, 1873-07-20

Piled by tho foot to tho Btretchef, nearly
tho hrecovery" differed from that introduced
at Harvard WAS thist instead of dartinB tho body
forward by a rapid and oqnabo moyemont, tho
arms wero suddenly thrust forward before the
Mr.. Cook oertainly advanced valuable ideaa about
Btooring. According to Its plan,, all STORING
must bo dono by landmarlis,, directly in lino
to do tha offoctuaily and render oyon blight
turn Of tho head OF tho bow oaranann unnecos-
Bary, tho courao must bo 'tlmod' all oyor, md
marks made evory few hundred yards tn NJ
ovory change had to DO lcarncd, and tho bow
must hoop hs oyo immoyably fixed on tho OBJ
joct. Thcn he had to loar1, Tho ourronte, dit
cover tho slloal wator calculato for all positions
mud for wind from any quarter. AL thls was alb
Botttely necessary in tho regatta.
II. J. Cook, stro1to and laptain, has bocomo
tho acknowledged head OF bontfng affairs III tho
college. by his Intelligent porgiatent and sue.
ecssfnl attempt to secure for Yeo t9 honor Of Of
America. Mr. Cook IL natiyo Of CookHviflo,
Ponn, is 8 foot inches Ligh, exceedingly mus
cLlar, md nfl enthusiast in all aquatic mntterB.
lilo first pulled III the University crow OF last
year.
I. Kennedy, No. 2, is q member Of tho shef-
fold scientific school. Ho IL from StrothorB O..
| the Bon Of a Western fal1ner, and tho strongest
man in the boat; indeed. q man Of inmenHe
the English ptroko without having to break up
| any former habit Of rowing. 1lany a tinlo. In
tho gymnasium. h he has lIftad eight md nino
! came into tho crow late, OF account Of tho
| disabling Of Waterman, it's most valuable 1notn-
bor, by s,nstroko. Before entering college he
end hs e ehtef Dss us s Il LIS G
logo oourao. but was induced to go into boating
IN his freshman yoar, but Inns pulled in nearly
all tho class and university racos since. Indeea
th!s was his twelfth race Ho laboIed undo. s tho
cd habits Of oarBmanship, aud vory briof tfmo
in which to acquire now onos. Mccook ia +
| foot nun.
II. NIyor, No. 4, is also from rlttsburg, ponn.,
o'ass races. IIe is captain OF tho class crew OF
'73, and. in that capacity, holds tho champion
colors Of tho college. lie ia IN excellent Scholar
as woll as m excellent oarsnar,, aud stands VOL
both III college and with tho crew. His height
y. Day, No. :, like MoCook. is veteran in
tho racing eholl, having already participated IN
twelve racos. He was the stroke OF last years
hs isoeF erd" ea of h e. oss e ReS
bonting mon In college. Ho wears gold badge
in token Of tho victory Of 73 IN the class racos,
last October, and is universally considered ono
Of The os sant akful mon II college, mr. Day il
Tho bow Of tho Yale crew, II. g. fowler, is q
| native Of Stonehnm. Ho haB pulled several
times in clasB races, but this was his first ossay
in University race. OF medium height 6 feet
y, he is exceedingly wiry nnd muncular, md no
mnn In TIC whole crow fs moro enthusiastic in
everything pertaining to boating than ho. Sow
eral months ago hn put himself undor self-im-
posed restraints as to liB dict, ctc., and WINS SO
Hcll trained down that when the regular courso
OF training commenced ho actua1]y gainod h1o
or Elk pounds.
THE UNIVERSITY nAoE3-EylDENCE8 OF UNFAIR
| EEBs-ruE UMpInEs CARD.
NEW YoNK, July 19.--John g. Babcock, the
Umpire in tlio lato College Regatta, at Spring.
fold, Maas., publishes card, in which he 6ayB: !:
"It is proper that tho public should be informed
Of cortain faots. which will explain tho confusion
that resulted in determining tho actual winners.
Tho score, or finishing line, instead OF being
locatua at right-anglos with tho river banks, aa
it should haye boon, was, by carolessneaa or
stupidity on tho part OF those who located it,
placed diagonRlly, tho eastern end Of the line
being somo $50 yards lower down the rivor than
tho westerly end, where tho judges wero request.
cd by tho umpire to station themselves. by thit
arrangement, tho boats on the eaBtorly end ol
d proportionally longer courao than those com.
ing In on tho westerly shore. Had tho line beer
located properly at right-auglos with tho conrst
Of tho boats, tho result of tho raco would hayt
been entirely dfYeront, aud the race decided OF
tho inertia of the crows, instead Of chRnce il
tho position Of crossing line, no two points o.
which wore equi-distant from tho atnrt. Tlt
staking-out of tho course, or changing the Same
was wholly with tho Regatta Committee, aud mol
within tho province Of tho Umpire who sup'
poaed it to be correct lilo reports Of the eloy
On judges elected to serve at tho score will b.
received III few days, and the poaitions OF thu
| seven bontB not placed will thop be announced.