The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-16
COACH JUDD.
f ormer Yale Man Trains
MyrtIes.
Has High Hopes For the Hearties
Now Hustling for Fall
Honors.

James r. Judd, graduate of Yale class
of 81, and who had the honor OF feath-
ering blade Z, starboard side, in the
Freshman crew, is now coaching the
Myrtle tours at the Peninsula for the
races in September. Mr.. Judd, whose
home is in Honolulu, tried for the Var
sity eight which was sent to Henley,
England, but was thrown off, the last
man to receive that disappointing hon
or. He is an authority on racing mat
ters his long service on the sliding
seat among the sons of Eli teaching
him many of the secrets of crew work
which has so often sent the Yale shells
to the fore.
Since his return to Honolulu Mr. Judd
has taken unusual interest in the COM
ing September races, and intends to put
the Senior and Junior Myrtle crews
through physical and dietary regimen
in return for which he predicts victory
for the red and white pennant.
After having seen the practice work
of both crews Mr.. Judd as of the opin-
ion that very few of the oarsmen of
Honolulu fully understand the Ameri-
can stroke. Mr.. Klebahn, he says,
knows the German stroke, of which he
is q master This year these two
"
advantages of each Will be determined
by the final trial of strength on the
race course.
on Tuesday evening, as coach, Mr..
Judd stayed with the crews while they
engaged in their evening practice. The
crews are using as a boathouse the res
idence of Clarence Macfarlane at the
Peninsula. The training table is ex-
cellent and well supplied with edibles
on liberal, modern ideas of diet. This
is the first year the crews have been
given coffee at breakfast. The water
in which the rowing takes place is not
bothered by wind, tide or waves, as is
, encountered on the Charles river or
New Haven harbor. The course at the
Peninsula is an excellent one for good
rowing, says Mr.. Judd.
The crews are becoming thoroughly
interested in their training. II saw
the two crews row." said the coach yes
terday. They are going at it with the
proper vim and determination. OF
course they have many faults, as any
/ crew will have. With three or -four
weeks training before the racing. and
working on the same lines, they may
hope to improve greatly in form by the
Sth of September. Their plans seem &c
be TO row the Yale stroke. In the Sen
Tor boat the body and slide work is
fairly good. The men work we'll to-
Setnef ana coHLTOl lnelf SllueS, Lis
blade work is very ragged They were
held high out of the water on the catch
and were not turned straight through
the water at the same level. The crew
did not take their blades out clearly al
the finish. The result was the steady
motion of the boat was interfered with
The boat when thus off it's bottom was
retarded in its progress.
/ The Junior crew al first seemed 6
n. Ton NIA hi ds
work, as such, did not exist, but they
kept fairly good time. which is the frs
principle of rowing. The boat simply
went along by brute strength. Water
manship is the main thing for botf
crews TO learn"
Generally speaking the coach is very
much elated over the material under hi.
control and feels that this years rae
ing will turn out some startling sur
: priSeS.