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Another change in Theodore of the four-oar crew was made Saturday. Farley was tried at bow in place of Lilly and Gill, who rowed in that position Thursday and Friday, respectively. The work of the crew Saturday was satisfactory, and it is very likely that this will be the order of the crew which will compete in the American Henley next Saturday. Owing to the new system of having the bow man steer, it has been necessary for the men to shift sides in the boat, so that the man at stroke now rows from the starboard side. There...
...orders of the two four-oar crews which were taken out were still provisional. The crews went out without a coxswain, the bow man steering with his fool as the four-oars will row in this way in the American Henley on May 27. Corlett stroked both crews, but the three bow men were different in each case. The second combination, with Bacon, Meier and Lilly seemed the stronger...
Yesterday afternoon the two four-Oar crews had a trial row over the seven-eighths of a mile course, commencing at Harvard Bridge and finishing at Longwood Bridge. Farley's crew secured a slight lead at the start, but Pleasonton's crew soon caught up and passed them by a length. They were unable, however, to maintain this gain, and finished only a few feet in the lead. The time was about 5 minutes and 20 seconds. As yet the orders of the four-oar crews have been provisional. From the result of the work yesterday, a first and second...
...First four-oar--Stroke, Farley; 3, Corlett; 2, Kellogg; bow, Gill; cox; Montgomery...
...Second four-oar--Stroke, Pleasonton; 3, Meler; 2, Bacon; bow, Lilly; cox., Wiener...