New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-07
The Eeacon Regain in Charles River.

ROM Or Special Correspondent.
Boston June 5, 1860.
II ia to be regretted that English University
tpatracing is not like unto boaraciag in this country
Fad it been like it. your correspondent could have re-
fcred your readers to the graphic ce' rptions OF the
authors of tom Brown at Oxford and VERY Hard
Casb" with an a'1end3, embracing the names OF the
bats crews an he time made in tie race. as 1t Is
MT like it, he must needs improvise
Years ago in the Athens Of AmeTici divers gentle
men, who are and ever will be held in grateful remcu-
bance by boating men, inaugurated the Beacon Re
gtta" The first race was won by the d" Union" six
ors against the Harvard crew pulling eight oars. On
which eccasi, sundy bouquet intended for other gen.
fmeD. who were 10 be winners changed hands y
(pis last /, strictly mercantile and has business in
tbs letter. This Beacon Regatta WGs continued until
wars rude alarms disturbed the land various przes
icing offered each year. Notwithstanding which t
"Plummet" has been sunk to unknown depths and
asked Where is the Beacon CupT Echo answers,
e'WLere II belongs-with the winners
But TO return to today Harvard beaten last
yer at Worcester, in the regatta with Yale. Thi-
60. much for Harvard and all the muscle and all tho
pnnd Of the University has been evoked this year TO
fe,an the lost laurels Of Harvard" Today the
wa between the boats OF the different classes who
haze only been pulling together this season The fol
loving bos.s were entered
Junior Glass. new boat-Crcw r. s Peabody (strokc)
T. D.. GreanIeaf John W. Taylor =. Farnhan, IT,
Bot. g. Longvorth Dow.
sophonore Glass Boat, the "G5'-Crew, W. T..
Lambert, John Lindeley, T. s. Edmands, W Z. Eli
Son L. 8 Wood. II. Il. Parker.
freshman Glass Boat, "6s~-Crew, j. D. Putnam.
e. A. Bolt Samuel Brsdstreet 4. J. Dgnning. III. s..
Greenough. Horace Bacon.
Scientific and Law Boat. "66"-Crow, C. j.. Hub.
bare. NJ Willow, c. Il. Kum. W. Emery, c. DIM
pings, S. l. Hoidr dge
The judges Were 4. II. Derby, ". r. washbrrn. IL.
c. Curtis aud s. A. Il. Abbott The Regatta Com
mittee were +. Crownnshield, ". T. Parker and II.
Bacon. Tie water was not as smooth az might have
been desired. and up the river il might have been called
SOugh. The boats, all mahogany shells Of about tic
Same style. came 1lio ne at " follows, from the
Judges Boat 1. Sophomore Class Boat; q Scientific
end Law Boat; 5. Freshman Glass Boat; T. Junior
Glass Boat. The start fair and excellent the Sophs
drawing slightly ahead. being nearest the .Jndpcs
Boat erd getting the word first but were speedily 81
leaged ny the Juniors. Tie Freshmen rowed a lt,,a
wild AID il was thought they would come in last, I'm
Che river II was 81 pretty race es eoad be desired
anti .to Freshmen got little out Of range and
seemed 70 be pulling for the tavern on the m-dun
They turned mo s'aAe'VDat hlnOst III pArs-tbe Jun
Qors and Sophs and the Freshmen and scentfcs. They
came down in pairs the As usual the stupid fel
Tow in the brown wberry and fouroar. with the bow
Oar In a stoyep hat insisted on getting In the way
= man IN tub" had 20 turn round in the course bu
Notwithstanding all this the Juniors came down at
ssshins pace crossing the line in 70 minutes f3 zee
onds and the Sophs close behind in 81 minutes sec
snd. Then came the other pair the Freshmen-pnllin
cleaner stroke than the Sophs and am not sure %
might cay than any Of the other crews-crossed in
minutes IS seconds and the gentlemen Of scientific
Dad sttAinmsnts few seconds later. Hearty cheer