New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-26

are longer and narrower. The Englishmen catch
the water better than we do. They take it With
dash Their recovery Is slow. but they pull a
straighter stroke through the water from start
TO finish. There Is waverng or variation.
The stroke goes straight from the catch. This
Is due In some part think. to the shape OF the
oars.
We were the heaviest crew on the river.
Many OF the English oarsmen were very slightly
built but they knew how to apply their strength.
think there is little difference. IL any. between
the Leander crew and the New College crew. In
the race between them the Leander men had the
advantage OF side In our heat with them there
advantage. because there wind,
although up to the day Of the race there had
been a good brisk breeze If we had taken Mr..
Cooks advice and used the English oars be-
leve we should have given Leander harder
CHANGES MADE IN THE SHELL.
"Our boat all right on the day OF the race.
We had some trouble with it on the day before.
You know had merely sat in IT on this side
to get the hang Of it, and the builders had as
sured us that the measurements were all right.
When came to row in 1t. however, on the day
before the race. found that ii didn't row we'll.
II didn't seem to fC the men. and upon investi-
cation found that II had been built to fit the
members OF last years crew. OF course we had
the necessary alterations made at once. but we
had only days practice in it before the race.
Mr. Langfords opinion to the advantage Of
the English method of rigging she'll was Of es-
pecial interest. In the English shells the oars
side and the reverse.
The English way Of rigging boat" said
Mr.. Langford rs TO be commended, tor 1t makes
IL easier to trim the boat. We, sitting In the
middle Of the boat, we do, have constantly
to think OF keeping our balance The EnSlsn
oarsmen. sitting alternately on either side or
the boat are. In some measure relieved or TINS
worry for the boat almost balances itself. |
don't know whether or not our trip VIII result
In the alteration Of our style of rigging. but
think il ought to-
II don't know whether Yale will go to Henley
next year or not but think she ought not TO do
so for at least two years. In the first place II
is an expensive undertaking. and In the second
place II will take us two years 10 put ourselves
in a condition where can do ourselves fuil
Justice
STILL WEARING HIS PRINCETON RIBBON.
Simpson and Beard were in good health. and
quite as enthusiastic over the trip as their coach
and their stroke Longacre was intending to
come over by the New-York. but lost train
and will wait few days.
Although Burr Mcintosh accompanied the
Yale crew on their entire trip. he still wore a
Princeton ribbon on his hat yesterday. He was
most enthusiastic over the reception given the
Ellis. and over the way in which they conducted
themselves. Honest Injun." said Mcintosh, II
we had had the English oars we'd have given
those fellows closer race The English treated
the boys splenddy and they went everywhere
and saw everything. We learned something az
to stroke and boat rigging, too
Mr. Mcintosh has prepared a lecture on the
trip Of the crew. covering all their experiences
from the time they left this country and ne Is
going to deliver It at the principal summer re-
sorts along the Atlantic coast. beginning III
about ten DAYS at Bar Harbor Inc actor t0,
had his camera with him on the trip, ana VIII
illustrate his lecture with 200 stereoptcon views
from snap shots taken by himself. The big
actor saw one performance OF "Triloy ana saiu
Mr.. Tree made a good Svengai.