The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-10
THE UNIVERSITY RACE.
Harvard's Eight-0ared Crew Ready
for New London.
HOW THE MEN ARE TRAINING.
The Crmson's Chances OF Victory Com
pared with Yale's.

CAMBRIDGE, MASS, June 3, 1878.
Faulkner and Regan and two other men out
In shell as your correspondent arrived at the Har
ward boat house yesterday. Tho Freshmen eight
were disporting themselves in tho direction of the
lower bridge, and Tho Varsity were spinning back
and forth the half mile OF clear the boat
house course. Midway on this hali-milc sweep tho
dinsy brown boat houses of the Harvard
club located, the verge Of tho par-
row fats the Cambridge side, and here
on the Goats Mr.. C. Watson, 80, had
stationed himself conveniently Tor coaching the
mon rs they dashed 10 and fro Brigham was louny-
ing In tho gangway a moment give Litfauer little
practice In the boat behind Stow. anc sauzade, or
president Of the harvard club, and II few students
were the sole remaining loi.erers on the landings.
The water little RULED, and all the crews
splashing tho spray IN lively fashion. The crimson
shcll came bowling down from tho Brighton bridge
magnlncenty, whilo abreast OF Bancroits boys
the Faulkner Ioar sped handsomely along,
and the brush between the crews pretty
and apparently enjoyed by eacb Ono Is particu
larry struck with tho Vicious energy with which oach
OF the Harvarts seemed TO do his part, which, II
so displayed in practice pull, would come
doubtedy much stronger regular race. OF co urse
there arc individual faults Of style the aud It
Was easy to distinguish the degrees OF perfection
tanned in the stroke OF oarsman, yet
u whole whatever they may have done Two months
ago, cerp.nly are rowing superbly at this The
cn'ei criticism OF tho coach was occasioned
too much alter the quick sboot forward. Tho
stroke used by the harvaros-and 1t IS nearly
like that rowed by tho Yale crow, bclieve-is sort
OF combination English ana American similar to that
pulled at Springfield last year It's tIme about
OF moderate length aud the back does the bulk
work, legs aud arms especially tue latter beng
very long, tho dip RAPID, as is The CATCH and
instant the spoon holds firmly In the water
stroke, swinging backward as The oar is
rushed through tue water 10 the finish, 10 little
the arms easily, which return Instantly with quick
dive TO the 'front.' ana the whole recover very neat
croft una Jacobs best exhibit the beauties Of TINS
stroke while Brigham and Stow have yet sumo rough
euges 10 smooth down.
TRAINING AND COMPOSITION
word now us to the training. proficiency and COM
position OF the crew They havo aone rather better
work through the winter than the Yalcs have done
partly because they have HAD hydraulic weights use,
adjusted 70 the resistance OF the water which they
were to row. while Yale has had only tie old style
pneyA Bancroft dfslkss shirker; has kept men
pretty faithfully Il work From 100 TO 900 strokes
day has been eacn mans portion aud mile ana n nalf
run three times SO, snow the ground or
no Up to January last tho crew did not reg ularly
tram, ony taking care to keep IN toerable trim.
Since then they have risen Ia time tor prayers
twenty minules TO epnt A. NJ, aud have dicted sys-
temalicaily. March 8, two days later than Yale,
| they LAUNCHED their boat better condition
than rs usual Tor crews so early tho
season. Al present tncy in time TO
A. ~, and they sit to breakfast Mrs. Ciark's
special lablo at eight smoking IL, OF course inter-
dlccd and beer for the heshy though the others
may, 1t they WISH, partake OF II sparngy Baacrott's
IDEA being that beer Is best kept ior tonic just pre-
vious 10 the race No pastry Of any sort Is allowed
| but meats, vegetables, fruits-the latter without
suRar-and wafer make up the by no means frugal
iars. Tho middle OF tue day spcnt quietly by each
man as hc chooses. The interval from io1r 10
r. ~ generally passed on tho river. and tho
crew average about sovcn or eight mics rowing
daily They go bed at ten r. NJ. They nave been
using through tho spring barge Tor their practice
pulls, but now go out IN the shell IN which they boat
Yale last year, when Is In very good order. i has
beau SAID Harvard IL this the race
thsyear, and THIS may have been the original
ton, but new paper shell has arrived from the shop
alter craft OF last year, yet little lighter than
that. winch weighs 245 pounas. the lengln Is about
| 81 feet and tho width % or "a inches. Harvard mas
Always clupg 20 American oars, those being
Dvnaghue's, tipped with crimsop Tho
tried tnelr now smell on Saturday and found It salts
factory. They wilt leave Tor New LoHddp on juno -,
| tho day after Glass Day.
Az tho men 81 ,ncir boat to-day they are proba.
bly, az lDe u crew as Harvard has turned out, IN
deed with their weight, age and experience. they
ought 10 b. The same crow, with ono exception that
| walked away from Yalc ana Columbia last year ey
not been forced tyres To learn tricks OF
rowing, but US veterans - polish up OLD SMITH,
| schwarts, Brigham and Croker have ben in boat
together STAGE 1875: Bancroft ard Jacobs Uni
versity eight since the same year. anu those, with
| Legate, have sat IN about the same positions
| together IN the Harvard crew. Tor two years.
| both IN gymnasium and river work. With
| unuy ike this In every respect, added
,oiudvidusl sklli aud strength, no wonder that little
lear Is eit IA predicting the appsaraLce VI ut
New London tue 2Sih inst that will be pleasant to
LOOK upon. Besides The defects IN style, which want
oil coach all winter and spring lett uncrrcctsd bot
which watson's careful work bids lair remedy,
| some th,rty-seven pounds weight viii have TO 10
sacrificed by tho Gre before reaching perfect racing
trim stow aud smith will hav. 10 consent 10 part,
espoetiveiy, with about ten and twelve pounds vi
| tus amount, tho remainder contributed TO Wy tho
| other ak
The makeup OF the crew as follows. the statistics