New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-27
READY FOR THE REGATTA.
.-,,pyp pIy.L CREWS At YEw-LoNDoN.

..rpvp RIVAL. CREWS At NEW-LOND0N.
- ~, SIC INTEKEsT ~ TNDAYs RACE-A
y.sr rlRoNG TXPrcTED Bf FRIDAY 800 THE
co,-RsE. OVER WHICH TIE RACES WILL BE
rown.p-A CRITICAL LOOK At Tux CRE"s OF
r,rvui, HARVARD AID YALE-WEI6hTs AND
AGEs or TIE EOHEEs
-, sire, A. CORRESPONDENT Or TIE rRIBrTE.l
Npw-IoNDON, Conn, June wv h Tue
-c- fairly settled their quarters here aud TAX
,,iy r,,riiee pulls, one would naturally expect
,wIepdon TO show some signs Of excitement bu' "'
,sapa ttscrcei citizens utterly refuse 70 hcray any
,na,cstions ofan uuwontcd aeation Thus i"' th're
~ beu comparatively Few arrivals. and Is eFn'ht
,naf IN, arvari-C olunhia race is rceried ~ s'o
o,Aorv affair Al full ~ yolr h"nseF asked inc
- q , tu,ll nv vnlisr a. the depot Bless ON. no.
- Tl,er,r.int anybody here yct and found tns to
no sl,n.st literally so. a delegation Of Columbia Ell"
dents can iarliy make nap an iun'nse crowd ah' re-
,ualrs for Woluc day aud Thursdy 20 $40" WHY '"e
.,,cnaancc win really be- Tie Importance OF Monday
,sc, hes in is supposed betrayal Of liar
,ars- strength or weakness Columbia "tum
hea in" here IN good way
,,v,eo,s 10 row somebody, willing 90 accept almost
any eoudi ous mat might be u?o.d oy fate ana hl'
besn obliIngiy accommodatrd with an opportunity
mitch aeroinc 10 thc popular idea viii result in Ter
asfeot b.. wAue woul-he boating mcn irdnls" in
,rued tax In Che corridors oi the hotels the young
otIlete. u TIE .iver doiuE some very hand'"mr
,gork Harvard and Columbia qaart"red on opposite
hanks lust 70 The start While Yale Is thIecqrart"rs OF
mile above Harvard
LOOK At THE COURSE.
yesterlay morning prevailed upOn an iac mariner
., en-. virycs 10 row me up over the course Al the
apisb tue grand stand WAS heirg erected ON winthrop
Po,ut amt Morris Bacon, Of tuc Regatta Committee
xas out in steam-laauch ba1ghg 'ho
course With brilliant crimson AND hGe pennan ~ each
tsls mile Coutnn ne It could DE that THE eOaiae
s,xpos8 10 one danger. The direction is from north
eas, ia souhw st. The prevailing iul Of late has been
from the southwest, blowing straight mp the course
What Is called hy waiclmen here a " ueShct toe Dr.
eonsaatly fuuupc ont. even though the Hood tale rmy
ne cofanc In undo ncath. Now, with The ircshct udc
continually setting ont even NJ slack water and the
southwes wind dead against IT, there IS strong Glance
o come yorv rough water in the last hail of the course
About ln he sul half from the start. nearly oppO-
site thu Navy Yard point jus out which keeps of the
wind som, from the first part Of th, course bn' IT'S
force f. instantly felt when boat comes down I'Hd
the point. Perhaps Il was tls wind that induced my
mariner 10 suggest making fact 10 scows h'' ve
belns toved up weakly consented, AND orr tine for
the foar miles was one h0r and quarters. h". tie
mariner ENJOY ed refreshing sleep on heap OF coal
THE HARVARD CREw.
lust Opposite the flag marking the start on the eaS
hank Of the river little yellow cottage with ri i"0
came f. 10 sight above which noa;ed large crimson
banner bearing Harvard in black cttcrs. picinr
esoue group Was gathered the shady side. on the
broad yei.,uGa The were clad IN gray hHick'i-
booker coz lines trimmed Sja crimson. With long cii
son stockccs. and nearly all wo'c cr.us1n and black
Jockey cans tilted back in chairs eazinr "
on the stl landscape. Tor they had only arrived
the night before and others srawed lazy on canvas
cots massive crimson calves visible ~ one end am The
face Of the owner buried in novel az the othcr Captain
Braidegoc. upright and fresh looking picture oI
health cane forward and iuytcl hi- y,i or 20 inspect
The quarters The kitchen, where Robert Churchill wno
has been with the Harvard crew since -76 presdes Is
seDaraad iron, the other apartments 10y open pa.
sagewav The first floor Of the cottacc s large ana
airy dinncroorn and the upper foor s larger sleep
fngroon occlpyug more than haf the entire building.
The crew were pronounced by Captain Blaud ec {" he
all in good condition, and their looks oolLrlaed lis
words.
Get ready men," he shouted and in few minutes On"
gray and crimson Kickerbockcr costume wer' thrown
aside and the appeared IN tie ta0rse Just below
in their white oius0abogd rcd tgi'. win IN" familiar
"H" on the breast The boat new paper shell. ba'it
nv f. Waters son. Of Troy, with seats ne-cl 30 The
centre and swivel row0cks, 30 readiness f. bottom
polished ard shining Ike piano We have hardly de-
cidcd what boat 10 use yet" sail Cap7n Hr'nd'-ce'
ave have here" pointing TO eleu stlA s~atLcd IN
cloth C. Oar shell but by fclron. Of Yonkerr winch
has very fastluc II came % as Rate ast 'ea-on All
has only been used once or twice. -o tnai vt nay t it,
Then at The word thc men carefully bore their dainty
craft down the oat Gn1 "a ndliiY deposited hr DO Ac
water. A. they u.vcd about tue Goat aud took their
places The garts excellent chance Was o-er~4 TOR
studying their appearance aud uak mp
Al frs sht the give al impression of sleAincss.
md of beils under weight; not that they nre trained
down to- tine their faces and bodies show no sus Of
that; hut there eocms lack Of weight md Drawn. Oao
Hooks IN vain cor tho barrelke trIns Of Schwartz.
the mas i've ariu- and thighs o. m -lan, the deep
chesn Of Jacobs Or a Icgato for-t.n- that fow cole
lese crews be expected TO equ' itr'ads eight o.
ls77. Perhaps tlis feeling. Tat the crew Is
not remarkably strong one, aries largely
from the stroke. whom ue-ur'ly looks frat cur
iis, tie ghcs and shortest man in tire hoai, p's-
rather slender youth. with plenty 81 pUck aud COURAGE.
but with OiduDusiy slight Wa-i aHd pay rlae Which
better fitted Tor snort da-i imam for tbe Weaihs
sirau OF frar-4le race. ihus Ia, However. hr Las
made biz place g0od ana showed ~" si- 81 "ralrni"e
81 me long hard pi- on VIC NAAfct- iS'fc kthN "l
"beef" the waist 81 the b1l not aWayc Wen pui 10
gcther, boweVcr. saver, No = ana Brand e'', bon,
tighter mon, bGt the latter Is tihsular5 graceful
But an this time the crew are n the noat snnyc
ph" call, the caufau. The luic cork-WIu gathers h,i
Tie rudcf lines, and the boat 0o.t- ont tO tne stream
I" Ready row. bat this u i1erc paddle, Ciafu5 dc-
signed 10 blind any uNerauNious cyca. \ few riroAc-
The blat Oack, while III oar Is changed Pad
dung Out into inidstrcam the word row L. heard ~
different tonc The oars catch ~e and Lafd t"1eihlr
but the there il WIctced silasiog 10 che
waist, aud the boat u slightly uneven bu e'" shoot
Ing dircctiy the river brosd,c o. wind tide
Thtyhye strokes 10 The minute s. tc story ht watches
Cell, ana the men are putting p~eAs aud les well Liio
each Hxokc. At the starting Ia he Oi,T sdc thc
boat turns aud aet pause shoots doseR the course.
they sIurtng ny 20 thirty seven strokes aud w ir
Fyurt faults out. Ciaiiai1 No. luirles las
recover and catches tic water rine ahead Of stroke
Rudgens q, allows himself 10 gi doubled up, Ghd docs
too work with his arms and IN the waist, although
vicious snsp shown. the rowing Is slightly ragfc
the catch eght OF another boa; coming down tLe
river and pun into theT quarters
THE NEw-YogE CHAMPIONS
On the other side of the river In pleasant farmhouse
empowered oy and the headquarters Of
the Columbia crew, with their boathouse half mile
further AZ.
a.yad Y CooAv-, thrfr coarN II bo vr.s ..s