The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-04
THE UNIVERSITY RACE.


YALH's sroHr AZ now MADE uP-THE CREW
IN NEED OF CoAcH-HARvARD's APP
PARENT ArvANTAGz-ARRANGEMEN roR
THE CONTEST AT NEW LONDON.
S.. ~ ft3a NEw HAvEx juno g. 1873
Any Of the admirers Of Captain Bob Cook and bis
rowing methods would see NJ once looking at Yae's
crew Of 1878, ~ they row about Now Haven harbor,
that either rs individual oarsmen a crew tho
eight lack much OF fulfilling the Cook idoa Lack Of
proper appliances in the sy mnasium would be alleged
reason Tor some Of tho faults Of method, but abb
sence Of boating experience has more to do with
majority OF tho shortcomings Whether tho fow
weeks which intervene between this date and the 2sh
ins will be sufficient to develop all the available
power and bring about something spproximaing per-
feet uniformity and unity Of work, IL would hardly be
fair 10 prophecy Enthusiasm on the part OF
captain and crew and careful endeavor afo
factors In the consideration not TO BIO de-
spsod, but there is very much to be done It
Is generally thought that there II power enough In
the mon. but will II all be urging the boat tho
evcntful day About the worst thing that can hap
pen 10 crew as largely made up OF men this
10 to be deprived OF COACH Captain Cook, with all
his experience and with knowledge OF the wonder
fully good material which left Harvard astern
not slow 70 acknowledge after the at Spring
ned, In 1876, that no owed much to the English
"coach," Mr.. Kelly. In fact, perhaps with TOO much
modcsty, he said substantially when the congratula-
tons were going around. that more was duo to Mr..
Kelly than to any other man, and it should DO
bered that the OF 1875 contained men Who have
. national reputation az oarsmon-namcy, Cook, Kc-
logg, Julian Kennedy, Collin, captain OF 1877, and
Oliver d. Thompson, captain in 1878. Now Yale has
had coach 10 far and does not expect 10 have
until wcek before the date OF the regatta What
tn-o
have two weeks At New London while Yale will nave
Harvard graduates who and will give good instruc
tions
yALEs NEED COACH.
What makes It more urgent for Yale to have
a coach than harvard Is that Harvard has
sevon men who in 1871 and consequently
ono one only. while Yale, AZ previously
noted In tho HERALD has several mon who
absolutely green oarsmcn. and can date their
rowing experience back to q very recent time for
beginning II the new Harvard man should not puil
good form there le doubt that the other seven
with what experience thoy have had, Will At Toast
have fewer faults OF method than any OF Yalos
representatives The only thing likely to Interfere
with Harvards doing well At least as she did last
year is too much confidence; and this quality may
10 her disadvantage in this waynrs, in keeping
her from training thoroughly az she ought, and,
second, by persuadng hor the day Of the
tina. she has much Of an advantage to mako It
necessary her work hard At the start It
almost q foregone conclusion that Harvard
will be able TO point with pride 10 the
superior method Of her men when she shall 1rst
see Yale udoat tho Thames, but she may DO OBJ
servant enough 20 notice AZ tho same time that her
rival has some unusually strong men, who will pull
their weight and considerably more all the time. A
Harvard long ago saw this, anu with the pros
pect that Julian Kennedy would be IN Now Havou and
would Captain Thompson his instruction Of the
crew, gave Signs OF some alarm. Kennedy Was, how
ever, come, and what Yaio DO, absolutely
admirers now hesitate to say. Some boating men ut
Yale say, "We've got . mighty good crew." Diners
that Harvard Will have stfatght~away race leaving
Yaio straight .sawav behind" Allowing each
have q method equally good with its rivals Harvard
would possess benefit 10 tho unity secured by long
discipline. rtii Yale's men keep their eyes pretty
well in the boat stroke aud captain IL par.
lculurly cool magnetic man, and the confidence
his crew have In him might pull them out Of hard
place should they happen 10 get INTO one II tho
faults we're enumerated II would be that
the boat pulls up 10 the standard. The chief
reliance and the work OF lew coming weeks.
Sipcs March There has been, however, a visible i'm.
proveincnt ami three weeks may effect greater
change ailor wholly tho appearance OF the work
comments In detail DO Of little value nm indca-
lion.
YALR's EIGHT.
The situation OF the crew - furnished the an.
nexed table. this shows about how mucn weight
will have to be pulled for thorc will any very
remarkabls variation under such mild training as
captain Thompson - eniorctng:-