New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-09


the clubhouse. where they were attended to-
Further disaster averted by the efforts OF
the Harvard and Cambridge crews who set UP
the fence and held it until the police drove back
the crowd.
sun another reception awaited the Victors
and vanquished as they returned down the river
by steamer. At Putney the climax was reached
when the crowds cheered until fatigue compelled
them 10 desist
COMMENTS ON THE RACE
The members Of the two crews and those as
ISOLATED with them are extremely reticent In
giving opinions on the outcome of the race. on
the ground that il was friendly contest. r. C.
Lehman. the we'll known oarsman who once
coached the crews at Harvard, absolutely de-
clined TO comment on the merits OF the crews,
but said that such contests were good for the
development Of a higher form Of amateur oars
manship and international good fellowship. He
spoke enthusia stically of the friendly relations
existing between the crews in their training and
OF what the meant 10 the spirit OF univer-
sity brotherhood, and declared that he believed
this would have good effect in other branches
Stuart the stroke of the Cambridge crew sim.
ply said: "Filley and his crew rowed a magnii-
. cent race We are glad we won. but sorry TO
defeat such good fellows. We are all splendid
friends"
Captain Finey OF the Harvard boat. laconi-
. cally declared that his men had been beaten
fairly and squarely. Wray, the Harvard coach.
was disappointed, and had nothing 10 say, except
that his crew had been beaten on its merits and
that he had no excuse to offer. Mr.. Muttlebury.
the Cambridge coach, was more free I'm his COM
ment. He said:
The race is one which will be remembered for
years The Harvard men made up the best crew
ever sent out from the United States. and
think this due to the influence OF Mr.. Leh-
mans coaching his last visit to Massachu-
sets ] have every reason 20 think that the race
to-day not much OF the runaway order as
many OF the English critics predicted With
another
style the Harvard men will be dangerous rivals.
! hope the Americans viii favor us with another
visit in a year or two
questioned regarding the styles OF the British
and American crews. Mr.. Muttlebury said:
The Harvard men, as 1 noticed I'm the pre-
liminary paddles. have some Of the characters
ties OF English rowing, indeed, more than any
Americans seen in English waters; but their
style reminds me more of the English rowing
Of some years ago than that OF to-day. Their
method of slicing the water at the beginning Of
the stroke. instead of ChOpping il. is the dis
. tnctive style Of our professional watermen II
amateur and professional rowing In this
country. the ideal stroke would begin with
perfectly vertical blade. thus Immediately get
ting the most powerful grip on the water. We
try 70 do this nearly as can"
on the vexed question OF fixed and swivel oar
locks. Mr. Mutuebury said IL was always his
opinion that the former We're better for eight
cared shells until the practice for to-day's race
enabled him 10 compare the two under equal
conditions, and that now he had altered his
opinion and thought the swivel oarlock was OF
]
TO be in sculling.
BOTH CREWS TOASTED.
The crews dined together tonight at Princes
restaurant Colonel william. who rowed against
Harvard in the oxford four in 1863 presiding
with Captain Filley on his right and President
Goldsmith Of the Cambridge Boat Club on his
left. and Ambassador Reid and other distin-
guished guests surrounding him. Colonel william
proposed the health Of King Edward and Presi-
7 Roosevelt. z. ia tha
I toast 10 President Roosevelt said that while he
was not altogether contented with the result of
to-day's race he the President would
be satisfied with the way the sons OF Harvard
had borne themselves under defeat. He prom
iscd the ambridge crew warm welcome In
America should they decide TO go over there for
return race.
crews pointed out that the race was roWed on
the anniversary Of the foundation OF Harvard
College. and that il was close TO thirty-sx years
since ne had raced against the American univer-
sity. At the dinner following the race in 1SAq
Colonel william said, Charles Dickens was one
OF the speakers. and Dickens predicted tbat
there would be other contests and that HsryarS
would win. Harvard had not succeeded this time
but ne warned English oarsmen that Harvard
was dangerous
All acknowledged that Harvard got the worst
OF the start. but once they got away they rowed
! a plucky race, ard Cambridge had to row Their
best 70 win. He considered the Improvement of
Harvard over previous visiting American rrevys
az the result or partially adopting the English
stroke. Harvard had not yet got Il entirely hut
very nearly.
Captain Goldsmith said he was never so e,Iad
when the winning post was passed "A. 80
men had rowed their hardest. He hoped 10 ge,
a crew together 10 go 10 the United States o.
a return race with Harvard
Captain Ffiley. replying for the American
OarsTnen, said:
There Is no question that the best crew won
We have nothing 10 say 10 the contrary HAD
the race been rowed from Mortlake to Putnsv
instead OF IL was the result would have been
the same. I'm sorry we did not give them a
better race
Mr.. Lehman. IN proposing the health OF the
chairman. said he had neys. seen a more gal
LIANT contest