The New York herald., 1879-09-30
BOATING AT YALE.
THE COMING FALL REGATrA--CLAss CREWS IN
TRAINING FOR THE EvENT-CAPTAIN ROGERS
LOOKING OUT FOR UNIVERSITY oARsMEN

THE COMING FALL REGATTA CLASS CREWS IN
TRAINING FOX THE EvENT-cAPTAIN ROGERS
LOOKING OUT FOR UNIVERSITY oARsMEN.
NEw HAVEN. Conn.,. Sept. %. 1879.
The coming annual fall regatta of the Yale navy
will exemplify in some degree. the new methods OF
boating announced to prevail during the ensuing
years. 1t win also show just what tnateria Yale has
for the furnishing of an eight-oared crew to repre-
sent the University against Harvard next June at
New London. When Captain Rogers said that he was
stirred of ableaux in two parts in which Yale figured
in the second minutes behind Harvard"
he voiced. not sentiment Of dependency. bus on
the contrary, exI ressed only tho determination TO
retrieve Yale's disasters If possible. To do this no
time could be ed. The class being the sup
positions basis OF the university night he has de-
voted himself to coaching. far as limited oppor-
tunities would admit, the in TIE class boats.
Heretofore. little attention has been paid to rowing
with direct application to the Varsity. during the
fall term. Crews have rowed tho stroke that
suitel them best. As rule. the time made
at both the spring and fall regattas has
been good and the rowing passably clean hut men
who learned stroke different from that IN vogue
for the University boat had much to unlearn. A
part of tho Yale ioea is to have the class
learn the University stroke and it cmipcntly
sensible. And about their University stroke--there
Yale men irreverent enough to fly in the
face of traditions and ask for ''get there
style OF rowing regardless of whether it is sane
toned not by expert doctrinal oarsmen; also
to say that to the stroke alone was due the
disgraceful exhibition at New London, il tLat did
not the defeat. 1t seems certain that the next
University eight will pull faster stroke than did
the 10 crew. which. during the part of the race
where there seemed chance faint perhaps) Of les
sening the gap between the two boats. sank to
little over thirty per minute. when Harvard. away
ahead and gaining constantly, was pulling thirty
eight or forty. Yale class crews have been known
to pull fO-ty per minute. and the so class
has enviable record for time and their stroke has
not been much lower tnan forty in spurts.
LOOKING OUT FOR UNIVERSITY OARsAiEN.
As soon the term was fairly opened Captain
Rogers began to look about und what material
he had to count the pursuance of his Wig orous
policy for 1885, There were remaining Of those who
had trained tor the Of 10. Taft, Junis, Keator
Keller, Guernsey, Collins. Fuller, Eaton, Storrs,
Hull and Folsom. There also new men Of
promise in the persons of athletic and enthusiastic
freshmen. When the crews selected it was
found that all the old men mentioned had retained
their desire to row. Notwithstanding the defeat at
New London and. added to this. encouraging symp-
tom manifestations in the boating meeting that
the University ut large was awake. While football
receive its share OF attention. as previously,
boating not to be neglected Intentionally.
THE SENIOR CREW.
The seniors had ahoat early of good aver
age weights and ages. An exact idea may be gained
from statistics. which included in the following
table,