The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-28
YALE's EIGHT.


PREPARING FOR THE GREAT RACE AT SPRING
FrELp-rHE CREW AS FINALLY ARRANGED
WORK TO BE DONE AND FAULTS TO DE COR
REcTEp.
New HAVEN May 20. 1877.
-Four weeks ago those learned in the Of rowing
going ecstases over the good shape OF the
Yale eight II must be- owned THAI the crew row.
ing remarkably well, considering how early IN the
season II The cal CHI was fair, the feather was
excellent. and altogether the form good a. II
last year Ia o LIST OF Juno This state OF things
good to last, however, the unpleasant dis
covery made that speed was being sacrificed 70 So
cure GOOD iorm-that form had epowed style
into the cold, and that the boat was not
getting through the water at ali last
enough. Many changes therefore. had to be
made. breaking up the carefully acquired form
and undoing the work OF weeks or weary coach ing
The men are again i'll lolerabiy good FORM there
a sensible Improvement in the style. stiil the boat
does not move along as IL should. The style needs
farther looking 10. perfect style once acquired,
form will follow without very much trouble. The men
from large University 10 pull tour miles are
naturally superior IN general physique 10 the
average oarsman, they are, from their very size,
apt prove difficult subjects 10 drll into shape Your
giant scarcely IN early youth TO that con-
the easy graceful facility using hands which the
man or sghler build and us inertis than pom.
derous brother is apt TO have. AS rule,
therefore, 1t is the smaller and more nervous
men VINO the first TO fall into shape
and to catch tho knack OF the stroke.
Slender, wry Mercury gitdes along merriy, pulling
gracefully and without Effort while tho coach Is shout
ing TO toiin. Hercules, .Shouders down. elbows IN,
back straight, head back TIL the poor fellow 10
tempted TO give up disgust, and wonders whether.
after all, 1t pays Unfortunately for the poor COACH
Mercury is OF much service in u four.mile pull
graceful and easy though he be; So AZ whatever ex-
pcnse o: time patience, Hercules must be worked
INTO shape since he only undergo fiery ordeal
Of twenty minutes constant and tremendous labor
YALR's DIFFICULT TASK.
Captain Cooks position OF coach n will therefore be
seen, is no siIecure but tremendous grind. Hs has
the gratitude all friends OF ale for his labor OF love-
The crew, far as physique goes, Is superb. and II
they opy learn the stroke properly their chances
for the next race will be than good. But they
have tremendous work cut out for them The Harvard
eight, physically limo set OF men sat IN
boat were dissraceiully beaten a. Springfield last
year, owing largely faulty stroke. They went to Sara
toga trained vigorously, made what alterations their
stroke the short allowed them would admit Of, and
them with the dshcarteniug memory Of their recent
defeat fresh upon them, rowed the maguidcently
piucky race pulled in the association
keeping the stroke up between 80 and A.
squirting continually, and finally crossing The
line with their bow IN dangerous proximity 10 the
Cornell boat. Another furlony and they would have
been victorious for though the Cornell with lis rough
sheer weight and penduu m like regularly OF SWING
could kept up their pace Tor another mile, yct
they lacked the snap necessary for aspur which snap
backed by Harvard grit, would have inevitably hum
bied them had the course been longer Against such
men these smarting under last years defeat and
longing wipe out the record. rowing cur own Eng
year. Whatever the result oil The race, It will not be
procession. The bouts will come in nearly even and
the finest rowing ever done IN American waters Will
probably he SEEN
For the past Two or three weeks the crew has been
practising Lake hilney, pretty iittlc sheet OF
water about two miles from town. This they have
done AVOID the rough water Of the harbor,
which AZ THIS season Of tho year Is very windy Lake
Whitney excellent place Tor coaching purposes,
= carriage road runs along the shore of the lake
some distance. enabling the coach 10 ride abreast Of
the crew and from horse to shout 70 them his crt
cisms and direct In few days Of the boats
viii be taken back to the oa place, and the broad,
the popular resort oil those WHO wish " spend cool
hour or two watching ana crlt,cls,ng tho crew The
other boat will DO lett Lake Whitney, DO used
there when tho harbor Is TOO rough 10 admit oil long
| pulls.
YALE's RACING SHELL
The boat to be used the Ia paper one, built
by Waters, OF Troy. II IS constructed from measure
ments and nodes taken from fale's English eight
oar, IN which the last year. These
measurements Captain Cook furnished MI. Waters
agent last month. darVWus O0ot Is DeinE DULL py
the same firm and from The same measurements II
Is pity both will similar boats. There
are many are anxious TO see the rolaivc merits
OF the cedar paper boats tested. Such Test Of
course cannot be made at Springfield faIe's new
tho day before yesterday IL - 90 ieet in
length, rs inches beam, inches IN depth from tho
side ana weighs $50 pounds The crew has rowed in
IL ard IL works satisfactorily. promising TO be SITTER
In rough water than the cedar boats
RACING POSITIONS ruE hight.
Fred. Wood will stroke. Many changes have
been AIDE in the Of the crew since they
began this seasou, and three different men
have occupied this important position Livingstone
had II first. He rowcd beautiful strUkc-long, clean
and graceful II gave much satisfaction TO the college
~ large, but his temperament Is too nervous, AMI II
was feared that he would work too hard ana do"
himself before the end Of the Tour miles Then
Thompson was tried. He did fairly we'll, but the
tire crew hung the stroke and began feather
uncveniy. Finally Wood was tried, aud he just hits
| the happy medium. He is an old hand IN the place.
having pulled stroke In the winning freshman at
Springfield in '73 he rowed at Saratoga In IA,
the university. In the winter Of rs, while sliding
down MIL sole Of his foot struck hack and ley
| was literally teIescopcd. For weeks ms lie was
| despaired OF; yet 1875 him good us ever
rowing at springfield and Philadelphia. Though
the HERALD has already published the mako up vi
crew. givo 1t again Tor the benefit OF those who
| not familiar with IT,
Height.
| Age Weight RI In
! Bow-G. W. Hart, 1878, s. g.. 20 las O6ls