New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-16
do So The coroner viii probably hold e inquest in the
case tO-s.Iy.
YALES RACE WITH HARVARD.
CONDITIONS OF HER NEW CREW.


THE MEN WHO COMPOSE H-THEIR ANTEcEpENrs
AND y,ruITs-uA nyARp's MEN-FISANCEs OF
THE YALE MAYA DISAGREEMENT ON The
PLACE OF RACE.
IFRoM An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF TIE 1bENNSI
NEw-HAvEN, April 13.-Owing to the disso-
luton OF tho Intercollegiate Rowing Association ana the
failure Of the Association OF Eew-Engand Colleges 10
perfect their organization now more thah ever m'ere''
will turn toward Yale and Harvard Here the interest
in boating 10 thoroughly active with the opening o
Spring men are once taking their oars Members OF
the Durham Club men in their private boats, ana the
class crcws pracicng for the Spring regatta when VIII
take place in the latter part OF next month"; are dy
seen upon the waters Eut the great event is the race
with Harvard. which will take place on Frday JUNO ~
the day following Commencement The crew when
Harvard has in training said to be greatly superior 10
that which the stawat men OF the blue lett so i1r III
the rear last year. AT YALE while this years crew may
not he quite equal that which Can't r. J COOK "orheu
up last year. it will doubt be one which cannot esy
he beaten The next will be no such one-sie AZ
fair as the last one. 1t will rather be more evenly con-
tested and viii therefore be much interesting and
exciting.
In order that the might be selected rs early as
nossibc two siyoIr crews last Fall put IN training
which was continued until cold weather began FROM
the beginning Of the Winter term the IL pracuce" With
the rowing machine i'm the gymnasium untll February
when the eight who were to compose the crew. WIN ON
substitute, were selected. and the Others were rehe'eu
from duty Tic again took to the water as soon as
the ice broke up. while large cakes were SUN ho'"s
about and while the winds blew cold and piercing hpol
them. The crew have been on regular Iilniis ~
since January, and ths makes very coSherip,e I.
81 expense But the navy does not bear te "IoIc ,o,
as the themselves pay ~ mich as ihey i
g"hu ,tds 1vc and Ills NAV be- considered good
work. While the men are IN many tsneeIs s fr
Improvement ExCapt Robert J; Cook, who haS I pet
reading law during the year. ias brouy ID. nos h bo
" IgPp nd
race The following are tie Of the gentlemen VINO
oOmI osc the crew as at present maze up
No 1.Gcrald waldo Hart Of New-lritan, Conn., ana
of the Junior Glass, Scientific School Mr. Hart Il TIE
shortest and ghtest man on the crew. but Is exceedingly
well built wry and very pucsy. He has roweh III sew
cral college races and was one az me rculil c-"
which the barge race IL ne rrEaila aS S!ins' i
was member Of the Ncw-liaven Gymnasium crew
which victorious last summer al Hartford oNe' 'o
Andrews Rowing Club crew Of tlat clty.
No John Wesley w1scoit Of New-1avcn. Mr.
Wescott is taking post graduate course in the Law De
partment. and was Of the University crew OF last
wear He had rowcd several with the Law school
crew, which, while il did not pull scientific stroke .a
sim eancd u local reputation. lie was chosen on ne
rather late in the season. but quickly look UP TIC
iOkc, and WIS considered an average oarsmah
No. 3-Eldlidgc Clinton Cooke, Worcester, Mass MI
Cooke Is a member Of TIE Senior Class, and Eas had con
siderable experience in beating. AZ Sagdcga, III l9''
he was stroke Of the Freshman crew which led the greater
part Of the distance. but which, owing to bad slccrng
came in half a length behind Princeton, the winin2
crew He has captain aud stroke OF ms class crew
which have made = good record IN the college regaaS
lie also member Of last year, Fci1Linuf eM
Cooke pulls strong and beautiful Gar, but his bod! ~
not kept in good for.n rs II ought To be-
| No. 4.-WiIliom Knowles James, popalarly known as
| " the Elder" Hamburg, Iowa Hr. James - member
Of the Junior Glass. He has rowcl in several college
races in the race Hartford above alluded Il" and was
substitute on the University crew last summer Thr0ugh
his g.ntlcmauIy and Christanlihc depormet ana his
interest in boating matter Nj James has become "' Oh
the best liked and most popular men IN his cifs- lie
tail and straight, AID pulls strong oar ana ~ soon
I
bring the upper part OF tn body forward too quckN
No 5-Wiliium Welsh Collin, Penn yam, y y. Nj Col
lin member of the Senior Class, and has i0"od III the
same races "a No g. In addition 10 these he was one oi
TIC four who ed at hiiad hia las summer lie =
strongly built and athletic is broad 10 r shoulders ana
deru-chcscd and altogether the br-; man on hccTeW
though in one or W" rsIS ne IS Stl NAM NV
his gcnucmany bearing and Lmd treatment OF us I,h
no has won the good VIII ami rcSpcc 80, only oi The
boating men, but ai~o Of tie whole college
No 6-Oiycr David Thompson of Butler Penn. ana of
the Sophomore Class Mr. Thompson is one OF The ie"
.ucn WHO can in any kind Of athletic work Last
wear he was one best bail players on ne Freshman
nine but having eyinced the necessary qualities of
GOOD oarslnn he wa, t.kcu from tHo nine aad rIt in
trimming for the University crew. "ld "h' ~, rover
II Springfield Last Fd hc was also ono oi !'e h'.'
jovtIs ON the on-hal ten which oiHtd yc-nri"s over
Harvard Princeton, and Coiunba-aii the Games That
were played. In TUWln- ne Is ai' tr su' l'- "d tUo
quickly and at times 10 lean back TOO f1r
No Frank Eldrilgc Hyde, Hartford, Coah Ms
HYDE is member Of the Sophomore Class and is man
Of good nj lit and fair wci-h II. Is q good, stons
oarsman, though ia few rc,pets faulty. III G""ht
swing straight, and lads Q" take the water promptly
sroke-IIcrnau Livingston Of NcwIorb Cay an' also
Of the sophomore Glass; Mr. Livingston is strong, Piury
and peaeycring. aud has brou-ht himself up by dstnt
and faithful practice lie has rowc one or Two COLLEGE
races ard won ;ly single ru rae" IN one 81 ' t-at-
as he Is an excellent iaau bu may g,l ma improve
nient III. principal aait That lac rs apt t. hesitate ri
| the finish.
substituto-John Proctor Clarke. New-YorE City. Mr.
Clarke is member Of The Junior Class AID has rowei II
several college races and IN the gymnasium race a. Hart
ford He Is a. pleclt lie captain OF his class crew. ana
| is a pretty far 0arslnah
Below are given the HIGHT wc.ht, and age Of the Yale
| and Harvard crews, from watch a comparison Of the
two may be made. Tie Yaic men were weighed IN their