The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-04
THE COLLEGE REGATTA.
Yale Preparing to Send the
Champion Crews.
THE MEN AND THEIR CHARACTERISTICS
Names, Ages, Heights, Weights
and Positions.
A UNIVERSITY THAT MEANS TO WIN.
YALE COLLEGE, NEw HAyEN, Jane >, $50.


II was amusing, II not instructive, to note all
that was SAID, both private conversation and In
the columns OF the press upon the subject OF last
years college regatta After the battle every man
suddenly discovered himself to be prophet
Even those who before the contest spoke In quail
fed terms OF the merits or lallings OF one or the
otner OF the crews, then unhesltatingly declared
that Columbia were wonders and That YALE Har-
ward, Wesleyan and SO on were utter shipwrecks.
Very much was also said and written about the
"little dificuItyn between the great oaric adver-
saries, Yale and Harvard, and some people went
out OF their way to gossip and start rumors and
hurriedly scrawl sensoess ana false attacks TO
serve only bad purpose. That supply OF daily
pabuum for the aquatic world ana ior lne
enemies or the two universities might as well
have been confined to reasonable dimensions
without any loss of truthiulness and honor, and
with better jusnce to the rights OF those engaged
and to the character OF the annual aquatic le-
union. or that trouble Yale has washed her
hands; yet every man OF the undergraduates
and every ono OF the hard working or hard play
ing alumni have made up their minds that OLD
Yale's representatives were rather 'see on" AZ
Saratoga last year; and II 1t ever occurs again
they ana "ten thousand more will know the rea-
son wny.n
WORKING TO WIN.
So Yale goes into the regatta this year with
fir purpose and a clear IDEA OF what she desires
TO accomplish. Quieter, more determined aud
wisely reticent plucky Captain Cook passes all the
time lot required at his studies In the boatnouse
or on the water, either teaching some novice the
first principles OF rowing or doing honest, strong
work with the University six.
Sleepless zeal aud genuine enthusiasm TO i'm
prove and better the boating interests OF the
college sum up the work OF the year past; and,
despite all the kicks bestowed ruthlessly upon
her, Yale has succeeded In raising monument In
the shape OF ner magnificent new boathouse that
tells the story without addenda Of the spirit and
the indomitable pluck possessed by the officers OF
MAKING UP THE CREW.
A shadow, however, early fell on the prospects
or the University crew. Wood, who was No.
OF last years. smell, had ais leg fractured late In
the win er ana was sent home, leaving vacancy
hard to fill, as this Norwalk lad was graceful
and Skull oarsman. while he had great pluck
and a good head. So, OF the old hands available,
there were bat four instead OF i've, as hoped
by the sturdy Cook, and 1t was necessary 10 levy
a con tribution upon those VINO had been tried In
the freshmen ranks. Happily SUCH existed ana
tnere were introduced two tidy oars, susceptible
OF. steady Improvement. The crew thus com.
posed started with somewhat lair prospects, but
they have maze no pretensions, nor will they
even up to the moment wnen ner six trussy
blaGes shall be dipped into the waters Of Lake
Saratoga the day OF the regatta.
Cyncs OF the stamp that are always decrytng
things successful and lament the want Of taste
that applauds muscular rather than mental cul-
ture when their side suners defeat, have nad and
will continue TO have much 10 say regarding
Yale,s form and style. While students or
o,ner universities are thus wasting their
ammunition those possessing genuine boat.
all m
are they striglng Tor the English touch tnus Ia.
Yaleis boats-evidence sufficient that all new
hanos, as well as old offenders. think wei OF the
system OF rowing ana training Us wen taaE
emanate IRON this Institution.
ON LAKE sALTONsTALL.
From this time on the casual wayfarer will be
able TO nots every afternoon--Sundays, OF course,
excepted-unttl the IsL " July, on Lake Salton-
stall, the crew which Il tue result OF Captain
Cooks lapors Tue simultaneous rattle OF turning
oars, the long, forward swing OF SIX men moving
In unisoo; the tnad OF the blades tnat open the
caverns Ia tue water would OF themselves at
tract ne attention Of passer-oy dd ne not
know that these were tue men upon whose sklll
aud endurance hang the hopes or Yale Ia tbs
years. antic pated formidable boating contest at
The wor< done by the candidates for the Univer-
SHY GOAT during the winter Oh the usual nar'i-
eBlnq character In the gymnasium. IL was neither
exhaustlnr nor Irgsonle. The men were SO earnest
In tine matter tney could be trusted TO keep within
the prescribed limits OF preparatory trailing with
out watcniux aud not single instance OF over
DER the observation OF thOse VINO aaye them IN
charge AT the commencement OF the term ia
April they TOOK TO the barge, and so lar as the
backward and unlnvltInR spring weather permit
ted, Cock drilled them lnaefatgably while occa-
slonally he mad individuals out In pzr-oar. a
me thod or training lie greatly approves OIL since
then no time mas been squandered, and with but
one exception ali have stood The ordeal OF crit
iclsm and OF heavy WORK, although II 10 BY no
means certain mat the single change recently
made WIN be permanent. It's constitution a. pres
ent, ana no doubt as the six will appear AZ sara
togA, Is as follows:-
TuE UNIVERSITY SIX.