New-York tribune., 1875-10-12
THE CENTENNIAL REGATTA.
COLLEGE CREWS AND THEIR DRILL.

,,pv r,p A cpKw-wINrER ExERCIsE-COACHING-
FAULTS TO BE RKMEDIED IN ALL THE COLLEGES
TO the Bdsfor Of The Tr'b"ne'
SIR: The long vacation Is over, ana alreauy
at many OF the colleges the students are lookins
onxiousix about 10 see to whom to ntrust their
name and interests in tho University race oi
1876 An unusual year In this country III
hundred wnys II promises to bring to the rowingmah
series OF contests brilliant than ever peioro seen
here or indeed anywhere. or likely 10 oe as'n rep
for many Summers 1t has been already announce" i''
bonks to the activity of the schuSk Navy the famous
University of Europe have at last accepted 'io IN
vitation TO cross tho ocean, and the excitement Wmch III
1seo was SO universal both here and In England ana
wherever English IL spoken, promises TO no again
aronscd glance then NJ the various crews 10 whom
this responsibility TO come and here ana there
suggestion NJ steps which might work to their bene
III may not be out of place
Most in their claims 10 position IN ms con-
test aud s1nong the enter the Association are
the men of Union College. However they may feel about
their recent work saratoga Lake. thec IL niue III 'hc
outlook to dependency. More than once has an
excellent crew been made up where there was only one
of the years party to lend his aid But Union 'o
legc instead of one has Ave and has for her prhc
tce one Of favorable reaches of water for shell
rowing in America comTnodos boaihouse, the hearty
co;per7on of the Faculty, plucky ana generous fres
dent, friendly Alumni, many men to choose from, q
years cxpricnce year more to get ready H. hie 10
hard work this year, there is serious doubt
whether the five who remain are tine
best Tho can b had improve Unions place IN the nexi
University meeting They too short by almost two
inches apiece. too light, and certainly young enough
More seasoned timber and Of II they sioud nave
and at once Then, more Imperative matter they
should learn ho. to Bu they have coach, and,
l,y the rules hire Then LET them ask Mr..
Ostrom or Mr. Goodwin Mr. Cook 10 come up occa-
sionsiy and put in day with Them In IL minutes
either would find the chief faults of any OF TIE men ana
give valuable hints to to weed them out only
To miles from Schenectady there Often If moi al
most daily one the fastest in the country
Many points can be learned here by men who mean 10
learn Them and NOT much time he lost in the lessons
Where there's wiz there's way, aud If Union VIII
make the most oi the xt ten months, tuning away
fro, mo- ordinary obstacle she will give hrter ac-
count of herself 10 Is7G than she aid IA lN73'
BowDoIS, WILLIAMS ANp HR0nN.
Like Union the crew s ahead of her. Howdoin loses
only one man. and like the former, for her crew ths WAS
/ the maiden wear We'll enough oil regards course
and most facilities good work. instead OF lacking
strength she has wealth of IT, ana Aer men are oo
enough Coached and trained thoroughly. with the new
man good tbcy sht not only lee among tnc hr7'
three next July. bn; the ir-i two BuI To-Day or
at leasi three months ago. hardly another crew at sara
toll roved 50 poorly SLOW in their motions void of
dash and uoi rowing at all together. nothing in their
practice justified the belief that they could hod their
own with crews clearly strong. hut knowing better
now 10 u4e their power. Living at distance
from their rivals and cut OF from the help o the 81 Johh
men, a. in 1878 yet. if thor best Would run ocea
s,noIl, over To see Dartmouth Harvard a work he
co1ld bring b ideas that if made the most Of could be
turned 10 great service. Winter Of steady nara WORK
at the rowine-wcights, and the ROAD or Ice. wond
bring next spring needing scarcely more IMAM
rgid coaching make them M to give both oxford huo
Cambidgo all they want TO do Omit the coaching ana
/ IL. gfa midst tax they
hardly bc in TIA. first six.
Williams. the eleventh Of the thirteen. has fai'en de-
cidedy back Last year, owing mainly TO lF Gunater'
she worried from Ohscuiy up To one of the hs' NE
places mt the finish ths season she sadly missed
her old c;p ain siccred badly and at her best with here
and there good work, yei very faulty To he sure
she went almost 200 miles get water ut 20 row on,
broke her boat shorty before the and dd not learn
all she mi yht about her lane she had strong he"'y
crew well of as 10 years still throwing well together:
oyt Ind in thc oihci regulates OF drstclass work.
/ her men were: ~ TIE result showed, PLAINLY c De-
never hcsitanr to give any mans place to a better
Hnslish crews sad 10 have rowel every secular dhl
Throughout Winer and getting them thoroushiy used
to rowing rycr, single stroke we'll these with abur
dance Of hard winter worlfog there to-day 6trongc
crews who expect 70 meet thrin-"nd ~ n Ns wen e
coming Spring aud early summer. WI! give thih hir
reason to fee easy before the next race tlan try had
/ before the last one. -, 81, -
SCARCELY leading williams and doing better than many
lad e. pectC- BIoVn While drf"cIH III te rowing
OF eicn Of hel sN were moi nara =" '1; h ana ne Nl c,S
str4ve very haid 70 sy9 goon ''CG4'l } ol ;
/ wei enough though. for spirited men to be c"nented
Win Late in the day With their coac.ng. iatcrye m
on tines, important matters tlil tiir last weeks he
: fore the race. And indeed tins Jay 81 many
/ surety lose a place or two for the crew. Is
altogether commoG AT most OF our colr-es NciiH
al r,w with oars made 10y Ayiins of NauNl1ll l91on
@ ,o't.u @ ~ ,, l1 ' ~ them between lac orriu and
f,-.l- afie ftfI
dont what oars thcy viii use mp to the of the
race. Tho popular bGGi i3ude0, 700, can ne 'ohicu u
when iu of orders they bring 20 the 0arsncn decree
! o! annoyance such as Yale teii recently winch
aG boat ~ and more cspccaly This Fa of the heavier
practice craft AM carr, making ,Hrc oi te n." one
viii bring to many of She captains feeling 81 security
too new 10 ih"n. Brown IN one RESPECT ls att mingy
moi meath. wei oil WILLIAMS, Tor ms ad ~ it an
mo n s;S of 1- wears crew -lo three.
T ~ i uil,r s,,ry VIII, r. thar which best com
lines sk!il, power and stay. G.'utng i1i shc id~
snt,uIrt rlrr vii several good tO draw from,
bl ," any ist ,,s, to dav e. believe that ethor by
a better of these three necessary attributes. or
great superiority IN ouc. she WAi IN I9f he 7iih on e
homc-nile any better Than niuthi
HAMILTON AND AMHERST.
A college to which the this year entirely
new has already learned how 10 aud this though
LIVING Is miles iron, rowing water difficulty which
vouId have KEPT many students Oat OF the race. Bat.
like several of the best American university crews, I'M
usual oi-tgri.s nave scccd only Ia spur them 10
usual efforts. II the Hamilton not Va, well sup
Piled with boats. Let them daily ont in such whcrres
as are available, AMI after paying all the attention to
coaching which in any way lies in their power and they
have hut to remember best q, their recent rivals
rowed lei them In these single boats much
themselves II i. astonishing how this WIZ smash the
idols bringing ou the weak spots of the seemingly for
midabie. pressing the front those "t less pre-
tension The of any OF The crews would fora single
month row daily thce-Gle whelry race II would bilng
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