New-York tribune., 1902-03-09
THE PASSING THRONG.

Walter Wood. a marine artist who has sl-'-0ad
many OF the leading racing yachts OF this counts
for some years past. 0t -"
CALLS THE Waldorf yesterday. He has s.
METEOR made several sketches OF tho Ne
"a BEAUTY" teor and has inspected her al close
quarters "'She Is beaI,ifU!
boat" he said 'and looks very fast for a schooner
With the exception OF her clipper bow she has the
regular schooner lines. But what surprised in
the boat was her thin shell and general frailness OF
construction, She IS not racing yacht and She
likely to get. Nor can she carry large sail area
tbse F5at s9me OF the frame pieces ARE no Ffy
hEgerl. and the whole boat is a mere shell. She
s TSa sor Of w Work Way se M be Is
for She Is. however without question beauty
Speaker ]. ]. Myers OF the Massachusetts House
of Representatives was at the Manhattan Hotel
last night. What impressed the
HARVARD Prince most and what pleased him
CHEERS I'M most. in his welcome at Boston"
PRESSED Mr.. Myers said, was not the off,
THE cial welcome OF the State city.
PRINCE not the dinner given at the Hotel
Somerset. not even the exercises in
Saunders Theatre. when his degree was conferred
upon him. dignified ss that occasion was; 1t was
the welcome, Of the Harvard students at their
meeting for the Prince at the new Harvard Union:
At the dinner in the evening sat between two OF
first and only time on his American trip had they
seen him visi5y start when he was Gheered by tae
hearty @ SO concerted g a6sqptsy sP0nanef0qqs fOqs
dlu genuine ana so TOOK the Prince at once Alto
their fellowship. that he was really touched by IL
We all much impressed with the Prince him
self. When he came TO the joint session or the
legislature he sat on the platform with the Gov
ernor. the President Of the Senate and myself. and
a more digntfied yet pleasant and democratlc
gentleman it would be hard to find We were glad
to welcome him IN Boston fashion. and glad that
he seemed to enjoy the fashion"
Jimmie Roche, the captain of the 1899 Harvard
track team. which won international honors. was
registered at the Manhattan last
FAVORS night. from Bridgeport. Conn. His
INTERNA- former home was in Worcester. but
TIONAB he is now engaged IN a large manu-
ATHLETICS. featuring concern In Bridgeport. 'I
think that the international ath-
letic games between Harvard Yale and Cam
bridge Oxford should be kept up he said, "and
L think that they will be. do believe in joint
team however for II is hard to pick without dis
cussons and ii Is not at all impossible for joint
team TO lose where single team, though not so
strong on paper, would have won. Every two years
is often enough for the games, perhaps a bit too
course, the trouble Is to raise the money to send
teams across. IL may be said however. that the
first international games great stimulus 10
track athletics at Harvard" Roche still retains his
health and vigor and quickness. Il do 1t. he said,
'by taking a two-Inile along the river every
was spelling me-running me down fast; could
not get along without exercise So | took 10 the
daily run, and all right now. l have
eral big, strong men, athletes in college, to
pieces with indoor work in two years time | be-
Heve the athlete is less capable of standing the
strain Of business without exercise than the little
thin nervous man he laughed at perhaps in coll
lege."