New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-26
COLUMBIA'S EIGHT.


MAKEUP OF THE VARSITY CREw-THEIR CHANCES
OF WINNING.
The members of the crew which is to carry
the Columbia College cOlors for the coming season have
at last been selected They are f. NJ. simonds. 81,
school of Mines; Guy Richards ~, Academic Depart
ment; f. b. Hart $50, Academic; A. w. Birkcns, 's5.
Law; c. u. Donnely So, Academic; G. L. Beckwiih'
81, Mines; and W. A. Meikleham sc. Academic, a.
stroke IL is only after long and careful trial that the
men have been chosen. Early last November the
candidates for the honor OF q scat in the Var
sity eight, about twenty in number were taken in
hand and put work in the gymnasium attached to the
Columbia Grammar School They were kept busy work
ing the rowing machines chest and back weights and
dumbbes by the time the river was open and the men
could 20 on the water five had come to the cOnclu-
riOn that they didn't want TO row particularly bad and
they dropped out. The remaining fifteen men were put
in boats under the coaching Of T. c. Cornell, "a OF the
crews Of '73 and "a, and who coached the crew
that went to England latham G. Reed. who was in
Columbia in the class OF 20 and aftcrward was gradu
ated at Trinity Hail. Cambridge, when he acted coach
to the Cambridge and a D. smonds, 70, an old
oarsman and of the University OF that year
The weaker gradually dropped out until the
best eight had been selected. All those who have
been chosen have before represented Columbia on the
water simonds Richards and Donnelly rowed in last
years freshman crew, which the with the HaT
yard freshmen; while Hart Birkens, Lawrence and
Mekleham were in the University crew. Beckwith
siderable difficulty experienced IN getting suitable
stroke for the crew W. b. Peet last years stroke at
first tried but since last some Of the men have
considerably and have much longer reach than
then and II decided that while Poet had all the
other qualifications of rscass stroke, the interests
college would be best served by putting man N
who could set longer stroke b. lockwood jr. OF
the useful members OF last years crew. next
tried in that position but last week he decided, on the
advice OF his physician, that would be impossible for
him 70 get himself In proper condition, no concluded
not TO this year aud the crew looses one OF its
strongest men, Last week 1t decided to put Mekle
ham In stroke and since that time he has held that
out In the boat they have been regular In their
work As they get TO the boat-hOuse after
leaving college they their Doat out and accompanied
by OF the coaches the launch Comic Good
win take a spin down the river OF about mile and
On their way back they speed over the mile OF the
Harlem course and then paddle lesurely up AS Tar as
High Bridge and back to the boathOuse They went the
mile yesterday in minutes 3 seconds TRere is no
doubt in the minds Of the coaches OF the ability
OF every In the boat TO stay for
hitting proper pace for Saturdays race the work
now is more to get the into proper form than to
develop speed staying power for the with Har
ward. The is little rough as yet, tho eKanina-
lions taking mp the time OF the Brkens only Joined
the crew day two ago. and Richards was IN training
for the Intercollegiate games on Saturday last when he
took second place in the running high jump with
markabe record OF 5 feet 9la inches
After the Saturday the probabilities are that
under the guidance OF Jasper Goodwin, they
will be got into proper shape Tor inc
having to be covered at least twice day. besides the
running, walking and indoor work. There will DO no
want of plain substantial food The rowed by
the Columbus is long and steady with sharp quick 70.
covery which will send their boat through the at
a high OF speed Every man in the crew Is hard
worker aud the coaches say they are the most amenane
to discipline than any that Columbia hasShad for
long time The are strong healthy -lOokng young fell
lows, and the average weight s fully eight pounds
heavier than last years crew The following table gives
the weight, and height OF thcsnen