The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-23

cnr,nv look about Them There IL beef enough
represented not TO be lett our IN the cold the com
ing struggle. or the nu ber Kane ana Mcheu-
nan were in last years crew. but the balance are
new men ana never before we're IN q race ooat VI
closely scrutinizing these six stalwart specimens
OF manhood, l was compelled 10 admit they nave
the powerful arms, backed by stout hearts 10 PET
form great deeds OF prowess on the watery ele-
ment with bat one exception, Mr.. Kane, there
Is massiveness Of rib aud beam about them tnat
won.d incline you at once to exclaim, .'Ihey are
rousers p Roberts, who pulls the port waist oar,
Is very finely proporti0ned and the heaviest man
in the crew. He has always been noted atnies s
and IN his Western home has before pulled merry
oar, but, OF course, lacked the Skin which ~
essential in TINS day OF boating progress TO
achieve decided results. Captain Mchennan,
under whose tutelage the crew has already
made much Improvement Is another Hercules.
He doesn't seem 10 have awning 70 spare "a ms
symmetrical union, ana Will STICK wren naIu Mola
comes 10 he done. Du Bots, though ms age Is gwen
as but twenty. Is the most mature minor ever saw.
Bat then, ierhaps, his rugged lie IN MihnesoIa "a
has done much to give him the appearances "a
insly good makeup ana lace that denotes
earnestness and determination. Du Rois w.h not
be found wanting In staying qualities az the re.
kind, and while looking az all these pig men "
struck me as very peculiar that Just wnen re,
possess tive 80 compact aud muscle-knot-
ted individuals as they. and IKE num-
her one would not meet 70 DAYS tgv l6 6n and
willing. and withal quite good oarsman. name,
bow oar, who acquitted himself so creditabiy last
t yee repusaton Of senE aoi 70 Withstand the
terrible wear and tear OF three-miles pun. tnat
VIM 9s mp Ss whe JOINED
practice blue when last saw him. but no DOUBT
his metamorphosis Is now complete as sucn WAS
TRAINING AND DIET.
In the matter OF the ali important point oftraining
CAPTAIN McKeunan has adopted the generous uleS
system, He allows his crew to nave what they DESIRE
providing is not inurious-pienty Oh coarse, pam
food He don't make man eat raw meat ~ anu
seldom. Smoking, OF course, IS wholly prohiplled,
and no pastry ever enters their dining room. me
crew have been boarding together neariy nVe
In the barge with their shirts or the Trinity
gentlemen present very nne picture IL Is their
custom to pull every afternoon over measured
course on the Connections from five O'CLOCK TO
seven O'Clock, and returning, take a bath and
thorough ru Dbing. Every morning they indulge
in an extended but gentle walk, and alter arrival
at their rooms take the ordinary douse. Az noon
they visit the gy mnasium and row on the WelRnts
practising Tor longer or shorter time. as their
studies and recltations permit For some time
past the Connecticut has been very hlgn and COM
paratlvely rough on the Trinty's practising
Course; but they have battled against ii and not
lost their customary work, save Ia one instance,
when the barge was broken slightly IN careessly
handling it, They pull from thirty TO thirty
four strokes practising, and Captain McKennan
feels jubant that he has got crew that can learn
and want to excel He believes that IL Is excess
sively rare for young man to be hurt IN any way
by boating, II only he exercises reasonable
amount OF selfcontrol and common sense; ne
does not train unless he Is constltuti0naiiy capa-
BILE OF standing the test, and II, when he has COM
menced the regimen OF training, be fellows It con-
sclenuousiy out. Know thyself'i he thinks should
be the motto, the advice OF which all asprantS
should ohow and II this is done, the perlls OF boat.
ing will be reduced to very small minimum, Ana
imagine that all sound 0arsmen agree with Cap
tain McKennan.
ODDS AND ENDS.
The College Will not send Freshman crew, owing
to the time and care required 1Or the proper train
ing OF the University six.
The single scull race on the day preceding the
great contest will be without trinity representa-
tive.
The Trinity crew will nave as their training
quarters one OF The prettest spots on the lake the
house OF John Riley, nearly opposite snake HILL on
the eastern Shore 1t was in this vicinity that the
Waro brothers did their 6nishins touches to their
training, prior TO winning the great international
regart a in 1871.
The shell In which the College crew rowed last
year viii be used in the coming regatta 1t Is
liked exceedingly by the men.
some OF Trinity's students may enter for the rum
ming and walking prizes offered to the colleges,
but the matter Is still under dehberation.