The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-16

In the spring term practice recom-
 mences; this time only one-eight being
 manned, save in certain exceptional
 seasons and occasions.
 At least one new racing eight is or dered annually. even when the ship
 used in the preceding race has been proved to be}a good one. If she has not given satisfaction and is not considered reliable as q reserve craft, then perhaps
 a couple of new boats are ordered from
 rival builders However, say one boat
 only-1fifty hounds at least; a good set
 of oars for early practice, and two new
 sets for later practice, so as to provide plenty of weapons to select from (fif- | teen pounds for oars) Coaching is ] done from the saddle while in residence at the university; say five weeks-thir- | ty days-often two nags daily for two mentors; twenty-five pounds, at guess, for livery charges, by contract. When residence has expired, and a
 move takes place to Putney or to some | intermediate practice-water, vanning l has again to be done; say, twelve to
 fifteen pounds, out and home, including
 Putney and intermediate abodes
 When once the crew have left Alma
 
 club, and house is kept for them. Ho- tels are now abjured by the University Boat club when they can find furnished houses at Putney or Barnes. It is dif- ficult to appraise the item of rent; it de- pends on period of occupation, and whether some servants are left, etc., etc.; but, on the whole, eighty pounds will be decidedly cheap tenure, and pos sibly the price may run to three figures for three weeks occupancy. Then house has to be kept. Much depends in all cases upon the tact of a housekeep- CT; but, in any case, there are limits to economy, because 8 training crew can not be fed and filled on rissoles and cro- quettes compiled from yesterdays joints, nor do they utilize the gallons of soup and stock that could be brewed from the bones of the commissariat supply. Soup is not training course at dinner. There are to be fed nine of the crew, a coach, one or more reserve | men-say a dozen. They eat like | wolves. Half a large sole or @ plateful | of turbot, a liberal cut or two from a | joint, wing and leg of poultry to fol- | low, steWed fruit and rice to fill up the l chinks, may suffice to sketch one mans l dinner menu. Breakfast is substantial; ! lunch is also carnivorous, but lighter, | in order to ensure digestion before af- | ternoon work. Bearing in mind the in- | evitable waste daily for want of facili- ties for utilizing odds and ends, a con- tractor would probably make no tangi- | ble profit if he catered at ten shillings a head. Liquors are not ruinous, ex- cept when champagne is preached, as it often Is for any one whose appetite wants stimulating Cor perhaps for the whole crew when weather is oppressive 1 and muscles feel slack after hard grind). On ordinary days a pint and a half of ale and a glass of wine will be the alcoholic limit per man-say, rough ly, one shilling a head or less. Howev- CT, seven pounds day for keep (wine | extra) will run to one hundred and for ty-seven pounds in three weeks. Then there is usually a Saturday to Monday Brighton trip.
 During Putney practice a steam aunch dances attendance daily on each crew; perhaps wanted by 9:3O a. m, for ] row on the ebb, and again on after loon food or to take the coXswain over he course for instruction. She must be l fast craft, no cheap crock; and if fif- cen pounds week is asked for her and Ter. crew it is far from dear. The wages of the standing watermen of ,ach club are not here Teckoned, for hey are perennial fixtures; but they must need an allowance for boarding yWay from home while the crews are at