New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-06
Mr.. COOK ON THE RACE
THE YALE COACH TELLS OF HIS PLAHS
AND METHODS.
HOW HE OBTAINED HIS FAMOUS sTRoKE-7U
WORK AT HENLEY FROM THE BAcHE-

HOW HE OBTAINED HIS FAMOUS srRoKE17AS
WORK AT HENLEY FROM THE BAcHE-
| LOR OF ARTS
From The Bachelor OF Arts. -f-,
I kEew that the week before Mr; Cook sailed M
| the Yale Henley crew for England. June -
would bs very sdsy SO an ,nserysw VS. sssanrsd
a. =. men ms for shss 8:
talks Of hts srbJss;" VIII Sr;e n IN ne e eS
DAYS 81. temper diS
| tioa. and he was aatisned to- demonstrate -
Is soans or Sr sTn
70 gu. sssoSs b sa:s a q
ssss e 5h r. ss siss ss's "a
60 % England to learn rowtns In VS.. Avocado. =.
that dine Who Who ussers:oSa sss saS,sos EE:
soss Ssa sy seT Sss eI
worked sSss crews and DaT5sd s them ,ssS
they would happen to get :. crew q tough. strong
fellows and wiI.as the Aherst Asgias nv Won III. y
boa, in Il. WHICH had stroke Of it's own. and i
A wS Of s s' .p es Hcw all
that the professional cervnnen tnen, as me prores;
ess. VI ;ss.y s II: is
have very poor srads as rue snd seSy have nSee 70
Sns lime .na THAI ns ard had
S0n and
English Varsity men had given me faint iden o.
s bad to g to sshsS from IN the s1e
and went to England 10 learn the rudiments
must say the Oxford men all treated me with me
II began work at the London Rowing Club with
man IN EnSa @' and after went TO cambrdxs
putting in some time there With the ssRta,n Snd
Of ss nsT and r dns us Ss M
q
at oxford ksepns myself In . 9mc VITA inc '
When you returned to Yale how did you and
in Ms sand s as Was ses g s. s IT. sS
had to teach five new men new stroke WHICH
psiescs and Steady aSoroS: sars sre.s
I
course. there were plenty OF rowing wtseacrss
that have never had so much trouble teaching :
s ss s sRss at time i' S"a
system, and did most, OF my teaching IN pair
Sas iit o Shape
eray locked upon the new srSxs as Last SasD
IN It, fney felt sk That Hd posaby ers
deal s 'e q fun OF the new-fanssd stroke Why.
fss yss snd snsassS Ham IF
essons ssuer Tho certainly da ws m, by 81:
freshman crew were the Varsity! Well, the event.
pleasant, revulson Of feeling IN my favor 4 new
boating era began, new boath2use Was ouiit ana
saSns principles IN rowing and training were
sisted Of Renned I strSka Kellogg eoin myss
bow. Frederick Wood. who originally rowed bow.
wss his place We tho heat the
Vespers and Crescents Of PhlladeIph.a and the
lost the race The Beaverwcks Of Albany finally
won from the London Rowing Club In slower time
the collegiate championshp First Trinity Of Cam:
bridge. Eng. withdrew. so that We cannot say that
an actual race until now 1886 The papers generally
credited US with beating the London Rowing Club
IL we had steered differently"
What vii! be your Instructions at Hsnley?'
any other crew, ana Yale win eootinas keep Ssr
and win not cause hindrance to rival crew:
do so: ye. this has always been our Yale policy.
and we viii continue TO stick TO H.
80, No; and when they have not in every respect
to change were caused by Ambitions that are peca.
liar to human nature and undergraduate inexperi.
a hs to
1T Is the natural watermans stroke and Is the
kssps s are nsn 81 o the
keeping the shoulders braced when the oar takes the
manner possible holding the properly, resuat:
Ing the depth OF the blade and the proper length Of
in the matter OF recovery. to avoid a hang or any
s $40 Of action either with the hands Or with
the less and feet correctly in recovering reeyates
other 81 70 SS an
ments in a thoroughly continuous circuit
done individually in the par-osr and then the crew
was placed collectively ard coached from the launch
expect 10 coach from horseback at Henley"
Did you ever coach any crew ia q race by mega
az vou moan oot,a,i,, IL d.. .... ..-.,., A..
ncs. but have used the mesaphone for coaching
purposes in practice. in calling from the launch ss
the oars IN the water and the engine Of the launch
Expects to ker b e voice 70 BE-
you have to say"
er nH xna snPf thee w g the number OF
thirty 70 it sy on to ,S Row forty nS S
Swsr % at the Beginning Of the race and mot
What have you to say of the personnel Of the
talny me type Of Yale celese oa sasy are Ssy
are thoroughly in earnest faithful and full OF pluck
they ; have been faithfu IN learning the stroke"
Il think that the outlook for amateur rou,,n. n
es %aeh IN Hoi SssS
fishing the first week in July an American eniey ~
he e IN o sbss1 8'n Y
The Juno humber Of The bachelor that il is Of the
minor crews an opportunity. For example. there
nay be In college very good freshman or sopho-
.ellent time and beaten everything in -coiiese An
American Henley would give them an opportunity.
,ambrdge an opportunity to row in general comps.
Hion. A crew composed Of members OF ono FRA.
ernity could enter; besides that, SKIES fo,,rs ana
wos and single SOULS could enter. Such a regatta
md should present suitable prizes. The long fosr.
nile race 10 well enough for two crews but doubt
IS expectancy or ITS value where there are mora Than
NO entries. 1t is essentially a match race dis.
ance Of that length Is not adapted more than two
,rews" WV
Would such a regatta induce English crown b