This year Yale has a very smooth working crew in practice, although not so smooth as the 1906 Yale crew. The men have been together somewhat longer than the Harvard eight as it is at present composed, and are considered a steady and reliable combination. Nevertheless, the Yale boat this year does not seem to have the power behind the oars that is in the Harvard boat. A close race on June 27 is looked for and unless the stroke goes wrong, the Harvard crew ought to win.
Four-Oar and Freshman Crews.
The University four-oar crew lacks that very power which the eight seems to have. The men have gotten fairly well together, but do not seem to be able to send their shell through the water fast enough. The Yale four-oar, on the other hand, works smoothly and forces the boat to run along considerably between strokes. The men appear to be a more powerful crew than the Harvard four, and for that reason are expected to win, although not so easily as last year.
Harvard's Freshman crew is expected to win the first race of the day in the Regatta. The crew has been rowing well since a week before the men left Cambridge. Bacon at stroke is a reliable man and can row a fairly fast clip when necessary. Moreover, the Harvard Freshmen are a heavier and a smoother rewing crew than the Yale 1910 boat. They are not as strong as either the 1908 or the 1909 Freshman crews, but row together excellently.
Following are the orders of all the crews:
University eight--Stroke, Farley; 7, Richardson; 6, Glass; 5, Severance; 4, R. L. Bacon; 3, Faulkner; 2, Fish; bow, Tappan; cox., Blagden.
Yale eight--Stroke, Boulton; 7, Ide; 6, Howe; 5, Taft; 4, Hoppin; 3, Rice; 2, Mayer; bow, Auchincloss; cox, Barkaloss
University Four--Stroke, G. G. Bacon; 3, Burchard; 2, Swaim; haw, Wiggins; cox., Arnold.
Yale four--Stroke, Griswold; 3, Dunkle; 2, Robbins; bow, Rockwell; cox., Holmes.
Harvard Freshman eight--Stroke, E. C. Bacon; 7, Marvin; 6, Waid; 5, Wyman; 4, Buxton; 3, Colt; 2, Sargent; bow, Morgan; cox., Adams.
Yale freshman eight--Stroke, Walls; 7, Mills; 6, Hunt; 5, Wodell; 4, Austin; 3, Coates; 2, Hoyt; bow, Smith; cox, Cass.
Harvard Freshman four--Stroke, Maxwell; 3, Hadden; 2, Loring; bow, Forster; cox., Adams.
Yale freshman four--Stroke, Morse; 3, Roberts; 2, Brainard; bow, Hunsiker; cox., Buist