The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-08
THE ANGLO-AMERICAN BOAT RACE.
Appearance OF the Crews-What the Ata-
lantas Say and D0-A Grand
Race Anticipated.

OF June, when the race between the London and |
Ataanta tours takes place, large amount OF pub
lie interest win be shown in the event. Photo
graphs OF the Americans being exhibited In the
shop windows along with the other celebrities OF
the day, OF oil kinds and classes. The race is be-
coming generally talked about, and, although there
is great and decided preponderance OF opinion
In favor OF the London boys, there not wanting
those who believe that the strangers may yet as
tonish all by proving that the light, quick Amer
lean style OF rowing Is better than our seemingly
more powerful one. The Londoners have Just had |
specially built for them q "ship" by ]. H. |
Clasper, OF oxford, which, in the Judgment OF Mr..
Custom the Captain OF the London, is one or the
most successful crafts which that noted builder
ever constructed. She is made OF cedar
with washboards and fittings OF white pine
and weighs lightweight pounds without and
about a hundred with the outriggers
Her length Is forty feet over all, and she ia fur
nshed with sliding seats and with Customs steer
ing apparatus, worked by himself from No. 2.
They went out In her for several short spurts on
Tuesday. The last half-past six in the even
ing when OF the fastest of the river steamers
accompanied or attempted to accompany the boat,
| carrying on board party of about twenty OF the
London Club. Casper the boat builder, was in the
bows, and gave the benefit of his instructions to
/ the crew as they pulled In 'front.' Thus for the
FIRST time they had come together sliding seats
| They dill not row particularly well together-cer
tainly not nearly evenly as the Atalantas who
| whatever may be their defects rowers, have an
admittedly pretty and regularly even STYLE The
London crew pulled mcasuredly and slowly against
! an bad ebb tide far Hammersmith Bridge
where, among large party OF spectators,
were four of the Ataantas Sir Aubrey
Paul went oil from the London steamer
to ask them to board and see the rowing
| down but this they declined to do. On swinging her
around the Lundoners began rowing very hard
doing their forty strokes per minute, and pulling
outstripped the steamer and left her far be-
| hind. From Hammersmth Bridge good view
OF the men, both up and down, is obtained. The
bridge is the connecting link between the West
| End OF London and the suburbs about Barnes,
Mortlake and Richmond, and is consequently the
| highway for many arisocratic equipages, whose
occupants frequently pull up and alight to see the
practice of crews All agree that the rowing OF
regular that when at a little distance you might
easily mistake the four for pair. But there is a
sharp and short pull through water done chiefly by
the arms, without throwing, as Londoncrs
Stroke .' rhe es htalantas are '' %ouy dlsap
pointed in the ill-success OF their new boat, which
Atlantic and has been drawn all ont of shape. It is
much he regretted that the builder, in packing,
did not place her bottom upward ann cover hGr IN
merslnth il building, viii be made on the American
model the crew feeling convinced that this class of
boat Is aster In Itself than that OF English models.
She will not be ready until week before the race,
from which time up to the day there can be no
watched with much attention by the public and the
press. Some idea of the hard work Of trainng
among the London may be Cleaned nom the
week 'a ago 'ss Monday last Which,
The crew took as their little outing trip OF about
thirty miles, pulling up the river as far "a Tedding
ton Lock and back again. The Atalantas are con-
tent with about ten miles per day five In the NOM
ing and five In the evening. They say, and not I'M
reasonably that being light men they do not re-
| a the amount or Tat OIL by severe
training that the Londoncrs do Here, for exam
strpiines as compared with Long and Stout OF Lon
don, whose names, curionsly enough, express TO
tS sIongy Is broad and and
wears his hair cropped, close Ike round
% mean arc Te0'g not ' SO much superior in point
OF physical proportions to DR.: Wnlthers
though neither Of ines, three shows the same de,
veopment OF muscle IN the arm as the Londoners
The other day Leander wateTSnry the reserve
tile Doctor doing his training for that day In an
outlgger. All say they are well, but IN the opinion
OF the Doctor himself his men are not so fresh
they might be. This IL attributed to the climate
and the wretchcdy bad and changeable weather
| they have had 10 meet The river between Putney
| and Mortlake they admit suits them we'll as any
they have rowed on in America, and much better
than the North River, which, IRON its great width,
is easily operated on by the wind and rendered too
rough for wager boats. Here, unless strong
time 20 over the whole course without
meeting anything like enough water except OF
! | CuISWtck ana Oh the way up 10 B"IHes BTilgc,
where the banks arc low and nat and the
reaches of river lie exposed to the wind. There Is
really no betting on the event, and 1t Is doubtful
party, anything less than three to one on the Lon.
doners would lie accepted. Nothing will be decided
| about Henley until after this race; but the Alta
lantas smile at the idea OF rowing on part of
stream where, az at Henley. the river is not more
than a stones throw in width and the course only
q mile and quarter In length. They are Of
opinion, however, that, so far as the present match
| il concern I'll. the Londoners good crew and
| wen boatcd, and that whatever beats them need
not require to do anything else They regret very
much Chat they did not order boat TO be built for
themselves soon as they arrived In England
The Londoners' New Boat-Thcir Daily
Training--scttIed Right Down tn Hard
work-Thc Ata1antas' Prnoticc-StIn
Keeping Quict-A New Boat Making
for Them by Bifcn.
From the London Telegraph, May 1911
More fortunate than their opponents, whose new
American ship proved unfit for service, the London
yesterday launched splendid iour-oared outrggcr,
by J. II. Casper Of Oxford, who had been commits
stoned to build her specially for the use OF this
crew. The boat Is built or cedar and pine, Is forty
feet all, weighs lightweight pounds without the
rggers and Is furnished with sliding seats and with
Customs steering apparatus. improvements have
been introduced by the constructor into the slides,
which II Is hoped will remove some OF the objections
that have existed TO the OF these inventions.
with regard 10 the steering, which Il done by Gul-
ston himself ut No. ?, there seems 10 remain moth
ing TO be desired. Several short trials OF
the ship were made yesterday. resulting I'm
the perfect satisfaction OF the crew with this very
excellent specimen OF racing four. IS lin previous
practice, ". Stout pulls stroke A. de y. Long
three; +. $. Guiston, two: and John u. Close, bow
Contrary 20 the plan adopted by the Ataluntas
who do moi train hard. the London have been doing
a tremendous amount Of work. and daily taking
heavy training. On Monday the four rowed no less
than thirty nlcs In all and although yesterdays
practice lighter than usual, the crew SIN did
remarkably sharp burst between bridges on low
ebJ. One OF the fastest Of the river steamboats, in
the charge OF Captain Idly had been engaged by
the London To accompany the crew on their even
ing's practice, and there was tocrablo muster OF
some Oi the leading members OF the club on board.
The four got elf about halrpast SIX ana pulled in
measured and careful STYLE up against the ebb to
Hammer smith. Ihi- being the first time they had
come together the sliding seats, there was at
first little uncvehness In their rowing but ~ the