New-York tribune., 1874-06-15
THE COLLEGE REGATTA.
PREPARATIONS AT YALE.

PREPARATIONS AT YALE
A FINE CREW IN TRAINING-THE COLLEGE ESrhosT
AsTrC-A PULL ON THE LAKE-THE ATALANIA
RACE-cHARACTERIsrrC or EACH MAN-YALE
LIKELY TO BE THE FAyORrTE.
lYRoM SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRIBUSE.I
NEw-HayEN June 11.--When IL became known
last Summer that Yale had come of triumphant
with thirteen silver cups hanging ut her oei'
and FIVE Gags as trophies, the excltement In
New Haven was like that OF great VIC
tory during the war. Seven years OF defeat were
wiped out. The clang of the college bell summoned
great crowd to the campus and even the
revercndus prBses was moved to acongratuIatory
speech 81 do not consider boating" he said, . the
chief end of man. but / approve heartily Of doing
work thoroughly as has been done by the Yale boat
ing men. The news of the victories is exceedingly
pleasant to hear have admired that determined
spirit with which Capt Cook and his men have
done their work. In the midst of difficulties and
disbursements they have persevered and won.
Yale had difficulties to contend with that
Harvard had not but in all Yales trials it has not
acted with that indecorum which snatches the flag
(Great applauscl "There is a morale about
this steady perseverance and decorous behavior of
Yale men,"
Prof Thacher said he heard that Swift OF Yale
had won the single scull race. and Yale the Fresh
man race, and next he heard that Harvard had won
the University race. "Well, thought l." he said,
can stand UP under this. went home and had
not been home long when heard the college bell
ring. Now have been 80 long used to obeylng that
bell that Of course I obeyed it. When L got TO the
spot felt that if could have got hold OF that bell
should have helped pull It,"
PRELIMINARY MEASURES THIS YEAR.
Mr.. Cook was by no means inclined to sleep on his
- Ar slp
zeal the crop of enthusiasm both among students
and Alumni has been carefully harvested. by MIR.
Fcrrys care the financial requisites for successful
seasophaye been supplied, and in addition irstrate
boat-house has been contracted for and will soon
spring up on the bank of Mill River, where now is
heard the thud of the pe-driver BY the generosity
of Mr. George Wetmore and others large portion of
the requisite funds for this house have been already
contributed and it is believed that the Alumni will
soon make up the remainder. 1t is to hold 100 boats
Mr. Cooks task has been to recruit his crew to fill
the places of Messrs. McCOOk, Meyer and May, who
were graduated. and Of Mr.. Fowler tho bow of last
year. who has abandoned boating. Capt. Cook has
been ceaseessy scanning the capacities of the seven
hundred men from whom he can select, noting every
muscle and movement which might indicate fitness
for the sliding seat. Those who have been selected
have been put upon o rational diet and sent into the
gymnasium.
ROW ON THE LAKE.
At of the clock yesterday the casual wayfarer, as
he turned the corner of that noted meeting in
East Haven which defes the storms of its hundredth
year. might have discerned amid the pattering rain
large covered carriage approaching on the grass
grown and leafy road which leads to Lake Salton-
stall containing the crew which is the result of
Capt. Cooks efforts.
Ten minutes afterward they were launching their
boat on the waters of the quiet lake, the rain hav
ing ceased; and watched them as they took their
seats and pulled out under the precipitous and
densely wooded shore, pulling the English stroke
about % to the minute.
1t is difficult to restrain commendation OF this
crew within reasonable limits Cook has drilled
them indefatigably in barge, and though they
have been too busy to practice much In the last
week or two and have had scarcely any of the drill
in pair oar on which he lays much stress, they
row well. Some fault might perhaps be found with
No. 4, who having pulled but once before with the
crew in a shell is a little tmid yet and uncertain OF
his seat. But this is hardly perceptible. OF the
merits of the stroke there will be more to say The
physique, as NAV be seen below is decidedly
superior to that of last year. Given the same form
and stroke and great things may be expected
The men are on training diet, but 1t may be
summed up as eating unhealthy food, for the fare
at the crews training club though simple is better
than that of most hotels. They are in full flesh
now. but will train down somewhat before the race.
TRAINING FOR RACE WITH THE ATALANTAs.
To-day they take up their residence at Saltonstall
to train for their race of mile and half and re-
turn to be rowed this lake with the Atalantas of
New-York on the oath inst. They expect to be
beaten, as they go with a crew half trained, and
their boat is badly sprung in the middle; but the
Atalantas having declined to postpone until Yales
new boat can be finished the will take place
the day fixed. At all the Colleges, except Harvard,
whose young Athenians have been trained in athletic
sports from childhood, and Columbia and Trinity,
which have few, if any, country boys among them,
farmer boys appear to be finding their way to the
monopoly of all the crews. These Yale men, to my
surprise, have all worked FARMS and at least four
of them are thoroughbred agriculturists.
After pull of half an hour or so, the whole party
walked five miles to town together and supped at
the crews table, taking glance at the freshmen on
the way. This afforded excellent opportunity to
study the characteristics of the men. The crew is
constituted as follows:
THE CHAMPION CREW.
Age Weight.
Bow. g. L. Brownel East Haddam, Conn....2O i55
No. O. F. Wood, Norwalk Conn: :.....:.-.::...2o 40
No. T. C. N. Fowler, Lena, Ill.,. ia
No. 5, Kennedy, strutLers, O;:..........22 II
Stroke, r. ]. Cook, Fayette City, Pa.......25 los
Mr.. Brownell. the bow oar has spent the greater
portion of his life on farm. He is scientific student
aud like every other member Of this is in his
ond year of study-a sly arrangement suspect Of the
artful Cook who has notion Of drilling his birds
until they are fully trained, and then seeing them
graduated and flying away from him. after single
seasons usefulness. Mr.. Browneu is one Of the
ablest young men in Yale College, and is acknowl-
edged as foremost student in the Scientific
School. He last year carried off the prize in
Physics. which is the principal annual honor o.
the Scientific School; and his chief competitor
was Mr. Kennedy, also member of this crew. Mr..