New-York daily tribune., 1859-07-29
TIE WORCESTER REGATTA
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dreaming g. at has been 0oLe ia "o'ooo'''' - ~
.Lout tbe 70 gs;- AID matters thereto spperA.n'"s.
Yesterday the city began 20 f VIII ou's.ders s'pe-
o;..lv suderts coming up to see the hr't oe'eofas
80 ne College Tnior Regatta hereafter 70 es an as-
>. ..;,s,;,u,io,. and to coayncc people tha, 81
s,rsert. sre no, ccnsumpsive or dying OF DYSPEPSIA
,..;,l,, the looks of tboee who have 80 far maas
.hsir appearance, are suggestive :" "N'""s a'
,Lsoxn constitutions ami frames einaeisied ~
lsri stuiy ayi neglect o. Physc@ e'"' '''"
x;.pe,,d one # the iaest races ever owed
mon American w.deis at "h'ci' oo"'''e '1'
IT. ,a.rv the best time ever msde by saca
WANT cu.r.l week. ago, delegates from
,t.,x.rd Trinity. .Boyu, and Yale, nef IN fro'oe"~s
no ..r,.s,,.,,,s tr holding College Uoiss
.,.,,, Worcester wss the place selected anu 'ns
~, ,.,, .,,o;,,eS "a The time Previous TO ths
,e,.lt, Of to dsy. challenges TO psy msich games
cbe,s and billiards passed between Harvard ara aie'
For the former college j. I. Cole appeared, an' '~
the ln,t.r H. Champion; utfortuns'ely only acos"'
p;or in name a. out of SIX games plsyed, nve ~e''
ss.iIv won by Harvard To-day, II. Soa'hSeh' "oe
Brorp. pls,ed though not on challenge, '"'
Harvard representative, and won three Sss u 'ou'
games. when the ms,ch WAS given up
The billiard match was played last evessg' the
Iriou Club Of this city having generously idfs'nsd
the room for tho purpose, aud making ever! possc'
arrangement. for the convenience aud comfort Oh -"
play, and lockers on. Two appeared i'f eaeh o"'
iege. The game was the American cafom' e'sn'
huudred points up, and Harvard was again Su'eeS'"'
winning the match by tao hundred and '"ea'y'"A'
r.;,,s The longest run-for'yeigh, points - Wa
made b. ore Of the Yale men,
Tha y,e,t interest of the occasion entered IN sae
,eoa,., Hsrvsrd was'represen,ed by ISo boats, the
Harvard Al :! Avon--the former b"s' "aieo mas
aver vet been b.aien. Brown University sent up
one the At,lan,s and Yale sent up its noS saeu tho
Vale The regatta came of on Lake Quinsigan'ou",
about two miles out OF the city. The ume '~ tse
race 70 commence was 4. P. IN. by noon, down 'no
road 10 the lake poured constant stream OF PeoPo'
and by four o'clock every available spot GU Tue sh"e
whence decent view of the race-coarse coui Dc Ae'
was occupied Students and sporting men generAiiy'
individuals evidently from the rnro ds'nc'si
groups of Worcester damsels, quite gooop W III"
s,obt, "piryers." Irishmen and white men, combined
to make up large and motley assemoiage' a"
the barees puris ubs sal. boats and ros-boats, In
fact everything at could float sud much that couldn't
were put into requisi,ion The day was quite u1fa-
vo,she II seemed for time a. If old .Eolus were
intending "a unite his bsg a. beth ends, snd prospects
locked dubious for any beat making very brilliant
time in conseGuerc ce Of the wind. However at pre-
csy 80 minutes 10 seconds after t. the order TO start
vss given and at the firing of the gun, the boats shos
| ont from their starting ponts-the Avon and tho
| Harvard easily taking the lead. The course was
mile and half and repeat The boats turned the
buoy in the following order, aud at tae ioi owing
times: Harvard at q minutes OF o'clock; iae a''
minutes OF 81 the Avon at - minutes, andth Ataant"
M:l. On tho home-stretch, the Harvard was hrst
seen its crew easily recognized by their red caps
To the eye Of faith, the Yale was also Visible snort
way behind, while To the grosser material eye tho
latter fact could hardly be said to appear SO plsiny
They came in in the following order, and making tho
distance in the following times:
Hsryard l@ Avon ........''..'''''5i ~
Ya. ...............p 49, Atslsnts ............H W.
The Yale aud the Avon fouled one another twice v
going out, the wind rendering the boats somewhat
uImanage able. Otherwise everything passed off in
| the very best manner The tins made il the best
that has ever been made in this c0untry excepting
| the last Beacon Cup Regatta on the Charles River,
when the Harvard made three miles in nineteen
minutes and eleven secords. the champion colors
". presented to the Harvard by of the Judges
| S. ID. Page the Commodore Of the Yale Navy, and
were accepted on behalf of the crew by H. Ellison
| The names and weights Of the crew Of the winning
boat are follows: &. Cfowninshield lstroke,, 15
| h; W. H. Forbes, lj9 IL; F.. j. Abbott 1886, h;
II. Russell, 1927 h; J. III. Wales, 1921 ID. and
| j. ii. Ellison (bow), 1867 ib, Masking in all Si H.,
| and averaging for each little over lf2 Ib.
| The Harvard il 10 feet in length, weighs $50 ID.
and carries no coxswain, and draws with her crew
about "A inches Of water. As the Yale is claimed by
| her maker to be- aud qnquestouaby is, the fastest
racing boat Of her kind in the United States,
| particular description may be interesting. She is -
feet 1ches in length 81 inches wide, inches deep,
weighs $50 lb, aud draws with her present crew
inches Of water She is made Of Spanish cedar throug
ou', AID was built by James Mackay Of Brooklyn.
| the same who bnilt the Harvard and the Leader.
| Aopgside of her the ordinary shells look almost
| like men.ofwar. She finished only ten days ago,
alto ogether too short time to allow any to be-
come sufficiently accustomed to any shel-oeat to do
it any justice; particularly in the present case,
| tue boat having more than the usual p,oclivty
Of nil shells to turn Unlike the Harvard, she
carries cexswain. The weight OF her present crew 10
in all $50 ID Excluding the coxswain) averaging for
each nan about ~. II would seem almost mpossi-
bic to improve on her model, did not the constant
progress in boat building render probable the speedy
coming Of the time when shells will be made capable
Of being rowed in good heavy sea.
The Avon il a six-oared ap-streak" and a. the
success Of the Harvard was admitted by all FORE
gone conclusion, under the Present circumstances, al
the betting toat made this boat against the
| Yale. T5e consequences that while the Harvard
Men the honor the Yale succeeded in winning
about all the money. The time Of the Avon is. how
ever very fast for clincherbullt boat, although not
so good ~ il has made on previous occasions
The Yale took their successive defeats With =
| Christian resivpator quite conmendable under the