New-York tribune., 1886-05-03
BOATING At YILR.
COACH CHAINKY AND HIS RECORD,


Prom Az OCCASION AL CORRESPONDENT or TuY TRIBrNEl
NEw-HAvEN. Conn, May 2.-The Yale boat
house presents a very lively appearance at p m every
day University and class crews are all there
preparing for practice There IS considerable rivalry
between tne class and they doing some hard
faithful training and the spring at Lake satoa-
sal promise be exciting Additional interest centres
In the ths spring the University crew intends
10 take the odtsde necessitating wide sweep
around bend and try its mettle against the class
crews The members OF the University crew have
changed since Cbaney the English oarsman,
took charge of them and 1t s not yet decided how they
will sit whether Appleton, SO, or Caldwell. 81. Will
be stroke They are Ia fair condition and doing
good practice work down harb0r ont OF sight The
greatest secrecy is eDOined about their movements and
t difficult obtain accurate information which to
base estimate OF their ability They are not SO heavy
last years bu. will average fully l65 pounds
The attempts Of the boat cuD officials to suppress all in
formation to the identity OF their coach prompted
little investigation with the following result:
His name is John r. Chaiuey and he came from the
Chelsea Boal Club House, London. His record shows
that he has had extensive experience. sculler
stroke OF fours and eghts and trainer and coach When
a boy he served an apprenticeship rs waterman the
Thalpes took part in His first OF
note 1864 when he defeated c. Duton, OF Green
wich. the Thames for 800 side distance five miles
III 1865 he defeated spcnceroi Blackwell distance five
miles. time 20 min 10 sec lie quit rowing for num-
West Kent Rowing Club OF which he became captain and
stroke. In 1878 he defeated George Tunbrdge and g.
BarADun the Putney- G his wick conrse. aud II. W.
Rowland on the Putnty- Hammersmlth course. two
miles strOked West London fOuroared crew, tax
second place by two feet. In 1879 Chainey de-
featcd tie Putney Mortake by John Bell OF
Hamnl smith. for $50; slrOked the winning four In
the 1raesmen's regatta; and defeated Rowland and
TunDIlGge IN q sweepstakes. In 1880 on the Thames
four miles championship for 500, he defeated
John Bell time "a: 30 Thcse Two met again shortly af-
ter for $50 when Bell won by two lengths ChaIhey
then devoted his time coaching and handled number
OF crews Thames. la 1851. 50. SO and 80 he
trained and coached the North Warwick shIie crew In
1ssi he trained single sculers for the birmingham and
BRISTOL rowing clubs.
Bob" Cook has unquestionably secured good man
10 assist him. More cOnhcence IS being placed IN the
prospects OF the crew than Ia those Of the bal nine
There 70 hchI The proposed iae Harvard freshman
race Harvard Objects to rowing Yale ia addition To
Columbia but Is wiiln. to meet Yale at the time
the Columbia freshmen This proposition is agreeable
~ ale ana II Columbia consents to II the three
crews VIII row Two mile at New Lon
bobby Winston. The track trainer, working hard
10 get together strong team for the INTERCOLLEGIATE
sports But IA this sport Yale ms fited TO lett
She IN all PROBABILITY will this year unless the
greatly spl.t uI. The only ia there
show of confidence are Coke weight throw ng and hr
r spTnieI The others safely be classed better
seconds than first unless the neid they Is poor
Ludngton may possibly be heard from in the harlles