STEVENS ROWS TWICE IN CRIMSON SHELLS

Red Top, Conn., June 8.--Refreshed by an all day cruise on Long Island Sound yesterday on the yacht Corsair as the guests of J. P. Morgan '89, and by the cooler weather, the four University crews took fairly hard workouts here today on the Thames.

During the morning spin, Coach Stevens again took a seat in a shell in order better to illustrate the particular faults he was having difficulty pointing out from the launch. At seat seven in the second boat, the Head Coach spent practically all of the time devoted to the early row. The University shell remained close to the Second boat, where Coach Stevens directed his coaching activities for the benefit of oarsmen in both eights.

Half Mile Sprint in Afternoon

In the final row of the day, Coach Stevens took Johnson's place at number five in the first boat for the first three miles of the downstream row. At this point, Johnson resumed his seat, and a half mile sprint between the two crews was ordered. Captain Kelley's eight easily opened up a lead of almost a length by the time the distance was completed. On the way back to the boathouse, both crews practiced a series of racing starts, sprinting the last quarter mile in to the float.

Coach Haines gave his freshman eight a long pull in both the morning and afternoon, without any attempt being made for speed work. A noticeable improvement in the form of the Crimson 1928 oarsmen has strengthened the belief here that the Eli first year crew will not have the set-up on June 19 which appeared to be the case several weeks ago.

Combination Not Together

The oarsmen in the Combination eight indulged in the most strenuous workout of all the Crimson crews today. Coach Spuhn believes the chief fault of this eight is the failure of its oarsmen to get together on the swing, and in long spins today, he devoted his entire time to correcting individual faults. As the crew has been rowing so far, it has found considerable difficulty in putting the stroke up, and the lengthening out process will only come when the eight men are swinging in unison. An improvement in this boat will probably be evident during the next few days.

The feature of tomorrow's program will be a race between the Second and Freshman crews over the two mile distance. This will probably be the only time these eights race here, since Coach Stevens intends to use them as pacemakers for the University shell in its time trials, each crew pacing the First boat for two miles.

The Crimson oarsmen are expected to reach the peak of their form by Saturday of this week. At least two, and possibly three time trials are contemplated before the Yale race, the last clocked spin being set for a week from tomorrow. During the last few workouts before the afternoon of June 19, Coach Stevens will devote his time to polishing up minor faults, and to preserving the condition of the oarsmen. The cooler weather, and the fact that examinations are practically over will enable the entire camp to settle itself for the final training grind which ends on June 19.

The Waiters Race, which has featured the program as the first competitive event of the annual New London program between the Crimson and Blue, will not be rowed this year because the Eli waiters have refused to take the contest seriously, and Coach Stevens refuses to permit the race to be rowed otherwise.

The annual influx of graduates and other guests interested in the University crew has begun. Last Saturday, Coach Stevens had Major F. W. Moore '93, Graduate Treasurer of the Athletic Association, John Richardson '08. Chairman of the Rowing Committee, and H. S. Morgan '23, Captain of the 1923 Second crew as his guests in the Patricia. Today, F. V. Chappell, New London banker, and Chairman of the Regatta had his first 1925 view of the Crimson oarsmen from the coaching launch.

Coaches, waiters, and managers have been invited for a cruise on the submarines at the New London base by Commander T. J. King, a graduate of the Naval Academy, and former star football player. The trip will be made some time towards the end of this week