The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-18
THE CORNELL NAVY
Names and Condition Of tho Crew on
Lake Cayuga.
BONE AND SINEW In THE AMATEUR RANKS,

ragged and pdte1J1zflfGS dwelt upon the horrors
OF sudden death from exhaustion or heart disease
The idea was denounced; the practice regarded as
degrading, demoralizing and q bar to successful
study. But the results differed from the prognosti-
cations OF the conservative old gentlemen who
lowered over the national universities, and 1t may
be said that from the day OF its inception up to the
present moment boating. as an auxiliary, in train
ing students, has been completely successful From
1922 when the scions OF British nobility from Ok
ford and the Cam first met on the dirty waters OF
the Thames to contest for aquatic h0nors there
but few cases Of injury on record arising from ex-
cessive practice. English and Irish universities
finally came to regard the pastime as part OF the
legitimate "cOurse" Of student, and for many
years enjoyed the reputation Of being able to click
all creation"
ENTERS AMERICA.
In due time, however, the United States put In
her claim to share OF the h0nors. quietly our
leading educational institutions encouraged stu
dents to take up the oar, and, before long.
generous rivalry arose between the various
Atlantic States. Clubs suddenly sprung up
in the several colleges, and contests were
fought that tended to develop and per-
feet the art OF rowing Harvard claims to have
started the first club. in 1S43 In 1874 "Yae Navy"
came into existence. Eight years afterward Yale,
conscious Of the great progress she had made sent
her rival, Harvard, q formal challenge, alter the
fashion OF the sister institutions OF Oxford and
Cambridge. Harvard's acceptance led to the first
test OF the superiority OF the oarsmen OF two
American colleges, over tw0-me straight-away
course, the race taking place on Lake Winnipiseo-
gee, August, 1882 when the Magentas Of Harvard
came in ahead by two lengths OF their eightoared
barge. The latter college was also victorious over
Yale at Springfield in 1885, Three years later she
originated the brilliant idea OF an annual inter-
collegiate regatta, to be inaugurated be-
tween the undergraduates OF the colleges
OF New England and New York city, the
programme being that none but academical under
graduates, the graduating class included, should
participate, the course to be three miles, and that
desired. In July, 1859, the first intercollegiate
regatta was rowed on the Quinsgamond, Worcester.
Harvard beating Yale and Bowl and conn.,
ing IN first, In lsm 1885, Thus were the
union" regattas inaugurated. In view Of
the great event In the history OF Craftsmanship to
come of next month. have merely repeated
the foregoing to show the result achieved
tails OF the varied fortunes of Yale and Harvard
from 1854 to 1885, in New England waters. and the
Oxford in 1862 are too fresh in the memories OF
most HERALD readers to require repetition. In
1871 the Rowing ASSOCIATION ITO Of american can Col
the Amherst Agricultural College carried or the
palm IN three-me straightaway course az In GLE
same place and over the same course resulted In
victory Tor the "Aggies," who surprised every
ing sSs twenty years. Of rvapy in the
manly, heathful art Of Craftsmanship, dating from
1852, Harvard has won st nine regattas, Yale at
two, and the Agricultural at two.
CLAIMS OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY.
Up to 1872 New York State had never been fairly
ing OF the association IN April last however, Cornell
University declared her determination to send
was considered bold step but the enserprisins
young men OF this classic neighb0rh0od have
raised Or will @ have raised the
To the experienced men OF Harvard and Yale 1t
will probably seem almost suicidal on the part OF
with the nine or eleven rival institutions that
have signined their intention OF participating.
THEIR MEN AND FACILITIES.
claim this as Q matter OF justice In the Cornell
University there are nearly i've hundred students.
During the past three years several boat clubs
have been started, which form together . navy
numbering IN the aggregate about one hundred
men, before entering the college, fts them In the
most eminent sense for aquatic sports Some have
been bred as carpenters, others as farmers, while
large numbers have performed manual labor in the
iron founding and mechanical engineers establish
ments OF the country. Cornells idea was to ADAPT
this institution to the necessities OF that large class
have to depend upon their Skin or skilled labor Tor
NAME and glance at the rank and file in the
college readily confirms the impression that his lie
SlreS In tnS respect nave been fatnfuly executed.
There are exceptions. OF cOurse--ins sances where
the young graduate will leave the delightful hills
and valleys OF Ithaca to roam over the world at
leisure, or to I'LL eminent positions at the legal bar
or IN the pulpit, sustained IN the meantime by kind
friends with plethoric purses But the departments
OF agriculture, OF civil engineering OF architecture
and practical mechanics, where there practical
farmers, architects and engineers, lathes and ma
cninery for dealing with iron and OIL as real and
the East River, lead to the conclusion that bone
and sinew have to be developed here as well as
brain.
The most important feature, next to the men, Is
the facility for practising boating In this respect
mes led between 10 ely slopes, varying IN height
from SO feet TO 200 feet, lies the placid Lake
Cayuga. AS seen from the eminence on which the
college buildings stand, 1t has the appearance of q
vast magnificent sheet OF glass always within the
range OF the students vision, sparkling in the
sunshine as though dotted over with costly bril-
liants IT is iorty miles In length, five miles wide
In some parts having an average width OF about
minutes distance OF the college the students can
readily approach 1t and consequently Is largely
patronIzed oy them for rowing To the romantic
to Killarney. windermere, Como and, PROBABLY,
tIement OF our dinicuties with Canada shall be
effected at this Geneva OF Western New York, when
upon Clinton House and convert it into o court
house.
THE UNIVERSITY CREW OF 1879
With men OF the calibre have described and the
above facilities 1t will scarcely be surprising to
hear that the Cornell navy Is now training crew
that will probably aston:sh many old boatmen next
month. Henry Coulter, OF Pittsburg is training
them, and the automaton-like action they have
already acquired Is remarkable. The crew Is
formed OF seven dncluding the alternately OF the
best tried men OF the navy. and ts made up as fol-
lows:-
First-C. s. Dutton, stroke age, Is; height feet
| IL inches; weight, $50 pounds. Dutton halls from
Wocott, N. Y, and Ia a senior In the class OF '73
| in the course OF engineering -
Second-P. 3. Ferriss, age %; height, feet II
inches; weight, los pounds. This oarsman Is from
Peru n. Y, and Is scientific senior OF the class Of
| '73. Previous to entering the college he was en-
| gagged In manual labor and Is young man OF
| splendid physique.
weight, 1866 pounds. King Is from Malone, N. r.,
and Is a sophomore in architecture OF the class OF
| IA He was formerly recruiting his muscle In the
| Adrondacks.