New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-31
Accounts Of the other Races and tho BaSs
Ball Match.
Joshua Ward the Winner Of tho
Sculllng Race.
THE QUESTION OF TIME.
From Our Special Correspondent
WORCESTER, Fridsy July g. le65

At an early hour people were seen pouring In
streams toward the Lake. Columns Of carriages Of an
descriptions lines Of ombibuses and wagons and the
steam cars ell bore their living freight 10 the race.
The police arrangements. under City Marshal Reid,
were excellent. platform had been inclosed capable
Of seating 900 people, and there must have been 200l
upon H. ladies' with Harvards red aud Yales blue being
conspicuous Gentlemen with both colors dotted here
ard there In sober knots Of ctsens crowded eagerly
forward 10 catch glimpse OF the contendng boats-
WAITING FOR TIE GUN.
The audience were ready at 81 o'clock, and listened
intensely for the first gun for the first race. but was
not fred In fact it was mythical gun. The audi.
ence waited until o'clock but the judges had MOE
come The audience waited until ~ O'Clock. and then
signs of life appeared. The Bohemians were conveyed
on board the judges boat. Then came the judges.
Meanwhile the crews of the Union" and "Quinsga-
mond' had come oct from their lighthouses and were
waiting In the broiline sun At last they were called
up and took position follows from the judges boat
number one being the inside. ..Ifu EN
Usros-New cedar SHE'LL built by Mackay, 43 feet in
length Timothy r. Green (stroke), Henry j. Temple,
James L. Anthony l. d. Tiayer dow. Uniform
handkerchefs magenta trimmed With white, white
QUIssIoA aosD-Pine shell. built by Reed. % feetfn
lenpth. John G.. Haywood (stloke) Edwin Brown.
Stsdmon Clark, Edward B, Hamilton (bow). Uniform
blue pants. .I...
The former crew were trained BY Radford the sculer
who pulled Up the course with them. The latter were
Young gentlemen from Worcester The was for the
cham ponship Of the Lake and set Of silk colors.
The Judges we're Messrs. Abbott and Wood; Referee.
Joshua Ward.
The boats we're started bv the referee the Union"
taking the lead but The "QuinsigamoDd" soon settled
TO work. and pulling very we'll won the race in 2l;o.
The Union" stroke gave out and the boat came In
long way behind.
THR GREAT RACE
But this was not the the large majority had come
10 Sec and all eyes turned to sc the College boats
come up. Presently the Yale appeared. and bet
terooking or finer trimmed crew IL would be difhcue
to find They up TO the scratch and after waiting
few moments their referee and trainer got into an
unnecessary pct and directed the to up to
the Judges boat and get out Of their boat saying the
Haryards wond keep them waiting half an hour" This
novel feat accordingly performed and Immediately
sftsr the Harvards made thrir appearance, looking
hnely bat presenting as,rkmg contrast to ther more
Yale men having ~ climb back into the! boat AGAIN.
and the word was given, Are you readyT Cor
An start never made. rde Harvard started
steadily and took slight lead. The Yale men rowed
exciteiy al first and rocked their boat consderaoiy
but got that and settled .own 70 work The
stroke " the Harvard was beautiin, clean long and
graceful The Yale stroke quicker a. d TOLD nom
The moment, the touched the water ill they eft IT,
The Harvards laid out their strength with VIII Dus
besides skin and nerve and pluck can ana VIII Win .
race. BY this expression do not mean " imply thas
the Wales possessed Of these attributes for they
have them ali In large degree. but 'bc,i nIa couns
.or something and 20 pounds more OF solid muscle N
the Yale boat gave them the lead faie came 70 t1s
stake boat enough ahead not "a detan the Harvardt
both turned we'll, the lutter making the nandsomess
tarD.
TIE HoME-sTRETvH.
Down they came at a tearlrg pace. ana fNe Inc
creased the distance the hOme-stretoh No hnrry
now Both boats pulling as smoothly and handsomely
though they were pictures Instead o. reai Dosa
line rst In unprecedented Time Of .ese~!ets rS.s
forty-tso and ka seconds. Harvard 70! sec"nos De-
lhind making Is minutes seconds hth crews beaun8
the ,iersa Bankers the previous time the fornet
by 54t secords and the Inter D, 20 see'pds ln1n
shout went up from the Ya'es hends. AnT ~. ;,anH
agony the suspense the race over. Inc JUDGES
,umbIed out Of tue Judges bal. Mr. WIN. Wood and
s Yale Ss Ts4 P s 1fs 'Nf ss Wild with
mont Harvard because they didn't wn' and Yale BE-
cause they Gid. ,. arr,
Homeward every body canned
A REsUME.
The contest Of to-day was trial OF men, boats and
rbe HaryarIs . young crew averaging 1871 years.
average weight 1874 pounds, with boat broad but not
deep pulling long ;Hsr al s !" 'ns %'nS,S
weight $50 pounds with narrow deep boat aud pull
ing quick stroke Of ~ to the minute
The result and the repeated victories Of Hanu leads
to conclusion in favor OF the theories which Yale
adopted.
In closing this letter cannot but sllule TO two mat.
ters OF which propose put In the form OF Two
queries;
Frsn Was IL not once the cost ,m and Is IL certainly
not farcr. to choose an umpire from the rivals friends
instead OF selecting each one 81 their own slider
Second person having been selected and acting -
umpire IL la accordance th accepted usage that
should, the starting " ofor 10 bet slV thas
his boat wn also propose oLer bets upon the race ~
Issue. while serving Us such nnpiref .t tt
TINE Hff
The other matter 10 that VI the time. As an impair
tal observer am bound 10 record that the time IN
both CAGES was very LOOSELY kept No tnekeeper was
appointed but one OF the reporters present. who had
stop watch Of Questionable accuracy Was relied on.
In he first race correct time ~ the starting OF ths
boats was taken In tho secoad race, three or four
undertook 20 keep the record Dal on, VIC IePorrr
above referred TO- did get the START One or toe anu
pres made q general average brt~een that and the
time kent by Yale man. and another gentleman spors-
ing the blue had still another Gct'd by which h
reached bic conclusion. Therefore, when Zine was
called on the crossing OF tie hrst boat, i742f wac
called out then i7:40 AS the reporters watch, when
stained could not be started without violent shaking
three Others kept the difference. and Tavo !; as 20 Sec
% SEQ. and 20 sec. Somebody. dont snow WHO
finally settled upon. Yale i7i2i Harvard, ls;0 Ihs
time was given by tho referee answer ~ queries and
snrpose mus stand the recorded time or Its re-
liability your boating readers Judge az accurately
as l. There has beel anu Is much dispute Us 70 tos
correctness of the above figures.
BETTING AGAINST TIME. - Cd
Six accurst Stop watches kept by boating men ar
fereni places made the time from II ~ 10 10 80 ana
OF Oh 600 and oven esq 900 have been offered tnas
cannot make the time again over me same c1ae "a,
do not think 60 wide mistake as that of minute ~
Cured nor do think the reported time pr.esey cor
rect The umrire for Harvard was a. ID Aooo,.t
for Yale Mr. Wood. Referee. Joshua "~o' "'