Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-04
SHE COACHES THE CREW.
Ni.s Lucille Hin visits Other '"i-
Egcs to Get Points About strokes.

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locked as they stood about on the hcat'
getting ready for practice spun. one
brown haired young woman, Win po,n
arms above her head. and her NOUN Iu'
OF hairplns. was fixing her hair; another
was stooping over. tying her racing shoe.
Two or three were gathered around MISS
Hill. listening 10 her words or adnoh'.
ton. and all were filed with VlgOr ann
authorization. They all wore the bloonlef
costume. with short skirts ana tnefe WAS
uot laggard among them. ,,,,
Get ready, now" shouts Mss ii'''
81 want you 10 catch that stroke prop
ery before dlnner-time."
TN. words are the signal for on aston
ishing Transformation. on come tlsht
short skirts with a swish. over the head!
oh. no Otherwise. Sixteen feet spring OUT
OF eight rings Of drapery, and they are
ready for the water. Standing t1ere on
the Hoat in their sweaters the elglt young
women present as attractive picture
as Yale or Harvard. The eight girls take
their places I'm the shell with ihe .ase
and grace Of veterans Here ana 'heiv
along the length OF the boat hutttr KNOTS
OF lavender and white riboon' me cas-
colors. one very straight young woman
has bunch of II right on The topnios'
height Of her taunty little cap.
In the boat are the following young
women Captain Mary G. cannon cox
swain Harrle, Lance. Sbyl V. Boynton'
Mary r. Chase. Helen Dennis. Susanne
= Goddard. Frances T.. Hlldreth. Alice
" Hunt and Fiorah Krlm.. These with
another group OF young women VINO re-
main on the float. form tho wellesley
crew OF 1895.
"starboard oarsp sings ont the cox
swain v,ho IL perched in the stern. star
board oars il is, and the shell wheels
slowly around until IL has seaway. Ihen'
after moments pause the coNswaih
shouts. Co.. Eight 1.-THE bodies bend
forward grip the water with their long,
sp0onlike oars, and swing back With
vim that sends the shell dying over the
lake Ike huge dr2gon-hy. lntermit-
tently rising and falling, the voice or the
coxswain can be heard warning the oars
girls II one thing and then another.
You are out OF time there, Miss A.
your blade work Is too ragged. MISS
x. and your splashing IS hoUd'
Miss r." So Il goes up ard down
the lake for an hour or more. untii the
girls are pretty tired and are painting
from the severe eXeruon
Then they row back 10 the float 80
ashore, battle. and dress for luncheon.
This is only a small bit Of athletic lite IN
Wellesley The department OF physical
training il under the charge OF MISS
Lucille Hin, and the training a. IN GER
tain sense compulsory. The first attempt
at training Of the class crews, when
yearly made II a practice 10 row on tD1
lake. was made In 1891 Since that time
All Of the crews have gone into the gym
naslum for regular training, after having
been thoroughly Instructed In the science
OF oarsmanship duying the spring. From
1891 no TO the present time there mas been
2 steady Improvement IN the style and
effectiveness Of the Weliesleyan stroke
and an increase in the number on the
crews. Wellesley can now launch STA
elght-Oared shells at once. OF course. the
shells are not quite 40 narrow as those
used by Yale and Harvard. but they are
exceedingly Jaunty ana not han -
dangerous.
MISS HILL AFTER POINTS.
II has been Miss Hnrs endeayor 70
secure a stroke which is scientifically
correct. and 10 this end last year one
OF TIE Harvard crew went 10 wellesley
as crrlch for some time. This year Miss
Hin mas visited quite a number OF col
leges, with the result that she has been
enabled 10 greatly improve the stroke
and inboard work Of Wellesley. She was
at Poughkeepsie while the crews were In
training. and also at New London
Miss Hill f. native of Connecticut. and
has been identified with rowing at Wei
lesley from its inception. She has made
it what IL is She Is full OF new ideas,
and absolutely refuses 10 pronounce O
thing good simply because 1t 10 stereo-
typed In all her gymnastic instructions
theory and practice go hand In hand,
and, though she is not herself a graduate
of any OF the womea's colleges. she be-
Mcyes in them, and thinks nat girl
with sound heart and strong lungs
has the same right TO enjoy the In
MIGRATING sports for which she is iitted
that q young man has. one regimen
she recommends for strong girls, and
another for weak. she comes OF a rowins
famiI Captain Johnson. Of last year
Yale\,rew, being her cousin.
WAT CAPTAIN CANNON SAYS.
yes. / have been rowing four Stars."
said Miss May Cannon, captain and stroke
| Of the senior crew, in a conversation
about wellesley boating matters the
other day. II began as freshman. You
see during freshman year gymnastics are
/ compulsory. Every student goes through
a regular course OF the Swedish system.
About the middle OF the year a physical
I examination is made BY Miss Hin and
Miss Wood, and those OF the class whose
/ heart and lungs warrant the more severe
| forms OF exercise are selected and given
permission TO become candidates FOR the
| crew, the basketball team. the golf
teams, etc. The freshmen usually have
| two or three crews In the Held for the
/ honor OF being the class crew and the
/ decision in the matter Is made upon the
/ great aquatic day OF the year. hOat-day.'
/ as IL Is called.
II think about 20 per cent OF our class
went into the more active sports. Every
| crew means twenty girls-thc eight resgI-
| lars. and their substitutes. the two cox
SWANS. and their substitutes.
I'VE began on the rowlng-machine In
| February In April or early May We
went out on the lake The crews can 20
| out early because hey are protected by
| heavy sweaters.
eve first went ont IN the short boat
those wide enough for two girls 10 SIT
! abreast. and without sliding seats. OF
course. any sort OF grace and style in
/ these boats is impossible. and the canli-
I dates merely geS used ~ the water and
| the position.
Miss I'M gives instructions 10 each
4 crew In the school. and her lessons are
enforced ny the coXswains. OF whom there
are two for each crew, an inboard and
cupboard coxswain. They are girls who
| hove been especially fitted 20 supplement
Miss Iilivs work in this matter.
From the short boats we went into
The elght-oared shell. There are SIX in the
school. ami they are all Glled by crews
| this year
when we went out In the shells our
work really began. II IL fascinating sport
| and those OF ne who have ntgVeI Ia for