Bisbee daily review., 1914-05-17
SOME SPORT ITEM FROM NEW YORK I
 OVER THE ATLA

UVEn lHE HILH
 NEW YORK. May 1e.-
 rowing club and college oarsr
 g eauy interested in the
 progress 'of Che Union Club
 Boston which has been ent
 the Grand Challenge Cup a ley. England, regatta to bt 2-4. The crew and substit
 sisung mainly of former liar lversity oarsmen ar rapidl ing into rowing form and exl have been following the da | ing predict a powerful. fast ished eight will carry the tInl Club colors at the famous lregatta The crew as compo | lpresent contains some of the Hest. strongest and most finished Imen to win varsity letters in ! Harvard eights Although the
 binauon averages we'll ovei pounds at the present time, it pected that when it is boatef l Thames the average will D, pound or two below these dgu
 The oarsmen substitutes anc
 es are scheduled to sail for L
 on June 16 and will arrive at n-i about June 24. This win give ther
 seven days in which to complete thei Itraining and become familiar with tn
 course which is far different frol the American courses upon whic lthey ave been accustomed to row Dui ing the trip across the Atlantic tn oarsmen will continue their dail training as far as conditions will pe Init. Running and setting-up exercise will be part of the schedule and it possible that the rowing machine Iused by colleges and boat clubs for il door work will be carried abroad fC
 use during the voyage Every effo lwil be made to land the crew in clos
 to perfect condition. It is thougl
 that the weeks training at Henle
 |wm be sufficient to complete the col |ditioning. without the danger of n sets due to the climatic changes 2 would be the case in a longer inte val between arrival and racing. , It has been learned from the pa . experiences of athletic teams ar crews competing in England that , stay of two or three weeks abros , takes the edge off the physical conC , ton of American athletes. The C , matte conditions are such that it , better to fix the date of arrival SC , eral months before the competition , plan to arrive at the scene of co , test within a few days O fthe ever , Both methods have been adopted , past entrants at the Henley regat } and both have bee found feasible, b Q there appears to be no compromi , possible if the oarsmen are to ] , tain their best physical condition , to the day O fthe races.
 , This has been the experience , American oarsmen during the pa forty years for as far back as IS , Americans began to cast longing ey at the famous trophies competed , annually at Henley. In that year J. . Lee entered for the Diamond Scu and was defeated by a narrow marg after an exciting race over the O mile $50 yeard course, which is
 no feet wide at it's best reaches. q same year the famous Columbia U versity four wo the visitors ch lenge cup for fours. In 1892 J. J. Ooms of Holland won the Diamo 7 Souls, being the first foreigner to ci ure the historic rowing trophy.
 In 1SSl Cornell entered a four ? the stewards cup and was defeatl 9 The Ithaca oarsmen tried again e 1895. entering an eight for the Ora Q Challenge with no better result T Q next year Yale tried for this trop Q and was defeated by the Leant Q eight of that year Six years la
 the Diversity of Pennsylvania err Q met a similar fate.
 2 The crews of other nations, h, e ever. have been more fortunate Q the Club Nautilue do Grand of z gium scored tho first foreign yict' Q for the Grand Challenge Cup in ll Q and repeated in 1909 Three ye e later the Sydney Rowing eight Q Now South Wales also won. Cana Q too scored a victory ln the Diamoi e Souls race of l9tA when L. F Sc @ les of Toronto won Several Canad Q clubs have sent eights to Henley Q never succeeded in winning the Gri Q Challenge. Another attempt will e made this year SO that the un e Boat Club crew win have competit