New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-20

can catch it in the first year OF teaching 1t con-
ssts. briefly, OF very long reach. Of all the
stretch of which the body bent forward to It's
utmost arms stretched out to their utmost and
legs pulled up underneath to their utmost
capable In fact, the in their winter term
were practised FOR hours at seeing how far for
ward and back they could reach. Little or no
attention is paid to the body line-that is the
American idea that all heads and shoulders in
the boat should swing backward ard forward in
straight line parallel with the kee: is entirely
done away with 1t is matter whether the
bodies are all in a line. long tn ~
into the water and come out together and the
strength OF the men is put into them at the
same moment AS you look at the boat going
away from you or coming directly toward you.
you see the heads working in and out at each
stroke. stroke, six, four and two swinging to-
gether to the right as seven. five, three and bow
swing together to the left.
The stroke itself is long ana slow a gradual
steady pull all the way through, until the body
Is bent far back. the legs Strengthened to
their utmost and the arms bent up that the
handle OF the oar comes well VI to the chin.
Then follows a quick recover OF course, marvel
lousy quick il has Tn be, but it is accomplished
in such a long downward sweep OF the arms
and \ twist of the wrist that there is none OF
the velocity evident in il which Il feature,
for example. of the Cornell crews recover a
year ago. The whole tendency OF the stroke is
toward a long, swaying movement back and
forth with no jerk, with ncreaS of velocity
at any one point. and with particular atten-
ton given to form in body molten but on the
other hand, the utmost given the water
mans ship OF the men, that however the bodies
swing the oars shall go into the water the
catch at the same time, shall come out on the
hnish at the same and shall have the power
put into their blades the same moment and
In the same way. That, in brief is the Harvard
stroke to be rowed at Pouehkeepsie on the
2Itn, and il is the English stroke pure and
| simple
COURTNEY'S ADAPTArION
/ Contrasted with this is Courtney's admiration
OF the American stroke. which he decided on az
ter the Cornell experience in England two years
ago The stroke differs in many respects from
the Harvard stroke this year. though these Diff
ferences are not important they are
marked. The boat runs steadily as before,
but the bodies OF the men do not divide The work
OF the stroke so evenly with the legs as in Ieh-
mann's stroke. Courtney puts more on the legs
at the finish and keeps the body well in control
/ to preserve the time and rhythm. The Cornell
men do not lean as far forward nor do they bend
far back the men IN the Harvard boat
Their recover is Il quick movement that gives an
extremely clean effect to the entire work within
! the boat. Last years had the concise
rapid, clean work perfection, and when the
Harvard began to show the wear and tear
OF the pace this same C!eancut recover. the ris-
ing heads coming quickly back almost before the
stroke see med finished, went on precisely a. be-
fore. The Cornell stroke is very little II any
| through the water more quickly. goes farther