The New York herald., 1874-07-16
THE CONTESTANTS OF 1874.
Who They Are and Where They
Come From.
The COlumbta Crew.

P1rSt m order alphabetically this year come
tAe pet crew OF New York city, the men OF Colum-
oaA College. Last year, under the supervision Of
the stroke Of She Ward crew, Hank" they
trained first on the Harlem River and later on
the Connecticut He overworked them at any rate
~ nrst, giving them both too much rowing and too
much walking. For heavy, buriy men, who have
Grown phleGmatic and lazy, this may work well
enough; but for active city youth, more or less
In training all the time, it does not pay as they
found then, and so siackened work on reaching
Springfield. Last year they averaged about ISL
and, though thought fair, there was con-
siderable awkwardness among them, and
30 they were booked for Q low place
In the race. Close up to the time
OF the race they met with an accident one day
while practising on the river which did their
chances no good. Another crew coming across
their course and stupidly keeping no lookout, ran
them down pretty hard, their bow running into
the back Of one OF the Columbia waist oars, Mr..
Rapallo, and making an ugly cash, which, OF
course, partially unified him FOR work. Notwlth-
standing this drawback and their mistakes Ia
training they made sharp race with several
crews taking a good place well up In the centre.
in one respect both then and now they are ex-
ceedihsN wei og. Their boating interests were q
year ago permanently endowed by the faculty
With an annuity OF $1,000, which, OF
course, prevents the problem OF expense
In preparing for these races from giving
much, If any, trouble, and II is pleasant
TO note that only recently the authorities at
Trinity have done even better than this covering
the entire expenses OF we racing crew. This is o
step in the right direction will go far towards
encouraging hearty generous health througn6ut
the college, and SO sending out men fit to stand
n 70 0f "a nd ali
come last fall the Columbia men, soon after the
commencement Of their term, set emerge scally at
work about making up this years crew. Three of
the old men, the three forward ones-Smith, Moore
and Smonds-are out Timpson, Goodwin and
Criswold, all OF New York city, taxing their places
They are larger men than their predecessors
standing each over feet IL inches, and each
weighing over 16o pounds. Cornell too, the
heaviest man last year, has gained and his
crew bid fair to be one OF the heaviest
In the race, averaging close to lSs pounds
o piece. They have improved markedly since last
year, and to-day you hear no one name the tore
most three without including Columbia, some
sven placing her first. This is q long stride for
her, and, II the confidence is not misplaced Will
70 far towards showing that the city boys get
Height and spring about them that the country
boys do not have, and that tells in this shell
racing. They have been out daily, and evidently
IKE their WORK, while this general confidence
Deems only to do them good. II they should win
would probably do their college very great good,
especially In New York city; and the day may not
be far on when she will take the pride in this col.
IeRe of hers that Boston does In her neignboring
Harvard. she certainly has the knack OF making
riends, and If the thrty-four Of her practice
grow to three or four more In the race she VIII,
indeed, make 1t hot work for any crew to beat her.
Her blue shirts and blue and white handkerchiefs
alsern ating will make one need to look sharp to
distinguish her from Yale, whose blue caps and
white shirts all believe to be well to the trout
Their bow Is said to be little nighty, but the
coarse Is SO broad and made so plain by the many
buoys that there Is good to believe he will
avoid foul. In drawing for positions they tell
third from the eastern farther shore, betw cen
Princeton and Yale, but all are good enough, SO
shis makes little difference.
The Cornell Crew.
In 1872 the men OF Cornell wanted and tried hard
70 put 10 an appearance among their fellows and
we're In vigorous training iOr that purpose but,
owing to financial embarrassments, we're unable
70 do so. But by careful management, they last
year were enrolled among the eleven, and came up
with team large and powerful, bringing with
them q foolish piece OF expenses professional
trainer Henry Coulter OF Pittsburg. One or two OF
them were stalwart looking fellows and at once
established that respec. Tor themselves which big
men often get with very little working and deserve
a little. day or two before the race one OF them,
Dutton, took part In the College single scull race,
and was beaten almost out OF sight by poor, thin,
hungry-looking fellow from Yale named swift.
This lowered the estimate set on them, though not
mach, and they went into the University Race very
well thought Of They drew a position outside of
all, and we're forced either to row across
eandbar hall mile long and 80 shoal that their
oars must nave often touched bottom, OF else row
. long course around it. Still, nothing daunted.
they kept on, and 1 believe that ever since
the general uncertainty as to the order OF coming
IN that year they claim that they We're fourth
whatever doubt there may be about any of the
colleges entering next years. race in case they are
beaten this and one OF the older ones ike Harvard
Yale Is the winner, tnat uncertainty VIII hardly
hold good OF Cornell Something about them
suggests power, and the vigorous, se.f-reDng
man who endowed their young university
70 munincenty Is wen represented here by
these same strong, selfdependent fellows
OstrOm stays rom last year and goes from
two to bow. He is reputed good steersmsn, a
weighing nearly 100, an Ohio raftsman and Injured
to outdoor life. He their captain, and II he
as he to pun the bow oar-n some ways the easie 81
one IN the boat-he must have powerful lot
King, the only other OF the old hands, was q
good one to 60 last year, and even then praised by
Coulter as one OF the finest amateur oarsmen he
had ever seen. He Is 3 man OF power and stay, and
OF good weight, about 16d. He took bis turn az q
raftsman on the Saxanac, and tue very mention Of
A. suggesm life hardy ana outdoor that could
hardly iail 70 make hm tough and useful. HIS iour
new men look to have no weak spots. All are
well grown. Clark and Henderson looking
vary ana used 10 rowing, while the river selected
by an0tner tOorwln Tor logging on was the De la
ware. With no nesn TO spare and scarng at nearly
100, he must be made OF good stun. Finally they
inouge IN giant, Mr.. Carver. like Abe Lincoln
SOD OF Illinois. AZ tall as he naturally weigh
ing over zoo ne has by hard work trained down 70
under "a dineTent result by the way from
that reached by one Grant, 207 pound man at
Harvard. Thinking he would ike TO reduce a nttie
he trained for a week, and gong TO the scales 10
delight himself at The result, was annoyed to nd-
so the story goes-that he weighed 220 AS
rue Inese very Isrge men are unwiedy,
TO quickness OF motion. BY the way, relative TO
this man, story has been going the rounds that
GinnA Au nftn no uxFn fal