The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-26

spring at Putney. the London Times saying that the
noticeable change. Mr. Loring allows adoption OF
the quick shoot Of the hands on the body the moment
,hey touch i a. the end Of the stroke thus getting
OF the water before the shoulders begin 70 movc Tor
ward The old shoulder action was far quicker, the
men jumping or bucketing forward so sharply as 10
cause the stern Of the boat settle each and
OF course such style unnecessarily severe on The
their present and that OF Yale Is that instead Of
balancing their oar when their hands are
out and plainly delaying to catch the water
until the blade is Just poised suit losing not only
little time and letting the boat lose headway, but
very important thtngosng some OF the best Of the
stroke, the oar goes at once in other words instead
OF any pause between finishing going forward and be-
ginning 10 get the into the water II IL all one mo-
ton; Then keeping the arms straight al the way
are dropped till they touch tho waist and then shot
out for now stroke. This low dropping OF course
result likely at least to do harm on this pumpy
water-namsly, a high feather. Indeed the Harvard
$685. Whether john B Sts did
not impress them with some Of its advan.
tares. years even before that Another and
Harvard stroke Is that instead OF the sverng out
OF the water before the hands entirely home and
feathcrng in The air the blade is pulled completely
through a vertical position then turned sharply
over and out This utilities every inch OF the stroke,
and IN the close racing, which 70 fortunately becoming
common, these inches grow constantly in importance.
The high feather Of course, also the hands 20
rise correspondingy the drops from tho highest
y,
in a boat without coxswain, and, doubtless, works
well in this load. carrying business The effect OF
the snsrc stroke 20 tho spectator ms IS ,n na'
seem never forward over the feet, and The
line from the feet to the head seems TO grow
actually. getting most telling brace agar, st the
sretchers and letting the nan throw his whole weight
on to The Indeed. except in the legs, the mus
part but they do with the pushing-that IS. the cx-
tensor muscles Of the arm are called into play vicor-
" tbap lf,do obn fhoh au
OF the BODY As the crew rows away at thirty-eight
OF these strokes minute while the boat does not rise
stroke. or course the does not steady the
boat not share in tho motions Of the rowcrs but,
sitting bolt upright or as nearly . 50 As a =" can
Is quiet his place sinecurc Hold
ing the rudder lines taut and his hands by
his hips and on or near the washbosrds his eyes must
catch his in thai part OF the stroke when the
heads are down ana forward II he does not handle
the lines very decaely, and make the very gentest
vibrations ofthe little rudder the way 10 checked
moment and perhaps the race is lost or necessity
very small man, there is danger that no Will lack the
10 steer the truest course in the keen excite
Of the Still Harvard has good degree OF con-
adence in young Cheney and they that he has always
practice this ~ In most other arts and tho only
thing he cannot well learn beforehand is not how TO
nd % him be
wash. This reprehensible practice, SO COM
pIetely done away with BY. rowing IN lanes, Is IN
serious danger OF b,ing revived this curvng course
ungentcmanly and jockoying AZ u is, II is easy TO
TALL into that Oxford ana Cambridge cannot always
bring themselves avoid it. and the result is that the
head In smooth water the other In that so
lumpy that u would take half minute more to row
mile IN It, SO rendering the contest the opposite Of fair
WILL STAY?
From the different strokes of the two crews and tho
widespread belief and apparent probability that the
shorter stroke OF Yale Is the kecr to stay 1t will BIO
natural u Harvard gets away with the lead In Eng
land however whore they are more familiar with this
length and style Of RAGS, 1t IS common for the crew
with the quicker stroke to lead often through the en-
tire earlier hall OF tho race tho then passing
when about two or two and half miles out,
this time, the place whore the crisis will happen, and
hence the part 10 sec, will be somewhere IN the halt
mile above the ferry and in full view OF any one on
tho railroad track And this suggests an excellent
pan which, IL the railroad company viii adopt it, as
they easily can will only nrove highly remunera-
tive, but go far toward proving Springfield good place
which TO have Let cars be run-platform II
there enough othcrsfrom the bridge till the
road leaves the river bank at Long Meadow. This
OF the first mile all Of the second and
third and part OF the fourth. For nearly two miles
the can be almost constantly To be sure,
the journcv for the FIRST na mile many fragrant
shsnty occasional headss cat will have to BIO
passed. hut these will only servo TO lend variety to the
ride possibly also 10 give timely suggestion or two to
the Springfield Health Board. No ordinary difficulty
this plan The present grand stand is altogether too
near ploughed land, and should the wind be ut all
fresh there is danger that cloud OF dust may render
IL ANYTHING but attractive Cover too, might prove
scarce thcreabout should shower come up, while the
sun makes good deal OF heat also at four o'clock in
the afternoon 1.-THE railroad will come to the rescue
the Springfield course may yet become popular one.