New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-19

THE NEW SHE'LL AND THE ADVANTAGES CLAIMED
FOR 1.-THE CREW SAID TO ROW RAGGEDLY-
HEAVY WEIGHT OF THE MEN-LACK or COACH
ING
Iron A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRIBUNE.l
NEW-HAyEN, June 17.-There was light
breeze blowing up from the Sound this Afternoon calls
ing a slight connection in the waters Of the Qinnipac
River and making Il seat on the broad yeranda of the
Yale boathouse cool and comfortable. 1t was nearly
o'clock when the stalwart oarsmen OF the Yale crew
came into sight, walking lesurely down
Chapel-st The annual examinations are making
life burden TO tho Yale students just NJ
present and a. the members OF the crew hove in sight
they looked though they had lost their bst friends
In short space Of time, however they had reached The
boathouse had donned tner boating costumes ana were
living Hat on their backs tho yeranda, rolling over
each other and chatting college men do. Everything
connected with the crew kept 40 secret that IL IL di
cu to say whether or this part OF their regular
training While the INDUCING IN these antics
the new Yale launol-lt has finally arrived
eli ed gracefully up the float and waited for further
orders
About $50 o'clock there being other possible thing
10 wait Tor, the immense doors were rolled BACK ana
one end of the shell coming oui, ami finally the
whole boat, borne in the of the falo eight Now
there has been a dreadful mystery hanging over this
boat No one except members OF the crew has been al
lowed 10 SEQ IL and all Information in regard to 1t has
been kept profoundly secret Underclassmen have re-
framed talking about 1t lest they might become dis
liked portion OF The bOat-hOuse has been divided OH
from the rest by partition and very small door with
very large lock has been eyesoe to nqustive visit
ora at the boaOuse During the last week an unpleasant
looking bulldog with his ponderOus jaws aa each avail
able space OF which bristed with tooth, has made his
lair in the and has been gentle reminder to
| approach only within halling distance
1t is now short time before the date OF the Yale
and Harvard race that 1t possible to get idea
| nh. pcino al het
and the boats heretofore used is It's length which Ia GS
| feet The rigging of the boat is also different TIE
tbwarts are arranged in pairs between each pair being
SPACE OF 3a or The object Of this arrangement
Is TO distribute weight OF the crew over the length OF
the boat The cOXswn steers by means OF HORIZONTAL
wheel placed in front Of the coxswan and between hls
knees The effect Of the present arrangement of seats
in the boat Is 10 make the individual faults Of each man
mora noticeable and make the ragged rowing more ap
narent The stye boat and it's rigging originated
with Michael Davis, welknown oarsnan and boat
buder of Portland, Me- Mr. Davis has great confidence
in the new and says that the improvements In the
| building OF racing shells in the past year have
been greater than during any twenty previous years
The boat which the Yale rows IN at present will not
be used at NewLOndOn, but another on the same mode
will take its place at that time. In the old style Of boat
every man had to dip his in the eddes made by the
oar OF the back Of him. but the new rigging Of the
| seats gives each man clear and smooth space into
which 10 dip his This is obviously improve
ment and will no doubt make difference in the speed
| Of the boat. On behalf OF their boat
| the Yale men claim that the standstill
or nearly So 10 which the old boats TO between
the strokes or on the recover is entirely eliminated
and thai instead OF going with aery movement the boa
clides along smoothly and there is no hanging TIL,
oars are OF tho pattern those used for the frs
time last year.
| The crew has been In training since October Is. In
| January they began their gymnasium training, who'll
differed not materially from the old stereotyped form
| February 20 saw the crew again on the water The
| diet has been changed somewhat. more freedom
being allowed Ale is allowed at dinner every day The
array OF Indancubs and in the boat house
leads to the that many study hours have been
| wLiled away In the " manly ART Of obedience"
The stroke this IL rapid, being about fortytwo
per minute The muscles Of the back brought into
use to large extent although tue appearance of the
men while rowing such Huick stroke indicates the
| country. -.
speak because OF observation from the boat
house exceedingly limited. The general Impression is
| that thew row raggedy. " We don't how ragged
they row" enthusiastic student standing the
veranda OF the boat house. II they get that boat
the line frat w are satisfied" That Is the way the whole
college seems 10 feel Yale has aDOred throughout
year under disadvantage OF having regular coach.
one of the members OF the JuniOr sclass followed
The crew In the launch aud has told them all he
knew on subject Of form, time and style. Collins,
captain of years crow. arrived ut New-laYen this
week Europe, and "a at giving the crow
sone 4able aid In the coaohing Line. The old ooaeh