New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-18

The average weight of the twelve men Is 1sI pounds
the average ago twcntyOne years ana six months -Four
OF the crew rOWcd In last years race Taft, OF last
years crew. TO have rowed again this year. but In
ured himself playing football last Winter and Is obliged
TO give up rowing.
j. D. Collins, the bow oar, was member OF last ears
crew. he is very strong, and always does excellent
work IN race but he is probably the olumsiest man IN
the boat. His most glarng faults are tendency to
carry his elbows out, and slight duck at the CATCH
Folsom, No. 2, Is man in the University boat.
He has had considerable experience In class races, how
ever and, though rather light, promises to BIO valua
BILE man. He has the very bad habits, however, OF
swinging out Of the boat and dipping his strokes He
also the reputation Of being 100 faithful In his
training
Hull one Of the strongest Of the team physically
He has been member OF the Yale football tenn for
two years. but has had little experience In rowing
He in very bad form at present. and has several
glarln0 faults
Fuller the stroke Of last years crew, occupies seat
No 4. He is not pulling In good form as last year,
though he looks much better physically His faults
swinging far back, pulling out at the finish, and
throwing water badly ut the end of Of his stroke.
L. Rogers, No. B, is new man, and has only rowed
in one class race. He is very strong. however, and
promises to be worthy Of his brother, the
captain OF tho crew. At present, however, no has all
the faults pertaining to young oarsman.
George Rogers the captain, has pulled in the last two
races with Harvard ard is Of the best oarsmen Yale
oyer had He has fallen into several bad habits. how
ever as no has devoeda good deal of time to coaching
the crew. Ho has tendency to pull his out of the
water too quickly, giving his stroke u very bad finish
stOrrp No. 7, was member Of last years crew, and
was one of the strongest He has not mad rs much
practice this Winter tue rest OF the crew, owing 10
Sickness and is by no efficient rs last year.
King the stroke Is man In the University boat,
though he has stroked number Of class races Though
Iir,f ha bna
ably make an excellent stroke,
Kuovals, the coxswain, has had good deal OF
experience In class races. He Is very heavy
o S1S ' very good coach, as wen as good
G0xswaIn. or the substtutee, Knapp aud Gqerp.
that one OF them VIII DO placed IN the
crew before the end Of the year Their experience IN
last years crew. Is training for substitute as hs fam
R opposed to 6 Sd & t6e p fw me
that they cannot get along without him The diet OF the
day and ali kinds OF vegetables At d1ner they for
dessert fruits and light puddngs Tner work consists
oar In the afternoon, except Wednesdays and sstur
days. they take short pulls under the direction OF the
tbem from the bank. Wednesdays and Saturdays the
crew takes long pulls Of from FIVE to twelve miles
and stroke Of N crew, has bsen coaching the crew
since November 1, and be will continue TO do so until
poSai Of the crew by some Of the NewYOrk graduates.
md IL will bo used for coaching as soon rs u arrives
used by Yale from 1873 to 1877, and tho that
Harvard has used during the last three years.
The Yalo crew viii use paper shell. 1t is now at
somewhat different from the eRht0ared shells used by
Harvard and Yale IN the last three and is
siructed AFTER design furnished by NJ. Davis the Port
land angle sculer DAVIS It WIN be remembered is the
professional who supposed TO have been hired by
Yale 40 professional coach. He said yesterday 20 THE
%Rn ms@Der that the 4 4sG src%
in any way He had been hired by the Yale navy rig
iG and dias he @ an c
OF the class He said that he had been in
New-Haven only about three weoks this Winter and
that should leave Tomorrow for Troy, where he
going rig the new Yale boat after which he was gong
home.
An experiment was tried yesterday which certainly
the members OF the Yale have conceived tho idea
that the coxswain Ce placed In tde bow or eight
Dared shell more advantageOnsly than ia the stern IL
is clnimed by Thorn bAt tha encouragement which the
s supposed 10 give the crew during the race
is positive injury to Il. They say that the
which crew makes in q four.mlO race. and that oil
sptrts except final one hurt crew moro than they
benefit II In short, that eoxswain is general nut
possible Another advantage claimed for this arrange
ment a. that the boat can be balanced better with
the coxswan In the bow The eightoared she'll
mp IN this way and the lrst trial was made Thursday
afternoon. The eeats OF the ehe were moved back
ward toe stern about two feet and place for the
by wires running the outside oRte boat above the
w1erne The arst trial was not successiul the cox
swain so heavy that at every stroke OF the the
trial made with only SIX men, No ana No. 2
beug left shore. Tha shell easily, and the cox
whether there Is any advantage in this
however. Temains to DO proved The shell viii 10 thor
ouGhy tested during the next three weeks aud u sats
Oushlv test the advantages Of the new pcsOn for te
cOxswaln.