during class week...