The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-28
THE AQUATIC SPORTS At WORCESTER.


Second Day OF the Regattas-BOats from New
York. williamsburg, Bostsn, New Have"
ard Cshsr paasts-lO,OO0 People Present.
Yale vie,orsS0SL Fast Time Of -Four aud
SIX Oulca Boats, &c., sc.
The compliment rendered TO the city OF Worcester by
projectors Of the College Union regstts In designating
that place for the holding Of their feat races induced
oizeDs add TO the festivities by Offering list Of pzss
open boats from all sections TO be rowed for the
oeeding dsy.
In consequence OF this announcement, very few who
visited the city 70 witness the College regatta returned
their homes and the multitude OF strangers present
oordDsy domclea ON Tuesday nigh. in Worcester, gviog
to that place for the tmo population much greater pro
badly, than enjoyed BEFORE and far exceeding ia
number tho figures which its census will present for
years 10 como.
The preparations which were made and carried out by
the CITY authorities on The previous day admira
bio, and the whole affair having passed of with sach
general good feeling and quiet, that hundreds Of timid
people who could not be induced venture forth the
ars dy wore found yesterday the banks Of the lake
fully up TO the sports and apparently taking as lively in
terest In the affair those immedatsy concerned.
Tie iolk wing regulations adopted for the govern
ment Of the regatta
The scueYs and coxswans Of the various boats SHALL
the time Of eutry give the names and coors Of their re-
cpectve boats The Of the uniforms and the
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requested that each crew be uniformly dressed.
Tho ecuers and coxswans Of the respective boats shall
come 70 the judges stand ct precisely IL O'Clock, to
Two guns WIN be- fred at each race the first for tho
boats 70 come Into line, the second for the start
At two O'Clock Pm gun will be fred for the wherres
70 come into ne the other races will take place with a.
little delay - possible.
Any boat fouIng with another, crossing her bows
Is to impede her progress, shall DO disqualified from
the coarse OF wherries shall be around the mile stake
or M
six Dared boa sha be around the II mile stake and re-
In rounding the stake outside boats must give inside
boats Sufficient room TO turn. violation Of this rule will
Inevitably cause forfeiture Of chance for the Prize
decision shall be final in all cases.
There not less than ten thousand people congre-
gated yesterday on the banks Of Lake Qunsgsmond to
witness the exciting attendant upon this regatta
The judges were D. W. Lincoln, e. Bynner and George
W. Beatle Of Worcester; Amos W. Learned and R. H.
Pratt, Of Boston, and A. L. Clarke, OF New York
Their stand was near the floating bridge which crosses
the lake. and for nearly quarter Of mile from there all
the favorable spots both shores crowded with
several thousand persons watching the boats On
side large tent to the boats and their crews,
from which shells carefully brought down and
laid ON the water. band OF music added much to the
pleasure Of the afternoon.
The races were denominated HThe City Of Worcester
Grand Prize Regatta and the prizes offered were fol-
lows
FIRST RACE.
For six cared boats First prize, 500; second prize,
$75. Distance three miles.
For this there entered the YALE belonging to
the Yale College navy and the Harvard Of the Harvard
College navy. It will be remembered that these two
boats were rowed in the College Regatta Of the day prev
ous that the Harvard the winning boat making
che time in nineteen minutes and eighteen seconds and
beating her competitor one minute aud two seconds.
In the yesterday the result reversed and the
Yale bore Off the laurels The time made by both boats
better than that Of the previous day. and nearly
up to the quickest on record
At about twenty minutes past the Harvard and the
Yale appeared from the tent both making beautiful
ehow The Harvard had their old well known uniform,
wnnD shiyts and red handkerchies tied around their
heads giving them the look of very gcnemanly pirates
Tho Yale wore light blue caps
Just the start the two boats kept nearly to neck
the Harvard little in advance, whore abe kept for
short dsance when the Yale gradually drew ahesd still
very cosely pressed. The Yale pulled short and
quick stroke, while the Harvard seemed rather pull
ing for PLEASURE neat and graceful their rowing
Both crews looked fresh and closely watched until
they disappeared behind the point loud cheers being
given for both boats by their friends The Yale kept the
lead to the stake and turned twenty six seconds In ad
vance, when tho Harvard began gain her. and the
positions were again changed. When the boats came
down the mass OF spectators, tho Harvard was
ahead The YALE however, by q beautiful spirit again
parsed her, and came in two seconds ahead.
The following is the time:--
Yae...... ....6 osrs... miles, l9 m IA
Harvard. g oars. 3 miles. 10 m l6 8.
more exciting contest probably never took place. and
the cheers Of the multitude the boats neared the start
sng point and in fact throughout the contest almost
deafenipg The two boats were all the time very near
together and changed places several times The result
was entirely unexpected.
The following named gentlemen formed the crew Of the
Yae:-H L. johnson, stroke J. H. rwtchel, Chas. II.
Owen, T. Stanton, Jr. H. W. Camp, f. H. Cotton, q.
Watson, &C xswain
For four cared boats First prize, $751; second prize,
$50. Distsncc, three miles.
There entered for this the Leader, Of Brook
lyn; the Quicksep, Of Brooklyn tho Experiment, OF
Brooklyn, and the Jeremiah Donnslly, Of New YORK.
fine race anticipated from the reputation and ap.
pearance Of the boats The Leader made very beaut
full sight, the men having pink shirts and pulling
clean stroke, which was very neat and effective. The
Experiment chung closely to her at the start and through
the entire course though the gain Of the Leader
and continual The Qucstep did very finely, but
match for the New York shells The boats kept the same
behind sooa toat she withdrew. They came in hand
somey though the enthusiasm not great In the
nat race most Of the cheering being BY tho college stu
DENTS who Interested In their own boats than
in the cared boats
The LEADER the winning boat and the following
time was made by EACH
Experiment. oars 3 miles,. 81 min % sec
Quicksep. oars B miles 1t min 81 Sec
The winning boat rowed by Charles Wetherell, and
three brothers named Sellers, one Of whom is minus
leg.
THIRD RACE.
For beats to be rowed with pair Of sculs First
prize $50, second prize $25 Distance two miles.
For this race there were entered five boats, viz