Harvard Crew Quarters, Red Top, Conn., June 11m 1908.--The University crew had its first real work on the Thames this afternoon when a time trial was held over the four-mile course. After taking the shell down stream to the railroad bridge, the men climbed into their seats from the John Harvard and after one short stretch to limber up, turned and rowed to the line. Without any racing start the shell was carried up stream at the rate of 26 strokes to the minute. This gait was held till the crew reached the three-mile flag; there the stroke was raised to 30, and, after passing through the swell from a steamer, the "Chelsea," the crew gradually quickened their stroke. In the last half-mile they rowed at 36 and in the last few strokes at the rate of 38 to the minute. The time was 22 minutes, 35 3.5 seconds.

Although Captain Richardson was not satisfied with the way the shell went along, it appeared to be travelling quite well most of the time. The stroke was kept long even in the spurt and the men were all together throughout the course. The conditions were not particularly conducive to good time. The tide was practically at high water and there was a slightly favorable wind with rain the whole distance.

For the other crews the afternoon's work was light. The Freshman eight paddled two miles slowly after the University crew had left the river and both the four-oars had light work. In the morning, however, the Freshman four was sent a mile on time, covering the distance in 5 minutes, 47 seconds, and the half-mile in 2 minutes, 55 seconds. The crew rowed hard all the way, but the time is not considered particularly encouraging. The University four-oared also rowed on the course in the morning. They did not try for speed, but were sent over the first half-mile at an easy gait, covering the distance in 2 minutes, 58 seconds. The morning work of both the University and Freshman eights consisted in padding about one and a half miles.

The power boat belonging to Robert F. Herrick '90 returned to Red Top today, and the "Ishkoodah," a 35-foot sloop owned by O. Iselin, Jr., '11, anchored just below Red Top dock.

The orders of the crews follow:

University eight-Stroke, Sargent; 7, Richardson; 6, Bacon; 5, Waid; 4, Lunt; 3, Severance; 2, Fish; bow, Faulkner; cox., Blagden.

University four-oar--Stroke, Cutler; 3, Withington; 2, Morgan; bow, Ellis; cox., King.

Freshman eight--Stroke, Cutler; 7, Hooper; 6, Eaton; 5, Withington; 4, Waite; 3, Whitney; 2, Foster; bow, Shillito; cox., Fales.

Freshman four-oar--Stroke, Richardson; 3, Jowett: 2, Smith; bow, Recee; cox., Coach Gill.