The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-20
Preparing for the Eight CARED Race
on the Connecticut.
THE CREWS IN TRAINING
Harvard's University and Fresh
man Crews.
Measurements, Figures and Facts
Of Interest.


between Yale and Harvard will be rowed on the Con-
nscslcus, ~ Springfield Whether tho blue Of tho
former the colors of the latter will fash first
across tho finish line all is speculation and conjcc
lure But the od-time excitement and enthusiasm
which in years gone by fingered around the aquatic
battles OF these rival universities being rekndled
and promise to eliminate in immense crowd at tho
cene OF the contest 1t will be the Introductory boat
Ing sensation of the season. and purposey set for
time when the students OF both colleges could BIO
present without Inconvenience neglect Of dutiea
Il comes the day following Yales commencement, and,
Harvard's is days before, the Cambridge boys
are released from all vexatious rules
CHALLENGE AND ACCEPTANCE
Upon Yale's retiring from tho Association Of Col
kges last summer her boating challenged those
u Harvard TO row Thorn eight cared shell race on
The Connecticu after the Of the annual Oxford
Cambridge struggle on the Thames II was accepted
In tho spirit which has ever characterized the
action Of Harvard taking part in all athletic pastes
but while she preferred threc-mle race Yale refused
concodc tho point and the distance will be four
miles straight away. II will he tho first race ever
pulled in American waters in eightoar Shells carry
Ing coxswains, in the regular English STYLE and addi-
ona interest attaches to the contest from this
alone pucky for twenty-iou years the students Of
Yale and Harvard have fought their battles on the
water; and though tho latter stands ahead in tho
number Of her victories, the former have year after
year. returned to he struggle still hopeful and intent
upon winning Even the recent contests OF the Col
lego Association the yells Of the friends OF Harvard
md tho vauntings Of the Of Yale seemed much
opposition did the respective crewsyoung vigor
Gus, welt equipped-oach STRIVING to vanquish the
other And now Harvard has declared II to be her
intention of following the lead Of Yale and retiring
from tho Association of American Colleges i'm
med.ately after tho regatta Of next month
Lake Saratoga. there is tho best
Tor believing that similar eirht-oared struggles will
follow annually and become fixed events. even as the
between Oxford and Cambridge. There tho
Thames this yearly struggle of aquatic athletes has
fascination TO which the Derby alone parallel Tho
Juror thus caused by a contest Of strength and skill
between sixteen young men from two particular sem
naries Il not altogether easy to explain but Eng
land, in America, II is doubt because OF the
prospect Of fair contest, fought on fair ncld,
without favor in which It certain barring accidents
the best must win And then rivalry is healthy.
Il just these struggles the past which havo done
much for Yale and Harvard, and where thsrc is not
such rivalry there that strong esprit de corps and
that honorable ambition excci-not for nero selfish
motives but for the credit OF Alma Materwhich one
pr the best incentives to high effort and OF the
hcalthiest elements Of university life
ARRANGEMENTS AT SPRINGFIELD.
The citizens Of Springfield seem to appreciate the i'm
porsance Of tho contest and have arranged TO make
everything comfortable pleasant for the day when
Yale and Harvard will bring the results OF training.
practice skill and endurance to bear in the struggle
for rowing supremacy. The fund desired by the Re-
gatsa Committee has been made up by the railroads
hotel keepers and merchonts generally that there
expected 10 he smooth work In this respect and no
hitcn the lack of ready cash. The course ON the
a t,oar ~
both colleges and tho yacht Vision feet vide
and 40 feet long, built in Providence for government
purposes has been secured for the judges As she
said be able TO twenty miles hour which
decidedly questionable, and has double engine the
chances OF the officials seeing the arc said to be
very fair.
Springfield hopes for fair day the soth inst
Only give the crows and the citizens morning and A.
ternoon, clear and pleasant and they will accept gra-
cously what follows The town expects big crowd and
Judging from tho honest enthusiasm already evoked
The Interest in tho must be widespread and the
craftsmanship OF the kecnest nature
As in years Como by, so at tho present meeting Of
the universities, Springfield will be strange sight
the day OF the In Whatever part o( IL the
veriest stranger may be placed that morning he viii
fail to notice that the prevailing colors every
thing and ipanimate, will be blue crimson
YAi,K's SELECTED
As the challenging party Yale Is TO win this
race From the time the prcliminaries were settled
her have been hard at work with this end in
REV. Though having several hundred students from
which TO pick the oarsmcn 10 uphold her
standard, the difficulties Of obtaining just
wha. was wanted Captain Cook found very
formidable. Six with equal recommendations are
not always 10 be got together but when eight
quircd the usual obstacles in the way multiplied
handy elastic In their and with soundness
Of wind the pluck necessary TO stand the fiery oreals
OF daily of eight ten miles and long training
we're imperatively demanded. Such eight mon tho
present crew OF Yale may, presumably, be said to be
composed. That each and every member Is passion
atey attached 10 the aquatic calling there doubt
Considerable and important work has been done by
the men, and physically they in good trim, the
clear bright skin and aud healthy rudy color upon
the cheek Of each 10 attest At times during tho
winter gymnasium put their muscles in that
vtate necessary for the the more ar-
sus labor the This began very early with the
Yale men. as the past winter being open they
wrre enabled push out from their boathouse weeks
before the usual time. Under these circumstances
most Of the training the has received is due to
tho practice in the boats, and not In walking and
ning as heretofore the carly portions OF the
hardening discipline.
or this crew there many opinions Captain
Cook, with his usual energy is not losing moment
OF the crows boating time to put them in shape TO
has all the coaching thus tar without assistance,
and IL s not much 10 the credit OF some Of the capt
tai that have gone out Of Yale now want their
old college pull through successfully this year,
that they have been AT New Haven and given Bob
nft The crew wants good coach, aud !. Is duo 10
tho young gentlemen who have thus SUNK their ndi-
viduaity and consented 10 part Of machine to
afford sport TO roaring multitude that they should
have such essential all Harvard for weeks. has been
admirably coached and Yale should have been. There
Is time, however, for such assistance, and Il
will be shame N i is not forthcoming.
Cook knows that individual powers will not get
speed out Of m eight when the work
n not done mechanically and in unison and yet with
all the drawbacks the dong we'll Much,
however Is yet 10 be done, representatives Of
the blue polish down much rough ness and rem