New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-04
MASCOTS FOR 1,HEYALE CREW
LEFT HINDFOOT OF A GRAVEYARD RAB
BIT STILL. WITH THE COXSWAlN.
THE OLD boat IN USE AGAIN-TwO MEN LOOK
BAD AFTER EXERC1sE-MR ELihNGrON'
THE FIELD CRITIC" NOT

THE OLD BOAT IN USE AGAIN-TwO MEN LooA
BAD AFTER ExERclsE-MR ELLINGTON.
THE FIELD CRITIC" NOT
OBSERVING
Henley. July 3--The Yale crew were our on
the Thames at II AS o'clock this forenoon and
rowed down the river making several snort
stretches at a stroke from 81 to 4O. The men
were in their old boat as the new one was UNI
dergoing alterations in rigging The crew were
not timed in their work this morning.
Crowds are gathering rapidly, and the num-
Der Of houseboats and launches along the course
is increasing very fast. The fleet already COM
prises thirty-two households and fifteen launches
The Yale men to-day received message con-
veying the best wishes of the Harvard crew OF
'S6 for their success In the race for the Grand
Challenge Cup. The crew have also received
large number OF luck tokens. the four-leaf clover
predominating. Among the many offerings or
this character is the left hindfoot Of grave
yard rabbit, which has been carried by the Yale
coxswan in the Yale-Harvard races for the last
four years. The c~ew are in receipt OF numerous
letters, giving expression to the great interest
which is taken in America in the coming race
for the Grand Challenge Cup. and Americans
here are no less hopeful for the success OF the
representative American eight
At 2:30 o'clock the Yale men went out In
pair-oared boats and took several spins over
the half course. They then waited in their tent
until o'clock, when they went out in their old
boat. They found that the new American oars
needed trueing. The course from the start at
the head of Temple Island to Fawley Court.
231O yards. was covered in 3:34 The full
course, l mile $50 yards, covered in "a.
varying stroke was used, ranging from 40 to
36 per minute.
BOB COOK TAKES AN OAR.
1t thought that the new boat would have
been in condition for in this evenings prac-
tice but the work of overhauing the rigging
and getting it in satisfactory shape occupied
too much time the old boat had to be used
Captain Treadway and Langford, stroke.
looked bad after making the stretch. but the
rest of the crew were all right. When Bob
Cook saw how Treadway and Langford looked
alter pulling over the course, he remarked
That does not look like winning"
Later Cook got in the shell taking the place
of Brown, No. . to show the crew points in
catching the water and to try Browns oar,
" hich dived. Coxswain Clarke sooded Cook
for disobeying orders thinking that the regular
No was in the boat.
The weather was wet and cold
The Leander and Trinity Hall crews did not
The New College crew went over the full
course in Z minutes II seconds. and over half
the course in 3 minutes Al seconds. They were
paced by the Balliol and Jesus College crews
and pulled SO and SO strokes per minute
THE WEIGHTS OF THE CREWS.
Following are the individual weights Of the
crews which will compete in the eght-oared
race for the Grand Challenge Cup. with the ex
ception Of the New College crew. whose weights
have not yet been taken
Trinity Hal.Fogg Elliott Qtow). !52: Fernio, lSl;
Hall iso Wauchope, ISL; Tomnson tcoxswainj;. is2.
London Rowing CinbMEyeIltt bow ~ ~ Joy Love
~; Richards 1856; Thompson 49, sheard (coxswain)'
s Mn SE1 Acheey isa Gill; S Buse
Taylor Isl; Green, 1871; coxswain name not given.
eqnder Rowing cln ls soT ~ Fora
Moand Si Sai Gold s Peche Hy IL
First Trinity-Rumbold Dow. la; Mccartney.
Smith, s1 i74 W S Adie is5; cocloush (cOxsTain).
Rdassrs g Basy III 6f9sH 4fssa
III; Langford. III; Clark coxswain), ~
Edwards l6s; f. G. Phillips. 100; A. O. Dawson. lso;
X phips lzo G NJ r,im ,s5 lS S,r w crum rum
swain JIG
This is the same crew which gained the head
ship of the river at Oxford
DR. MDOWEL.II. MEETS WITH AN ACCIDENT.
London July 3-Mr. Ellington the rowing ex-
pert Of The Field" telegraphs to the United
Press from Henley as follows
The Yale crew were out this morning In their new
boat They rowei well. except mat shsy MI the
ment. but they have only rowed a fast stroke for
The Caus College four while practising this
morning. ran into Dr. Mcdowell. of Chicago. who
the wrong side OF Temple Island and
smashed his boat.
Henley. July 3-The damage to DR.. McDowelrs
boat is not so serious but that 1t can be re-
paired in time for the doctor to take part in the
event for which he is entered-the race for the
diamond sculls-and he will be one Of the con-
testants Dr. Mcdowell was out for practice this
afternoon, rowing in boat which he had bor-
rowed, and which he VIII use "nhe MS own Is
undergoing repairs
New-Haven, Conn, July 3.-"The Yale Week
"" to-day prints cable dispatch from an off,
cial with the Yale crew at Henley. 1t includes
the following statements:
There is trouble yet with the first four. and
Beara and Rogers are parcuiary IN need OF coa Sn
crews, but the men maintain splendNid co Gl
and the best Of Pr the Snes most a
rivals. Yale is physically stronger than either Of
them 1t is believed here that Yale's chances are
even The oarsmen have repealed every unfavor
able climatic infidence. and so far the expedition
mas All 0s are sad that Yale is here and IT seems GER
tain that the expedition will bring about a
with oxford or Cambridge another season
! MIR Cook has told that the situation Is
good as ne could expect 1t to be- that the crew
| Is improving daily, and getting a good racing
stroke. He adds: "Our chances are fair. but the
odds are naturally against Yale"
The statement that a Yale race with Oxford or
Cambridge seems certain for next year is re-
garded as very significant
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