New-York tribune., 1906-09-11
H4RVARD CREW L4UDED.
What the English Newspapers Hare
to SAY on the Big Race.

London Sept l0-AH the morning newspapers
devote much space 20 reporting and commenting on
the arvard-Cambridge boat race and. while glory
ing in the sustained prestige OF English oarsman-
ship. they pay high tribute 10 Harvards pluck and
good and clean craftsmanship
The Daily Mail" says the Americans proved gal
liant losers. and merited the universal admiration
they received. adding IT IS pleasant 20 discover
that there are some things we this side Of the
Atlantic can stin hold our own. despite the
steady loss Of much OF best blood 10 the
United States and the colonies"
Writing for the same paper Vivian Nickals. who
predicted a victory for Harvard. says: Harvard
adopted the wrong tactics. We could. however.
learn something from the Americans in the matter
OF sliding; but we are conservative lot, and do
not think the race will teach anything"
The Daily News'' believes that the Cambridge
victory was not so much that Of men as OF method;
and the well known oaTsman. r. b. Etherington-
Smith. writing for The Daily News. says he feels
convinced that Harvard had far more latent speed
in their than the Cambridge men. and II
taught by one Of the few good English coaches Il
would be hard 20 find crew 20 beat them.
The Daily Teegraph's' expert saws that points
of their style and methods I'm training practically
necessitated Harvards defeat He thinks II was
fatal mistake allow them TO different length,
Of slide. but 10 permit them 20 utterly tire
themselves out in practice. as a consequence OF
which It impossible 20 get everything possible
Of the in the race. The Daily Telegraph
IN editorial article says;
There is an atmosphere IN what Is called sport
to-day which has been somewhat unduly fostered
IN America and also deeply felt in this countrywide
atmosphere OF mercenary. businessilze calculation
II is good for both nations that the true spirit
should have been made manifest by such a race as
Saturdays
The editorial saws further: 1T was a most for
tunate coincidence, after the regrettabe cirCum-
stances which led 10 the suggestion that Americans
in the futTe would not be welcomed at Henley. that
Harvard should have overcome II the same sum-
mer and shown Engiishmen that there are true
amateurs in America
Guy Nickalls. in The Morning Post" finds among
the many lessons taught by the that the days
OF the professional coach over for II IS self
evident that a man who has never himself rowed in
q really good eight cannot possibly teach eight
how 10 row or how TO get boat along IN a way
most advantageous 20 themselves. Wray had un-
der him fine a lot OF men ever sat in eight
We have never seen greater physical perfection In
any crew, Yet they We're outcassed.''
NJ. Nickalls calls attention the fact that the
were not allowed % row themselves out in
practice which is characteristic Of every
itng England and always has fatal results. He
says also that Harvard lost lengths by her boat
alone. You had only to look at her that she
was traveller. She was not built on travelling
lines"
The foregoing fair samples OF the comments
and criticisms OF the race, but all the writer's
hope that inteTna tional will become fire.
Quent and that Yale Will send England II
she wins neXt year at New London.