The New York herald., 1873-06-26
OLD n AR WARD.
The University Crew for the Contest at Springfield
In Training-Improvements on the Old sys-
tem-rhe Contestants Their Weights
and Appearance-The Fresh
man Crew at Work.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, June 21, 1873.
Harvard, OF course Is the favorite ~ remarked
student at Wiiamstown a few DAYS since.
This is generally believed among the oars.
men now training for the University race for cum
and coors. Harvard has great name for rowing,
justly earned perhaps, during her unninching con.
tests ranging over period OF twenty years but
the general lack OF authentic intelligence concern
ing several other crews renders 1t necessary to
exercise prudence before coming to a decision on
the point of superiority Here the nearest ap.
Proclamation to the stroke OF the London Rowing
Club Is practsed and this year the crew selected
to enter at Springfield have made remarkable prog
ress in training. No professional instructor has
been employed, w. c. Sanger, OF the class OF IA,
an active, intelligent student, having so far acted
as coach with considerable effect The officers Of
the Harvard University Boat Club for 1873 are -
Presdent-Wendell Goodwin
Vice Presidential. y. Morse.
Treasurer-Lester w. Clark.
Secretary-J. j. Minot.
The Executive Committee is formed OF the same
gentlemen, having Richard IL. Dana ut their head.
DIETING THE CREW.
Among the improvements perceptible here this
year Is the method Of training the crew. and every
student OF these classic halls appears delighted at
the prospect of success ior Old Harvard. Hitherto
OF every known law OF nature, giving them for
weeks together the proverbial beef bread and
potatoes. All green vegetables were strictly for
hidden, and the great wonder is that, with sucn
food and exercise OF the most trying description,
Harvard has not killed more men than she has.
Now she is more liberal and certainly more Judi
cous This year the training menu is quite exten-
sive, and as 1t Is quite revolution of the system
ana may be OF Importance to other bodies, will
give 1t as prescribed by the rules now In force
here The crew rise at about seven O'Clock and,
without taking the morning run In vogue In Eng
land during training season, quiet stroll OF few
minutes is allowed either before or after breakfast.
For breakfast, broled meat, beefsteak, mutton
chop. chickens, eggs In oil styles, bread and
butter oatmeal, cracked wheat, boiled hOminy or
rice, two cups Of tea cocoa and several glasses
of milk, strawberries and bananas are allowed. AT
dinner there all kinds Of joints, but no cOndi.
ment except mustard and vinegar. Tomatoes, as
paragus spinach, cooked celery, lettuce and old
potatoes may be eaten, while the dessert OF ordi-
nary dried fruits cherries, figs &C., can also be
had to finish up with. For or supper quite
liberal bill OF fare Is provided. Under these condi.
tions the crew appear to thrive and work we'll.
Another feature oil the present management ls that
each man is lett more to himself, the old idea OF
constant supervision by day and night being aban-
doned. The course over which the men row on the
Cambridge River. though not exactly straight. ls a
very lair one. Their bOathouse and noat are In the
rear OF Stickney's lumber yard, very the Uni
versity, and conveniently situated. The men
meet during fine weather at about ten O'Clock In
the morning Tor q row OF about two miles. The re-
mainder Of the days rowing, averaging about six
and half miles daily, is performed in the evening.
apart for sea bathing and recreation generally,
there has been no exercise. have merely men,
toned these details in order that The work OF train.
ing may be the better understood.
THE UNIVERSITY GREW
are certainly fine, handsome young men, whose
l. Richard II. Dana, IA, Boston; weight, lat
pounds; height feet 94 inches; age %; stroke.
:? hoahe Daniel Bacon 70 Of Jamaca pan Mass age
s. Wendell Goodwin, IA, Jamaica Plain, Mass
age 10; height, feet 4 inch; weight, l57 pounds
4. H.. L. Morse, IA, of Boston; age 20; height
feet Tx inches; weight 1856 pounds.
8. Tucker Daland. '73, OF Boston; age 21 height,
beHs PeHesi yesh M S q poanas Uabrape
Aiternates- Dana, "a. OF New York; age :
wheeler, "a, Portland, Me. age 21; height
"a inches; weight, l50 pounds. were
These weights, | am inclined to belsev fair,
taken under circumstances that were Al the boat
as as think that with the clothing VIC
the crew VIII average 1865 pounds: Sn to all who
Dana, GOODWIN and Morse are lch improved IN
saw last years race, and areer's WORK. Dana
style e and strength by their Nike Lyman, but has
not SO much dash and emarKably well, consid-
man l ana takes TO his tarst year; ana ne has the
eeIing tiat tnls second freshman VINO mas ever
e. momoI o. peing mverslty crew, Lorins being the
rowe toWed Win q Devens are Doth men who have
rns.a Daiil crews and are dong We'll the lasteI
esnecia1lv vo5oys the reputation OF steerims mrss
ave cour rbrovement over last year. ana, conslQer-
n h early it is in the season. IL excellent; ao
3 3ns INK that have seen any crew since 1900 III
uoe Food shape at this time OF the year. lhey row
..ueealin ana fairly together, but lack the vim on
ne start, which was SO maNea IN Loring anu ~ ~
lan's stroke. Mr.. watson and Mr.. Lorlng oi tns
s6s crew have been very perseverng and patient
i their efforts to keep the crew up to the marx In
heir work through the WINTER anu 10 lnsIil Ato
hem some OF the principles which Kept
HARVARD AT THE HEAD
i amateur rowing for hve years. mr.. Dana Is
% rd worker and means to leave no stone unturneu
which will help him to win, and at the Suggestion
Il some of the old rowing men has begun TO tram
sns s m ana the ony to
teach new men to row. new man IN
. shell gives half his attention to balancing tne
,oat and is very apt to get into BAD naDlts oI
.rollinr. y because the boat is unsteady.
barge or heavy gig. on the other hand. IS always
,teady. and think the good rowing Of the present
,rew Il due in great measure to this change and
Inc coaching from the cOxswatn's seat we nave
tow paths here, SO that men can DC ns, wA,ciUa @
posslb.e The next thing Is 1or some one In tne
boat to do 1t, and the coxswain IS the man untn
take care OF them. THIS plan Is also great help
to the bow who Is relieved from the duty OF steer
Ing and can give his whole .mo4Sat @ 70 iearms hnnn ~
the coaching. Thus we may now hope TO see Q
man row and steer well-two accompllshments
rarely combined under the old system. Then the
sliding seat, which, 1 believe, Will be used BY all
the colleges this year. has been adopted by the
crew, and is OF great advantage TO them. ~ is
quite curious that the main objection urgeu
against the sliding seat has proved just the oppo-
site OF the truth. When II was first talked OF the
feeling was that IT must be good thing' ou'
that 1t
REQUIRED LONG PRACTICE,
and that 1t would be much harder to make crew
work together with 1t than in the old way. But
there seems to be only one way to use II 10 ad-
vantage, and men fall into that way very easily;
Ii should be used mainly on the recover" anu
enables o man TO get an extended reach without
the long bOdy-swing which the old stroke necessi
tated The recovery is done mostly with the arms
and legs, and the oarsuan has more power TO
spare Tor the beginning, which should be sharper
and barber II possible than In the old style. The
men look well and seem to do their work with an
earnestness which could hardly be said to charac-
terize them last year. One looks In vain l0r any
men IKE Lorlng, Watson, Simmons or Lyman;
but those men were exceptions, and are not to
be found in every crew. ON the whole their ap-
a nd w