The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-04

These weights we're taken some time a9o, and
Will be considerably reduced before the race.
Fowler will in ali probability 20 out OF the crew
aud Wsscott be substituted. Wescott Is wiry
si1-footer, IN the law SCHOOL, He Is II years old,
and proved himself a nne oarsman with good
staying qualities, In the recent college races on
Lake Saltonstall. some OF these men are su.
perb In form as well as strength and pluck, and
were the men all alike the crew would be al
most invncble. Capt. Cook has been stroke OF
he University crew since 70, aud the fact that
he retains the entire confidence OF the college
speaks for itself.
GOD rowed port bow in the University crew
In "a. and was 10 have rowed in rs, but met
with an accident that disabled MIN. He has,
however, entirely recovered, and Is a good man.
lie was In the Freshman crew Of -. Cooke was
stroke and Captain OF the Freshman crew Of "a.
He IL one Of the heavy weights OF the crew. Col
I'm was also In the Freshman crew Of "a and Is
Kennedy and Cooke, Is probably the best man In
the boat. tie W. 3 In the Freshman crew Of IL,
and In the University crew OF ~ and 10. Fow-
ler was IN the crew Of '75 and substitute In the
crew OF "a. Thompson is n wiry young Fresh
man conspicuous for hi standing In all athletic
spDrts. Kennedy has rOwed starooaId stroke
behind Cooke Tor three years In the University
crew. and one OF the best. N not the best oar.
In collegedOm. HIS foru and style are
perfect from the time his oar catches
the water to the finish aud recover.
The winter has been an open one, and nearly all
the training has been In the boat, out little
waking or running having been INDUCED in.
The water, however has been rough. anu II has
had a chance to pull any distance straight away.
The oystermen nave been planting stakes In
crew have had to resort to the haroor below.
They got INTO their eig int Dared barge about May
Weather an pISS an ten days ago. when the
new shell arrived from England.
GETTING WET.
Twice during the winter tho crew has been
spilled In the water ana on one occasion three
who could not swim narrowly eseaped drown
Ing. The Englisn shell is model OF beauty,
and for finish cannot be eIceiled. II i SO feet
long, "a inches wide, and weighs ~ pOunos, ana
Ia mil .sl Il III a L
ford Is the maker. 1t Is a little deeper than the
Harvard boat and sharper ut the bow II Is
OF New Haven viii PROBABLY build another
weighing 20 TO 40 pounds. The one they Dullt'
ly too hent, and went TO pieces after
having been used three or four times. The
oars arc also English, made by Ayline'
and little heavier than those used In six-oared
shells. Tue crew have been out Ia the new boat
four times aud like ner very well. but End her a
tribe stiff. Should the water be lumpy the Eng
lish boat will undoubtedly be used. The crew
will start for Springfield June ., college duties
preventing them from going before. Toe crew
nave gone Into training diet, and are together
at the New Haven HOuse.
As regards the stroke, Capt. Cook still sticks
To the English, or rather the modification there
OF used toy Yale Tor three years past. Its prin-
cipal features are the slow recovery OF the body
and faster recover of the arms, with barely
Pc crptioe wait OF pause at the end OF the re-
cover, so as to be braced up well to catch the
water again. IL II hard stroke TO learn, and
with an evenly balanced crew viii have good
test i0 the eight-oared race compared with
the American. Cook intends to row a few more
strokes than with the six but hat Is about all the
difference he will make. Tho crews catch and
swing are poor, the boat rolls, and the I'VE good
men have something Of a load to carry In the
9th or three. Were the race To no rowed TO- M or
row Harvard would unquestioDaoly win: Still,
the was the same with oxford and Cam
bridge a month before the race, Cambridge be-
luz way behind In style but a months training
did wonders Tor her. Put another IN an In Ken
nedy's place. and lot him give the crew severe
CO ,ching Tor fortnight, and then take his
place, and 1t will be a different crew - regards
three or four men al least. Inc crew are trhe
heavier than the Harvard eight, and II they
equal Harvard in form on the day OF the race II
will Dc a test OF the relative merits OF the Eng
lish and American stroke and the acumen OF
the rival coaches Us much as OF the skill OF the
colleges.