FALL ROWING SEASON UNDER COACH HERRICK SUCCESSFUL

Although pair-oar work will continue as long as the weather permits, regular fall rowing came to an end with the race between the two Freshman boats on November 18, the University crews having stopped a week before. The crew work this fall is of especial interest because it is the first season under the new coach, R. F. Herrick '90, who was appointed head coach just before fall rowing began. But in spite of the change the work started off smoothly and the progress from the very first was rapid.

Early in October all the Freshmen were moved over to the Weld boathouse and the University and Club crews alone went out from Newell. This was done to unify and strengthen each squad and to insure more fairness in the selection of the leading crews. Coaches Herrick and Haines decided to spend most of their time with the University boats and the first 1919 crews but to devote. Monday of each week to the whole Freshman squad exclusively. At first the stroke was set very low, with the idea of getting the men to work together at the start of practice, four University eights were picked and the remainder divided into six club crews--there Eliot and three Thayer. In this way the men worked most of the season. Coach Haines took charge of the morning "tubbing" and Coach Brown directed the club crews.

On October 27 the four University boats raced over the mile and seven-eights course in the Charles River Basin. The race between A and B was very close, the crews coming into the home stretch side by side. As they crossed the line A forged slightly ahead and was declared the winner by six feet, while C beat D by six lengths. In the club crew races for the Filley Cup, the Eliot crews won all three races. October 28 saw the University squad cut to three boats, and in the race that followed A was again victorious, finishing ahead of C by the narrow margin of one length, with B another length in the rear. A final cut came two weeks later, leaving two crews which worked to the close of the season. Fall rowing formally ended on November 11, with an impromptu which A won by one quarter of a length.

The two eights left after the final cut were boated in the following order: Crew A--bow, H. B. Cabot '17; 2, F. W. Busk '16; 3, J. W. Middendorf '16; 4, H. Volkman '16; 5, T. E. Stebbins '17; 6, D. P. Morgan '16; 7, J. Talcott '16; stroke, C. C. Lund '16; cox, H. L. F. Kreger '16, Crew B--bow, A. Potter '17; 2, R. R. Brown '17; 3, C. Higginson '17; 4, A. W. Pope '18; 5, W. Richardson '17; 6, H. S. Middendorf '16; 7, H. A. Quimby, 2nd, '18; stroke, J. C. White, 2nd, '17; cox, A. A. Cameron '17. Substitutes--N. Brazer '18, and L. S. Chichester '16.

N. P. Darling '17 won the single scull race for the Regent's Cup, held on November 10, over the mile course in the Basin, while C. R. Cabot '17 came in first in the "comp" race on the same day. N. P. Darling '17 and G. F. Talbot '16 captured the double scull race the following afternoon.

Ninety-nine Freshmen reported on October 4, and continued practice through out the season till the inter-dormitory races, after which two boats were retained for further work. Besides the University coaches who devoted one day a week to the first-year men, C. T. Abeles '13 and B. Harwood, '15 were in charge. All three Smith crews won their races with ease in the competition for the Slocum Trophy, thereby gaining possession of the cup till the regatta next spring.