Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-28
THEODORE A. COOK ON YALE
English Aquatic Authority Doesn't Think
Highly Of the Grew,
HAS MUCH TO LEARN OF WATER WAYS
Does Well I'm It's Feeble American
style, but IL Not Up to English
Form by Long
Ways.

Copyright. 1896. by Press Publishing Compnny)
HENLEY EY-ON-THE-TlIAMES, June H.
(New York World Cablegram-special Tele-
gram)-At the suggestion Of the World
correspondent Mr.. Theodore A. Cook one
of the leading authorities on rowing "a
England, has furnished the World readers
with the following estimate of the chances
of the Yale men in the Grand Challenge
cup race at Henley.
Mr.. Cook has had long experience in row
ing. He was captain of boats at the Rad
ley school in 1884. He won the University
trials at oxford 1887 and 1888, and rowed
in the oxford boat in the University race
of 1889. He rowed twice at Henley, for
his school for the Ladies' plate and once
for the Kingston Rowing club for the
Grand Challengs cup. Mr.. Cook wries;
HENLEY, June 27.--I have just returned
from watching the practice of the yale
boys over the course at Henley, on which
they will race on July Z | have seen their
coach, Mr.. Bob Cook, and his crew, both
In it's paper boat and in its bath room.
1t looks very well trained, to an English
eye somewhat overtrained, for this period
1T is a better crew than Cornell ever
good deal If it is to make a good race
move in perfect unison, but 1t was rowing
n short, jerking stroke of about thirty
seven to the minute when l saw IT, IL
seemed unable to row any faster without
going to pieces, and after the trial OF a
half mile yesterday most of the men were
completely tagged out, though the stroke
was set at much lower average than
thirty-elght.
LOOK OUT FOR THESE.
It's most dangerous rivals will be New
College and Leander. The New College
boat is picked from about fifty rowing
men out of some 200 undergraduates, who
are at one college of the twenty or so
that compose the University of oxford. 1t
is the finest college crew that oxford has
ever produced. Leander has a far larger
choice, for the club is composed of the
best oars at oxford or Cambridge. The
.oombination would he even stronger than
who were wanted for Leander, are rowing
for their colleges.
but 1t Is the best thing for English row.
ing only. The foreign element is com
better test of International rowing If Yale
were to challenge oxford university (Which
she will not meet at Henley for a race
at different time over the university
course, for a single race in which two
crews alone should compete. As it is, Yale
will meet crews whose members will be
engaged in other races besides the Grand
Challenge, and crews which are not the
bar that might he hayS picked
ever, the other side, that the English
crews average considerably older men than
Yale and that the English oarsmen are
able to keep in practice upon the open
Thames for nearly all the year, If they
30 ueSTe.
CRITICISM FOR YALE.
The Yale boat is about the same size
as the English ones, though evidently
built for deeper and rougher waters, but
pressed thicknesses of paper, and therefore
cannot Sam be as , st!ff as the English cedar
stroke, whereas the cedar, craft remain stiff,
howevsr how, 3rs,In1 much power is used used Another
Cambridge the blade of my oar was barely
six and one.,quarter inches broad. Yale
has blades that measure seven and one
quarter inches across. Yet in spite of this
they row with shorter oars than we do
and ! hear they are actually going to try
two or forty-four to the minute. 1t
through the water at all at this rate but
anything is worth trying to improve their
Mr.. Bob Cook is using his clever eyes
TO the heb best 6ao adyantage He is getting, all
observation of the English style
We all wish luck and good fortune to his
crew. as everyone at Henley is agreed il
Is the best set of sportsmen seen at Hen
THEoDoRE A. COOK.
YALE'S WORK NOT GOOD.
Yale INDUCED in very light work today.
This evening the work was very unsatis-
factory They made half the course in 3:2s
and finished badly.
Leander and New both clipped this wears
record by five seconds.
Manager De Sibour Is to take luncheon
with Lady Maycress tomorrow. He Will
meet the leading society women OF Henley,
who are to assist In arranging the details
OF the garden party to be given next weex,
probably Saturday, July 4. by the Yale crew
pt Marsh Mills. The special guests VIII
be the various crews entered for the re-
gatta This afternoon the Misses Foy gave
b large garden party in honor OF Yale which
was very largely attended. Later every
body adjourned to see the crews trial
At a meeting Of the regatta committee
held In the office of Secretary Corgen to dis
russ the feasibility Of having the prelimi-
nary heats In the events In which there
are more than nine entries, and for the
transaction OF other business, 1t was de-
cited that If all start they shall draw for
which is to row Monday.
There was quite an influx of Americans
here today, the evening trains carving A
large number The defeat of Harvard bv
Cornell did not cause very much ioy in
Sale's camp. When the news came this
morning l asked several of the crew whether
II might not lead to Yale's meeting Cornell
this year. The general opinion was that it
would not but they were all uncommuni-
pative on this subject.
BALLARD SMITH
YALE CREW DOES SOME GOOD TIME.