New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-26

low, Il. Il. hprlctOn..-............l9 10
10. 2. " r. Taylor Isl Isl
No. :, ID. &. Bacoa.-.........-.-.-l9 ia4
No. o. {. w. NcimOrc..........--.-2l loS
Stiohe, W. j. Otis..........-...-....ZO Id
Three Of these gentlemen are old University oars
men-,lr Bacon, Mr. Taylor, and Mr.. Otis The lat
ter pulled bow last year, Mr. Taylor No. g and Dir.
Bacon in the waist, at present. Tho others are Sc
lected out of dozen or more aspiTants, who have
been working in tho gymnasium during the Winter.
siesSrs. James and Wetnore have been pulling in
their present positions suce the first part of May,
and Mr. Appleton has been in careful training,
though he was only taken the University q
few days ago. lie was stroke Of the IIOlwor-
thy Boat Club, which won the very success
fnl club races in the first part of this
month. lie Is rather short jus; over feet inches,
aud Is extremely well built aud solstrong in tho
IOin and legs a boating should be, aud full
chostcd and naturally healthy. He has very bad
fanls in rowing, bowling his outer arm and pulling
his oar around toward him in making his stroke in a
peculiar manner which throws his body out Of
plumb, making the boat roll aud 40 the same time
preventing him from getting his back into the
stroke. few days, however. in the University
boat will have to cure that, no more changes can
be made with safety. He is relieved Of the burden
of steering which is done by Ar. James, No. 2 an
arrangement made before Mr.. Appleton entered tho
boat Mr. Appleton is a senior and this will proba-
bly, be his last as we'll as his FIRST appearance in tho
| boat.
Mr.. James, who pulls ut No. Q, is q new hand
also a member of the Scientific School. lie is a
man Of six feet with rot rate breathing apparatus
and peculiarly strong in the leg. Mr.. James has
practiced a great deal in a single scull, and takes
hold Of the six oar work very handily. No glaring
fault appears in his rowing, though slight tendency
to Oyeruse very strong pair of arms is criticised.
Mr. Taylor, no. 3, is the big man, and he seems 70
have grown larger, if possible, than he was last
year. lie great deal better than he did, and
swings with the rest. He il man OF medium power
and scarcely shows any alterations OF development
from his gymnasium work, though he is undoubtedly
in much better shape Oh account of it. lie has the
points for an oarsman. soi and strong from the
ground up. and if no puts in his strength III tnio
will do tremendous work in this race.
Mr. Bacon, No. 4, is veteran of three races, and
| has figure of great elegance, bat not the bnill
which is popular in a sliding seat To put It briefly
he runs 10 MUSCLE and is rather lighter in the waist
than the model oarsman Of The period is supposed to
he. He is large and strong and skilfu oars.nan,
and has always pulled veil all through his races.
anl has the confidence of the College lie is af'os-
q man, living at Jamaica Plain, and is Captain OF
boat. Tho majority Of these men, it is to be
! l.ced are not BOstonians, which shows that liar-
AK. realizes that 10 win these races she must take
the best men sio can find, whether they belong to
! particular clique or not.
MIR Weimore, No. .. is a dark, stringy man Of
great vital p,wer. roomy lungs aud muscles close
and tough though large. lie pulls admirably, and
II one of the valuable accesSiOus. lie ~ feet 10
inches high and il a resolute powerful man.
Mr. O.is IL pulling capialy az stroke. He is
rather light for the place. and the siarboard side las
alto IL pounds the advantage of hisside in weight
| but TAYLOR and Appleton on that side have probably
more hegh to lose than any men in the boat. and
they will tend to equalze this difference. Mr. Otis
~ a tirst-cla>s oarsnan. with capital build ah1
plenty of the fire and energy which stroke needs
Ia communicate To his crew. The talk about iis
having adopted Cooks stroke is nonsense. Cool,
| himself stood beside me on the float this morning
n. they rowed Off ana said ~. They pull very much
N they did last year except that their netho iseveD
slower-avcragus to-day abont 30 strokes 10 the
minute. a1d they shoot t'"ir hands out quickly,
after the Columbia fashion. and gu forward more
deliberately with the body Otis il a small man,
only feet Q, and r. light and the smallest Of the
crew in all his measurements, but he is one of the
best men in the boat notwithstanding.
Looking AT the physique OF this n whole |
find it 10 be very heavy and powerful one. The
average chest is 40ia unnlated. The average
upper arm by the oil cal measurement is l3l, which
is extraordinary. The average weight reaches 1862
mounds aud though il will diminish mewhat. very
few crews have ever exceeded that average at any
time The average hight is feet 1923 inches.
Ionking at them at work in their boat IL cannot he
said that they have the form and style which the
Harvar,is showed this time Last year. but on the
other hand il will be better crew when 1t Is shaken
into shape and though She form is far from perfect,
there is nothing ragged. The bow exccptod-and lie
il a perfectly new man and is improving EsI-t
would he difficult get together better set of men.
They have great deal Ia do to equal Yale IN form.
hut they have more strength. an have settled on
their men. As compared with the other two big
and powerful crews. they have the advantage OF
Columbia in experience and of Princeton In scien-
tiic stroke and thorough coaching. They mean
business and am inclined to agree with Cook. who
remarked as they shot ont of sight under the bridge
in first class style: II can beat those fellows
can beat any of hem"
NIW p1pJHR GROHAD OpP0SED