The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-16
HARVARD AND CORNELL.
The Crews at Practice and How They
Are Coached.
SPLENDID CONDITION OF THE MEN
Harvard and Cornell Meet by Accident and
Have a Trial in Private.
[Br TELEGRAPH TO THE HEnALD.]

AUBURN. N r., July IS, 1878.
Harvard brought her home tactics with her and
practically keeps OF slghto OF people about tho
thee-me course especially those at the finish, where
Cornell is quartered. She goes of TO the northward
Instead and Captain Bancroft, stroke OF the Uni
versiry eight and Mr.. Crocker, its bow, coach them
from buggy on shore, much TO the dis
gust OF the 'aocal nag" which pulls them.
and which never thought Of having to 60 scampering
nong at such a rate before and with such aquatic
hin in his lazy ears Stroke gets as much attention
rs any man In tho boat, bcag frequently cautioned
10 look his blade and see that be is dipping TOO
deeply and stop IT. but he has several points
which mark him easily tho best oar In
The boat. besides being strong, well KNIT Of
good size and very handy In his motion He
has the Yale hang at the beginning, Is in at
once. his our is forward and the moment
he is in he gets his weight on admirably ana sashes
his blade through the water like fash, SO that It
seems out OF the water for the greater part Of
the time; and yet, notwithstanding this, he
pulls 1t well through. Nothing about his
supports shirk anywhere. Bow, slight, boyish
looking fellow, son, by the way, OF Edward ktkIn-
son, OF Boston, the famous writer on political
economy does his WORK with dash and KICK, no
matter whore you and him, that shows nc Is proud Of
il all; and No. Is a shorter, sturdier fellow and
puts good deal OF beef on to his oar end.
he and No. sit noticeaby low, while Foster,
the substitute, five looks slim and light Both he
and bow get pale after little work, while the others
look rosy enough; but the pale work just
hard and stick TO quite we'll as the rest 1t is
very irregular looking crew, owing to the odd In
termingpg OF slender and stout short bodied and
long tie effect profile would not be especially
plcasurable were 1t not for the notceaby straight
and parallel way which they all carry their backs
Indeed the work OF the coach seems mainly aimed at
the crew q whole rather than at any individual
AT the word "Attention," AL spring properly 10
erect position and his orders save
IN a while especial word for stroke
I've, s'Shooti shootl' referring to
the sharp shoot the hands of the body SO sure
be iound in the thoroughly rowsd stroke 'don't dip
loo deep" and the like. The crew, Tor freshmen.
nre certainly well together and Quo cannot help feel
ing with Bancrolt. ''0h II they only had moro
Buengthl Used he is TO his powerful 175 Founders
OF the Varsity eight Is net odd that he is impressed
in lac, IN both oreIs you SOMEHOW cannot o
help thinking Of boys in their grapdpas coats seeing
all rowing craft sun they ana their rivals both
manage TO get their boats along at a respectable
pace and TO STICK uncommonly well to their work. as
will at once be seen when 1t Is known that they cover
the three miles IN only one minute less that the Har
vara University eight did the FIRST three of tour she
beat Yale in at New London fortnight ago in tho
fastest American time on record.
THE CORNELL EIGHT.
Everything in the working OF the Cornell
suggests 0strom-tne SWING Of the hand the last
part of the stroke, the leather, the brown backs,
the way handle the boat, the unco monty
Tree OF excellent glasses shore, kept con-
stantiy pointed up the course aud, as Of old, sue
cessluliy covering the enemy--ai these and
med hats--and you would think John
Ostrom m ust be about som where surely: and YOU
would not. too; for one thing more wsntng-lhey
uonn seem fond of work at least don't get mucn
Of It as did sither OF his fest skies They had little
pull this morning; nothing much. and this evon-
Ing actually n none at all The carbunco
Of t.l.o
tion no will not be in tho boat Wednesday; aud
his coach says he will Their boat is modelled
last season IL is about sixty ieet long, twenty TOUR
md half inches beam, ana weighs l25 pounds,
t nS same troy mo Seper so ,neS a boa,s .,
nike, and, as the track Is exactly as fair for
the o.he they are on an even footing on two grounIs
where crews are seldom properly matched. But Wig
orous and wirey as Is the Corueii eight ana strongly
as u expects TO win II is doubtful II IN tho race
about 10 be suggested she could possibly be better
than third.
A PROPOSITION FROM CORNELL
she IL very eager 10 have the University of
1879 on this lake. and II Harvard, Yale, Columbia
and Cornell should arrange abreast eight cared race
ivr season. there lie little doubt but they would
have TO hunt long to hnd as fair, and most ways
suitable a track-smplo room, smooth water.
A great deal OF The time fine braciug air
evsry attenuon from the people In the neigh
bOrhood, tagged course and fair race,
they certainly could have here. and this smooth
water much OF the time Is n portant matter
not only Tor getting the race of at the appointed
time but also IN that enables the crews TO practise
IN two weeks stay at Saratoga Lake they only had
two days Ia which there was good rowing water.
But better thing yet " tho generous course
Of the southern Central Railroad, whose track skirts
the lake close beside the entire The $500
crew this time would doubtless gwen them
Students are not uniormiy very full handed, and The
number OF outlets Tor their ready money often
nstonishes at least their fathers, however they
prass Five hundred dollars gwen as here this time
brings the entIrc here and back, and
goes long way townrd paying all their training
expenses and II only right that they who make
money should contribute toward the incurred
by those through whose Efforts they make IT, and
pan SHOULD have been adopted long ago. Indeed it
a limited extent blythe hotel koepers at Lake
WnLipiscogee at the very FIRST Harvard Yale
49, But whether the Eastern universities
next sumner or not they will be dull
II they do not take advantage OF this offer W quite
the authorities IN any town whore they do race
Springfield they do non IKE aud track Is dlieut
never showed tue enterprise they should IN running
spectators train beside the boats. worccs-
ter ~ Is said, claims to be too poor
Loudon Is just now especially popular with ene liar
ward men, put even sue with all her care looking
after every detail aud with her present active Mayor,
oid nothing generous this Unless she does next
time, the race had better come TO owssco.
PRELIMINARY brush WITH HARVARD
most exciting race took place mere recently be.
t"srn these Two crews Cornell had been out having !
q pre- gooi~ allowance OF work, when, suddeniv'
VINO should come saiiiuz down but Harvard. They |
we're side BY side IA moment aud OF promptly to-
gether as II u had all been secretly arranged week
mile u was hammer and tongs-any body's race you
lkel; Tut Courtney, WHO saw u, said that Harvard
stOpfcd nrst aud Cornell had rather the best oil a.
1hat IS not what Harvard says though.
FuTURE MATCHES
On The 22d lns'. Courtney expects to row Riley.
ilaisted, Johnson add others At Silver Lake,
Bpsion. Tor thousand dollar purse, and they are |
piaGning regatta at Owego and one extensive
scale al Geneva. each TO take place shortly both OF
winch Courtney expects to take part These will |
doubtless test pretty thoroughly the extent Of tue
pain 10 The side ana now Tar u viii be likely inier