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Yesterday there were seven crews from the Newell club on the river. A considerable improvement is evident in the blade work of the first crews, and the boats are travelling much more smoothly than they did last week. Vail as usual coached the work from a single, giving each crew an equal amount of attention, and laying special stress on body-work and form. Mr. E. C. Storrow also did some coaching, mostly from the float, but later in the afternoon he coached the Seniors and the Juniors from the coxswain's seat. The Sophomore second crew went...
...several pairoars were out, and in most of the boats substitutes were tried. The water was perfectly smooth and consequently the crews worked more evenly than on the first day. Mr. E. C. Sorrow spent the afternoon on the float watching the work but he did no coaching. vail was out in a single and coached each crew in turn...
...three upper class crews of the Newell Club went on the water for the first time yesterday. The four crews rowed for about a half an hour up and down in front of the boathouse, starting at first by fours and then rowing with the whole eight. Vail coached from a single. A high wind was blowing, making the water rough, so that the blade work was a trifle ragged, but on the whole the crews rowed fairly evenly considering that it was their first day on the water. Following is the order of the eights...
...Harry Vail, who has just been engaged to coach the Newell crews, is a native of St. John, New Brunswick. He has been a professional oarsman for twenty years, and has had experience in many races in the Provinces and in this country. Since he began coaching in St. John in 1883, Mr. Vail has been very successful in turning out winning crews. Most of his work in this country has been done in Baltimore, Md., where from 1892-96 he had charge of the crews of the Ariel Boat Club. In 1892 the junior four of that club...
...should be as nearly as possible on the same footing. As soon as the new boat house is built the Newell club will have good quarters. In regard to boats and equipment the two clubs will have practically the same. Furthermore, arrangements to obtain the services of Mr. Harry Vail as a professional instructor are being concluded. Mr. J. J. Storrow has consented to act as head coach and general adviser of the Newell, and he will be assisted by several other graduates and undergraduates. The only remaining question, therefore, is that of the undergraduates. It seems advisable to divide...