New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-05

THE NEW SHE'LL. FITTED WITH FrMP-"oih
IN TRACK ATHLETICS.
>-ov Haven Conn. May +-The Yale crew have
feon busy the last week getting mo co"'''on ~,
,be animal Harvard their new racing sheii anu
e,,,np into II the new pump The sheli Is d peau's'
7, has been tested thoroughly. and mas met every r.
ourenent 1t is OF the same material paper ana
-, az all OF Yale's for several years but IL mas
devaloned unusual speed. II has been htteh Win
the new pump invented by captain Armstrong.
vale CAPTAINS have complained for years OF the e'ii
effects Of the swash at New-London during 'he an
mai races The eagerness with when the large
steamers follow in the wake OF the boats causes
,rorblc No boat has finished a race for years
which was not more or less flooded from the water
from the steamers in the rear ana siue' NdP'a'''
Armstrong; idea Is that the coxs"aih ca" pump
out the water during the race Inc apparatus u'i
fers little from an ordinary force pump. ana Is al
iusted to the coxswan's foot. so that he can
work (, without taking his eyes from the course
or his attention and hands from the rudaer. Inc
capacity is six gallons minute. Inls' IL y 'ioush''
will be sufficient 10 keep the boat moderdtey or'
during the four miles OF the course.
The crew have accepted the invitation 10 race IN
the class regatta which the Yale navy VIII hoid
next Wednesday at Lake Whitney. The usual
races for the interclass championship Will De hein'
All the class crews have been training for them a
month The sophomores are the favorltes' Inc
winners OF the class championship Will row the
VARSITY. There have been no changes In the make
I'D of the Varsity boat the last week. and those OF
the previous week proved temporary. Langford Is
back at stroke, and Treadway is reseated at No.
Z: Simpson and Bailey still substitutes. Inc
alarming thing about the crew is its tremendous
weight. The average weight of the crew IS now
ls2 pounds. Since Beard began to row a year ago
he has Increased in weight over 20 pounds, and Hol-
comb, Cross and Treadway have gained nearly as
much in weight The ere% Is rowing as foo o%s:
acre: 10 5. Dater; No. a. Cross; No 3. Beard No.
2. Holcomb bow, Armstrong
The Yale Tennis Association has completed ar
rangements for "a revival OF the game in the uni
versity. IL has obtained twenty five new courts AT
the Yale Field, and the annual tournament for the
#. Whttlcsey. the veteran referee and patron OF
the game. arrived here the last week TO make prep
aratons for the opening OF the tournament ior the
the grounds of the New-Haven Club beginning with
the hrst week IN June.
The Yale track athletic team undergoing the
most rigorous practice of the year at presen; at the
hands OF the trainer, Michael Murphy. The Yale
Harvard games at Cambridge are only two weeks
presentable condition were never more desirable
His newcomers are as follows: lOoyard DASH Bur
nett b onIv member Of the team
who did any work last year. He tried the 22D viii
poor rcsults. During the last summer he did sooC
work and trained hard at his home in Philadelphia
He has Increased in speed and endurance wonder
fully Last fall he broke the Yale record In th'
high kick in the gymnasium .
spring games. Is improving His best work y J
seconds Hat, and he IS getting into better form
daily Hatch the high Jumper y e slso seai r. on i'm
remarkably we'll in the pole vault He Is maxim
the bar at 10 feet 10 inches. and shows promise o
form Yale's chances for winning the games a
Harvard not altogether hopeless
The baseball nine has had several narrow escape
lie may be m shape by the Princeton game here
May IS but will not do much work before that date