HARDER WORK-OUT FOR CREWS

Harvard Crew Quarters, New London, Conn., June 20, 1910. -- A continuation of Saturday's light practice was the order of events this morning. During the afternoon all the crews were put through some hard work. The members of the University eight were taken downstream to the railroad bridge at New London in the "John Harvard" with the shell in tow. About six o'clock they started back over the four-mile course. Hooper rowed 5, having been put in for today's practice in Bacon's place. It is expected that Bacon will have quite recovered from his indisposition by tomorrow and will be able to take up his own place in the boat. Throughout the first half-mile the men rowed easily at 30 strokes to the minute. From that point the stroke was dropped to 29 until the boat reached the three-mile mark. The time over these first three miles was exactly 17 minutes. During this stretch the shell did not seem well on her keel at the catch and the slide-work was unsteady. At times Withington at 4 and Hooper at 5 did not bury their blades deep enough into the water, and Waid at 7 was slow in dropping his oar in at the catch. At the three-mile point the stroke was raised to 36 and the crew began to work very hard for the next half-mile. Here the whole boat showed great improvement, the time for the half-mile stretch being 2 minutes and 32 seconds. At the three and a half mile mark the stroke was again lowered to 29, and instead of finishing out the course the crew rowed back to the boathouse.

Coach Wray gave the University four a very long row in order to shake the men together in the new order which proved so successful on Saturday. The smooth rowing over eight miles seemed to point toward this order as final. A change was made in the Freshman eight. Cutler was taken from his place at 3 on account of recent bad work, Meyer was shifted from bow to 3 and Warren was taken from the four and put in his place.