The New York herald., 1879-09-18
BOATING AT YALE.

IMPORTANT UNIVERSITY MEETING G-HARvArp
CHALLENGED FOR THE ANNUAL EIGHT-oArEp
RAcE--RADIcAL CHANGES PROPOSED IN rBAIS-
ING YAIEs NEXT YEARS CREW.
New HAVEN. Conn. Sept. 11s1s79.
Yale voted last evening challenge HTvard at
once TO the annual event of rowing a afour-me
straightaway eight-oared race. The students in
university meeting assembled listenedto very sug-
gestive remarks by President McHenry, who ad-
vocated. echoing the known wishes OF Captain
Rogers, radical change from time honored boating
customs. However the facts may be CLOSED over.
the body OF students feel that the not
made as much Of rs IL might have been. The
heaviest collection of men, and Of the strongest
that ever sat in Yale boat they made the poorest
show on record. Consequently methods were
certain to be adopted il Yale longer to with
any hope Of success.
President McHenry, rising after . little routine
business had been transacted said that he felt that
there material enough in the college to retrieve
all that had been lost but there must be systematic
work. While complimenting Captain Thompson for
the work he had done he censured the spirit which
caused the following to be pacarded about the Yale
grounds last June:-
Give us Patterson. and thero will be 70 proess,on
In conclusion. he said that the must get to
This year the remedy would be applied.
YALE's NEW POLICY.
Captain Rogers then developed his or the new
policy at length. He said that he sick of dress
parades and tableaux in two parts where Harvard
crossed the line in the first part and Yale followed
some minutes later. 10 obviate such exhibitions
he proposed several things. First. he wanted the
moral and financial support Of the college; next. he
desired that every man who can possibly train during
the year shall do SO. He would ask no man who was
u candidate to do anything he would not do himself
He thought the most imperative need would be a
coach. While Eessrs. Livingstone and Wood were ex-
cellent coaches there were too many Cooks who
spoiled the BROTH. Heretofore every thing had bee
deferred until after the Christmas vacation. This
might do for professional oarsmen. but In the case
OF Students hampered by their studies it is differ
ent 1t is necessary to begin work the present term
and q coach" would be made use OF at once or
directly after the Saltonstal regatta when he hoped
and expected that at least twenty would begin to
train. Work would be kept up until the weather
INV woud then Se The best results
attanable could be brought about better by tub
bing" than in any other way. aud Heart is building
two pair oars now. He had hoped to procure the
services OF Cook coach; but, as business engage
ments prevented this he had got Cook to recon-
mend a COACH with whom he Captain Rogersl is in
correspondence. Resumption has been adopted
here ut Yale; and l hope that on the 9th OF
ward stroke for stroke and have a surplus
lett at the end" Work must be done, however.
Mr.. Keller. Of the 10 crew, and Mr.. Taft. of the
that the college had been trying to win too long
what Captain Cook had done. There had been
absence OF enthusiasm and good management, and
there have been too many experiments. The result
has been a worse defeat each succeeding year.
ALREADY AT WORK.
The above remarks were received with loud ap-
plause by of the largest boating meetings Yale
has had for time and the suggestions to be
followed. The annual fall regatta for class boats
will take place ut Lake Saltonsta the latter part OF
the present month. and Captain Rogers has ex-
pressed the intention OF selecting some Of his men
from those who show up well on that occasion. He
thinks the 1850 need be little lighter than
that Of 1879. for there are exceptionally large
and heavy men available. The new plan will oc-
casion increased expense. but as the chances OF
the will be increased and the crew sacrifice Sd
much of their time it is expected tnat financial ap-
probation will not be lacking. 1t is the opinion
OF Captain Rogers also that the slow stroke
pulled by Yale the cause, to certain
extent, Of her disastrous defeat, and he will
probably have stroke of about 80 to the
minute practiced. Fuller, good oarsman but
new man. gave the crew q slow pace after the first
quarter mile and they didn't get out Of it. Captain
Rogers has already had mber of men at work
testing their ability and il pleased with the material
Afforded.
Before the meeting adjourned last evening thanks
voted to Mr.. st. John Sheffield. Mr.. Frederick
Wood, Captain Thompson and last years crew, and
in token gratitude 10 Professor Wheeler and MIR.
Sheffield it voted to display their names il tho
college boat house.