New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-26
Tne worcester City Regatta.

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'p''''' WORCESTER, Wednesday, July y, 1860.
&c ontpouring 70 the City Regattas
ine'e VIC" 1rson.aos, lined the shores Of Lake
Cuipsigamoud The stands were packed anu eaen
had bard. Vehicles Of every conct ".iis "ue
capacity, crowded tie roads and h'll-sides ,'e0u
b,eeze rpfiied the waters and tempered ths neat.
Early this morning il was whispered that the chSn-
vcn boat of Harvard not entered, and universal
dssn,o;u,meut was felt vi hen the fact made
Known. One of her men was too i'll with an abscess
70 handle an oar and another suffering from the same
complaint caused by excessive training. The Judges
boat was fixed on the western side of the pond. lnthe
irst race Of sngle-scu wherries there four en-
tries: The Oscar Teed of Newburgh, the Naiad
Of New-Hsven, the Friendship of Boston, and the
Unknown.
The first boa, was rowed by the champion sculler Of
America Joshua Ward. He took the jump splsndidly,
his long and hearty strokes commanding admiration,
and MADE the TWO miles in Ism. l7is followed by the
Friendship in Ism 33s., the Unknown in Ion. Be-
The Nsiad was oistanced. First prize, $780, second
SO.
Tie double souls entered were the Mary Louisa
Iudlsm of Newburgh, LIE yoyageur of Boston f, X.
G. of Boston, and nsmeless Wiliamssurgh boat
The start was very eyen sndthe distances finely
preserved. The nameless was dstatced The Mary
Louifs did tie two miles in lon. los; lie Voyageurin
J6m. 1ss.; L. X. G.. in l6m 46s. First prize, $50;
Second $40
The enthusiasm Of the spectators reserved for the
third race. The Toe is, of Harvard Freshmen, the
Thulia, Of Yale Sophomore and the Harvard Sophie
more Glass boat were entered The start was stimuli
famous and as the boats passed the stand the backs
of the keeping tme there were loud huzzas. The
Thulia, when about quarter of a mile from the
Judges boat, stood STILL Her claimed foul
the part of Harvard SOphomores. This gave rise
t. discussion of echnicaities during which the Har
ward boats completed the course-the Sophomore in
l9m. Ais, the Freshmen in pom. lbs.
Up to this time the question of foulng has not been
decided but it is probable it will be decided against
TIE Harvard men, by whom the collision was invited
Fret prize $751; second $35. Inauy event. the second
prize cannot 20 to the Thula she did not go over
the course.
The last race the most interesting of all. -Four
boats were entered. Tie Gersh Banker of Newburgh,
six-oa ed shell, Josh Ward stroke; the Yale; the
Union, four.oared she'll of Boston; the Quickstep,
four-oared she'll Of Boston. The Brown University
boat Brt monia was entered but she sprung leak to
the utter disappointment of her friends and had to be
Withdrawn
Large bets were offered upon the Newburgh crew.
VINO are prolesslohaI oarsiheh, anu ePonuiu e"' Va
bodies The Banker shot straight ahead at the word
ego" and held the lead all the way round She
Crossed the line in Is min 81 the fastest time ever
made by boat other class in threemile heat. 1t
was received with immense enthusiasm. The Yale
came in second best in 10 min, 10 sec. The Union
followed in 10 min, Al sec and the Quekstep in Il
min, 26 sec. First prize, 800; second, $50.
Many of the boats will be taken away tonight, and
the studen are rapidly leaving. The ctzers are not
likely invite the next regatta, disorders oecasoned
by the jOvial boys having kept them awake two
nights.