The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-26
ROWING.
President pikington and Julian Curtiss to
Select Crew for Olympic Regatta.

James Pilkington, president Of the Nafione,
Association Of Amateur Oarsmen, and Julian
W. Curtise, treasurer Of the American Olympic
committee. will have the important and diff
cult task Of selecting oarsmen to compete mt
the English Olympic games next year. No
such delicate job has ever fallen to the lot
Of two men on this side Of the water. but IL is
vi universally admitted that they will prove
equal 20 the task. Plkington has a wide
acquaintance among the rowing men all
over the country and he In shrewd and ex-
pertenced as to the merits Of the sweep
pulhers. On the other hand Curtiss stands
high with the college men and II they work
the right way there should he no trouble In
picking a first rate crew. As far as the condi-
tons Of the Olympic regatta stpulace men
can be selected from all over America, but
they must be bona hde amateurs and not the
least question about their status.
The entry of the crew or crews will have
to be made through the olympic committee,
of which Pilhin gton md Curtiss are mem-
bers. and no entries will be received from
private individuals or clubs. For a number
OF years an idea has been knocking around
in owing circles here that a picked crew
from America could go over and defeat the
Leanders or Englsnd's best. Nov comes ne
theory threshed out welcome the advent
OF the Olympic Regatta on the Thames.
United states. and from the hints dropped
now II an eight is sent It will meet the best
crews IN all Of Europe. The Bedglans. holder
row for the trophy next, year. and II has been
m that they will be on ha nd for the
or never let's any big rowing event pass with.
out being seen on the starting line: OF course,
the opposition to American boating pro"ess
will not be confined to these two crews, FOR
doubtless the big colleges. schools and owing
clubs will have representatives at the afair.
II America is to have a real good crew and
tho hest in ran DFO1uCe no time should be lost
in getting them together, In short. they
should be mustered this fall. and have ooca-
winter. But the most vital part of the project
IL to And a coach who could advise on the
stroke suitable FOR the English course I. some,
stroke would be the man. and Of course he Is
pretty hard to unearth lust now. Nearly al
the coaches before the public now have been
tried for the Thames water and found want
ing, so il would be little short OF madness TO
%intrust the Olympic crew TO their charge;
crew could be only effectively trained on still
water. To practise them on a tidal or river
transferred TO the dead holding water of the
Thames the oarsmen would think their boat
had a ton Of lead fastened to the keel, The
programme of the Olympic regatta viii con-
sist Of eishts. tours. pairs and sculls.
After a rest Of, a week or 40 the senior
crew Of the New York a: G. has been Zen pH, m
foot in the Middle States Regatta next Mon
day. Coach Gianinni has made a couple
but IL will not be weakened by any means.
The crew will come on the Harlem River
during the. week and have q few days practice
on the whirls of the course.
Durando Miller Of the New York \, G.
and Fred Shepheard OF the Seawanhaka
b. c. have entered for the senior singles
in the Middle States Regatta. and IL should
be one OF the best contested races on the pro-
E1smam Is. rfSN%TS gg0 Ossd m oanrs IKE s more
suitable, but Miller can he depended upon 10
be in it every foot of the way. When the pair
met in the championship event at the Ma
tional regatta Shepherd had the advantage
by about half a length. but though ,Shep-
heard rowed in the four Mille1 had a harder
singles.