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

and proficient he in this art that he easily
cured the championship of the college in his fresh
man year. He was a member of his class crew in
freshman year. and when that broke mp on fail
ure to get race with other freshman crew
were older and more experienced oarsmen in
the college at that time his great strength did
not obtain him seat in the boat. At the beginning
OF his sophomore year, however, he was given seat
in the boat, and so faithfully did he work and SO
well did he receive the coachs instructions that he
was considered at the time of the race one of the
best men in the boat This opinion he fully
tanned at New London by doing the heavy work at
NO. with power and endurance seldom
witnessed in new man. Stow has the good
fortune to stand high in the estimation OF his fellow
students, and it was with much regret that they
heard he might not be able, from parental concern
to resume his place in the boat again. II, however
he has the good fortune to again he has the ca
pacity to make the best oar on the water IN ~ ms
great strength and long reach giving him an i'm
mense advantage. Mr.. Stow is six feet one inch in
height nineteen years of age and weighs 2l2 pounds
OF the new men, James OTIS of Roxbury. is sopho-
more. He has rowed before this year. From
his build and from the progress he has made during
the winter there is no reason TO suppose that he
will not in time be capital oarsman He has good
loins, long back and we'll developed legs. On the
hydraulics he has shown good form and endurance,
and doubtless may secure seat in the eight. Mr..
OTIS is ive feet eleven inches in height twcnty-one
years of age and weighs 1875 pounds.
Herbert u. Howard, of Bellows Falls. VT, is also
sophomore, and pulled No. in his class crew at
Owasco Lake last summer. He was considered one
of the best men in his class boat. During the sum-
mer he had the misfortune TO inJure his back, and
Obliged to give up rowing for some time. About
the LIST of January he pronounced by his physi-
clan well again, and has rowed since. Under the
eyes of the coachers he has shown great improve
ment on the rowing machines and will no doubt do
himself credit if he gets seat in the boat. Mr.
Howard is five feet nine and half inches in height
twenty years of age and weighs IT'S pounds.
William Hooper, of Boston, is junior. He Is new
at the sport. having given his attention hitherto to
baseball. He brings to rowing. however, we'll de-
veloped muscles aud conscientious regard for the
rules of training which will be of use to him here
after. He has taken to the stroke quite handiiy,
and already shows good form. Mr.. Hooper is five
feet inches in height. twenty years of age
and weighs ITO pounds
Edward d. Brandeger of Utica, n Y, is
sophomore, and pulledstroke Of his class
crew ut Owasco last summer. Alter North, the
captain of the prevented by an injury from
rowing Brandeger acted captain up to and in the
race. showing first rate talent for command and exc
cution. He is wiry, muscular fellow, with lots of
pluck and endurance and by painstaking effort he
has improved his style very materially during the
past winter. Mr.. Brande9er is Ave feet nine inches
in height twenty-one years of age and weighs LOO
pounds.
Thornton Howard Simmons, Of Boston. is also q
sophomore and has rowed since and before entering
college, He has taken part in club and has also
devoted his attention to sculling. He is also pro-
cient in all the other athletic sports which Ameri
youth indulge in and was selected to represent
his college at Mott Haven last June. Mr. Simmons
is five feet ten inches in height twentythree years of
Captain Trimble has rowed throughout his
college course member Of his class crew.
of club crews and also member OF
the four chosen to row against the Union
Boat Club four last June. He has already won
the well merited confidence of the college by the
mastery way in which he has handled the crew
since his election. He will probably take the bow
oar, and will have the advantage therefore of the
best place from which to observe and control the
in the boat Captain Trimble is twenty years
of age, five feet, ten inches in height and weighs
ITO pounds.
The work during the winter has been substantially
that pursued by the university crew in II and 7s-
pull from six to eight hundred strokes daily
the hydraulic rowing. machines. and after the
pull a run OF mile or two. This, in adj
dtion to occasional long walks and the moderate
use of Indian clubs and dumb bells. comprised the
prescribed exercise The candidates required to
get regular and sufficient sleep, to avoid ex-
cess in eItng and drinking, and also abjure pastry
trash and in short all but the most wholesome and
substantial food. The crew will not go to train
ing table until May. At present most Of the men
board at Memorial Hall. Owing to some repairs
in position at present, and the rows OF the
in the eight will therefore. not be so frequent
for some time as when things ut the boat
house are in working order Captain Trimble
is devoting much time at present to tax
ing his new men out in pair-oars or
clubbing them, the English say. The crew
will usc to begin their practice. the old iron-shod
eight-oared barge which is about to see its fourth
season. having twice assisted Harvard crew to VIC
tory Captain Trimble has some expectation of
ordering new and lighter barge to be used after
some of the roughness has been worn of Of the
men nthe heavy boat and before getting into the
racing she'll The paper shells of the last two years
will be used by the crew later in the season,
dor tine sOn model x
oars will be the same as those used for
the past three years manufactured by Donoghue, Of
Newburg. N. Y. To guide the craft this year Har-
ward has the services of Allen, the bright little
coxswain OF II and rs, but his frame has assumed
proportions rather too stalwart for the ideal cox
swain and he may be succeeded in 70 by tiny
freshman who fondly covets this by no means easy
position. Harvard is much in need Of steam
bride path to coach from this is now almost
necessary auxiliary to her success Last year
one was hired for a month, but on account Of
had it not been for the energetic efforts of Mr. Wat
son, the coach, the would have fallen far short
of its New London form. 1t is hoped by the crew
that some generous graduate, who has of these
useful little vessels will feel enough interest in his
alma mater to furnish them with its for few
weeks in June and enable the coach to put on the
finishing touches before the starts for the
ing ground This year the race will be rowed at
New London. that place last year giving sufficient
satisfaction to both colleges to induce them try it
again. In the course of few weeks Captains Thomp-
son and Trmble will meet at New London to forward
the necessary arrangements for the race. Besides
other matters effort will be made to induce the
people of New London to provide better accommo-
dations by way Of refreshments at all events, than
offered last year to the immense crowd that
throngcd the streets OF the little city race day
and threatened to eat it completely out. and also to
and boat houses for the crews. This looks as
though the two colleges seriously thought of estab
fishing the scene OF their annual boat race at New
London and giving New Londoners a fat thing. If
this is to be done in all probability the wishes Of the
students Will be considered. What the relative
at this early date. Harvard will have four, perhaps
FIVE, of her last years Yale, with six of her
last years and old and experienced captain
has the incentive which Harvard now lacks--namely
the sting of two successive defeats-to spur
them to their utmost. and it would not be
surprising il, correcting the mistakes of
1877 and 1873. Yale slipped in ahead. She
will have better chance to do this If a
surfeit of victory has rendered Harvard's veterans
apathctic. The Harvard freshmen. after failing to
get race with their natural rivals, the Yale fresh
men, were accommodated by the Columbia freshmen
with commendable spirit OF aquatic pugnacity
The fact that Harvard has dared to arrange fresh
man race. and moreover has proposed to row that
race ut New London on the day with the uni
versity race. has caused much unfavorable comment
from Yale men. who prefer that the varsites should
alone stir the salt waters of the Thames and who
gard with religious horror the intrusion any fresh
man single scull side shows. Yale graduate has
written several letters to the Harvard Crimson, IN
which he takes strong ground against freshman
and advocates the seclusion OF the university
race from all dstracting influences. The sentiment
ut Harvard. however, seems to be against him, and
1t is probable that four Fights instead of two will
this year entertain the visitors at New London on
gay. Harvard has at present among her stu
dents several very good scullers. Mr. Peabody, Mr..