The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-28


This list IL strikes me, is no mean one and they
are certainly equal In bone and muscle to last
years Dartmouth crew. whose endurance made
anu alumni OF sister colleges. Gates ana Archi-
bald the only remaining members OF '73's six !;
ex.captain Eaton, retired because Of ckness1,
Westgate, Eager and Robinson are members or
s u sSs boat now noWevs very
limited.
HOW yHE7 LOOK
Later In the day again saw these men, and,
opinion that Y,hey succeed IA bringing much skill
o hear ss s4s o o era
victor, victory Is practically IN their grasp. win be wo-
well formed, with square shoulders, well developed
chests ana loiDs, though ono or two may, perhaps,
In a she'll Had not Albert Eaton been taken sick
the crew would be all the stronger he Is one OF
have the advantage Of his Experience in training
the men, IS they confer together ~ all times upon
Is oass q the Sube one of the
tallest and heaviest, wnle westgate Is the young
est. Just turning twenty, i've feet nine and quar-
pounds, an excellent weight at this period OF
training. There Is much determination In the
made OF what have said in former letters, s'they
look as II they mean to wtn," which, by the way,
- pretty much the same kind OF an expression All
never was such feeling OF hope before developed
among them all But this win pc all the better Tor
the race and for the spectators. Is the event
cannot fail OF proving holly contested nom the
starting signal until the victory IL won. II the
race depends upon nerve and beef the Dartmouth
boys VIII be somewhere near the first at the finish.
for just such men as they are viii stand the terri
BILE tug OF muscle ana joints necessary to land
six-oared shell at the winning lire In less than
seventeen minutes.
In training the ~ crew Captain Eaton laid down
several rules OF prudence, which have been
strictly adhered TO. Ike Harvard ne endsa .s
for discipline and regu!arity's sake, but for the
purpose that every man may be equal to MS work,
Eaton did not advocate sucn stringent rules OF
diet IS those OF last year with them, and the men
are now allowed decently cooked meats or the
proper kind and q variety OF vegetables-in fact,
as one OF them heartily responded to my inquiry,
1--WE live something ike human beings this year."
which tone of cheerfulness maze me consider the
diet was about the right thing. The men use
small quantity Of moderately strong beer every
swallows. They have not done any walking IN the
morning as yet and are not certain that they WILL
else the numerous hills about here present capt.
tai means OF reducing nesh. The work in the gym
men got together, 6as been regularly continued,
and has been Of much service.
IN THEIR BOAT.
At present the men are on the river twice q day.
though the longer and hardest pull is taken in the
afternoon. As saw them in the boat these Six
men looked very well, and though nothing now
can be said OF their steadlness and form, there is
nothing hartfu in remarkng that they Will
eventually do better than they did last year. At
present they are little peculiar and rugged, and
think are disposed to hurry their racing stroke.
science Of rowing in every member or his crew,
according to the fixed principles laid down, and
lormlty OF style and exactitude OF work. The crew
have been boarding together for nearly two
months
Dartmouth Will not send q Freshman crew to
Saratoga, owing to the labor ana time required to
Was the chance for six OF her stalwart youth TO
measure blades with those OF Yale, Princeton, Wes-
leyan and others IN this race.
DARTMOUTH ON SARATOGA.
In the heightened conversation which had with
the leaders OF the conscientious rowing element
here II was ascertalned that Notwithstanding her
delegates voted at the convention against Sara
toga, dartmouth was always IN favor Of that lake
IS the course on which the regatta should
be held. They deem 1t more accessible than any
other named, . larger and fner sheet OF water than
the accommodations OF the place unapproachable
in extent and character and the liberaity and at
tentlon Of the citizens not to be excsnea in .
for the regatta, and what opposition there has been
to Is has arisen In downright stubbornness." The
crew VIII reach Saratoga Oh the 9th Oh June.
THE NEW RACING SHELL.
The Dartmouth SIX will have new racing shell,
but neither the builder,S name nor its dimensions
! have been ascertained.
THE BOAT CLUE
The Dartmouth Boat Club mas enrolled as mem.
bers all the students OF the college, which speaks
very pontedy for the progress made in this pleas
ant pa9t1me. There are no class 0nncefS, but the
whole boating interests are merged into one
organization and governed oy the following
OFFICERS -
Prestdent-Samuel W. Mccall. ~, Ac., Of Cham.
bersburg. Pa.
vice FTesidens-willis G. Eaton, IT., rs Ac., or
Lowell Mass.
Secretarv-Elgln A. jones' 70, s. s., OF NARROW.
n. II.
Treas1r-Artnur r. Taylor, ~ Ac, OF
Andover. Mass
Comn,odore-M Ward, ~ Ac., Of West
minister, Vt
wee Commodore william F. westgate, US, g. S.,
OF Havernil, n. h.