The Washington times., 1902-04-27

when taken moderately. but 1t is one Of
the most injurious when body and mind
are exerted beyond the limit of the ca
/ pacity and endurance of the oarsman. 1t
l is the opinion OF men experienced in the
/ sport that no crew should be put to the
test of rowing four miles unless ii is
the second year at the distance for all
! the men in the boat.
Two miles. as at Annapolis. would be a
better test for speed, expertness, and
good Craftsmanship. and would result in
greater benefit to the men. OF course,
with more time 10 practice and greater
! opportunity TO follow the rules of train
ing. the college man is in better posi-
tion to prepare for long races than his
/ fellow -oarsmen of the boat club whose
time for continuous hours is taken up
/ in earning a livelihood.
This is probably the reason why the
amateur races controlled by the National
Association and its allied associations are
limited to mile or a mile and half,
and because it gives opportunity to
greater number of spectators to see the
contes: and thus broadens the interest in
the sport.
The New Shell.
The new she'll for the Poughkeepsie
crew arrived last Monday from the max
ers, j. Glass C Sons. of Philadelphia,
and attracted a good deal of attention as
it was being carried from the station to
the boatbouse.
1t is a beautiful craft built OF Spanish
cedar. 1t is sixty-three feet long, about
three feet longer than the usual run of
eights. and weighs 245 pounds rigged and
ready for work II IS twenty three inches
beam from gunwale to gunwale. and has
liberal washboarding enough to make her
seaworthy in the choppy water on the
Hudson at Poughkeepsie, and is eight and
three-Quarter inches deep.
Like the Paris Boat.
The boat is an exact duplicate of the
one in which the Vespers OF Philadelphia,
under Dempsey's coaching, won the big
event. the worlds championship, at the
Paris Exposition. The lines are graceful
and her formation is clipper and clean
cut. She is well braced everywhere, so
there can be no parting or buIging at any
point A solid bulkhead faced with iron,
following the swelling of the lines, is
seen at the end of each seat
Dempsey has put in the week fitting the
boat and bracing her according to his
..
roller seats which will make easy motion
for the oarsmen. and when he gets
through she will be as stanch and stff
a shell as ever held crew. Kerns' nickel
oarlocks and bronze roller seats and
Donohue oars and movable stretchers
fitted with copper heel shoes, complete
the equipment.
Launched Without Formality.
VII l.a. ,,.o. ,o,,,,or,.,i,- s,,aa With
oarlocks. the next day after her arrival
and launched without formality. and the
crew stepped into her 10 see how she
would set" in the water. and the in
spection was entirely satisfactory. She
sat well. carried well, and was most
beautifully balanced and showed her
graceful lines as proudly rs If thing of
life. The crew is proud OF its new boat
and expects many things of the pretty
craft. The new boat will be put ever
board for good next week.
The cuts shown in this issue show the
crew which has been having Dempscy's
latest attention. and is a very likely one,
and will probably. with one or two
changes. he the eight which will dc
battle for the Blue and Gray at Annapo-
lis in May and at Poughkeepsic in June.
The Class Crews.
Considerable interest is taken by the
student body in the work of the class
crew preparing for their race which will
probably take place May l6. These oars
men have been taking practice for about
three weeks, and their boats are going
through the water in good shap". and
showing considerable speed. The strug-
gle for class supremacy on. the water
promises to be interesting. A number OF
candidates have tried for seats in the two
shells.
The final crews will probably be seated
as follows:
Freshmen-Thedic stroke: Gibbons. |
No. Z, Graham, No. 6; Gunther, No. 3: |
No. 4; Ewing. No. 3; Gclpi, |
10. 2; Hennessy. No. !; Magee. coxswain. |
Average weight. i;5.
Sophomore-Atkinson. stroke: Farrelly. |
'aptain. No. I; Ryan. No. 6; Shepard. No. |
J; Grima. No. 4; Connolly. No. 3; Walden,
No. 2: Palms. No. 1, Desmond, coxswain. |
weight, 15I