New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-04
YALES VARSITY CREW,
CONFIDENT OF WINNING WITH THE @BoH
COOK STROKE,

New-Haven Conn., June 3 (specaD.-The one eve,s
which New Haveners look forward TO with most ps.s
urc is the Yale-Haryard boat the Thames
River at Ncw-London. Tba. event is scarcely month
away, for the contest has been fixed for June 81
Everybody hero becomes interested in the crews beor
tho day set for the arrives, and the interest In
crcases rapidly after the townspeople have had An
opportunity to see the crew In It's she'll practising in
the harbor. Tho crew is watched with critical eyes
from tho decks of little steamers. and from thu
various drawhrdges that command view Of the
haror during the time engaged In practice and BY the
time the day Of the comes to hand the judgment.
Of New aveners as TO the winning crew is as safe Ia
bot is the opinion of any one that can be found
Bob, Cook of course, excepted.
Any one who has observed the carefully can n
he follows his judgment rather than his sympa.
thcs, make very good estimate OF what tho result
will be when the contest has gone upon record Just
before D. m. daily the crew IS pretty 10 cons
down 10 the boathouse IL the water is In good cond.
ton, and 1t is seldom that the water is not smooth
enough for shell rowing In less than two weeks toe
Yale VIII go to New-London and Will take TIE
old Yale quarters at the commodIous house Of Captain
Brown on the bluff at Gates Ferry Harvard Is mora
fortunate than Yale in the matter Of expense attend
Ing their preparations for the race, after they 20 To
New London, for the quarters occupied by the crew.
trainer and boat keepers are owned by the Harvard
Racing Association, while Yale IS obliged to hire 70.
commodations. But tho advantage disappears after
the matter Of expense is considered for had Yalss
navy as much money at Its command as Jay Gould
has at his no better accommodation could be secund
than Yale obtains at Captain Dave' Browns Tha
crew will take along Its cook, and the apartments
hired by the turned over to its exclusive use
the moment 1t arrives and Captain Brown is reless
IN his efforts to provide for his favortes all the trainer
g allow
The Brown House is very pleasantly located upon
nj
miles north and south, and there is abundance Of
shade the premises where the loiter about
and enjoy the bracing atmosphere when they are
at work in the boats training in their barges Cap.
tain Robert j. Cook, without whose assistance Yals
has prepared for very few races in the past dozen
years. always be found at the Yale quarters after
the crew gets to New-London, and he devotes his
time entirely to putting the fellows In git thar trim
from the time he until the has been rowed
Yale men swear by Bob Cook, and with unbounded
pleasure they have received the information that b.
Will devote all his time to tho crow In few days
Bob" was In New-Haven few days ago, and bn
his advice several changes have been made in the
1t is extremely difficult to get information ia
reference to these changes for the dumb
oysters in reference to tho matter Brewster Of
the class Of '91 has taken the place Of Hartwe Of
'o9 S, as substitute. Hartwell was hard worker
and at first developed rapidly, but the training
went IL became evident that he had not sufficient
endurance TO be absolutely reliable. Brewster Is
made of iron and is a giant in strength Captain
Stevenson, who has been rowing at No. 3, has moved
down TO the scat which he occupied in last years
race, No. g. Woodruff has been moved from No q
to No. H. and Brewster, the man. has taken
Captain stevenson's place at No. 8. Unless unex-
pected changes occur the makeup Of the race win
be as follows:
Stroke, s. NJ Cross 'es, 1e2 pounds No. 7, G. r.
Carter, 80, 1913 pounds; No. 6, T. A. Stevenson,
'ee, captain, 172 pounds; No. 5. W. II. Corbin, $50,
1sl pounds No. 4, G. W. Woodruff, 80, 17s pounds,
Nc 3, q. s. Brewster '91, 172 pounds No. 2, c. O.
Gill, 'a9, ia pounds; bow, r. NJ. Wilcox, 'ss So
155 pounds. Substitutes, j. A. Hartwen, 50 s.,
1853 pounds n. James, 90 15s pounds. Coxswan.
r. Thompson, 30, log pounds.
By the above arrangement the weight is well dis.
trfbuted, and the three heaviest men arc prop
eriy located In the waist Of the
boat. The men all doing noble work. and are con.
fdcnt that victory is within their grasp. Captain
stevenson is rstcass for the position he holds
and his whole heart in the work of the crew. When
he entered Yale he firmly resolved to become q mem.
ber and also captain Of the crew. and he made Of tho
stuff that knows no such word as defeat. In 1855
and 1887, years when Yale triumphant victories
the crimson, Stevenson was one Of the best men
in both races Since he was elected captain he has
worked with great faithfuness and his only am.
btion is to defeat Harvard she never defeated
before.
Cross the stroke of the crew, is new man in THAI
position, having assumed the duties after Caldwell
solutey refused take his old position again. Cross
Is grand stroke but he is good as Caldwell.
1t is we'll known at Yale that Caldwell refused 10 row
again, because he not elected a member OF ono
of the senior societies. and because certain members Of
the crew. who belonged 10 the societies. great
praise while he not given the credit for good work
done to which he was Justly entitled. Cross will
improve, but Yales danger is in the stroke.
Carter, the starboard STROKE, has filed that posi-
ton in the last two races, and he is admirable
man for the place. His work this year is moro per-
feet than ever and he TO bo stronger than
he was last year. Woodruff and Gin are both vet
latter has been In one. Gill is tho toughest maa
in the boat and has done splendid work all
Wilcox, at bow, pulls perfect Bob Cook' stroke
was in training all the time with last YEARS crew,
and is the captain of tho football team. lie is good
Oh pert oarsman at ST. Paul's University and has fm+
proved steadily SINCE he left. Little Thompson, tho
race, but he is a dandy coxswan, and his iuds'
ment this year is better than ever.
The individual work of the crew Is well nigh per.
feet, but while working together the blado work Is no.
as smooth it should be. Ex-Captain Rogers, Of
the S7 crew, and eXCapaln CoweS, OF the so crew
spend groat deal Of time In coaching the crew, and
binder the work, and sometimes for whole week only
short coaching pulls have been INDUCED In fair prog
ess has been made The men are all in good heath
and the best of feeling prevails among them, tnns
which has not always existed.
Harvard has refused to Columbia this year, and
consequently the Yale mea Will not have the oppor-
unity Of watching the work of their rivals thai they
,ad last year IL Is said that the Harvard S sTsw ,ss
S true, the will be OF much moro than Ordinary
interest. All things considered the outlook for faa
seems quite as bright as could be desired