Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1867-05-03

! 10 my senses Not SO quick stroke Keep
your feather down. you're missing the
beginning and 80 on, at Intervals, all the
way down.
At lfley we turned and began TO row up.
Hallett and Baxter, not to be shaken Off kept
up raking FIRE nom the bank. Put your
back into it, five M nj the tin e. three
..Slowly 70, ward tive "lIallo wingf. I'd,
mind what you're about look ahead steer in
shore; by Jove ihcrell be a smash!" "Look
ahead, said Wing6eii, suddenly jumping up
in the utmost excitement. EASY, all Hold
her!
In another second VIC fel. shock all
through the boa, there was crash Of oars,
Il cant-swim, painted Wing6eld, as he
came to the surface, md before could seize
him disappeared again. In \ few seconds the
small head rose once more, and this time
and. Wit, some trouble, go' him as,ride Of the
boat which lay bottom upward on The water.
The rest had by this time got ashore, and
now follow ed Them. leaving little Wingheld,
waller streaming from HIM on al Sides and
altogether looking the most comical picture
possible. He was soon rescued by punt, and
then We III ran back to oar barge TO change
wei fannels and keep the C Id off bv nip
Of brandy at the Boat House Tavern.
"Well, Wingiel,l, you made rather a mess
ofyour steering just now said Halet; you
and the cox. Of lie otleI beat both lost your
Leads.
Winsfe,d looked very crest fallen.
J. vel, never mind said Hallett nov
are you now"
'Oh, all right, thank you. You see. I can't
'.Yes, anybody could see that remarked
Tip, who had enjoyed Tie whole thing i'm
menseiy. "When you were safe astride OF the
boat, yon looked just like John Gilpin when
his horse ran away
Il hate that fellow Tip said Winefieli 10
"ie Immediately afterwards, ''dont you No
o' course yon don't, yon never hate anybody
Why should you? It's only small men who ye
reason 10 hate; they're obliged ,o do i. in
>elf-de'ense. But, cid fellow, haven't
hnnked youy ye; for pulling me cut Of the VIA
'efy grave; you may be sure slant forget il
and III Pay yoa back some day when &C,
lie chance l ouli tell by the tone Of his
voice that he meant more than he said and
'ct that from tina, day the little Torpid
'osswain was tie irmest friend had
As we walked up from the river, Baxte,
aid, Maynard we've settled that you Il do fol.
he stroke, and The crew is 10 GO ino training
o-morrow. Breakfast in Iallctls rooms to-
morrow morning and mind essrybol has a
good walk first. Mingfeld you'll have to see
hat all the crew are eff TO bed BY half past
en-
An'i so the business Of training began, and
bee.and mutton twice a.day was cur food for
.earl: month. l shall not now enter in
he details OF HAT training; how "bow WAS i'll
or tancied Le was, for three days, how We're
was nearly turned on, of the boat for being
aai OF bed at midnight; how Wilkinson turned
-ulky, and spread a spirit OF mu,iny
among the crew and how Hilton once ate
nutiered toast for breakfast, aud caper sauce
with his boiled mutton. a of which pa rticular.
however momeE,ous in the eyes Of ST. Antho
Us Torpid tleu, would doubtless be tedious
the general reader. Suffice il to say. that
he first day Of the races found US in exec
lcnt mc,tle and high spirits, and even Baxter
was fan to confess that we had improved im>
mensely in the las, week. and might make
hump or two. Does everybody know what is
mean, by bump Very likely not So,
Al the risk of being considered bore. l sha
take he ihery to explain. The rorpid races
are conductel in the manner following: Al
he part Of the river where the start takes
place number of posts are placed along the
hank 100 feet apart, and by one of these each
hoa. takes its station according to the order of
the previous year, til, head boat being the
highest up the river. the second 100 feet be-
hind it and SO on TO the last. To each post a
rope is made fast, one end Of which, having
large bung attached is held by the coxswain
Of the boat When the starting gun fires the
bungs are dropped, and each boat starts in
pursuit of the one before it. Any boat over
taking another SO as TO touch any part Of II,
makes y "hump.' Both boats lay out Of the
way Of those b, hind, and on the following day
the .bumping' boat takes its station above
the shumped, and tries 10 overtake The next
boat and so on through the six days Of the
races. With this explanation the reader will,
| trust understand the particular racesI am
aboat to describe.
At two o'clock on one Of those damp mug
gy' days, which arc only too common in Ok
ford the ST. An,honys crew, clad in white
flannel trimmed with the college co'ors, walk
ed down to the barge for their preliminary
paddle" Flags flying on all the hargcs, and
the new uniforms Of he various crews. made
the scene gsy in spite Of the sombre hue Of
the sky, but the faces of the men anxious even
to palenoss, showed that there was some seri-
Gus busin IS on hand.
snow, then. tumble in your fellows" shouts
ed Baxter; you'll want time to breath be-
tween the paddle and the race
That paddle did us world of good in keep
ing our thoughts off the coming race; but
when il was over, we had still a quarter Of an
hour to wait before rowing down to the start.
II woe n ter,; ;hle nnarter Of an hour for me