Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-27
to see the Yale-Henley crew off for Eng

land.
The crew soon left their place Of prom
fnence on the forward deck, from which
they caught the last sight of their friends
ashore and went to their state rooms be-
low. These had been engaged in a group
on the after part OF the port side of the
ship, close to the dining room. They soon
appeared on deck again in sweaters and
caps.
The afternoon was spent in reading the
ship letters and playing games Of various
kinds.
In the evening, when the darkness could
conceal their bashfulness, some very earn
est attempts were made at song.
The next day being Sunday the men were
rot called upon for their regular work. On
the third day all the men were present at
o'clock breakfast, and thea began their
regular schedule of training. which was as
iolows: Called, am; salt water bath;
breakfast, o'clock; walk and exercises
10:3O-noon; luncheon, / pm: walk and
exercises, 4:30; dinner, 6; short walk and
retirement, 1870. The above schedule was
regularly followed Throughout the VOYAGE
ana the men found little difficulty in pass
ing away the time between their duties
They were allowed perfect freedom on
board, and in this point their policy differ
ed distinctly from that of Cornell a year
ago.
All the sea sickness was confined to the
second day. The third day added shuttle
board to the list Of games, and his became
quite favorite pastime for the crew.
Corners experience proved a benefit for
the Yale men, and Mr.. Cook did all in his
power to keep the sturdy oarsmen in the
pest OF spirits. Ale was allowed on the
lapIe quite OFTEN, and delicacies in the line
oL pastry and fruit were found on the bill
OF rare for the first few days. Mr.. Cook
ioeas OF training on the voyage are oujte
diHerent from those of Mr. Courtney the
SoInen coach, and it will be interesting to
(af he
nfst point of difference in mind Cornell
men trained as rigidly and strictly on board
snip as on land, and were compelled IN
exercise almost constantly. When not thus
kept by themselves.
Aslde from the regular schedule of ex-
ercfses given above, the men were co1Iaa
. Upon INDIVIDUALLY to do practice work on
tne rowing machine brought from New
haven Tor that purpose This consisted of
exercises In blade work, most attention he
ing put upon the finish and flea herring of
the recover Great care was taken lest the
men should grow stiff in the wrists from
lack of exercise, SO they were put through a
reguicr set of wrist motions These con-
sisted OF the movements of rowing coined
as nearly as possible without the use of the
times sat on the floor of reserved deck in,
the order in which they row in the boat.
Tor this exercise conducted under Mr.
COOK supervision for few minutes every
DAY. This, in addition to the practice on
the rowing machine, kept the mems wrists
we'll limbered.
The after part of the spar deck afforded
ample space for the walk, while the reserve
deck, which was quite apart from the rest
OF the passengers, was very suitable for
the exercises.
1t was very amusing to see the children
tag along after the crew on their brisk
walk, and one little girl in particular at
tracted attention by her perseverance and
pluck shown by her attempts to keep up
and became closely identified with the
crew, who dubbed her "Trlby"
BY 6:30 Tuesday morning the crew were
all ashore and waiting for their luggage to
be examined.
The crew were treated about as well as
possible on the passage over, but the
climax was reached when they landed at
Southampton and found a special train
ready to take them directly to Henley via
Basngstoke.
Immediately upon arriving at Henley
they were met by Mr.. Simmons, the mayor
Of the town, and about half a dozen of the
aldermen. The welcome which was given
them was so cordial that the men were
made to feel at home from the very start
The mayor. who is old oar himself
showed in person the way from the station
to the river. where the two racing shells
were carried
The quarters to which the men were led
were different from anything that they had
ever dreamed of. They simply could not
speak. 80 full Of admiration were they for
the beautiful lawn on the riverside, with
its flower beds. tennis court, hedges, trees
shady walks and woody island. The Yale
boys cannot help enjoying their stay at
Henley with such quarters. W.