Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-09-30
TIE HARVARD CREW.
Their Arrival In New YOrk-Recep-
ton by the Authorities Their Views

TIE HARVARD CREW.
ton ny the ANT horitiss Their Views
ST the aeoc. $751;. -
From tho Now York Tribune, 10th. = ,
Mt. ,. y. Fay,: tho bow. oar, and Mr.: A.
r. Loring, tho stroke Of the Harvard crow,
with Mr.. Blnikie,> who inns noted us their
agent, arrived In this city Yesterday morn!
ing by tho City of Antwerp. Their pas,
sage vas Il long and tedious ono Thcy
encountered head winds most of tho way,
an,i were in imminent danger from Mn leo.
berg off Cnpo Race. They are, however,
in tho best Of health, and have recovered
entirely from the effects OF their long and
severe training. They were met in the
harbor by delegations from the Boston
Common Council, and from tho Nassau,
Gulick, Atlantic, Wnverly, and other boat
clubs, and by several classmates and friends,
who conducted them tor the Ahtor House,
where rooms wore in rcnaiucss for them.
They received many friends during tho day
and endured the unavoidable questions
which every ono desired to have answered.
They tried seven boats in England OF
botl, English and American make, but final.
~ chose ono built nenr tho Thames by Mr..
Elliot on tho American model. Thoy think
our bonita, insoMparably preferable to the
English, both i'll make and model; and ono
old Oxford oars,nan remarked to membel
Of tho crew: - only wish you would dis
card this boat, that our men might Use it.
Tho American model was universally prAis
ed. "Ihe hest boat-buif1er in the world
said Blnikie,2 elves OH Long Island, and hit
namc is Elliot" They pursued tho Same
course of training to which they are acc,s
tomod in preparing :cr races GU Lake Qnin
siSamond, using fruit ana milk freely, not
deeming it best to change sliet on which
ono OF the crow had just prepared him.
better time can be made on Lake
Quinsigamond than on tho Thames
but are con vinced that they wcro delayed Il
minute or more by the use of n coxswni,,.
They also admit that Oxford was delayed
by row boat which got i'll their way.
They were not pleased with the Oxford
stroke, and would not wish to conform 10
it. The Oxford, men lean forward. pre-.
serving semi erect position, however, re-
Winding one Of striking on. attitude" as il
was expressed, dip the oar we'll, then bring
the body back with sudden effort, which
seems to raise them almost from their seats.
Mr.: Blaikie thinks Harvard started with a
Thev shouli have iessoned it several strokes
to the minute, relyinc on continual steady
stroke rather thnn anv ADVANTAGE to bo Oh
tanned bya gain at the start.
Tho gentlemen soy very little of the
treatment thew received from tho Oxford
crow but circumstances indicate that their
reception might have been moro cordial.
For tho first five days nftor their arrival no
Oxford man came near them. Indeed. tho
crew were forty miles awav. and thew re-
NAMED there. Then thew named.ono of
four or five DAYS onswhich they would meet
them. Only one member Of tho Oxfrtl
crow was at tho dinner given them in Lon.
don. but this svas excused. as thov had
made arranpen,a,,ts to start im,ne,iiateiv
On n tonr thrnnah Switzerland It ia en-
tirelv nnaecidai whethar there viii, bn a
rotnyn raca IN fhias siila ~ tha 1ator o. not
Two mcrhbars of thia crew wilIbo ero,3uo-
tod noxt venr. aud their 1,laces'mnst be ac-
centahIv 3,Iialif n schnllengn Il acccntc1
Darl;sb;Ee. liz oxford shroke. eynrcssa,1 -
5e.;ra tnS,conIo INT faared Tho avnoneo
vo,l5 nravo 81, ohstacla.w;th b;a crow Ms
wos ossnrad tIat fha saTnanaa emil In mot
IN this aiiia II nacaaaarvs -
nv rnr;nns will ha9in Tho atudx of ,ow
IN Sotnrdav NJ S;nn1,i,s has oono IN
Dresdcn. whence he viii. % 70 Vionnn Ha
;ntenIa n study mcd;cina, NJ Fav viii
re-cntor the Harvard II,nw School md
Messrs. LYMAN and Burnhsm will take
thexI nlhchs In fhe ae,1i6r tlons Mr. RIo;k;e
tvhhim ab ,,iuch t1wnrff bringing the roce
about. md superintendinc ita business d.
tuiIs has accante,l the office Of Pardon;no
Clerk. lately hold i,y a son of judge Honr'
md will 10 on to WASHINGTON. to enter
upon his duties, in few DAYS. The oon-
tlcmen will no 70 Boston Nv the Isristol
hoot this cvan;no
RECEPTION ny rHr CITY A,rruonrr,rs
NTessrp. I.orino and ,Rla;kia renreaontc1
tho crew AZ nm info,im.l racention tandared
then NV tia CIV o,,t, oS;tsaa !, tho C;tv
Hall Info in thu sfternoon. Tina Commit.
tee from the Boston Common Counc;l was
alSonreeents THE nartv was introduoo,1 hv
e1sfGmnodor BENJAMIN II Ur,dr. of tho
Hudson River Amnteur Rowing Association.
They then proceeded to tho Governors
room where thew wore welcomed by Assist
ant Ahlornlan Roberts, who extended to
them the hospital itics@ Of the city Mr..
Lorine briefly responded, saving that in
behalf Of tho crew no desired to thank tho
Committee for this cordial greeting. The
Harvsrt,s had undertaken q great task, sue
cess ut first was their object, and although
they had not been successful such a re-
ception M they had met with mado
them feel that their efforts wore appre-
ciated- There was something in "forti,no, y
and. as a crew, they had dono their best,
Tho party then proceeded to an innor room
of the Board of Aldermen, where we're con-
pregated a large number of city officials.
Mr.. George W. Roomo, tho keeper of the
City Hail; had prepared. for the oity's
guests a good lunch, to which all did ample
in behalf Of Mnvor Hall. Welcomed the
pentloman to this citv. and in Conclusion
Droposed three cheers and "tiger." which
ware dnlv OWEN, mr RloiEie in hahaF 1T
tho Harvard Climb thanked the Marshal for
this expression, of the good FEELING Of the
Movor and corrorota antl;or;f;a. 81 Nav,
Yofk toword fhe crew: he md nj idca that
thcv were to ho 81 cord;ollv rece;vo6 in this
citv md was ,rlad to aav int thav Ind hoon:
vayv anreeahIv snrnrise1 Thev then ra-
70 tho etor House
rur n,xo1,rr 40 nrI,,os,,os
Tho thrao memhers ot tstI.a brava hand;
fnll" wero hanouetad ,aat avon;no ot DaiI
monico,s nv the hoot -ci,,bs ~ No,, vor1
d REPRESENTATIONS frn,,, ~ fo1,o,r;nr o,,h.;
,no1a ,,raaont. Naeaar VIZ c,,GnI ,ovn uo'
Wespir esSa Hnt,. nn,,hia
s.is;; stis,,t;o $3.50 ~ M',I.o,., ~. ~
ron,1no5o.o H., ~ p-oas, ~ ~" VIZ
CoiuuU"oKo Dull /. D1"'y' VI Cuo "hVer
10y, called the Danqueters to order, and In
troduced the Chairman of tho evening,
Gen. LLOYD Aspinwall, who made brief
speech welcoming the gnests. Messrs. Tor-
ino Fnv md RIe;kio ~ Tho Horvord cre,v
VIZ wero rooa;nnd ,.;th .Ahran 49,; ,u",'
~. ~ "0ao .ooo.sou VIII soo ''It: 70.
t11ee' every gentieman rising IN MS
place and cheering Messrs. Fay and
Loflng briefly <retdrncd their fhAnke for
fedeidedsat the. hAnds Il the
Now York Clubs, and Mr. Blake gave o,
cra,,hic atorv ~ ti,o roco which u,o. ooo.r