The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-30


Every trainer Of ability has been tried but all TO
no purpose. This year she renders herself espe-
ciaiy conspicuous. Cook during lengthy stay In
England last Winter became convinced OF the SUI
periority OF the Oxford stroke, which Is
also closely initiated by the Thames Row
fessional thoroughly learned the stroke, ana came
back to Yale prepared TO undertake a new depar-
ture from the traditions OF generations, ana IN
novel manner foduce into his University, III
1873, style similar to that which Loring intro
dlced into Hazard In 1867. Thus all eyes are
lieve 1t impossible to acquire the style IN time for
the race this year, II WILL perhaps, be interesting
to follow the course adopted for training.
AS soon as two OF the men had prepared for work
COOK ordered a third to accompany ana steer
them In par-oared gig The three men being
ready the word to ego" was gwen and the captain
eaped into a small Whitehall boat and rowed after
them. Keeping within some twenty yards OF the
men men IN the gig he rowed and turned ABOUT WIN
or voice so loud that his instructions could
be heard on the opposite shores Of the river This
great dlniculty in retaining all the movements IN
his system, and so he follows them all over the
them sufficiently before taking them into the six
cared shell.
THE STROKE
resembles more that I'm use at oxford, and In order
to acquire 1t a number OF extremely complicated
movements are necessary. The arms are thrown
the are taG and
wide to admit the body well down from the hips,
the head erect. The sliding scat Is brought, for
oar blade Is dipped into the water straight down to
an angle OF eighty degrees and is covered as deep
by the feet to the stretcher, nearly lit
ing tine body on the seat. But wherein
Harvard Is this-nstead OF darling the body for
ward by rapid and equable movement the arms
are suddenly thrust forward before the body leaves
the position acquired at the feather, Cook arguing
that whatever rest the frame can get after the ex
ertion OF tie stroke must be had at this moment.
detail the above beinU / think sufiC1ent. de-
monstrate their style.
At about four O'Clock in the afternoon row in
tne slx-oared shell was proposed, the men being In
the boat as f0llOws:-
,uI r. J. Cook, captain and stroke; age, q;
%elgh5 1sS 2m Meyer Ley s age weight lSs1
needy; age. "a; weight, los. 6-McCook, being tried
IN place OF Waterman. recently taken very sick.
The average weight at present Is about one hun
dred and sixty pounds but It is just possible that
another change may be made shortly, Involving the
REMEMBERING of the oars.
The shell, which was recently made by Blakey, is
40 feet by u inches, and weighs about l4O pounds.
The beauty oil the new stroke Is more easily seen
when the men are together In their shell. The
same keenness in watching remarked in his coach
here also and the directing was loud enough as
an old salt described 1t, Tor imam having two
lower lips" There is certainly no necessity for an
instructor to convert himself into species OF
bullying boatswaln, and imagine that teaching
by gentle ineligible language and visible actions,
as Dana says, is much better than shouting out q
leaving open door for MISUNDERSTANDING and I'M
pleasant feelings regarding training
AS TO STEERING ...
Mr.. Cook certainly has some advanced and valua-
Bile IDEAS According to his plan all steering must
be done by landmarks, directly In line with the
stern OF the boat, tree, post steeple or any dis
tant object being selected In order to do this
efectnaily and render even slight turn OF the
head Of the bow Oarsman unnecessary the course
must be 'timed' all over and marks made every
few hundred yards In as straight line as possible.
The time between every change has to be learned,
and the bow must Keep his immOVaDly liked
on the object. Then he has to learn the currents,
discover the shoal water calculate ior all positions
and for wind from any quarter All this Will be alb
solutcly necessary in the regatta, and those who
fail in this respect will find themselves in the rear.
TALK IN THE COLLEGES.
Leaving the Yale crews, may be permitted to
repeat little OF the gossip at the various insttu-
tons | have visited concerning the race, the
other matters. Coulter, OF Pttsburg who is train
Ing the Cornell crew ut Ithaca believes the race
Will be one OF the most exciting on record, and his
iron boys Will give the vlctors great trouble. lie is
working up for single scull race with Sharpe, and
can give the six men little fun when he accompa-
MES them on Lake Cayuga in his pair-oared shell.
Cornell has been-and is now--lo0ked down upon
an inferior democratic institution by several Of
the other colleges; but Its crew for the Univcr-
sity race, in point of muscle and weight, compare
fav0raby with any other now IN training. They
contemplate having race against Troy club in
order to give them steadincss in racing previous
to coming here; but the idea Is not generally liked
many believing 1t viii exhaust them too much.
the sldina-seat discussion is in full blast. Ellis
Ward Is training the University six with them, and
is enthusiastic over the success the men have
made. The form OF sliding seat adopted is a frame
inches by IL inches, or parallel runners inches
apart and sliding on steel bars that up to about
20 inches. THIS is the nrst year that the colleges
have taken to this kind OF seat as body. Ellis
contrauicts the report that the proper use OF the
apparatus cannot be acquired in a few weeks
urging that crews advance more rapidly In train
ing with them. Rivalry between the freshmen and
agges Is rife, neither Of which crews have acquired
any special proficiency. Many believe the Amherst
crew Will repeat last years splendid rowing and
carry on the laurels, Notwithstanding the loss OF
Biglin's services.
DARTMoUTH's HEROES
are expected here tonight, but 1t Is doubtful II
any one will know 1t until they appear the
river. Bglin's mysterious manner has created
quite a ripple OF excitement and If he has his her.
cuean powers in good trim by the nth Amherst
men will probably tremble slightly. Ii is impossible
to say what has been done in that romantic spot
near Hanover, but everybody hopes the honor OF the
S Se s w ne w q hs a Is an
does not exceed his duties OF coach regatta day,
however.
the enthusiasm on boating seems to have revived,
as Captain Gnnster reports better practice o. late
on the miserable Hoosac. But for the backbone
OF Messrs. Williams, Townsend Edmonds and
Others OF the sigma PM Society it is possible that
the crew would not have been kept TO their work
well as they have. Their rowing with sliding
seats has been unsatisfactory and they will prob
ably come here with boat fitted with the perma-
nent seats.
though full OF enthusiasm, do not stand as well as
last year. Singers training, SO fan as could see,
has no special feature, except that he instructs
them to keep together las New Workers do.r lie
works them hard, and they will not row with
sliding seats.
Bowuoin and Trinity have so recently COM
mented upon that HERALD readers Will remember
the special features and gossip ut these places.
HARVARD,
though well ahead in general estimation, Is not
working az desperately as the men OF Yale. Her
defeat at Ingleside in is7l was a dark spot upon
her boating record, and Dana and Morse are bent
on wipng 1t ont this year. But the defeat on the
Thames is remembered also. A member Of the In
tcrnatiOna crew informed me that that race was
lost through false notions on boating etiquette and
delcacy. In our waters II is usual for crew, in
advancing to the water OF less fortunate rival,
TO make as little "wash" as possible. In England
the oxford men discarded tins rule, and had no
sooner taken the water of the Harvard boys than
the latter were completely swamped.
Taking brief survey OF the college crews leads
to the belief that never yet in the history OF boat
ing In this country has there been such q number
OF fine amateur oarsmen collected as Will meet
here within the next two weeks. Harvard, Am
Eerst, j ale, Cornell and Bowdon Will make splen-