The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-30
THE UNIVERSITY LIGHTS.
EVE OF THE GREAT RAcE--yALE's ENGLISH
WARD STILL LOWING on time"

srRiSGrELp, Mass, June 20. 1876
As suggested yes erday Yale's hard preliminary
rowing ceased Tue day night Yesterday morning
she was out for lew minutes practising Starts and
taking advice from her coach, Mr. Kelley. She does
get under way as easily as six though as Yale
starts with her sowest stroke, this part
for IT, No. was, usual, rowing we'll; indeed. Mr..
Kelley thinks that the day, he
should be put in more responsible position,
ike No. :, and help set the stroke He adds
that while Yaies bodies not together arc
that she gets the catch well that her the
in at Cambridge that there is plenty Of strength
Ia the boat; that tho ali good ORDER that
the story that Mr. Cock fine Is groundlcss and
while he did rot say so, he is evidently very
ndent that, barring fouls and accidents. Yale will
win the She did row the after
owing the absence Of Mr. Kellogg--her No. A.
a commencement at New Haven. where he had part
This, iogetherith her light work this morning ana,
indeed, all the week. shows that she dc,erm ned
up the heavy enough this time. Mr..
Kelley rowed them this morning stroke Of
double scull, and
SHOUTED ApMoSiTIoSs,
No especially being urged do less work at tho end
Of the stroke and more at the beginning As usual,
Mr. Cook was feathering higher and reaching further
than any else singular feature IN their
rowing, when viewed end on, is that the
two end look longer than those in
the waist This is owing TO the fact that
bow ana stroke sit each the middle, because the
boat narrows in their part of II whilc the
all sit up to their sides. Often this morning they did
not catch tho water at once. Mr. Cooks oar was
frequently ahead OF che others on port side. and
bow not parallel with tho others. showing that hc
id reach far They esitatcd however less than
usual about getting the forward sinking IL at
aud kc ping tho lower edges OF their blades, II
anything, further forward than tho tops and quite
escaping the look Of sicng tho which Harvards
blades, by being turned slightly the other way often
give. Neither Mr. Thompson, at G. nor Mr. Ken
nedy, at :, swing their bodies enough throw
them on as Mr. Cook appears to- so giving their arms
too much TO 40; yet Mr.. Kennedy's certainly
look good for generous allowance. Bow across
the badly and hardly stop this late day.
They rowcd but leisurely this morning about two
miles in all. shooting both bridges and returning, the
coxswan seeming do his well enough, not
withstanding rumors to the contrary. Neither cox
hobs much with each stroke, Harvards doing SO
the less oil the two.
HARvARD's WORK.
Harvard got anoat about quarter Of six and
padded up stream nearly three miles to the starting
buoys, Mr. Loring coaching from the referees
steamer VISION. Turning, they got away at few
minutes before seven. and down stream fast on
minutes at thrty-iour and the SECOND minute later
AT thirty live, THEN coach. following about 400 feet
behind and watching their work end Bow VIII
not cease icatherng lower than the rest 3s
head comes further back than hls neighbor's and
strokes not far enough, or rather his chin high
enough. Mr.. Bolan at Z always faithful worker IN
cnes himself TOO carly in the pull
ana will need especial caro- on this point In the race
He is the tailest OF the sparcst looking men
in The boat, but has rowcd hard ana fast in the
home races. Mr. James at No o, good man
haat ha has QOpn lCs2 trar than
the Others the interval. and nclines not to do his
all when rowing on time. Is said to very hard
the The stsadiness aud OF Mr.. Bancroft at
stroke are commended and the crew count his work
beng well done.
Now that IBID sag mon,hs OF preparation over and
the hour OF " a. Is At hand u may be well to take a
crew, and SEQ on what each bases IT'S hopes Of
ning. starting Win YALE the lavorie all the talk
flying SO plenuiuly about tins city, she has done
hard years work with a crew, five OF whom are old
oarsmen and well accustomed TO their present cap
tain she has suited exactly TO the stroke she has
for years been striving prove he very best in
existence, witch is the usual one in England ana ono
such as she never had before she has had careful
instruction from Two competent coaches one Of them
long familiar with her style OF rowing, ana hardy
having seen much OF any other, and the other also
unusually experienced. Her three new men very
tough and strong, OF them. Mr. Collier, being the
heaviest in the boat while all her men, besides rag
ing much older than their rivals not only stronger
10 the casual observer. but Mr.. Brigham, Harvard
'62 man, who has recently carefully examined and
accurately both them their antagonists
pieces
she has captain who Is just graduating
and who naturally will strain every nerve and
do better than his best order win.
Finally, her English coach, who familiar with
used 10 long distance racing, and who knows the
qualities and tactics needed to win better than any OF
our oarsmcn, seems TO have almost overwcen
ing confidence that she will take the race.
and there Is no dlsgun's,ns The fac. that
very largely and most likely without good reason.
They have daily seen their rivals whole track
on time while they have very seldom shown their hand
III was otr spe
cially fast they must have accomplished excel
lent tlmc over the whole distance. III almost CERTAIN
too that their opponents have ucen the better
tor being tor weeks without captain, while Yale
has one IN whom she has exceptional confidence. and
their confidence in each other seems scarcely less.
Harvard the Other hand. though averaging so
much younger, claims that the discrepancy years
university oars-unusuaily Old Her
are really the heavier oi the Two, and though
no one Of them looks 20 large and strong Kennedy,
oil Yale they ere all finely developed ana have almost
certainly done even more hard work during the
year than have their opponents They have been
instructed 10 row. to b. sure in style
widely and radically unlike that IN. The
rival boat, SO greatly so indeed that
whatever discrepancies there may be IN other respects
II they are beaten this time is nearly Certain that
their present stroke Will never be in Harvard
eight again. ever though IL won Harvard all her
greatest They have had unique stionabiy
the most careful coaching had by any
Harvard, II not by any American. crew. and
that at the hands OF former famous sue
ccssiul oarsman who years ago made gallant
though unsuccessful Egut against stroke much like
THIS same one OF lafc IN ngiSn waters, out VIII
be convinced that ne wrong aud they are
PROFESSIONALLY better together than Their rivals He
has trained them well that instead OF
beng troubled with the usual anroyanccs OF mcnl in
TRAINING has brought them clear UP 10 race day In
good flesh, and without solitary boil or one reocous
stomach they TO get their boat along
rafting pace; they have been thoroughly INJURED TO
daily rowing four whole miles at tho top of their
speed, without rest ia any part OF H. who
their antagonists have Every man OF them
has shown really unusual endurance loot; they
have done WORK at home which satisfies them they
have SIX men VINO can row faster than could Tho
Harvard year ago, and yet the latter Yale
then nandly, although she had Cook and Kennedy
Kellogg and Cooke Of her present crew. and although
she generally the favoritc before tho race as
now and her stroke has not changed Sue rows more
strokes 10 the minute tnaD Yale certainly as long
forward and nnqucstionabiy longer back, and that
with oars each inch longer than the CORE
spending rac's boat, she has boat from
one OF Americas successful builders which IL
lighter than the rival ship by pounds Her
coxswain knows The course at least as well as and
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