The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-27


Crews Compared Dispens-
c ing with Coaching.
LONDON, Maybe, 1874
One main reason why the match betveen the Alta
lanta and london tours does net OF present excite
the same amount OF, Interest as the OXFORD ana
Harvard race h that the Atalantashave come up to
the Thames q month before the fday OF the race,
whereas the Harvards were Only mere fortnight
before their trial with the'Oxfofds. People are re-
serving their sttention and interest until we get
nearer the 10th OF June-tAe actual date OF tie
struggle. sam the event Ia good deal talked
shout IN Eondon; ana II it has not yet received
quite 80 much notice In the press as the oxford
Harvard mitch, the omission Is due to the cause
already stated. Ne newspaper that pays any at
tention TO boating Can, however, ayord to overlook
On international anair of this kind. Even
weekly Bewspaper, which IL devoted exclusively
70 the tlcrgy, betrayed m aimost sunclerical
degree Of anxiety to get ticket for the press boat
Ut oufsa Oxford and Cambridge match The fact
70 that within the last ten years boating and boat
racing have come wonderfully to the front in Eng
land From she days Of the coombes, Messengers
and caspers down through Chambers to poor Rem
forth. who died In his boat In Canada the matches
by professional watermen, champions OF the Thames
or Tyne, have many time aroused q widespread
enthuEiam. While this class tracing for wagers has
20 some extent declined, chey owing TO the corrup-
tions introduced by betting, but in small degree
also to the lack Of men Of the Chambers Renforth
and Kelley stamp, amateur rowing has grown into
sp0sitton which II never before commanded The
matches between Englshmen and Canadians, and
especially the great event between oxford and
Harvard, a. well a. the contests at the Paris Re-
satta during the exhibition have also brought
INTERNATIONAL CONTESTS
especially into favor Once Australia sent over
champion to be defeated easily by Chambers. Then
Hami came 10 represent America and succumb to
Kelley. After that the Haryards came and made
night gallant against the best four that Oxford
ever put the river. A. good deal OF misappre-
henson seems TO have prevailed on your side OF the
water In respect 10 that race. An impression ap-
pears to have spread that the Harvard four were
beaten easily. No such thing. They led Oxford for
Two miles, ana were only defeated after deter
mined and, indeed, desperate struggle at the very
part OF the river where, I'm nine cases out often
boat race whether Cor three miles or four, siprac
tcally decided. II should be remembered that
Oxford, In Darbtshire, Time, Marlborough
and william, had o four who ut that
time were probably nnapproachabIe by
any other amateur four in this coantry.
r. therefore, the present ATLANTA crew, when
that college sent over 70 London they ought to get
very near the present four OF the metropolitan
Club. These are to he, AZ Indicated In q former
letter, r. 4. Gulston, the captain OF the club; A.
de Laade Long, william Stout and John u. Close.
stout pulls stroke; Lande IL next ~ No. 3; GusiOn
pulls No. 2, and Close bow.
rHE SELECTION OF TIE LONDON FOUR.
They hcsitated over the final selection until
week ago, when. ON Wednesday evening, about
etx o'csck In the presence OF muster OF forty or
say members Of the club, they put on from their
wArd smith was put In the boat In Gulston's place
Tor their FIRST pull on the nvcr, Guston taking an
TWO pecuiiaritiea were evinced in their rowing Ing
:sns the SSiss Thames ~ am e. timenawey
scarcely anybody was present to watch them save
Che members Of their club and your correspondent.
FIRST one would not but be struck with the differ
other three members OF the London. Mr.. Close, as
mentioned In my last communication, pulled No. 0
brother being two OF the most servlceabie oarsmen
81 that excellent eight, though both are hard
studenta and one wears spcctaces.
IRREGULARITIES or THE LOHDokERs' ROWING.
We'll, Ct Cambridge they have always gone In ex.
FAR on
tho stroke we'll on feathering high, on making
good use o. their legs, and iatteriy, through the
interchangeable even If mistaken, instructions Of Mr.
}. q. Chambers, their Putney COACH they have paid
much attention TO catch at the beginning In
Cambridge d man. He sits erect in the
boat keeps q straight back, gets well forward,
an n point Of fact Is particularly raS careful to
London men are soQgers. Their backs ARE not
strnight they bctray anxiety about catch at the
they get wonderfully good hold of the water: they
pull the oar through Ike workmeni recover quickly
and keep much way On r rhs boat Somehow fu one
Club man; he Is one, nevertheless, and must have
come up at considerable sacrifice TO take his daily
or eight Cantabs have placed him rather in
the TSames Thames However, il Is perhaps Compliment 70
se London Club 70 srsnsSe
their hands " the very best pen their total l9qr
hundred good and true mepbers could iurnlsi.
es 2sssr RsSY igclSsrs Mss INKS aSsrso.
They have always carried coxswan In their fours.
stone cherub seated In tho stern, keeping the boat
true and steady. 20 10 looked little bit odd when
,ey Wen' Oh ,nan anS care sss ney lei.
petrating unconscious ..bullg-called "gsh al sea,
when they began to pull with no weight at the end
Of the boat. The absence OF the coxswain did not
make her look more taut or trim; quite the re.
verse. She wrigged and wobbled and went any.
Ipg but straight g a. they went up the dark reaches
ohscnrity Of the eyshng, with the great twelve
bteallng up along the shore In attendance them
twelve to his place at No.2 In the four. I never
could fully understand why he did not take his
place at nrst What he told me was that they should
stppOsc, Smith, instead Of himself on board. There
are people who say that Gulston has got rather
stale, and that there might be some new blood put
into the boat with advantage. But one cannot yet
quite fancy crack Tendon four without Gulston rs
one OF them, and we should have felt IA N there
was something out Of JOINT n he had not been
member OF tie crew. The steering apparatus
worked ~ the feet OF No: 2 was OF hrs own invcn.
tion, and possibly the Indifferent that was made
OF on the first trip decided the club on putting
CuIston In the boat, H. indeed, there had ever been
any serious doubt on the subject.
HARD AT WORE.
From that day to this the London four have
yQveSd1 every evening. Sundays excepted, aud are
AZ Ahs.ehi. s =. work now M II the race was ex-
pec;ed % take place within week. They
are four strong men, ages varying nom
twenty -four TO thrty-three; weights as stated
below They are four OF the best
amateurs that the London club can produce, aud,
without going quite far as 10 say they arc the
best four We could get out Of the amateurs Of the
coustry nj large they are 20 say the least OF ",
crew that Will be very difficult 10 bea,-at least of
Engiishmen.