The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-23
The RACE TO Be ROwED In JUNE.
Sketches of the Men, Their Weights, Personal
Appearance and Their Rowing Records.
ARE THE ATALANTAS HEAVY ENOUGH {?
'sStrOke Oar'' Blake and His Opinion
of the Coming Contest on the
Muddy Thames.

The past i've or SIX years nave created complete
revolution In aquatic matters on this side or the
water and although IL seems only short time
since American oarsmen were mere tyros in that
noble pastme the record OF the past year has shown
O! what stun our oarsmen are composed. The
defeat oftwo OF their crack professional crews by
crew composed OF men considerably past the me-
rldan Of able-bodled ana healthfu life came like
thunderclap upon England who for so many years
had reared and educated the champion Oarsmen OF
the world. 1t has. however, only exempliied and
carried out saying which Is credited to a famous
English admrai and which tradition hands down
as lOllows:-
Whatever dare he can do.
The success of our professional oarsmen has given
q certain inspiration to our amateur 0arsmen, and
resulted in the challenge OF the ATLANTA Boat Club
Of New York, TO the London Rowing Club, Eng
land, to pull friendly rour.oared race, in order to
decide, II possible, whether our amateur 0arsmen
could not do as well with men OF their own stand.
Ing as the Ward brothers did last year on saratoga
Lake with the pick OF the professional Of Eng
land and the Canadas.
The London Rowing Club will be represented by
no tyros IN the school of amateur aquatics, but
by men who have the reputation OF being
second to none In point OF physique, en-
durance and skill. A special despatch to the
HERALD names Messrs Stout, Ryan. Guston
and Long as the probable representatives
OF the London Rowing Club. In case Of accident,
however, they Will have three or four men In con-
slant work, so tnat II, at the last moment. one
should be taken sick they will have good and re-
liable men, thoroughly 6t, from whom they can
select. This London crew are all comparatively
big men and VIII average about 16O pounds, while
the Ataantas at their best will not scale more than
149 pounds but II is not always weight that WINS as
skill, endurance and good health are the most re-
lionln ihnfn or I'M Doth nraxv
will pull without coxswain, and although this Will
come natural TO the ATLANTA crew the advantage
thus gained will be more than overbalanced
BY the knowledge Of the course which
the London men possess. The Thames is very
different river from the Hudson, and 1t VIII require
very close attention on the part OF the Atalanta
crew TO become thoroughly conversant with the
many changes and eccentricites OF the different
currents, where to go to gain favoring tide, and
where toavoid the back wash OF some OF the in
Vulnerable eddies that met frequently In that
river.
1t Is matter Of general congratulation that the
arrangements for this match have been consum-
mated In such perfect good feeling and gentle
manly spirit. There have been none OF The picker
lngs smart tricks that have OF late disgraced the
arrangement OF International matches, as on TINS
occasion a iair race was proposed and q fair race
was pluckly accepted and
MAY THE BEST MEN WIN.
NOW that all the performances have been ar
ranged the ATLANTA crew. or, as they may be called,
the representative Gre OF American amateur oars
men, Will commence their preparations next Satur-
day. 1t may he argued that they are not the best
crew OF amateur oarsmen that could be selected
throughout America, but there Is little doubt that
as their record Will show. IL is not definitely de-
cided what four men Will pull on Monday, June 10.
In the Atalanla coors, but should nothing happen
In the way OF sickness or breaking down In their
training they Will prODaOy comprise