New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-26

swing Is necessarily short and Coach Courtney
does not advocate a body swing beyond certain
position. believing that loss Of power results
after that point has been passed At the finish Of
the stroke the legs are extended to their full
tent. until they have ceased to be of Then
the arms are brought into play for the first time.
and are employed in completing the stroke.
Smooth recovery results from bringing the sliding
seat back slowly at the catch. This feature OF the
stroke is early drilled into Cornells oarsmen. and
the proper handling OF the slide is as important as
feathering the To keep the back and shoulders
erect at all times is another difficult problem for
Cornell candidates TO solve and point which the
coach insists upon from the start.
THE COLUMBIA STROKE.
The Columbia new stroke. as taught by DR..
Walter b. Peet, requires the man TO reach out TO
the full extent toward the stern. and when the
blade strikes the water the shoulders brought
back well toward the perpendicular. The slide is
held toward the stern until the body is up near
the perpendicular: then the legs driven down
hard. Last of all the hands are brought In TO the
body The hands are now dropped and shot out
SHARPLY and at the same time the body and slide
are quickly started toward the stern, the speed or
the slide being gradually diminished uni the man
the water with little beve 1t is carried through
on the same plane. and is cut out OF the water
kept as long as possible 1t is the identical stroke
that was rowed by the Columbia crew of %. which
defeated Pennsylvania and Cornell. except that 1t
Is trife longer.
THE WISCONSIN STROKE.
The Wisconsin stroke is mixture Of the famous
stroke taught by Andrew ODea. which won VIC
tories for the university crews. and English
stroke. II is moulded thus by Coach McConvile,
who rowed in the varsity boat several years ago
and who supposed to know the ODea stroke.
The notifications evidently made by the addi-
ton OF some of the English methods OF rowing.
The catch Is not as hard the O'Dea stroke. but
the oar goes in with light catch, not to jar
the boat. The body pull IL also rather gentle, but
when the slide begins and the arms are to be used
the hands brought up with almost jerk and
the boat jumps. The reach Of the crew Is almost
abnormalIy long and II they have any advantage
boat seems TO check slightly between strokes. The
blade. as In the Columbia stroke. cuts out OF the
water sharply at the end Of the stroke, and IL
feathered back as far as possible.
PENNSYLVANIA STROKE
The stroke that the Pennsylvania crews
ing. and in which they have attained a great de-
gree Of perfection. is the characteristic Ward
stroke, changed little II any, from that used by
the varsity last year. The stroke depends very
largely the leg drive more than the
catch the drive of the leg the finish Of the
stroke being strong and giving such an impetus TO
the boat that there is surprisingly little checking.
The reach is good. the blade being carried we'll
back but the grip OF the water is slower than that
Of most OF the other crews. 1t * In this respect
that Pennsylvania stroke differs essentially from
that OF Cornell. which catches the water and puts
on all power the blade has been brought
back to the full reach.