, 1876-08-27

yoke, requiring Iue uat VI oot11 4ee1
but on witnessing the improvement i'll use
on this side the water, without the least d1s-
trust of anything American, they at once adopt
ed it. The working -buat was soon abandoned,
and they have since been steady at Wo'h III tnclr
shell, rowing up over the course anu baeh a3un ~,
to their boat-house, about miles in all. lley
are perfectly satisfied with the COURSE, Though
thu Current is much more sluggish than that o1
the Thames, and they like their quarters ut tlle
College clubhouse very much. Their measure
mcnt il as follows:
Uarsnl<n. 3FetJht. Hst9M'
Jameson. ..-...........-.---..-!3o -. ~ -
Cloee. ........-1.:s w ~ =,
Mann S{t {t o15 r. H.
fehrose ..-...-..-.......-..--.4 go"
Next re should mention the Trinity Co1e55e'
DUBLIN, CREW,
who reached this country hardly fortnight
ago. This is fine crew, WitA an euslapie
record, and they certainly deserve Tue Aealty
welcome which they have reseNeu lrou1 u, tteI "
hosts, the Bachelor's Barge Clup, aha an a.p WY
have met them. MIR: G. y. Ferguson. tne 20"
oar, is 2. years Of aye, stands feet IN itelgnt.
rom te % Trinity College in lsi4. Ae has rowcti IN
many prominent c:ghtruarcd raceS, put IS
chiefly distinguished for slnsle scul4ln. nc
that won tho Grand Challenge Cup ut Marlowc
in 1S74. In the crcw that Won the slsltors'
Cup at Henly in 1874, he also rowed
bow and steercd:. Mr.: q. u: HlcS
son, who rows No. 2, is - years o., oa
pounds. h took his degree in 1870 lie rowcd
Stroke in the University crew that won M tne
honors III the regattas ut Cork, in 1o14 and lo'6,
and at Limerick and Dublin III 1916. Nj. =: ..
Darlington, Captain and No. 3, IS Is years old, .
feet II inches tall, and weighs ls3 pounds; lie lie
is the Oldest graduate Of the crew, having taken
his degree in ISL For many years lie has been
prominent in the Irish University races and the
English intercollegiate contests. lie was >
member OF the Dublin University crew Which
won ths visitors s9p q Asn' s rnwe IN e n el4s ts
four and eight for the grand challenge cup 1T
aIarluwe in 1876. His record is very good
one, aud his reputation is almost world-wlue;
Mr.. Croker Darlington, the strokc'S IS ~
Years Of age, icet 10 inches i'll height,
and weighs 10. He obtained his degree i'll the
year 1874. He rowed stroke in the victorious
Trinity College crews which won the visitors
cup ut Henly in 1873 and 1874. re was
also member of two winning crews for tue
Dublin Cup. Mr. ". W. harrington, the extra
IDENTIFY 1rlly capable Of DUNG MS share Of work.
The coach, Mr. E. D. Brickwood, is the ez-ama-
teur champion sculler Of England: For some
months past he has done valuable service IN
teaching tne crews OF Trinity college. ne
three Barringtons are brothers, and sons OF Slr
Croker Darlington, Baronct, OF Castle Glcnstal1,
County Limerick. They bring but one boat
witt. them, which is 20 leet . inches IN length,
aud weighs nearly 100 pounds. 1t was built ny
Bitfen, trainer to the club.
arc unoucstionauIy tie London four, whose
wonderful rowing is the admiration OF all
When we reflect how easily they defeated the
Atlautas when they went across, We can't t. see
much hope for their competitors now. Then
Lobat and Gulston on double scu1ls arc sight
to ste, aud the way they make their boat so Is
marvellous They are well supplied with boats'
THE YALE CREW
is without Cook, but their disastrous defeat by
the Atlantas may possibly induce him to Jump
Il he does not do SO, the stroke will be pulled
py Kennedy, who WAS the starboard stroke OF
the eight and is graduate Of this years class
in the !; ticid scientific School He is
splendid -ie-sculler, and defeated bain1rldge;
the so-eu,. :. amateur champion Of thc United
States, last 1ull. He pulled IN the University
boats Of &c. '75 RI, rs and other races. He Is
5 feet II inches high, aud weighs 1G3 pounds.
1Ir. Kellogg, No. 2, was graduated this sum-
crew crew at IS Springfield in 1s5 After that he took
lis place in tie University boat, and pulled in
the races of '74, '75, and '76. He has also
pulled in three class and two par-oarea
races. His height is 5 feet 11}z inches, and
counting from the bow, is mcnberof the class
| Of 1877, AcadenlicM Department., and is the
heayy mau Of the crew, weighing 1704 pounds.
His height is 5 feet 1017 inches. He has roWed
in one University and one Freshman race; also,
! in two pair-oar and one class race. Lie has a
wonderful chest Development, and is daily be-
coming more valuable member of the crew
| Mr.. Wood, who pulls bow, was member OF the
| class Of rs S. S. s. He pulled i'll the freshman
crew at Springfield in 1878, and i'll the University
class and one pair-oared race. He IS feet l0h
| inches high, and weighs Isl pounds, being tne
| lirht-w weight Of the crew. The averages OF tue
crew are: Weight, l6OH pounds; height, feet
| lux inches. They row the English stroke
| though admitting that they cannot do it a.
smoothly Us the other crewsfrom the tight littlt
| Isle. Cant. Close, who, like all other English
men, hates to see an attempt to copy tlel
| stroke, saying vigorously, ~RoW your oWi
stroke; let every tub stand on It's own botto1n
and scc which will stand longest says Of then
rowing:
| The Yale crew Is the finest American crew VIC hay'
seem and they fur superior to the Atantas The.
have adopted the English stroke OF which the.
have mastered all the main characteristics, but no
! the minute details4 which are very necessary. !
is impossible for amy one to visit England Tor tw'
or Three months and acquire sufficient knowled
two or three years steady practice to make perfect
The yalo crew is a very hne appearing body 0
young men.
| THE COLUMBIA CREW
was SO thoroughly described in my letters from
Saratoga that it is hardly necessary to say nucl
about them at present. They have droppes
their two weakest 1nen, and arc now dangerou
rivals for every one. Lest II should De 1orGOt
ten how nicely matched they arc, repeat thcl
measurement:
E. E. Sage, bow: ,l5s 81 5 5m u
6. $. Boyd. No. 3..;-. " 9.n9
J. Il. Goodwin, stsoke...-...-.15O ~ 5. 10!
They are staying with the Malta Club and viii
not appear except in the four-oarcd race.
| As lor the
| ATLANTA AND ARGoNAUTA CREWS,
they are SO near professionals that the line can
not be drawn so as to keep them III and n doze
others out The members Of the Atalanta ere,
arc, with one exception, graduates Of Wesleyan
| crews, and have not tecn able to asccrt:.
what they have done except row for a liyn
since leaving college. Eustis has lived on til
Saratoga Ruwing Association for two or thre
| years, and the crew has been in practice all
trimming away from home now for over tw
months. As for the Argonautas. Edward Smith
| Of the Argonautas, was finally ruled out Us
professional, it being shown beyond questio
that he had been paid trainer. Eldred, til
| stroke, was the stroke Of tho famous Amhcrs
Agricultural crew, which surprised them all s
much at Springfield in 1871, aud Gunster wa
| stroke of the best crew that Williams Colleg
ever sent to regatta This crew spent til
! whole winter rowing ut Enterprise, Fla, an
has done nothing but row for the last eigl
| n,t}ntlls. These are tic Atanta men:
Weight 4aqe. Ueiah
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