The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-25
THE COLLEGE REGATTA
Columbia's University and Freshman
Crews at Saratoga.
HOW THE MEN LOOK AND FEEL
AGE, WEIGHT AND HEIGHT OF EACH.


Fifteen representatives from Columbia College ar
rived hero last evening and this morning were escorted
TO their old quarters at Engrems on Saratoga Lake,
where they will remain until alter tho regatta. This
evening tho crows-Univcrsty and Freshman-were
out Tor their first practice pull and thus the blue and
white have settled down TO one months hard work.
preparation necessary for tho eventul struggle OF the
10th OF July These mon from New York look well,
and, best OF ALL are in excellent spirits Hopeful for
the future and confident that painstakng discharge
Of their seEimposed duties will not fail OF generous
appreciation by their fellow citizens and fellow stu
dcnts they have to this place for the third time
The end in WOW is victory. Hardly any other college
in the land has such an exceptionally good boating
record as Columbia Once her boys were
winners, and in all her other inter-
collegiate contests they finished crcditably
that naught but universal commentator followed
their efforts Though young in the list of those insti
tutions seeking aquatic honors Columbia has the
faculty Of making but little pretenson, yet she has
much resolution and much nervo and grit 1t is
natural that her admirers think she has show of
bearing away the honors Of the coming battle Con-
siderable, however has already been said and written
about the chance which Columbia this year possesses
and much OF this has been gosspped and rumorcd and
hurriedly scrawlcd to serve purpose. Why there
should BIO feeling among outsiders that this six
simply because they arc from New York, should be the
In the coming regatta, is beyond the possibility
Of my comprehension; ye, such superstition exists,
and with many who should know better 1t is difficult
to mako them concede that other has chance
In the contest Tho themselves have no such
idea and Captain GOODWIN speaks rather hesitatingy
about the result "wc don't know of course what tho
result will be-" said he; shat just IL not
given any consideration; we came here to work and
work WILL honestly and conscIentously, to tho
management Of the crew has been most Judcious
and consistent and win or lose, he will have through
done all that captain and stroke could do Tho
men are powerful and standing work and training
as we'll could be wished. Not another college of the
seven that may compete this year has any
better prospects than this, II tried amount
to anything The crew Of rs, man for man and
place Tor place, is the crew this year. No new candl
date has been obliged to pass the ordeal Of trial,
an unusual occurrence, but which Columbias
friends think the cause OF much congratuation. Ger.
tainy the fact that time and extended cx-
perence has not required the least change q
Of satisfaction Superior preliminary conditions
are mover to be thrown away, and with the
should draw up 20 the starting limo on the day Of tho
race fine form and trim, aud in the winding up rush,
II thcy should push tho OF their shell FIRST
the finish, tho hearty applause OF generous public
will DO freely extended them.
All winter long and throughout the spring tho
University six had been under careful supervision 1t
is difficult in such centre OF excitement and gaycy
as New York. in tho Of cold weather, invariably
is, for men to SO satisfactorily train in towns
and villages where there less OF fashion and fewer
means Of social enjoyment
when Arst out ON the Harlem II was found by the
Captain that he bad much to do, If the boat con-
tanned tho six men that finished just eleven seconds
the winners OF rs. True, tho amalgamation OF tho
heterogeneous elements existing in new crews
required but It found that the had forgotten
ono important and vital element success and that
is tho gradual habltuason OF each mans rowing his
brothers and all to that Of the stroke Hard rowing
was not desired at that carly period, but il was
essential that the oarsmen should not pull
careless stroke which It found they
did. To eradicate this great evil Goodwin
bent his mind, and daily he endcavored to Impress
upon the occupants OF the shells that pcriect stead
ness and equabty OF stroke were the grndstones
which polish down the crude anguaritcs OF uneven
elements Of work. To say that perfect has
result Of the Captains efforts in this direction
would be 10 say what 10 not just tho That he has
succeeded in doing much 10 make the members Of tho
shell feel that they have this fault is the cause oil con-
graduation, but his task rs not yet complete in this
particular he knows that perfect uniformity can
previously fused together in the magic crucibe OF
faithfu practice Once fix the rowing as II should be
polished sharp moro effective, more speedy,
even beyond belief is Goodwns idea, and good idea
i'll
From six to eight miles day the average work
OF the six ON the Harlem, with shorter pull in four
oar and pair Hero Saratoga, this fixed resort Of
undergraduate muscle they will doubtless be out
morning evening" nj other times when the water
permits The work the lake has been fully marked
out by Captain Goodwin, and will only be dcviated
from by force Of uncomfortable circumstances He de-
sres to moro thoroughly impress upon his men the
right application OF tho ends Of training showing that
they train, merely to reduce weight, nor for dis
cpline and rcguarIty's sake, bat Tor this purpose
that every man may be fairly equal to his task yes
and be superior II, leaving some energy TO spare
alter he has his best and has put into his all
the power that he possessed. Perfection in
training means that crew, having become
one Uniform machine, row steadily over q
three milo course from rst TO last and the last milo
better than the FIRST with power of quickcning still
resident In Them reserved for an emergency This IS
what Goodwin working for, and there Is no doubt
but that he will accomplish much toward the hoped for
result Not that he has so expressed himself but
infer that he Is heartily gnd to be up here on the AXE
with the quietudc Of night upon everything round
about The mon, they sat In the shell last night
and will occupy in tho race, barring accident
under
THE CREW.