New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-19
Observation-Disclosures.
PREPARING FOR THE ANNUAL BOAT RACE,
THE COLUMBIA CREW IN NEw-LoNDoN-APPEAR-
ANCE OF THE MEN ON THE wArEE-wEAK



ANCE or THE MEN ON THE wArEE-wEAK
POINTS DESCRIBED.
IRON SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIbuNE.l
NEw-LoNpoN. June lit il not to be sup
posed that the advent OF the Columbia crew has created
any excitement here This quiet. stad and emineutly
respectable old town utterly refuses TO allow ITS pni'c
TO be hastened single by tho agitations or college
rvaries The ancient mariners who haunt the WhhrYe
vary their brilliant flashes Of eHpectoratlon WIFI
lansuid converse about the oarSnen, I'd
WAYS ending with the contemptuous query. What
could them college chaps do in "a whaeboat Tor ten
mile pull in the teeth Of q gale o. wind y Anew shop
keepers with unwonted enterprise have hung out tho
blue and white fresh OF provisions Is being laid in
for thirsty souls and hotel Keepers look cheeuy or
ward TO regatta week But the majority or the people
refuse enthuse" in the least over the young oars
men, and It must he acknowledged that college boating
men longer the popuar heroes that they wore IN
the pany days of the great regaas at Saratoga Any
contest that oocars every year soon assumes
the character OF old story Tor the
rapid irrepressibe American, always thrstnS Tor some
thing new Now that the novelty OF college boating has
worn off the Fictitious excitement disappears but there
ia left solid resduum enduring interest, which. per-
haps q worth much in the way OF encouraging the
sport the exaggeration and eclnt OF former days
THE COLUMBIA QUARTERS.
But whio the villagers peacefully pursuing thclr
respective ways, the Columbia men are quietly estao-
ished in Farmer Brewers cottage about three miles ND
the river and the side "a the town Ihelr nhes
are certainly cast in pleasant places. The farmhouse
stands in a little hollow in the green hillside, a little
above the railway track. Before 1t Is little orchard
and the house il completely embowered In trees Hard
w more than stones throw from the river yet raised
on the hillside enough TO catch any cool breeze that
srays down valley tho can sit among the roses
at their door ana almost see the crimson rooi OF
arvards cottage on the other side of tho river The
sta nj al
the course while the boat-house is little above, near
the ferry and opposite Yales last years quarters by
the aid Of caterer and n cook the wants
Of the inner man are well proVided lor'
Breakfast about eight. consists OF fruit
oatmeal and chops or steaks; dinner st embraces
chop and egg, or steak the main articles at the
O'Clock supper Ale Is taken at dlnner ana the dlet IS
generously varied within certain limits TO AVOID monot
ony The mon retire by IL or 1880. There Is
practically nothing done now IN the way OF exercise II
short walks be excepted in addtiOntO the WORK on the
TIIB MEN IN BOATING COSTUME.
Tho crew was not out yesterday There was business
70 attend to in tho city, some preparations
yet to be made at tho quarters, and
time was required TO get the boats into readiness
Toay the Grew appeared for the first time upon the
water and they will continue pulling twice day up to
the day before Taking the mon ia boating cos
tune It must I've confessed that they do not strike one
M bury rugged locking set. Tney are not the sort OF
men that The Ages s'st o1t IN UNI no s ami White
In ~ or that gained aurcs for Harvard ia IL ~ ana
49, There is snsr wsGy tSat tSeir missile Is too
much forced growt that they are rathcr ho-ouse
products than men naturally or great power anu
stamina Strong mon they AFRO undoubtedly, men who
can pail miles good pace, but despite the lact
saIned thoroughly soisoned look. Their increased e1
perience should more form dabe opponents
race alIhongh anu inclined think it win be stern
cnaso. when the men ara in their boat Two Things pc
come evident First that COlumDia5 stroke ID one 10 De
severely criticised, and secondly tuaC Ihero are
serious Individual faults viii h can hardly Dc ehtlreB
Grad Gated by the careful coaching NJ TINS Iate
day Last year SAID OF the Columbia crew IN LIE
TIBUNE Their stroke looks Likely 20 exhaust them
OF ter Oodes on the recover" AT close OI that race
the crew was thoroughly pumped our au one nau
preserved this year. although the men do not 20 Oack
IRON mo perpendicular as they dd before. Inc eagh
OF the swing, therefore, is little shortened although
HE men still reach forward OF their toesand SWING down
beginning Of the stroke IN way ,hat fer'aHy
minor siignt hanging on the Deslnnins OF the
nine and forty strokes in hard rowing Here are long
swing and quick strOko, dangerous opmblna'ioh anu
the only otner element needed 70 D." KNOCK crew OUT
i'm the language Mr. sullivan, Is the CONSCIOUSNESS mat
their opponents have gained falr lead mere IS noS
desirable and ono result tnat some OF tho men are H.
Clined put IN their Strength lheiee'uily On tio
iatfer part OF stroke. But "A tfOuDie
which would strike any novice In looking AZ the
crew shockngy clumsy worn inDoaId oi 'ne men
forward As soon as they get down 70 hAid puluns
Porter On and MOOre 80 roll across inc boat at e'oy
DW
initiate tnom The resul. is that ioohlng alVg tno DUa
IRON as ern the forward seem eacn 10 Do swinging
on Dis individual account ANA thelr J"suhS lpaIs NJ
tnnes wobDhng motion to thc boat ihesr ore me EN-
ef faults iced Ia tno crew ihe lhno - larry
good the men feather ceanly, and except when tho
men ARD scrcWnS themselves Oht Ol hhdPe O0
boat runs Uu All even Ktcl.
TIE STYLE OF THE MEN.
The nrrtiest aud most finished oar tho boat Ia Cap
tam Cowlcs the stroke. lie swings straight catches the
water hard pulls his through Justify, and his only
faults are a tendency to occasionally clip MS stroke
trac and little slU"ness III getting ms hands away
from tho body the recover TINS IL the fonrtu year
at tbe starboArd stroke Mr. Muller a, has in the
college ane but strangely enough, he IS perhaps the
only one in the boat observer would conclude
WAS not doing or the work IN hard
rowing When the Is squirting Mr.. Muller Is
inclined 10 cut his stroke snort Dy lllhB his
oar too soon from tho water, out TINS "DhcactlnS"
with urc4.oAa dncuty ia feathcrns clear, are almost
th oniy defects in Mulier- style. Wheeler (6j -
uowel,y built man, cap ALL OF last years Freshman
crew mo pulls Iard ana well ana Is great gam 10 Tue
s,VaIstv| Lynch (j IS another strOIs oar Dc
dcprnde on In race, could put ia his strength
10 u, ter advantage II he would pun MS srOke Gear
tDron', whout clipping 1t aud ineeng his oar, which
rfien 1nrows MIN otie OF tne keckhart (5J needs to
swing back tribe more and pull
his oar handle clear up to ms ms BODY instead instead
of meeting 1t, as he docs. Tho chef trouble
with Porter and Moore e and - IS their rolling WHICH
nas been already spoken o. Moore rows AaId,
learned properly mis- back. Porter, III addition to
ll- twisting himself across tue boat hhd ms cuInsy
ha ding OF nib oar reaches far forward Fitzgerald
Dow row, III good form save Tor u leAachcy 10 set
d,ubed up ia Iast rowing. Altogether the crew shows
many serious faults which can hardy DC corrected III
time Tor next SAturdays race II ING
men possessed superdDuudanco OF Drawn ana
stamina these faults Of style could be counted
a. of partiyely little Importance, Dut as Il L. they
are Iikely 10 les sen materially Coiumbas chances. Inc
men aro very good condition. ana cohlueht tAat tHey
will make good showing. Ihelr statistics are as fol-
lows:
Position, Name. Age. Height Weight
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