New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-30

his slide now and then no gives promise Of many years
OF good rowing, and possibly OF ryallng hls elder
Captain iiimbes brother, OF Harvard, bad occupied
seat in the University boat which Is not by any means
crews There would then b. two MASSACHUSETTS, brothers
in the Yale boat against two NewYork brothers III 'e
THE BEST MAN OF EACH CREW.
No. brings us to the two strongest men Of the two
crews, both Massachusetts men, by the way bingham
was considered by the strongest man in the Har-
ward boat last year. He Is remarkable for back Ike
iron hips OF wonderful power, and tremendous reach
His rowing style IS good and he never tires The same
thing may be said Of Rogers, OF Yale who stands feet
inches in his stockings, weighs 1872 pounds and Is
captain Of which the college is proud He has conp-
nation OF manly qualities that make him admired ana
respected Although a year younger than Bingham,
there is little choice between the two men, Both are ola
hands in the boat and both at their best in point OF
physique.
A. 10 No T. Bacon Of Harvard is IL pounds under
stOrrs Of Yale but is good oar Dlucky as Hon. ana
noted for his excellence in baseball, and especially III
football storrs is faithful trainer hard worker ana
untirDg. Both pull in good form. and are little IN
ferior to the men who fill NO. 9.
The strokes are both green hands this although
Captain Irmblc, of Harvard, rOwed admirably In the
last two races and Folsom of Yale, has won Two class
races as stroke The Yale stroke makes mp In weight
what he lacks In experience. though he has bemshes
in bis slide to that the Harvard captain mas
not.
Both crews. on the whole very evenly matched
The advantages boat are very rearly offset by
fa,Iines IN the other. To spend time IN dlating on
"shoot" swing" cateh."" meet" and other rowing
tnesse would be wasting time Mt present. when the
crews are only last picked out Yale. as whole GER
yoa ooR at the boat fore and a proadse
view shows the vigorous oldtime catch ana heave-a
together that gives the Harvard man Joy ana causes me
Yale enthusiasm To cool rapidly on the day OF the race
Then too. the adv Harvard has III the proximity
of her boatng graduates not 10 speak or numerous pro
essOna such as Ross Paisted and Faulkner gives her
an access rowing information not 30 easy 10 De OBJ
Inc Yale stroke has been radically changed. The
slide is full One-lbout twenty-five inches should
the lungs have chance to breathe the recover, and
greater power is exertei than when the BODY was
shot p like ASS ball from for the stroke. They
have worked ont the villanous chang" at the begin
ming that disgraced the last three crews, ana are IN
fair way under the alb leadership OF Frederick Wood
and CAPTAIN Rogers to make the crew someihng nRe
tumhcdOwn little shed that served Tor the Yale Doats
in 1878. . ,
Harvard still retains last years style OF and lock
while Yale has adopIed tho more ugly. but by some cOn-
sdeted powerful oar recommended by DAVIS. me
the blade alone catches the water with none OF the
handle Some power s thus gained by eliminating the
crews have good substitutes and ngtt-weghted cox
SWANS. The Yale crew NAV be steered by young
Chinaman named Yew Chung, who weighs now IOO
pOun Is aud can be sweaed down probably TO 20 well
handl q.
year. and one of the perfect sheets OF wafer IN the
world for such purpose. Gently rising banks line INC
witness the event II they chose. train OF platform.
cars follows the boats ali the and furnishes good
for the race TO he seen from the start to the fnsh
though, of course not so infinitely as from the moving
have new ones, for the purpose OF obtaining better
position for her hOatnouse This is revised table OF
the crews up TO date with their respective class ages
weights, heights, States and positions in the boats;
HARVARD