The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-06-17
THE WISCONSIN ATHLETES
NOW DOMICILED IN i PALACE CAR
 1T EAST HAVEN.

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 About the Western Crew.
 As the time for the race between the Yale freshman and the University of Wisconsin boat crews approaches in creasing interest in the race is mani Tested by Yale students, as it will be the only opportunity to see @ Yale crew row a race in America this season. Large numbers of students will remain over to see the race. In this number there will be not only the greater part of the freshman class and all the sen- for class, which would anyway remain for commencement, but also many from the junior and sophomore classes.
 The Wisconsin boys are now domi- ciled at East Haven in their Wagner palace car, which they make their home during their stay in this vicinity The western boys arrived in New Haven at Il o'clock Monday forenoon and re- mained here until o'clock in the after noon, when they were taken to East Haven in their private car which was side-trackcd on the switch just back of the East Haven depot, about five minutes walk from the lake. Immedi- ately after arriving in East Haven MT. ODea, the big and genial Australian coach Of the Wisconsin crew, got his men out on the lake for a short spin to Timber up their muscles and stiffened joints after the long ride of about l 800 miles to this city from Madison, Wis The boat was quickly rigged up and the men put at work, but shortly after the pull began the footboard of the boat broke and the practice was dis continued for the afternoon. This was not at all lamented by the men, as they were very tired from the journey. They We're, however, otherwise in prime condition and are a sturdy looking lot of fellows, who will lead the Yale fresh men "a dusty mile" to win.
 MT. O'Dea will get his men into the boat to-day for their first row for over a week and will give them a pull of about four miles. This will be the only practice the Wisconsin crew will have before the race on Thursday, as MT. O'Dea thinks it will do his men more good to rest up than to practice on the water. For a week before leaving Mad isOn the crew had no practice to speak of, as Lake Mendota at Madison, on which they practice when at home, was so rough during that time that no row ing could be done in the shell, but in the forenoon of last Thursday the lake quieted down so that they were able to get out for a short time
 There is at the University of Wis consin no rowing tank, so that the first work the crew is able to do in the way of training in the spring is in April which gives eight weeks of practice each year, no rowing being done in the fall. The great annual event in boating at Wisconsin university is the race with the Minnesota Boat club crew on Lake Mnnetonka near Minne- apoliS. After the race with Yale the Wisconsin crew will only remain here about one day and will at once start for home on Saturday In a few days after their arrival there they will row this race with Minnesota crew.
 Ten crew men are in the Wisconsin party, two of these being substitutes Two of the regular crew men have never rOWed in a race. The captain is Walter Alexander '97. The crew has a regular training table, which Is super intended by MT O'Dea. A special corps of cooks was brought along and the greater part Of the supplies were also brought from Madison. Although the crew has had comparatively little ex- perience, the coach thinks it has a l
 men closely and has a regular program for the day which he rigidlY adhcres to. This program is as follows: Rise at o'clock; a stroll of two miles be- fore breakfast; breakfast; lounge about for two hours; then a walk of five or six miles before lunch; another siesta, followed by a stroll before din- ner; retire at 10 o'clock.
 The stroke of the Wisconsin crew differs somewhat from the Yale stroke. The recovery is different and the stroke on the pull is different The stroke is slower and longer than that of Yale, and sometimes is as slow as 32 strokes to the minute Mr. O'Dea says that the two mile course over which the race is to be rowed is not so straight ctS Ilt ttultl Nlollt bAL OAliNi " lt9t IiC lo we'll pleased with it.
 In the Wisconsin party there are six teen men, there being besides the crew MT. HobbinS, Mr Peterson, MT. Brown and MT. Myers of Madison, Wis, and MT. Jacobson of Milwaukee.
 When seen by a Courier representa- tive last evening the members of the crew were enjoying themselves and having a jolly time Some were play ing cards, while others were chatting and their rolling palace, the Wagner car Chicago" presented quite a home like appearance and with it's brilliantly lighted windows made a Cheery sight in the midst of the darkness of the fields of East Haven. Mir. O'Dea kept d watchful eye on the men and was careful that no one should sit in a draft or catch cold in any way. He is considered one of the best coaches in the west. not only in boating, but also in football. and last year turned out a fine eleven for Wisconsin. He is an Australian and came to this country about three years ago. He is the Bob Cook and the Mike Murphy combined of Wisconsin.
 The Yale crew yesterday went out to the lake late in the afternoon and row ed until darkness compelled them to stop. They came in on the SAB car, They will go out again this afternoon at o'clock.
 Beside the palace car the Wisconsin