The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-11

NY rowing's thought to be so grand
That none will dare TO test my oar,
Much less one from a foreign saore."
Columbia heard the mighty blast
That from the king Of beasts Was cast,
Began to practice from the go.
Arriving At the named D ace
Sac made all ready for the race,
The Cockney critics thus dsrde.
But must try to boast more
Who beat the lion in bis dea
Aud then behaved themselves like mon
Y y.. !. hard 20 le.ys of mere
For those who with such modest grace
Came forth victorious from the race.
OFFICIAL COURTESY
The following letter wes handed 10 Captain Good.
win ON beard oil The steamsr:-
No oyG. or e., S yoSs ., l A.nrsan ss
JASPER r GOODWIN Captain Coiamoa Crew
%.'.s i The sSs;i
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College Rowing Club city 10
O. hs
III IS a sns hs c & On a :a9
day tss may best suit the nience Of tue members Of
friends anu our eth ems .sneraly w
s .e vs a S xss ~ s
mem0ers OF The when where the committee can
to them can b. pe,fssssd for Carrying into scs tho in
structions given to the committee Very respectfully.
f. G. iF1aELEYa secretary.
II s understood that tho municipal welcome Will DC
INTxRvlAw wIrn coLrABIA's STROKE
A conversation win Captain Goodwin late in the
day about follows:''Allew me 10 congratulate
you Captain Goodwin, and 10 Welcome you back 20
New York once more. Z"
"rhanks" answered the pucky Captain OF Colum-
biA'. gallant iour. land am glad to get homo among
the boys moro"
.Your trip across your stay abroad ana your So
journ among the English oarsmen Was pleasant. was
II notY
Ia nj in n
ner IN England, aud The English oarsmen We
brought contact with underworld to make our visit
among them as pleasant =. possible"
~ suppose you the English stroke, about which
We have heard SO much here rowsd al Henley By the
famous English crswsV
tsWny SAID Captain Goodwin, with q smile, sqhsrs
10 such thing rs distinctive English stroke. They
have as many styles Of strokes 10 England as We have
here. You may see as many kinds OF rowing on the
Thames as you Gun witness On Inc Harlem. though
confess that style or styles arc better there
.How do you account ior thatP What reason can
you assign that their style OF rowng is SO much
Careful training when commencing to row. The
English are very particular In this regard, and you
may see the merest povcss in rowing taxing q pull
any fue afternoon and II you watch even ordinarily
close you wl the effect OF this system OF careful
training OF which ! speak, which commences whom
the first put In boat The precision OF their
vements, the swing OF thor bodies, the in
whicn they swing and the evsnncss OF catch and
what re. uits such system OF training and rowing
will produce wnen perfected by practice ana with
strength
"fhen you think The EaGsh osrsmen are bettor
than tho American"
~ think, as said before. they give more attention
to training the early stages Of rowing than do
and as a rule the English In better form than the
average American crews"
SLOW sng were you In training In England Tor the
Henley Nxatta?"
"Just month"
.And In what condition did you 60 into the raosf''
ain excellent condition"
"whal opin ions were expressed about the Univsr.
siy crews who competed with Columbia"
AslI th~E
Three men IN the boat-Prsst, the strsks, with
Hocksn and Gurdon los and S-had rowsd together
sss bis name aow," sstd Mr.. Cooawiu. s.was al
equally good mas. Tney had rowed together so long
ana ansy rSr'S 50 Ven :aa os wao
rowing. said !! was the best college crew Engaad had
had IN years."
.'How about the Dublin orsw-did you regard II -
q form idable one ?"
s'The Dubiia crew was powerful crew. Some
people thought II equal TO London"
"What do you think Of Engisn fair play ?r
81 want nothing better We received all the fair
p.y in 70 Ss
ceurteoasy Hospitality and with every show OF fair
play ..., 80.
went over about your not being allowed to row be-
cause the National Association OF Amateur OArsmsn
man At tho Metropolitan regatta last TALL as enough
10 disqualiiy your crew 1t Henley"
Oap'an u0oawA 90 rug ,ep.ea INA, sno Ma
to England TO try and influence the Henley
Stewards aralugt The Coiumoia crow. ~ told"
tinued Mr.. Goodwin, 'ths whole story OF rowing
at tho Metropolitan regatta 10 the Henley secretary
aud who We rowed against, MAKING IL even worse Tor
side than II really was, and alter tho whole story
told she secretary Of the Henley regatta laughed
the idea of the National Association trying
qualify on such grounds."
$50 then, the National Associations labor
amounted 20 nothingf"
"Absolusey nothing. In faot, think the National
Association has hurt American amateur oarsmeu In
England. The Secretary of the Henley regatta said
to me-" continued Mr.. Goodwin, enough lie did not
II In his Official character however, alter he had
plant, that ne regarded the CLAIM that
because q crew rewed against q professional
oarsman even taxing !, for grained that Mr. smith,
OF the Argonauta crew, was professional, ANA
tsur regatta such crew disqualified
an absurI one, ana ono that would not Lavc mucn
weight with English osrsmen.'
''DId all tue members OF the Colombia crew como
back win your"
can except Mr.. Sage, who remained abroad for
brief vacauon.h
..Do you you will row To the Metropolitan re.
gatta ON the 2ssu OF August nexLY'
mo. think not l think Will take n rest l
feel the need Of VACATION but there IL very little
doubt tnat Columbia Will nave u crew thcre."
crowd oil the boys by this timo had gathered
around "Goody," as he IL fatniIariy called ny those
know MIN best, and the interview with Coiuu.
bias modest, but piucxy, stroke oar brought to
close
pROtESSTpNAI R,IWING