The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-03-24


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THE ANNUAL EIGHT-oARED RACE WITH HAIR
vARD-A HOPEFUL OUTLOOK FOR '79-cANDI-
DATES AT MOUNTAINEERING STATISTICAL
INFORMATION.
New HAvEx Conn. March %. 1870
E. p. Livingston. Yale. 20. and W. n. Goddard.
Harvard, TO have decided to at Lake Quinsi-
gamond. Worcester. Mass. representing informally
the respective colleges. The will be two
miles with a turn. No date has been fixed for tho
event.
Every pleasant day for the past week the mon
who are to row against Harvard as representa-
tives of Yale could have been pulling
about on tho Quinnipiac River. while Captain
Thompson strove to bring them down to rowing
in good form. As yet the with Harvard
is the only rowing event which has engaged the
attention of Yalensians seriously, although tho
american Henley project has found mention once
twice in boating meetings. The formation of
for the latter has. however been frowned upon
by the principal boating men, for the reason that all
the energy OF the University, under the circum-
stances. should be devoted to producing the best
possible to meet Harvard. and any boating
event would be distraction from the main purpose.
Livingston. who is to Goddard. of Harvard. does
not really represent the University though he will
be supported by the influence OF Yale in his
YALE ENCOURAGED
At this stage of IL looks if Yales rep
resenative crew. compared with that of last year.
has prospects which are not entirely without en-
enlargement In the first place. the heavier.
In the second place. radical departure has been
taken by Captain Thompson which vastly increases
the chances of developing all the available strength
of the material afforded. There is o leading
why the chances better than at corresponding
no chance for Harvard to send to England her
magnificent eight of 1878 virtually went to pieces
II was of no forYae in 1873 to compete with such
oarsmen. They had the advantage of three years
experience and had reached perfection nearly as
could be. All that Yale had to inquire to learn the
result Of the contest the Thames in 1878 was, els
the Yale of 1873 better than that of 1872? for
Yale had to oppose her old antagonists who had de-
feated her in 1877. 1t is doubtful she had better
crew. The men were inexperienced;
overturned, and there misfortunes which came
fatally late to admit of fair record. She
beaten before Harvard had pulled the first quarter of
a mile, the distance between the two crews being
steadily increased each quarter.
ENrHUsIAsM IN ATHLETIC MATTERS.
The position of Captain Thompson the football
team had something to do with delaying the time for
the present embryo Yale crew to go into regular
training. Another thing the cohesion of the
Harvard eight. 1t up Hill work to expect men to
work with certainty of being beaten, which the
inevitable should Bancroft's eight agan take the
water Thus indirectly Yale interested in the
action of the English oarsmen. The certainty that
they would not row Harvard put new life into Yale.
With the opening of the present term began the pre-
lminary gymnasium work OF the candidates. All
that had been done since the June regatta at New
London to the beginning Of the new term had been
the training for and the participation in the annual
fall regatta between class at Lake Salonstal.
Since however work has been really begun the ath-
letic interest has been constantly looking up Es-
pecially marked has been the enthusiasm among the
freshmen, who had Crows out within u weeks of
the time they entered the college, The whole body
of colegians, moreover. showed their enthusiastic
belief athletics by the formation OF
ton. In the Scientific school there has also been an
awakening interest. Enthusiasm being the basis of
enduring work it has been necessary preface this
as stating one of the elements OF Yale hopefulness
in 1879.
CANDIDATES AT WORK
When the term had fairly begun thirteen candi-
dates went to work without delay in the college gym
nasium. Since last year new rowing weights of
improved pattern had been procured. These were
placed in the basement OF the old Alumni Hail. and
| thus there disadvantage oncountered-the
danger Of catching cold in going between the two
| buildings The advantage gained that more men
could work once. The following table gives the
names Of the men, their weights, respectively and
| height, who began work.