New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-14
COLLEGE OARSMEN.
Wales PREPARATIONS AT NEW-HAyEN
GETTING READY TO MEET ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
OF THE wORK-HOw THE GREW l. DONE
IRON SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS OF 'HE IE'HVN

OF THE WORK-HOW THE CkfW l. DUNE
IRON SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF iIiE II.H'N"'l
NEw-IIAvEN, May 13.-TAe boa-honse mas
become gain centre Of attraction % TIE u'-o
boys. On pleasant afternoons IT'S sou."A4' 'a'"c'"S
verand44 swarm with every s.yc % col ran from the
yerdaut freshman 20 the grave and res rnd senior.
They lounge lazly on the railing OF wax about smoking
cigarettes. ylugug caucs aud exchanging bits Of -'s
SIP about Tho and tn chances of scrr'' I'D inc
comiusrace with Harvard. Here th'y wait patiently
for the university crew 10 don their rowing cos
tunes, bring out their boat and pun away. III
not mfIequeguy happens That many OF those on '"e
boatAou-r Guat or yeraudas are oareuen themselves
au Tor the crew 10 be gone in order 10 Try their -ll
aud muscle IN single double scun. OccasohaAy
some one with LITTLE regard for the hoa'house etiquette
shoulder, Lis single scI marches ont TO The edge Of Inc
float and putting his boat I'm the water Gets IN ana rows
away ia the face and eyes OF the crowd before the un
vcr.tv has started out such proceeding: usually meet
with an sorts q remarks AID guys from me spectators
on the yeraud1s The university crew are the on"Ichs
Of all they survey from Tomlinsou's Bridge TO
the head-vaers Of tie Qunnipiac Ana "heh
these muscular persons appear In tine D'4t-
house everything else ceases and the crew rue
the place with n Oh hand. menbcr Of thc crew be-
comes very different person when lac leaves tAr college
campus and appears at The hoat-house He is usually
less laxative when dressed rowing garb and pcram
buatii the vcraudss TIE sense OF his own g a'neSS
strikes him just before he reaches the boat house. and
leaves him after scveu-nle pull II takes pull of
tuat length to mike these oar-uen treat anybody
cvlly But while they lend their prc'eucc TO the boat
house the feeling Of superiority is encouraged by the
conccms Themselves. Freshmen take pleasure IN
pointing ont to their mothers or cAaperoncs each
member of the crew ~ he appears Oh the
scene. Even the senior. than whom there
is greater, forgcts himself occasionally ana
speaks I'm ghtcms ofa sophomore or Junior Who hap
pens to be the All questions ms 10 weight phys
zeal condition strength in fact anything that refers di
recty indirectly TO the crew. their rowing and their
boat regarded npcrnentand are never answered
Consequently the members OF the appear TO their
college mates as something above the ordinary run OF
mortas who possess untold mysteries and secrets that
invaluable 1t has only been until the last FIVE years
that Yale graduate under graduate could not find
anything the for the training, equipment
and maintenance Of which had subscribed MS money
far getting any Information whatever about the
crew Ia concerned, one might as well be Harvard as
Yale mau 1t at time supposed that the steam
launch might occasionally provide enthusiastic grad
rac S or "h Ss an % laws SEE ts GT
Tor the crew, the coach and few friends.
MYSTERIOUS Rowing MEN
The same ridiculous Of mystery and secrecy which
only equacd by that Whch surrounds the senOrsOce
ties again pcryades the boat house this 1t did last
year. The members OF the answer all questions
which they cannot avoid but show the greatest ret
cenee about talking on boating topics The hoathOusc
not guarded al night this year. however by savage dog
as 1t was last year but Will no doubt be provided with
very part OF the boat house has been part
toned Of for tie housing Of the university SHE'LL and ~
KEPT continually boleu barred ana locked. Nobody
enters there unless he Is member o. tEc or q
coach There q great anxiety lest acme interested In
the Harvard crew may see and report 10 them something
about Ndles peculiar boat and the new style of slug
crew resort TO all sorts of tIicks {, deceive
those WHO are watching them. They will pul
peases them; or they Will row long distance
IN good fonn, aud then suddenly appear 10 nc " all