Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-18

were wont to manifest in that feature of
| their stroke. Then, too, the uneven getting
out of the oars. which was noticeable. even
| up to and in the race of 1897, has already
| been greatly improved upon The break
| that was noticed in the waist of the Yale
| boat last year has been smoothed out, ard
| the time Is far better. The body-swing Is
not yet as beautifully even as is Cornell s,
| but the grip of the water on the catch is
! quite as good and the heave more marked.
| That catch has long been one Of the best
features of Yale crews, and this one is not
| likely to be an exception. But that deli
| cacy of getting out, which Mr.. Cook has
worked so hard over has not yet reached
| the point of perfection he looks for, and
| pair-oar work must be relied upon to &C
complish this. The stroke Is well rowed
| out. except on spurts, when there Is some
| shortening. Flint seems to be easy to
| follow as Williams, though he has not so
accented a style.
Courtney and the Cornell Crew.
| Mr. Courtney has had more material I'M
| der his eye than Mr.. Cook or Mr.. Leh-
mann. While he vas not able to get his
| crew on to the water as early as the Yale
| crew, the Cornell school has been such
| that he has had plenty Of men rowing the
| Courtney stroke and the delay in getting
| on to the water was thus not so serious.
| His crew has rounded rapidly into form in
| the last few weeks, and the especial fea-
ture which fmpreSSeS one is, as 1t was on
the Hudson last year, the ease and smooth
| ness with which the men perform their
work This is due to two causes: First,
the men have all been taught, and always
been taught, the same stroke; second, Mr..
Courtney is most accomplished boat rig
ger. AS stated earlier in this article il
there be man, either in this country or in
England, who knowsihow to apply the art
of mechanics to ZAanfs rigging in an
eight-oared shell so that that man shall
perform his work attlhe Greatest mechan-
| zeal advantage, it fs Charles Courtney.
Short men, or tall men, Ung bodies. short
legs 1t is all the same to- him. He can SO
seat his man as to make him pull his oar
| in such way as to-be- in unison with the
rest of the oars and at the same time not
| interfere with the mans own comfort. The
| strokes as it did last yef. The style is
| more nearly unaltered tnan that of either
Yale or Harvard. a. 4
Harvardpss Cfew.
There is exhibited by the Harvard crew
distinct gain in style and finish over last
| years crew. The stfokenfs much better
| pulled through, and 1.-THE hrive thanks to
| Dobyns. is far more effective than in 81.
| Biddie. too. helps him out well and carries
| back the stroke to the starboard side in
| coed fashion. His blade work is especially
| good, but the work done toward the latter
bali OF his stroke is not as effective as that
| OF Dobyns and his sweep has not as many
pounds in IT at that point as Mr.. Leh-
mann could wish. Whether it is the clean
| swinging through of the stroke by Dobyns
| that SO greatly impresses one or not, it
seems that the crew. as whole, do not en-
tireIy follow him In this respect. and that
| when they are tired or driven for con-
siderable time there Is q tendency to short
| en-. The crew comes aft with more uni
| formity, and the last part OF the slide Is
| executed with more care and better results
! IN keeping the Roadway. It is naturally