New-York tribune., 1873-06-18

OHIO. The Association voted a their last meeting W
init members of the professional schools, and MI Aen
nedy is the first representative Of the Sheffield scehnc
School who has entered the Yale University crew. He
has counterpart in Mr. Rcs Of the Columbia crew. VINO
Is a member OF the School OF Mines. MT. Kennedy Is -
years OF age and typical Western farmer Dens 'o
biggest ana strongest man in the boat he h'S ~ is'-
experience IN rowing but having no Dau 'IioAS ~ w.
learn, he acquires the English stroke WHICH the
has adopted very rapidly. and his immense power
OF back and lOn will make him a great oarsman. De
occasionally electres the assembage at the gymnasium
by lifting nine hundred pounds, dead weight He suVe
feet l. inches In hight norid robust and hsht-haired
Mr. Waterman, No. L. is q member Of 1874 he has been
the main reliance OF the OF his class from the time
they entered college, having been stroke aud captain al
different times, and seems 20 be waterman by nature
as we'll as by name BE rs fair gymnast, notable
second the Yale Glee Club. and member OF the
Scroll aud Key. uc is above middle hight dark with
mustaohe and goaee and stooDs a little Mr.. Water
man was unfortunate enough suffer slight sunstroke
some DAYS ago. and Is feared he must stop rowing II
so he will be succeeded the either by McCook,
'73 Richards. RS Henderson. IA Mr. Meyer No. D.
is from Pittsburgh. He Senior and "a years OF age
He has always been prominent boating man, and If
now the honOrcd custodian OF the champion has, the
highest aquatic honor OF Yale This he holds as captain
Of the Senior crew. which won the victory in the oCtO
Der races. He has also a champion badge OF gold and
beautiful silver oar the latter won in the Summer re-
gatta Mr. Meyer five feet eight dark and quite mus
cular He member Of the Skull and Bones, and an
excellent scholar and Of the hardest working oars
men in college.
Mt. Cook the stroke and captain is a freshman OF
great 9Th N back and oin he is "a years OF age
yo feet eight inches in hight and comes from COOKS
town Penn BE has certainly put forth such extraor-
binary efforts accomplish triumph for Yale IN tAs
regatta as shOuld produce sOme result. About last
aarfu fhran
months at oxford, Cambridge, and Putney among the
boating men, studying with the strictest scrutiny every
detail of the system which has placed their oarsmen at
the head OF the amateur boating men OF the civilized
world He was very much assisted by Mr.. q. W. Small
ley Of THE TRIBUNE, who literally did everything Ior
him. and whose kindness to him Is most warmly spOkeh Oh
among the students here. Mr. snalley introduced him
to Capt Guston Of the London Rowing Association and
to Thomas Hughes the friend Of students and especially
OF rowing students the world Through the com
bned influence Of these gentlemen, Mr. Cook was gwen
credentials the aquatic magnates Of oxford anu cam
bridge which insured him most warm reception there
II was there that he acquired that thorough knowledge
OF the English stroke which he is striving TO commuh
cate 70 his crew. Capt Cook holds the same position in
Yale which LOring held in Harvard six years ago Yale
has grown careless and has to rely too much on
main strength and clumsness. They went into the race
last wear with stroke which had scarcely the 1usthca-
ton OF a plausible theory, and which practically was
more than absurd. lie made his mind up that Yae
must have standard stroke, and determined that IL
should be the best. Accordingly with the free consent
Of the college authorities sign Of the umes-he
went to England, at the expense OF the navy
to fnd one. It is a singular fact tRat up
to 1870 Cambridge, pulling certain stroke OF
their own. was uniformly beaten by Oxford. In
that year an oxford man went TO Cambridge ana
coached them oxford STYLE and the Cambridge crew
came out with the oxford stroke. oxford changed
little at the same time, ana since then Cambridge has
beaten oxford without exception. II was this magic
stroke which the Harvard International crew Mr.
Time Of Che oxford acknowledged TO an American
Oarsman the physical superiority OF tue Harvard crew
aud declared that, notwithstanding tleir superb
physique II they had c0nformed somewhat 10 En-
gsh ideas after they had crossed they would Aave been
beaten still 1t with this stroke, too, that
HamiI and the Atalanta crew were so easily beaten,
and this stroke which has produced such results In En-
gland Capt Cook has determined 70 introduce IN Yale.
IL has been well explained in The TRIBUNE, aud 1t
is not necessary to go into it. except 10 say
that the head being held up with chin high, from
beginning end Of the stroke gives the oaTsman the
precise look Of trying 10 toss his head over backward
which has often caricatured in Punch and that
the stroke which the sliding seat is Indispensable, Is
pulled from beginning to end with stG back and stiff
arm. The arm mere connecting rod between
body and oar and the done with back lon, and
legs Capt. Cook q good In most respects and
If they learn the thoroughly before the race he
expects 10 take head Of the river Should he do So
the oxford stroke will become universal, and the time
hOnored biceps viii 90 Of fashion. and great oars
men viii be with arms no bigger than tailors.
RADICAL CHANGE IN METHOD OF TRAINING.
The English model is not only to be closely followed
az Yale tins year. IN the boat and the stroke but in the
mode OF training. There TO be more exhausting
walks and rigd abstinence but, on the contrary good
full diet and easy steady One Of the Oxford
men entered race some time since with heavy double
chm. and at that, and Capt Cook thinks that eX
treme much better than the one exemphed by the Yale
crew Of last year. in which man, in three weeks lost
25 pounds. and another 90 and the whole to
the race thin weak and Respondent. This week they
have commenced upon liberal daily allowance OF ale,
except Dir. Day, whO being temperance man, cannot
induced TO drink any, and II has tended TO prevent
diarrhea 70 which the Of water in training directly
tends The fare comprises beef, mutton, sometimes
fish no veal, and pork oatmeal, wheaton grits
toast tea and some ale plenty Of seasonaDle vege-
tables. No wonder Mr.. Fowler has gained six pounds
since he began suBectng himself TO such hardship
this The daily practice the water has been con
Quoted on the cumulative princplea little longer and
a little faster pull every day, avoiding the violent
spurts and exertons which have heretofore character
lied American practice
To carry out the theory the has declined to pull
In the usual Summer class regatta at New Haven, and
on reaching Springfield they viii settle down 10 system
attic preparation. Should Capt Cook succeed in induct
ing them into the mysteries Of the stroke, Yale will
show US at the regatta plee exposition Of the En-
gllsh system.
The following is the Freshman crew which enters the
regatta from Yale:
As,. WeghL
Bow Henry Wheeler DeForest.............. Is IA
a. Fred. Nicholas NOyes......--...-...-.. IL l44
s. David HYDE Kellogg - la
4
g. George LOOmis BrOwnel .-.-..-....--.. l9 l5t
g. William Cornelius Hall..-..-.--..----. Is 15G
Messrs. Wood. Hall. and BrOwnel are members OF the
Scientific school, and the Harvard and Amherst Fresh