The morning times., 1896-03-23
.HENLEY-O THAMES RACES
Yale Will Send a Grew to Compete
for the Prizss.
Comment of an Expert on Cornell's
Style of Stroke In Last
Years Contests.

AT Henley-on- Thames unusual attention
is centered upon this years regatta from
the fact that more than ever before it Will
partake of an International charac cter.
In addition 10 the entry Gf the Yale crew
thereare entries wing cIHbsfromHol-
land, France and Germany. ltisalso hoped
that the famous Argonaut Club Of Toronto
Will again cross the Atlantic ana compete.
In consequence, the officials are making
preparations for what will undoubtedly be
record year.
j. f. Cooper, secretary of the regatta
committee said: Nothing could have given
the committee more satisfaction than the
entry Of a crew from Yale. They are so
well known to all English athletes by rca-
son of their contests that they will be well
coined with open arms and will eceive every
possible attention.
II would suggest that in addition TO
| the eight cared crew Yale enter a four
| Dared crew for tEc stewards Cup. The
| Cornell men last year frequently expressed
| their regret that they mad not entered
for this race If Yale should bring four
teen men a four-oared crew could easily
be made up from her eight, and in ad-
! dition her substitutes cOu-d form a junior
| fou ur-oared crew and compete for the
| WyfOld Cup.
There has been no important changes
| in the rules for this year. In fact, the only
| change is that the time FOR entry for the
| Dutch, French and German crews has
| been extended 20 June /. This is allowed
| because the presidents OF these various
| rowing organizations assure tie Henley
| officials that the crews so entered are
| simply amateurs, and the officials take
| their word for il. Each of these asso-
| Citations will enter crew for this sum
mcr. We arezespecally anxious 10 have
the Argonaut Club OF Toronto again com
pete at Henley.
The general opinion OF the watermen is
! that the short, sharp stroke will not do for
! the Henley course.
one of these, Jackson, the famous old
waterman, who has seen all the contests for
| many years, says:
The Henley course is a difficult one.
| Although only a mile and FIVE furlongs in
| length, it is all dead water, with nO Sus-
| picion OF a tide, and il takes an unusual
amount OF extra muscular strength TO row
over it. Old Oxford and Cambridge boat
ing men say that it does one up more com
| pletciy than work on the longer course from
| Putney to Mortlakc, which has the adj
| vantage OF a strong tide.
| Il DO not think any crew can ever win
here which does not employ the long
and even stroke. Take Corne II, for
instance. This was the pTetuest crew
ever saw in a loat. They sat, straight
and prim. one behind the other, like
| Oldiers on parade. But their quick
stroke pumped them out Every one Of
the other crews last year pulled a long
ar, deep stroke. Almost every Conceiva-
ble style OF rowing has been tried there,
but only one has been successful.
Regarding the climate J think two or
three weeks is as long time as any
ere W should be here prior TO a race. An
other thing about this dead water. in
it it is essential that when a boat is once
started it should keep its momentum and
20 straight along. At Henley there is
no advantage or tide 10 aid this
in the town Itself many provisions are
being made for It'd Forthcoming event.
/ The hotels are heipg redecbrated and
have already arfanted for the extra in
flux of patronage With thtsy wnl ENJOY.