New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-27
THE DAYS OF THE REGATTAS AT
WORCESTER.
A GRAND STUDENTS REUNION.

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THE ROW FOR THE COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP.
Neither Dr. Holmes nor Mr.. Lopgellow, who were
both at Worcester on Tuesday and Wednesday last is
the bard chosen of the MUSES. to celebrate those Sum-
mer days. In sturder strain than theirs should be sung
the epic of the broad shoulders and brawny arms,
bright eyes and brown SKINS shouts and songs Of the
college boys Could Walt Whitman the avoirdupoet,
have come down from his Parnassus on the drivers
seat of the Broadway stage, and let his lungs fill with
the atmosphere of health that breathed into the
excellent Massachusetts city, we are sure the world
would have received a "yawp' Of resounding vol
ume II was high carnival of muscle, and the Amer
lean youth was around. He swung superby along the
street, noisiDg the vaorous deeds of the day. He
hailed his chums in the hotel hall to clap congatulston
on their shoulders poke sympathy into their ribs.
He was in bis room with three or four Others con-
vvia He waited for the daylight, but kept no weary
watch. His pulse was too fast for counting. Every
where he was picture the eye lighted to Loupg-
ing in his strength and contentment could the American
heart help going out to him with PRIDE and the sweet
est hope For his strength is not that of the beast
nor his contenmeDt that of the BRUTE In the moment
of widest triumph, he throws up his cap for the
beaten crew; and off he goes to drown the disap-
poinmen of his recent rival in of jovial fell
kindly ambition, not with savage lust In the field at
the fireside, he will not fail. There is the
broad of his back for the heaviest burden Of State;
vigor enough in bis limbs for all the mighty republican
enterprises Of the future.
The Annual Regattas Of the great Colleges Of the
North have this splendid significance. They draw to-
gether host of the young men of the country, and
show by their strength, activity, aud endurance, their
nd that IL tho nation
is physically degenerate it is no fault of the highest
system of intellectual trainings health is not the natural
offspring of gnorance the soundest is that whose
mind and body are fairly exercised. The people
amazed BY the Zouaves and infected with the dashing
vigor of their youth but the boys of Harvard Yale
and Brown, are equally admirable with the advantage
of scholastic refinement
Worcester was chosen the place of the " Union Col
lege Regatta this year, because the people thereof
and the boatmen Themselves were well pleased with
the circumstances and effects of the Regatta given there
in 1859. The citizens contributed literally to fund
for the entertainment of the College crews, and ex
tended their public spirit TO the collection of the Of
800 to be distributed in prizes to the successful boats
in an open Regatta The aquatic feeling is unusually
strong in Worcester There resides Of the brayest
champions of the recent cause physical education,
crusade against dyspepsia and the other ills that stag
nant flesh is heir to. If apostle were not willing TO
become martyr occasion, the interest OF humanity
would sadly laDguish, and we believe that the Kew.
T. W. Hggimon in his audabe zeal TO give rise TO mus
Gle among his parishioners and feowcitzens s over
turned INTO the water about aweek and Obliged to
swim ashore Much Of the rest for bodily exercise
that even 10 the strangers eye, plainly pervades the
sternes and also the gentles bosoms OF the Worces
ter folk due TO his magnanmous influence enforced
ss IL ia bv brilliant pen and vrtuous walk and con-
yeIsaton. There is local boat club; citizens have
their private smacks there gymnasia well equipped
with appliances for prompt fracture or dlslOcaton; and
in general there is the defiant air about Worcester that
could only come Of superior strength
With such inviting waters as those OF Lake QmnEg-
amond il is wonderful the spirit OF aquatic enterprise
il not tremendous. The Lake is about two miles
distant from the city, which II divorces from Shrews
bury and this distance is its sole demert for the length
seven miles from end to end, and the width al moet
half.me-an ample course; and the shores are lovely
wooded slopes, connected by floating bridge OF wood
to stand upon which is dangerous the sign-boards say
THE CROWDS COMING IN.
MANY wee ks ago rooms were secured for the several
college crews and their adherents at the hotels As
early az Friday last their registers were inscribed with
came, each train bringing its supply Of muscle and
tbusasm The fellows Of Harvard generally rallied ct
the quarters Of their champion crew. at the elegant Bay
State House; those Of Yale were at the Lincon the
Brown boys at the Waldo; and the Union Club Of
Boston whose entry into the open Regatta was attend
ed with peculiar significance, being regarded ~ the
throwing Of the gauntlet from town TO university and
whose new boat built in England for this race had
cast shadow before the fair prospects Of the col
legians put up at the Exchange. Ordinary travellers
were Habbergasted at the rush Of mpeuous youths 10
the Office bag In hand and at the intelligence that
nrobsby they could have square inches Of accom-
modstion that night. Permanent dodgers were in few
instances moved 70 yield their private Parlors and the