Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-05-20
The University Boat Races.
THE HARVARD AND YALE oREws-THE YALH
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THE HARVARD AND YALE CREwS-THE YALE
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The New Haven Journal and Courier
says:
The recent challenge by Harvard, Of Ok
ford, to run an international four cared race
on the Thames upon the Putney course. and
the acceptance of the same by Oxford, has
made an important change In the Harvard
University crew and may make material
change in the next race between Harvard
and Yale. After AN International race had
been arranged for between Harvard and
| Oxford the former sent n committee to Yale
| to see if the University race cannot be ar
ranged to come of about the fourth OF July
next, SO as to give the Harvard crew an OPP
purtunity, after rowing with Yale to go to
England and have time to become acclima
lized, and also to become familiar with row
| ing upon the Thames, by arriving in Lon
| don six or seven weeks before the race.
The laws of the Yale College Corporation
expressly forbid boat race IN term time, SO
tie proposition of Harvard could not be &C
cepted and otter some consultation by the
committee, it was finally agreed that the
University race should occur upon the time
originally agreed upon-the 23d oil July
next. This arrangement may give some ad-
vantage to Yale. 1t certainly is likely TO
| prove ulSduVdulhScOuS W uiNaiu, ihhsuiuNh
us three of her university crew are to 80 to
England to row in the four cared race with
Oxford. These three are Messrs Rice,
Bass, and Simonds. 1t follows, of course,
that Harvard has got to select three more
men to fill the vacancies thus made in her
university crew, which, us it originally
stood, was not considered as good as last
year. The remaining three are Messrs. Will
lis, Clark, and NIcBurney. The three new
ones have not yet been selected.
t The Yale crew Of six men is for the mos
part made up of excellent material, and al
, though the crew with whom they are to row
I is not the one they anticipated TO meet, ant
the contest, for that reason, may seem To bt
shorn of some of its consequences, still i
| will &c their aim to equal the time made by
7. Harvard last year. The crew are now ii
: training for the race. They have an eatin.
4 club by themselves where they eat only tina
a which will tend to giva them strength, ant
i not debilitate. AT nine O'Clock in the fore
i noon they repair to the boat-housc, and will
J., the new shell which has just been made 70
n them by Mr.. Charles Elliot, at Greenpoini
n Long Island, they row from three to fly
q miles, and return. when they are rubbed %
h with coarse towels, and then return to til
il college. A word about the crew may be {
: interest.
e The stroke oar is held by Mr.. George \
10 Drew, class of 20. lie belongs in Ne
!. Haven. He is young man about twent,
IS five years old, aud weighs one hundred an
Ne eighty pounds, and is five feet nine inch,
ID and half high. Few men have u bctt,
~ muscular development He is stocky, broa
Al shoudered, hcavy-breasted, and compac
,r with large display of muscle in his arm
upper portions of the body He is an az
mlrable specimen of physical development
He rows quick stroke, and will pull an o
n, that will win if the five behind it are pull,
Ill as his is. He was in the crew last year.
Next comes the starboard stroke, viii,
place is filed by Mr. William A. Copp, q
= of New England Village, Mass. Mr.. Coz
.r- is twenty-five years old, weighs one hundr
of and twenty-one pounds, and is six feet hig
nc He is finely proportioned, and exhibits n
le' only good quality of muscle, but indie
~ tiOnS Of ability To endure II long pull, and
lic hard pull He appears 10 have none of I
ITO worthless physical nature about him, |
nm much Of the kind that is highly necessary
Il contest such as he has enlisted for. l
sides these acquisitions he has that OF exl
ricnce, having rowed already in uuivcrs
in race three times.
ty, Next in order is the ort-waist, which
ter occupied by Mr.. Orlando Cope, of Butt
No VILE Ind. He is also twenty-five years o
'ng ard weighs one hundred and seventy poun
ion and is five feet ten inches high Mr.. CO
The has u fair physical development, whit
ew with proper training, would make him
sal powerful antagonist, That is what he nel
Tile AT present. He starts with fair capital, a
the u proper use Of il during the few weeks
vas terNning before tie race will bring him
IN TO The standard requisite to make succ
tolrrably certain. This is lis maiden eli
in the university contest.
hnr The next seat called the starboard- wais
ols filed by Mr.. William H. Lee, 7O,of Chica
in Ill. He is twenty-One years old, weighs {
Tho hundred and seventy -one pounds and is
M, feet high. Nature has done much tor hi
nve for such contest as he is about IT, emf
naI and he has done something for himself.
he. has fine physical development, and M
MD perhaps, be said to approach very nearly
,ilv Copp in this respect. lie appears to Ii,
,ce almost us much muscle, but hardly gives
strong indications of endurance as
Cupp He has rowed twice in the uniyc
s ~. ~ race, and has the benefit Of experience
uy Behind the last named sits Mr.. d. Mct
49,. Bone, 20, Of Petersburg, H., in the +
' . bow. lie is twenty-three years old, wei
'ne one hundred and seventy-one pounds,
ise- is five feet eleven inches high. IIe is c.
',o pactly built, vigorous, and has fair amo
ueh Of muscular power which, under the c
' nc iinuation of his present practice, will
NY, der him strong and quickly responsive
afs the shorter oar This is his first essay
w. the University race, and we expect ii
'o .. be good one.
pIy, In the bow sits Mr.. Roderich Terry, z
sIc Iryington, N. Y. lie is the youngest of
> ~ crew, being but twenty years old He we
" ~ one hundred and sixty eight pounds, an,
u ~ six feet high. He is clearly madc, s
~ 10 trim, well-built form, giving him agility
'.eni motion and facility Of action, and rende
his him peculiarly fitted TO the responsible
, sue OF guiding the boat. He has rowed {
IN, IN. before.
Pi'o ~ The crew on Saturday, in rowing, N
:, ~ forty two strokes to the minute in going
u ~, ~ and foriy-iour in returning, The strokes
ti.c quickly, and the crew are not quite VI
iasc his action YET, but will be after further Ii
II Us ing. About the middle of June Mr.. Jo
oi Ward will come here and take charge O
crew. In the meantime, they are iraine
the commodore, and Mr.. Drew the str
Gov The shell which they use is 53 feet long
k on inches wide, 81 inches deep, with com
cans, 81 inches high. 1t is made of Spanish
1000. dar, with white pine .rInminge.
,voro While the British press and people
, a, nounce Mr.. Sumner he is evidently gai
, 'on ." ground in the affections of the Anne
n'da,, people A committee from ST Louis
"N"J nrnenntnl a letter In him sipnn1 hv a M