The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-26
HARVARD COLUMBIA.
To-Day'S Eight-0ared Shell Race at
Springfield.
THE CREWS ON THE WATER.
How They Look and How
They Row.
HE CREWS ON THE WATER.

SPRINGFIELD. June 25. 1877
Tho Harvard Columbia race is to be rowed to-mor
row afternoon on tho new course-new because II has
been slightly changed from that OF last year by NOV
ing the start snd finish lines about a quarter OF
. mile lower down The river AS yet there
arc not many students in town TO see
the race, but II IL expected that to-morrows trains
will bring in shoals Of Columbia men to witness what
will certainly be piucky contest. or Harvard
there win not be many, owing to tho
fact that they have other and greater attrac-
lions at tho end OF the week, namely the Yale
Harvard race Friday, and the third and most mpor-
bali match for the championship series on salur-
day, at Hartford This tomorrow is going TO be
no waIk.over Tor either II will, think, BIO
much closer thing than expected by any one two
weeks ago.
THE COLUMBIA CREW.
Columbia's men, though not so large and muscular
Harvard's are In splendid trim, and they have the
advantage Of averaging year older than their rivals
Again they superlatvey lucky in having for their
coach Mr. Kelly, their bow oar. than whom, with the
exception OF Cook, probably there is
in the country who knows more OF the
science OF rowing The time gwen them to practice
has been short that the coach not attempted TO
bring them into perfect shape from fore to aft He has
wisely confined himself 10 atten ding to the most I'M
porlant points, and has let fame take care Of ITSELF
Thus, though backs may be rounded, elbows out
shoulders up. and on, tho catch and
finish arc good and the boat being fairly steady the
perfect attainment Of these first points enough TO
send it along at creditable ratio OF speed.
have Just visited tho quarters over in West
Springfield There found the lying about
under the trees, evidently enjoying the best
Of health and spirits, and, as | am assured
by their COACH in fine condition They were engaged
allv nch m
INDUCING in other fcais OF play as served to
show that whatever the of -morrows contest
IL was not looked upon big bear. The crew 10 not
evenly balanced regards height, and this makes
them look rather rugged. Their bow Is
very tail man, and No. Is so short that the disparity
in SIZE Is unpleasantiy striking. The catch Is, on
tho whole, fine. 1t 10 somewhat weak, however. in
the waist, which, by the way, Is the weakest point IN
the boat The finish Is pretty good though OCCASION
s,onaly little uneven. The swing Is pretty good.
Some OF the members Of the waist, however, are
sloveny the swing forward This Is owing to their
habit OF settling at the end Of the stroke instead Of
Is fairly good
Though IL seems rather hard mention individual
faults IN a crew where effort has been made to get
rid oil them, owing to lack of time, Will mention
following the footsteps Of the man IN whose book on
Ireland was found the following headIng0
for naf Sow has no are faults S' or he has
they such as cannot be easily
His style and form Is as nearly perfect as
can be- might say, however that he is sometimes
little TOO sharp the drop OF his hands at the nish.
the shock causing pcrceptible throb
No. is very short and 'stocky." lie pulls very
well for q man OF such a build. Oh course he
has difficulty In reaching, and In order
10 do so has to awkward position.
be pulls round backed and has various other faults,
chiefly attributable TO his build He Is very strong,
however has great pluck and does hts full share OF
the work He Is looked upon as a reliable man.
No drops at the finish and then springs forward
too quickly lie also gets his oar In TOO soon some
times
No 1 does not sit stiff enough. He is apt to be
slovenly and sticks his outside elbow out
No. 5 drops forward in very sloveny manner. He
also sticks his outside elbow He apt TO lose tho
beginning oil the strokc-- he gets his oar in late
No. is one OF the hardest workers In the boat His
work is good and CONSCIENTIOUS HIS beginning is not
careful enough, and his blade Is often not covered;
this causes him to throw water which sometimes
interiercs with strokes feather.
No I is neat oar. His body drops little on the
slide for ward he tends hurry forward and hang
at the take Off. "Seven" is perhaps one of the prot
test In the boat
Stroke is remarkable for the vigor OF his work.
Sometimes no does not his blade sufficiently,
and he has confirmed habit. OF twisting
his body slightly. This does not interfere
with his rowing though IL does With his
appearance in the GOAT The finest point about tho
crew is their power take and keep up light quick
sprIngy stroke from beginning to end OF tho race.
This ia owing to their ightness. They are always
rood Tor a squirt the finish of the four miles They
have also good grit give them here with their