The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-08

mere swinging rec IN MS hammock, there ioun1
ing comfortably IN bis COT. some uember OF Ine
HARVARD CREW.
Plenty OF hooks and Manned sarts ard snppen
and other paraphernalla mark the boatine
man OF the Oldest COLLEGE In the lana. shortly
after hali-past nine they gather az the boat house
Wnere are the four siX-Oared shells-two Tor the
University and TWO Ior the Freshman creT,-a pair.
abound plentlluly Tue men are soon stripped,
boats launched, Siding seats anu rowlocks
Eiushed down. and the crew are IN and away, the
nrst Of all on the water; iOr, somehow, AND
u mas always been 20, crews do not Ike
10 go out It'll they see Others out ahead
OF them. But Harvard mas Outgrown TINS,
ana usually takes the lean. Tney swing on
down inc lake At u thirty stroke, followed shortly
skul-caps or Princeton. bal Ying ab0ut the start
ing ing nag on snake Hill as y dislncllned 90 get
unuSI way, az length Ihey back up TO tue line,
wait homent for the word, ana are away.
Another crew has started win ihem. and seems
Intent on race. II 10 Grim on rbaned, while
she narvards have but plain wnlte pock et hand.
Kercnlels on their heads. these are her own
even, and tomorrOw they Will WITH a handlcaE
10 kssp the great crew up to It's worG They come
down the course at llvel, pace, he resnmen
now and then splasnihg. ThirJ-one strokes q
minute the watcn taIlles to the Presume and
half-mlle. Now take them On the third. the hg
ures have not changed. NJ" on tue Iourrn and
hardly the dash and s9ling and DIRE o.
Dana OF last year, sno stroke IL The
,urn ss Under 81 M. nor on,e ace,
enough forward as 10 takes tue water, thus max.
ing II cut the water a little and lose some grip.
But tne marked thing to mis- creult IL tuat he Ia
not done by the end oil the second mile bui
throughout the third is
sTRoKIHG AWAY AT THE SAME rHIRTY-F FIVE,
swinging well forward and oacK, anG panty the
best man in his boat FOR strokes thwart. Mex, &c
him No. o, a larger fellow ol strong frame
and generous vitality, backs aim up well. Bat
the morning Is hot, aud tus 0ody which swung SC
clcany and sharply throhgh Its arc on the 1rsl
mile mas slackened seemingly ana grOxn sugglsn
ON the third. Perhaps he misJndeed and spent
TOO much nerve In the cary iuriougs Perhaps II
II afi I'm Hl ~. q
whatever the cause, mor3 20 YER as ms body
swings backward on tue nome mile vould take
the boat along faster. No. Il Captain ba'
con, TALL, cleanly cut, wel.-lramed man, wegn'
Ing an honest twelve stone, ana sWaytng to ana
iro as II he had long been used 10 1t. Every
now ana then III sharp, ringing and forcIble wOrdI
he drives MS team and keeps them up tn tnelr Work
not holding his own shoulders over squarely, Dui
dropping has right one too mucn as he STOOLS or
ward. Bot there IL noihng heavy about MIN, anu n
exactl9g toward the other nve ne 10 Of the SIX as
well. Next 10 him, NJ the starooard waist sIu
the strongest man In the boat, probably the
STRONGEST MAN ON SARATOGA LAKE
to-day-T3ylor, OF Jefferson, n. y, tWenty-thre.
years old, SIX ieet IN belgnt, very strong IN lhs
legs, not especially broad snouldered, bus nouoe
aoly deep In The chest. He weighed last nignt
stripped as ne would sit IN the GOAT, lS2 pounds
Last year, by NOT rowing directly parallel with
tue keelson, out rather across IL, he made Ihs
boat roll, ana annoyed the otner men. lnis fault
las been corrected and As FAR as It's line Coca
inclined 20 pull nard, thinking, osrnaps. waes
the race comes that he Will make NJ
then. But ,nat has proved fatal rocl
safest; get used TO harder WORK IN practice thar
In Inc battle, ana then You care naugnt for the
an impuislve man and make nm up AIS
Strength too cary would wofk much good 70 THU
Duwark or the Harvard crew. lie aud his cap
tsin have yet week In winch to work, and some
men In that time nave done wonders.
Number two, Montgomery James, another new
man for Wetmore was never at i've belorel,
also In stature. frame and power ut for place on
the University. Aatehing wetmore and Bacon 10
Size and looks, ne Is spare rather than neshy and
does not need TO tram Down. Reacnng well out
for his stroke, ne seems NOS 10 come lar enough
back, because he does not keep his shoulder
square Ihrouy nout, 0ut rounds shem at tRe nnsh-
lie looks ike y man OF grit, ana VITA good legs
year later prove one OF Harvard's best oars.
Appleton at BOW Is sen or Of medium height
orous BODY ana strong lmDs. one OF cue young
est II not the youngest OF the party, he mas
IN the boat Indeed tue crew do not hold theil
heads As high or use them Id tneir work nearly so
wen as do tue men OF Yale, especially Chandler,
and nigh aud throwing 1t into Iae WORK tells as
tonishlngiy, and Will Win close race that would
be lost without II. Vim anu sSttness through
the water, rather th2n ANY lack VI form, THESE
are what the Harvard bow needs. As whole
they look more even tnan last year, ana are PROB
ably quite IA strong. Taey nave made just ABOUT
IA gooo Time In practice, and on oay wlen the
heat was very trying.
III they try 20 pull In the race at any quicker
rate than they nave been accustomed TO Ia prac
lice they may mud IL IA fatal error; while n thel
Auhere 10 Inelr present stroke, only gong laser
through the water, they are sure TO well and
TO be among toe fist crews. The Two spare
men, Wells and Thayer, nave some excellent
points. There is no stralghter back on tuls lake
than Wells; ne catches the water finely and pullI
through with much dash; mas a good reach anc
grown out, and tao years later Will be q mucl
better man, PROBABLY, IMAM now. lie Is OF good
size, weighing about l05 pounds, and stands I
feet IL inches Tnayer, tue other spare man
il more muscular, snowy, neeter OF foot, and ap
pears the tougher man, but does not know how
TO use his strength well, ana has a bad nabit o.
rowlAg across tRe boat which causes lt to roll,
naoit wRlch ne himself iancies is lncuraoe. stu
either of them would probably be found equal tS
tue work. Harvard Is IN cendltton to make 8
very good appearance on next Wednesday.
Mr.. James has been indsposed. bat is better 10
day, and with little care VIII be All right.
THE PRINCETON UNIVERSITY CREW
were out This moi ning practising starts. There T.
q visible Improvement in No. 3's SWING in getting
much iurtner back, but still lacking the power q
throwing his weight on his oar. In TACT he is one
OF those large grained men VINO, TO the casual Oh
server Is very strong, but It Is questionable
whether he has swing enough for his particular
work 70 make q at man In the University boat
He is eager, and strives TO dill his place, and ne
him to Ill mis- sixth but the fault noticeable ootS
in him and the other waist man, not getting faI
enough back Is not likely TO be weeded out dur
ing the nexI seven days. Ii seems PITY that :
crew Win so much good material IN them, and
who have been apparently so faithful 10 then
work, should not have had better coaching lont
ago. ..
While many OF them are very tough and handy In
their movements, they DO not get the swing. he
stroke, for instance pulls with ais arms, swinging
his body hardly hall tue full ana proper arc. From
their superior strength and by their long reach
they Will doubtless be abe to make n creditabh
showing. But had they not suffered from tns
same cause that their university nas-namely
want or Judtcious and sharp coachng-they would
have different story to tell next Tuesday morn
ing. They certainly have not lnstilled any wholo-
some fear into the bosoms OF oJner freshmen crew.
here. While interchangeable In their work then
faults are so serious that there great reason 81
believe that they Will prove fatal