The class crews have now got well down to work and the order in the boats has become more or less settled. Within two weeks the training tables will begin, as by this time the men who will be kept on the squads will be pretty well determined.
The '97 crew has been somewhat shifted about lately, owing to the return of Saunders, who has been sick for some time. Dunlop was previously stroking the boat, but during the last two days Saunders has gone back to his old place at stroke. It has not yet been decided when the training table will be started, as the crew is rather short of funds. The order yesterday was as follows: Stroke, Saunders; 7, Duffield; 6, Dunlop; 5, Sullivan; 4, Sleeper; 3, Dexter; 2, Scattergood; bow, Rantoul.
The '98 crew is now rowing in very good form, though they still show their old tendency to shorten the stroke. Kinnicutt at stroke, however, makes the rowing have considerably more length than did Adams. The '98 training table will probably start about the first of April, though the exact date has not been determined. Yesterday afternoon the crew met with a slight mishap, getting caught on the piles by the draw bridge and breaking a piece of 6's oar. The order of the eight has been as follows: Stroke, Kinnicutt; 7, Wadsworth; 6, Ames; 5, Fuller; 4, Marvin; 3, Barnes; 2, H. Adams; bow, J. Adams.
The '99 crew will go to a training table at Mrs. Lappin's by Wednesday of next week. Probably, however, the second crew will be kept at work for some time longer. McDuffie has now returned and is back in his old place at 7. The crew is rowing fairly well on the easy stretches, but they show a tendency to shorten when they begin to row harder. The order of the first crew has been: Stroke, Marvin; 7, McDuffie; 6, Swift; 5, Whitbeck, Adams; 4, Donald; 3, Farley; 2, Richardson; bow, Dibblee.
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