The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-12
THE mrER.usIvERslrY BOAT sAcE.

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Tho Harvard Grew 4 Prrscsdicsss-triticisms o.
Their Style Of Rowius-The Day Named for
the Contest-A Pull ON the Thames-Both
Crews, psf, -
S LONDON, July 81, 1862
Public interest and general curiosity have been
gratided this week by the repeated appearances Of
the Harvard four IN their boat on the Thames Hav-
Ing removed from the Star and Garter Hotel on Mon
day last, they have since been lodged In the White
House, secluded villa residence kindly lent TO
them py Mr.. Moore. There on Tuesday, nearly q
week after their arrival at Putney they called
upon by Mr.. Time. the President of the Oxford Uni
versy Boat Club. and Mr. Darbishire, the stroke oar
OF the oxford four II then agreed that the
shall take place either Monday the 23d OF August
or one Of three following days. BY this arrange
ment and by leaving the question of the day an
open one, the Harvard four could not only defer the
race nom day to day on account Of unfavorable
weather, but could adopt the plan II they have
reason to apprehend that perfectly clear course
would not be allowed to them.
The minute and voluminous hypercrticism which,
knowing something OF the practice here, antici-
pated in my letter week ago would be bestowed
upon the Harvards, has set in with its accustomed
severity. Generally speaking, friendly and c0ur-
teOus tone towards them has been adopted by the
sporting and the daily press OF London, and the
same spirit seems to animate the public Indeed, II
the feeling had been other than what 1t is the quiet
ana conciliatory demeanor OF the Harvard gentle
men themselves, and the frank hearteGDess OF Mr.
Blackle their manager, must have promoted friend
llness and good wishes. At the same time they
themselves would have been the last to wish that any
leniency would be shown TO them In remarks upon
their actual rowing. Remembering, as rowing men,
the failure OF Hamil OF Pennsylvania, when he
came over to row Kely-a failure that was due to
his vicious style OF rowing with his arms, without
working the legs and body-it was expected that
the Harvard gentlemen would appear In some
thing Of the same sensational form. Had
they done their chances must from the first have
been hopeless. Instead Of that when on Tuesday
last they put of from the bOatnouse OF the London
Rowing Club to take their initiatory in their own
boat, there was, In point Of style. very little to dis
tnguisn them from any OF the regular English Tours
certainly nothing SO marked as to naye attracted at
just then hurrying out for pull. AS crew II was
at once admitted that the four gentlemen nom Har
ward were physically well mated, and were IN that
respect excellent representatives not merely of u
single university, but Of the great country to which
they belong. Three OF them stand five feet eleven
and half inches one Is an inch less, and all are
prOportionably built and show remarkable develop
ment Of muscle. Exposure to the sun has Drowned
their skins to an extent that several shades darker
| than that Of rowing men on the Thames, who take
mo se Rfae M @ IN
might be observed, too, That while the American
gentlemen showed vast strength of limb they were
| which denote great capacity, and free action OF
lungs and great power Of endurance. Their style
has been criticised as have remarked, very Freely
and on almost every one Of the many points which
| indicated in my last. "They do not get hold Of
critic in the press; ''they are weak IN The middle
says second; they do not finish the stroke we'll !"
says t ana SO On ar run s te ibr
son As to the first That they 40 not + eatch
the writer Is in error 1t s just there where they do
CATCH They get well forward and are highly effective
stroke, working well with arms, legs ana body in
| unison and sending their boat ahead with much
power. 1t Ia at the intermediate part OF the stroke
and in the last half that they are tre less forclbe
| than the oxford men. That Ia to say. that when
after Snd ing Ss eSS the Ua
they do not throw themselves back on the oar and
give 1t the fulLweight to finish the stroke wth This
| Is defect that can, ana under the direction Of
| Harry Kelly, the champion sculler Of the Thames
aud their most excellent mentor, trainer and guide,
Their boat 1t is generally agreed Is too long and
too heavy, and win have to be replaced by one which
iarity which may be noticed Is that the stroke oar
takes the water on his lett hand, and so gets more
oxford stra>es do, who, taking the water on their
right hand, have the lett uppermost on the oar. AS
on the oar the plan is likely to work well. it is the
style which has always been practsed on the tyne,
wnere lour-oared boats crews nave ior quarter Oh
| river In the Kingdom
In The all-1mpOrtant matter OF pace the Harvard5
were on their first turn out rather slow. On Thurs
day they started with dash and made capital pIac
tee over mile and half OF slow water. They took
from thrty-six to thirty-elght strokes per minute
and made their boat travel at rate which
in the absence OF the oxford boat really looked very
formidable. 1t s not OF course easy to get IN accu
rate timing OF their work over the whole course BE-
cause 1t is only natural TO expect that they will en-
tighten everybody all at once as TO their real powers
reserve description OF the whole course for fu
turc letter. merely remarking here that Is four and
quarter miles long by 200 yards broad, smooth,
win good now OF tide and containing three we'll
rounded but still adverse bends. The Harvards
have, however, declared the course TO be better than
they expected.
The crew stands as follows:-Alden Porter Lorlug,
slim, but strong aud wiry person. dark complexion,
stands feet IL "a inches nigh.
George Bass Chicago III ut. III lbs., stands feet,
l0s inches; pulls next oar and is sturdy, well built
man, OF great power.
sylvester Warren Rice, Roseburg Oregon, II st.
lbs, stands feet, ll}a inches, and is not unlike
! Mr.. Lorlng In figure.
Mr. simmons, Concord, Massachusetts, the stroke
stands the same height, weighs IL st. and is splen
did specimen OF an athlete.
Arthur Burnham, Chicago st. lbs; Is sharp
looking and smart coxswan.
The Oxford crew remain IN their secusion near
Eton and but little is heard Of them here. Men },
ynames and weights are:-
!. william, Exeter College, II st. lbs. bow.
A. q. Marlborough, Lincoln, ii st. I lbs.
J. 9. Time, University, 13 st. lbs.
s. ID. Darbishire, Ballot, IL st. lbs, stroke.
]. H. Hall, Corpus st. los, coxswaln.
The betting continues to be i'll favor Of oxford