The New York herald., 1867-07-19

Annual aesatan To-day.
WORCESTER Mass, July Is, 1871
10 O'Clock 7. M. I
To-day has been gala day in this city, the occasion
being The commencemeut Of tho exercises known As
regatta week. in which the students Of Harvard Uu-
sersty, Williams College and Yale College enter the
lists in series of friendly for supremacy in the
national game and In water sports Tho hotels hers are
crowded TO over0owing. and the streets filed with
strangers Of both from all parts Of this the
joining States, we'll a. iron New York city Nearly
every person either blue red bbsn in his but.
lonho'e-the former being the distinguishing mark for
Yale aid the other for Has ,ard-and these are worn
dugly the procvities OF wearer may be in
favor Of one or the other institution.
The sport was commenced tins morning OIL the Aeri-
cultural Socteys grounds tho outskirts OF the ~
by ball match between the freshmen the two col.
ieges The concourse OF spec ators very large Al.
though during the early rnnl the skies lower
Ing and threatening, there rain mar tho plea
sures OF TIC occasion, and eseryth passed as well
rs the most a,nguiue could have wished The match
commencei at ten O'Clock. the Yales going first to
the baL Tue contest was kept up q spirited manner
oy oo'n saes lne game lasting two hour. and MY mn
highly esied at the they bad achieved Al
the ose Of the last inning, nine bavng been Played,
the score of runs stood:-
For the Yaleitcs, 3s; for the Harvards, is
The select n,n,s foows:-
From Yale Faulkner Huntrcss Scidcn, Shattuck
Buck, Laws, Mcclure, Cofin and McCin OK
From Hsrvarc-Psrrsh, .ouie. Ganneii, Drew, Godon,
Lunt. Dixon, uoar and Rabnson
Az three O'Clock IN tie afternoon The field was occu
pet by the sophomore n'nes Of the respective colleges
aud the playing was OF chara that drew from the
sp orators oftrepcated on Ibursts OF applsuse Better
batting and cachng, In fact. seldom seen and ,hs
agility W. which both psres moved over tAc ground
In making ho rans shoSed thai had faiiy pre-
pared It's az by dnt OF ont praccs TO sustain te nigh
reputation it had already arhesci in the base BAH
world. This contest mucn ci ser than thnt bs-
tween the freshmsn nncs, and raised tho
enthusiasm and interest Of the spectators during
portions OF the to the very higlest pitch Nine
innings were played. At the CONNIE ncemsut of tho
last one The scorss Of runs stood rec for Yac
twenty for Harvard, the former going bat few
'haps to the Yacses put Harvard In possession and
tue game ~ this 1uuctue looked dubious on both
sldes Inc Massachusetts, boys played qure carefully
but Two lucky catches Of foul psls by their
anf tue putting out OF = prominent baisman on the
third base turned the scale IN favor the
and ,ney soon thereafter closed the inning eading the
harsards by just one run he announcement Of this
result was received with terrific cheers bv the assem
elase, who rushed In from an parts Of the field 10
sive their congratulations To the tctors The citizens
VINO were not present the hcld were In a state OF
anxiety 10 hear the result OF The contest and when AZ
Decline KIN own IN The city proper the cSci,smcD,
universal. Every member 81 the yule u ne was over
wnsmed with copgraiuistiona but they bure their
honors mrekIy and Mi acknowledged hsi they had rad
no easy task In winning TIE championship p from oppa
nQe. The contestants wcre for Yale --TurrciI Cum
nfsham Fowler, Hookcr Ferry 6cIans Condicf
Van WEEK aud peGrove. For Harvard:--R. shaw,
g. shaw aud Rawie.
AZ seven and half O'Clock this evening miscera.
ncou. concers was given at Mechanics Hall by the
Harvard Glss Club ana the Beetho ven Club OF Yale
Tho musical exercises consisted Of gees College songs
&c sn1 instrumental selections which executed n
an adm.rabie manner and we're loudly applauded.
To morrow the exercises will be cofpmenceI with a
base bail match between the college mines OF Harvard ana
william. Colleges, 81 ten O'Clock A. ~. and tho grand
Lake ounsgamond 10 the afternoon. The prizes are :.
For single sc1lls, 800 and t6o for The Worcester
championship, open ouiy TO four-otred boa f7s An
lmmense crowd % spectators Will witness the water
sports