Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-07

Bow. ]. Simpson. 'T........H sloh lsi
Averages .................H ell ls9s
Coxswain. T. Clark. 'T....H o~ I'D
1t is a big. heavy. solid crew. Each man
Is blessed with a superlauve stock OF
health, grit, and experience IL IL ooua,s
to doughnuts that there Will be no faint
ing or catching Of crabs by this crew when
the race is on. Many Of the men are oid
campaicners, who rowed tho Yale shell
10 victory in other years. They have been
trained with the care that moener
layishes upon her infant, and the same
care will be exercised up to the moment
Of the race.
Should the changed conditions OF cii-
mate affect any Of the men, or any enle1 :
gency arise which might incapacitate one
or more OF them from rowing, three SUD /.
stitutes OF the first class will be on hand
to fill In any OF the breaks. These substi-
tutes have been Just az carefully trained
as the others. and. barring experience
are Just as capable as the others They
are:
G. Marsh, 'sS............ 70 o'W ~
Payne Whitney, '9S.... - o.IOrs 40
L. Mills, 'N............. - 5.lV12 40
Bob Cook. the veteran coach; ex-Cap-
tains Armstrong and Johnson, and most
Of lesser Varsity lights. will be with the
men day and night until the race has oeeh
rowed. Suitable training quarters nave
been engaged on the Thames near the
little town of Henley. The men count on
taking their first spin on the waters OF
that historic river a week from MONDAY
and there will be no let-up until July otn'
when the Henley regatta begins. Inc re-
gatta lasts three days, the hnal race De-
ing rowed on July 10th.
Much has been written about the change
in the stroke forced by Bob Cook upon
the men. As a matter of fact, there has
been no change in the style of the stroke.
as it IS precisely the same that has been
used by Yale for the past half dozen
years. and used successfully, too. There
has been one change in the matter OF APP
plication, and that one is necessary Tor
obvious reasons. The Henley course fcr
the Grand Challenge Cup, for which the
Yale eight will try is but mile and
third in length. The Yale varsity crews
have always been trained to go four miles,
and II has been the aim or the coaches 10
force the men to put every ounce Oh tho
four-mile energy into the mile ana thlru
course. To do this it was not necessary
to change the stroke.
On this subject Bob Cook says: tine
Yale stroke is as good at one mile as IL
is at four. 1t has not been cut down. IL
is true that more strokes Will be rowed 10
the minute at Henley than at New Lon
don, but this is done by pulling the oar
harder through the water. A strong
heavy man simply has to put more power
In his oar-handle TO raise the stroke.
The blades rip through faster and the
time IS gained for adding the extra strokes
without losing a bit Of the power in the
long, even swing and the full slide dis
lance Extra power in the pull through
the water, quickening the shoot away
with the hands, and moving faster gem
orally are the only changes. The charac-
ter Of the stroke is precisely the same.
The strongest man IS Longacre, at NO
G. He rowed in the 1924 and -95
crews. and is a finished oarsman. He
has always given the coaches a deal OF
trouble in the early training, but his
big. bulky, frame has now been worked
down TO the fneness and regularity OF
watch-spring, and from now on there
will be no further trouble with him.
Treadway the captain, rowcd in 1894
and 1885 crews. He IS a graceful and
powerful oarsman, level-headed, and, al
together an ideal man for the place.
Langford, who holds the important seat
at stroke, was in last years race against
Harvard, and knows all OF the ropes tho
roughly. He is an expert judge OF pace,
and can hit off n certain number or
strokes TO the minute with the regularity
OF the secondhand OF a watch. His
great height is something Of a draw
back. but his other qualities more than
compensate for this.
Simpson, at bow, was one Of the subs.
In last years crew, and has developed
into a frst-rater. Brown, at No. 2, IS
a newcomer in tho crew. He has an
almost perfect physique, and showed
such aptitude for the work that he dis
tanced many men of more experience. He
Is a great weight-thrower, and his work
on the athletic team ranked very high.
Bailey, at No. 9, is an old hand in class
crews, but this is his first year in the
Varsity boat. Rodgers, at No. 1, dis
tlnguished himself as a football tackle,
and has great strength. He Is a good
man at the oar. Beard, at No. 3, Is u
veteran H. the boat. and has prodigious
strength.
The men will do light exercise work on
the steamer during the voyage, and Will
be kept strictly on the training diet of
mutton, rare beef fowl, eggs toast, pota-
toes, fruit, milk, and oatmeal. On this
side their only beverage was oatmeal
water, but in England the climatic con-
dtions are different, and the men will
be allowed ale or ciaret with their meals.
Otherwise the diet will be the same as
here
The Yale rooters hope that the crew will
not meet either the Leander or the Lon
don Rowng-Club crews In the preliminary
race. This matter is decided by lot
These two crews are generally made up
Of the best men in oxford and Cambridge,
and one or the other invariably wins the
race. The preliminary races will take
place on Wednesday, July Sth, the semi
finals on Thursday and the final on Fri
day. To win the cup the victor must win
three races
Many Yale boys will make the journey
TO the other side for the particular pur-
pose Of roofing for the crew and putting
I'D good dollars on the blue Yale men
are generous betters. and the English
men will probably find takers for all the
money they have to offer.