The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-20

All the men have had more or less previous expert
snce with the oa. except Jacobs who e raw recruit
years Freshman crew At Saratoga, and Is con-
sidersd "a q reliable and conscientious oars.
little raggcdncss Boan has done sharp work In
class crews. and Keeps up HE end in the shell in
style and form that the coach cannot find much fault
with James sat at port bow in the rs University SIX,
and is now the heavy weight in the boat He viii not
prove passenger any of tho way down the Connecti-
cut on the 30th inst. His oar Is regular and very
Clean lie Moyne also did service in last years Fresh
man six, as did tho bow Morgan. The attor occupied
the same seat In that shell that he now has and
Quilted himself crcditably. His strength and endur-
ance are beyond all question, as both have been thor
oughly tested Irving ha. appeared in class races and
sessing an eight so physically perfect as Yale,
has crew that is worry uniform, and
great speed out OF its boat They thIrty-sx
strokes practice, continue this the entire Jour
cxertion, and moves through the water quito FIST.
Whom saw them In the shack bay" last night they
were rowing in creditabe shape, but not up that
perfection OF form necessary 10 win. Occasionally one
two Of tho starboard splashed water but yet
that side Of the boat equal 10 Tho other II must
not be forgotten by oarsncn that any oil has
his companions very much at his mercy; II no gets
careless he may spoil the rowing or all the rest and
again. If his pad rowing has previously been the cause
OF tho whole crew going badly the entire team may
suddenly amend the moment shat the original offender
cures his faults which hamper the rest Harvard
rows very nicely together and she shows capacity
for pace but whether II is the speed that VIII win,
whether the crow can stay, remain open questions
HARVARD
Tho new shell Of tho Harvard built by
John Blake, Of Cambridge, Mass, and Is Of the fol-
lowing dimensions: Length, So icet extreme width
"a inches; depth in centre, Sx inchcs forward, ~
inches; aft. On inches; weight about 240 pounds.
The oars, which are about IL feet inches, were
made by Tozer, Of London, formerly Ayling's FORE
man.
ODDS AND ENDS
Harvard has secured quarters at the Goldthwait
Mansion, on the Longmcadow road, two miles and
half further down stream than the Yale's abiding
place.
Tho crow will leave college for the scene OF the
contest the 22d inst but Bolan be at col
lege class day, the 23d they will not have much II
any, advantage Of Yale in being first on the Connec-
tcuI
the COURSE ON rHH coSxECricur.
The boats will be started about twenty feet below
the mouth OF the town brook This point being just
above Hampton Park trace track, the Of the
test from there Immediately alter the start will be
road and highway bridges, whose piers would present
Objectionable feature to tho but Tor the
that the c0xswnns will look out that they safely
passed. BY the time tho boats pass tho thcky settled
have gone mile and at this Juncture the struggle
is anticipated to be real spirited And here will be
of the interesting pouts OF the great battle,
from the time the shells como in until they dis
appear in the bend OF the river will be nearly quite
two nilea When the Aaawam steam Terry route Ii
reached two miles and hall will have been rowed.
On the sdo Of tho stream just below the ferry,
tho river road. familiar TO all who participated
witnessed the rcgattas OF 1872 and ia This
skirts the bank for long distance, aordng the spec
sharper eyed, the beginning OF the fourth Tho
place, however, 70 the finish will be the largo lot
which tho Regatta Committee has secured river
bank opposite the Long Meadow station. Hero a stand
dating about 1000 people. and trains will run TO tho
SPOT.