The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-27


Besides the above there numbers Of wherries and
par oars ownea by individuals in the college.
those Of the Huron . Boston boat the Wave, in
ls46 the Oneida, the Yale boaA snswmut and In
and ne
ths Boston regatta aud the Harvard 10 June, 1857
ans June 49, 1885, winning the Beacon cup and on tee
5n OF july 1885, beating the feet the regatta given by
the Young Mems Democratic Club Of Boston On the ast
the Harvard made miles in 40 minutes and rs
seconds-the Quickest Six mile time on record.
THE YALE COLLEGE NAVY.
The first boat purchased in Yale College by Vim J.
Weekes in ls43a second hand four Whitehall boat,
nineteen feet long. The boat named Pioneer Yale
No. and club formed, and . number Of pleasant
excursions had in her. She was sold in August 1874
md. named the Nautilus, and sailed during tue
summer, Of 1898 and 1914, together with the
s duplicate 10 nay isas u,een or sixteen members
long and twenty four inch beam, eight cared boat
canoe, rather crank, and made from single tree She
prize against the Nautilus in 1874 which weyer
1t subeeque y discovered mainly caused bp
huge rock which the Centpedes had strapped TO the
keel Of the Nautilus during the previous Dighs.
In May, 1874, the first boat Of the college
built che was called the Excelsior She thirty feet
long and pulled Blk oars Sne was owned 10 succession
herself in two against the wharf in 1852 and the spirit Of
boating luled for time.
bought by the clans Of 49, subsequently, owned by
the classes of '5l and 49, She dritsd over to Long
Island 81 the close Of the vacation Of 52 and subsequently
rOted the beach The class Of 48 bought the Osceo
thirty six foot eight cared boat, and sold her in l849
rhe Augusta thirty foot esh: cared boat bought
by the Of 40 for $7O and sold the class Of 52
Tor u eupper. She was los, In 1850.
In 1851 the Phantom twenty foot four cared boat
bought by the class Of 49, and subsequently, used in part
pay mept for the Undine She came again into the col
iege the OF 1866 She was used for drilling land
luebsIs and as the COMMANDERS gig
The Atslanta barge thirty foot six cared boat was
owned successfully by the classes Of g. 49, 68 and 6
She was the ladies' boat" The Halcyon thirty nine
loot cared boat was built the class Of 81 Of
Harvefd and bought by class of "a Of YALE She was
wrecked and reted her name changed 70 Wa Wa sold to
the class Of 80 and finally lost the shores Of
The Undne an eight Dared thirty foot boat bought
by The Glars Of 49, and sold at advanced price the
class OF '66, and subsequently, out Of the college,
Tho General Worth thirty foot four cared boat having
nass o. -, was bought BY the
by the classes Of h6 and 49, finally Of
college The Thalia thirty foot six cared boat was
boat and won several przes The Nep.hene four Dared
thirty i've foot boat built the class o, 49, but
Up 70 tho year lsba although many boats we're owned
ny ipov'ouals and classes ia Yale College, orgsnxa
uon naa 9een Effected In that year Mr. Richard Waite
tneory, tpoueh noi with practice as ato
observance u ne rales Was concerned.
On the nrst Saturday after the presentation day in luna
1885, the first renew hsh Yale navy thea consss
ing Of the ARIEL Engineer Haloyon rhalis Of ga Aa
49, the Aida thirty feet ak cared bsre. 81 IN. c.ss
49, and the Nautilus forty feet ak barge for he
.iine chss; Tue Ihe Iorty feet Elk barge for
the Engineers. and tho Rowena thirty Ave fact f,ur
cared barge OF the class OF 67 added 70 the
oonastiDs Of ten boats In 1860 ba. ooe boat was
added the Nered ak cared forty feet owned success
svey by '5s and '6l and which the regatta przs
In 'b5 and 81. new consultation Adopted In jena
55 the old having been ioet provides for 40 ao
nua Yale regatta for the champion dag "Poneer Yale
No |"
In o,tober 1856, the navy consisted Of seven boats
In May, 1857, the Wenoas, forty feet six
cared boat was added, ana named tho Olympus
she won a prze in toe regatta OF July: 1853.
The vruna forty five feet cared beat Of the
Club Of 90 added. 10 1858 there we're added tho
vsruna, thirty three feet BARGE ths Cyvao.he
and Loele boh fortf five feet cared boas, butt
for '6; the cncher ahe boat, thirty eight feet, four
oars; tho clncner shell boat Yale, forty Ave feet
seven inches, Elk oars no Cornwall built CIR toe Yale
navy; smooth ou: shell boat hir feet, and for
care.
Tho annual Yale commencement regatta iusiitutei
by the class OF b3. and has been continued since Tho
Iha.i won the prize OF that ear, coossag OF silver
cup and salver. The Aalcyon won the poc,ni
10 1854 The Nautilus the ist pr,zs the Atalants
the second, and the rrapsls the d,ii prize.
In 1855 tho Nereid the Il oetze valued al
ro~pg hree niles in % minutes So secondg in vialeat
"iH' aodropgh NeaIher. rhe Tsausb won the second