Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-04
Preparation for the Foreign Trip
Nearly Complete.
WHY IT WAS DECIDED TO GO
A Desire to Measure Blades With
the English.
PERSONNEL OF THE PARTY

| NEW HAVEN, June 4.-When the pres
ent year began Yales prospect for sue
| cessful boating season looked dark. The
unpleasant break with Harvard, arising
out of the foot ball game of "a, deprived
Yale Of her old-time contest upon the wa
ter. There were several directions In
which the management would turn for a
| race Many wanted to challenge Cornell,
but the majority Of the graduates were
opposed to this. Then the question of
whether or no application should be made
to enter the great four-cornered race with
Pennsylvania Harvard Columbia and Cor
nell was agitated. This proposition was
met with approval by the university as
whole, and by the crew men also. but the
policy of the nivy was opposed to this
and this plan was finally dropped.
Meanwhile Robert j. Cook and several of
the prominent gradual IS were making pri
vate inquiries as TO Yale's chances of get
ting match with the winner Of the Ok
ford-Cambridge race. This has been the
goal or every Yale oarSmans ambition for
years-to test over a four-mie course the
stroke. which has won many victories
on American waters. with that Of the En-
gitsh style, from which Mr.. Cook has
evolved that stroke with which his name
Is linked.
Advances were made officially to oxford
and Cambridge but the difference in the
sLrmountable. Yale could not get in con-
dition early as March, nor could the
Engiishmen keep in training two weeks af-
ter the Henley regatta, in which the men,
bers of both crews will be contestants, SO
the hope Of a four-mile had to be
abandoned.
Every outside force was brought to bear
| TO have Yale then enter the hig four race
and a race with Columbia was even talked
CT. when to the surprise of every one. even
TO those closely connected with boating
| at Yale, the management announced that
| there was good possibility of entering the
Royal Henley regatta. This announce
| ment was made before there were any def
mite arrangements, because the work of
| the crew candidates had become somewhat
indifferent with no definite object Of their
| labors in view.
Bob Cook. who Is at the head of Yale s
rowing interests. and who directs every
| thing in this branch of the athletics, took
| entire charge Of the Henley matter. And
as soon as there appeared to be a strong
| possibility Of Yale's entering the regatta
Mr.. Cook assumed entire charge Of the
men.
No Yale crew has ever had such an
amount OF skilled coaching spent upon
them In this length of time Such men as
John Rogers, Sherwood b. Ives Dr. Percy
Bolton, Fred. A. johnson, George A Adee
AL Cowles. Richard Armstrong and many
lesser lights have assisted Captain Tread
way once or twice a week throughout the
entire season. In addition, Mr. Cook him.
self has been with the men once a week.
and sometimes twice. and should the crew
fail. there will be no excuse on account
OF lack Of coaching or insufficient train
ing.
Selecting the Crew.
There were four vacancies in the boat
left by the loss of Capt Armstrong. Hol-
comb. Dater and Cross. Cross is in COL
iege. but ne didn't cara to undertake the
strain of his fourth crew season on top Of
the foot ball season.
1t was fortunate for Capt Treadway
that in the stern three were old men-in
fact, the stern four could be classed as
veterans, for Bailey. who is rowing No. 5,
has been training for two seasons. Lang
ford the find of last season who
stroked the crew so well to victory Capt
Treadway has rowed three seasons at No
I. Longaore at No. 9. has rowed a like
number Of years. Thus, with four siX-foot
veterans in the stern positions. the stroke
was bound to be regular and long 1t was
the selection Of the bow four that both
cred the coachers. After some time Rodg-
ers. ia XII on the foot ball team, was Sc
lected to fill No. 4. For nearly three
months he has rowed continuously here.
Beard, at No. 3. has filled the place for
two seasons. but the selection Of the two
bow men was not finally settled until
month ago, when Brown and Simpson were
the fortunate candidates chosen.
There has been some surmise as to how
high a stroke the crew will row in the race
From their regular work 1t can be seen
that they will begin as high as 80 or 40,
and not lower 1t below 81 during the race.
The Yale Party.
The party that sails Saturday on the City
Of Berlin will be composed of Robert J.
Cook. coacher; Manager H. C. de Sibour,
Captain Treadway, George Langford. j. NJ
Longacre, P. R. Bailey J. o. Rodgers. W.
NJ. Beard, A Brown, J. H Simpson: substi-
tutes. P. D. Mills, Payne Whitney, C. F.
Marsh and J. s. Wheelwright. who will go
as substitute and assistant manager.