New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-05

English amateur crews to this country, or have We
still another lesson to learn from Ya'e's trip 70
II have the greatest confidence in Captain COOK.
| have fought him too often In the past not 70 know
mss a Of the ' art Of rcwns and also the art Of
coaching and will do his uiermos, to win tn's de
His men have absolute confidence In MIN. ana nc ae-
serves 1t all. hope that he Is fully ave to the
danger which American crews are exposed TO by the
hs csnenS al Rssa Ia the
four beaten by the London Rowing CluD ere" oy
srss sns BY Mha na@ the
process. The housekeeping last year az tIe,
after the start was made and when they paid
attention to the recall. but went on ana won anai
by ; our ' English a' cousins cite these INSTANCES 70
show the necessity for plain understanding oetore
practices to prevent competitor from wnring and
Mr. Cook should insist upon such an understanding
before the race Is rowed.
between oxford and Cambridge shows that they are
competitors who do not know that they are allowed
do not therefore, practise them but have them prac-
en sSs dT them evil ii the il to- have the
fullest statement beforehand by the stewards at
Which we % do o' not ksy know Of they would right
" ask that Of US. u they came here ana mex VII
ward conduct now These contests are good for both
countries. but the bitterness deveioI ed by the Cor,
bell IT at H sns na by ths Could ID
been avoided by a plain understanding In advance"
YAI.E's STRONG CREW
Mt B!aik!e was inclined to fear that mistake
made by Harvard in 1869 and by Cornell last year
has also boen made by Yale this time. In his opin-
ion, a crew should be taken over several months
ahead of the raco day, TO become acclimate ted.
or else not brought across until about two weeks
before the race Is rowed. On this point MI iSlaike
said: Last year complaints from tho Cornell crew
Increased as the time for the race approached;
to take to his bed. In tho race Freedom caught
crab and tho stopped at point when the time
made by them, II he'd throughout tho race wouid
have beaten tho winners time by ten seconds
was 90 impressed by the fact that cabed Manager
Francis OF the Cornell crew: Use substitute-chal-
lenge winner believed that some one OF the SUD-
sttutes must be so Freedom In fitness that ne
could do as well, II not better, than Freeborn 1t
was not done. but II it had BEEN and the Engisn
crew had refused, then explanations would nave
been in order. .- ... .,o
with him" continued Mr.. Blake, very earnestly.
were taken across the wrong tine though all the
moro credit will be theirs II they win in SPITE OF this
apparent Yale has a better chance than Cor
nell had. because the crew has heavier men In II.
An eight-oared boat should have In the waist at
least men Of leonine build and endurance 10 lug ire
others along II they get tired In the last nile. The
day after the HarvardOxford race asked Tom
Brown OF Rugby how fat man as william. who
was Oxford's bow could row in tho race. MT
Hughes replied: Yes. but he's good un on the
home mile The Cornell men were strinsy, lathy
fellows. good for short distances. but moro ike
sprinters than deep-chested fve-me men,"