The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-20
THE UNIVERSITY REGATTA.
The Yale Freshmen the winners OF the
First Race, the Harvard Crew Of the
Rae0MA.

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Second
WORCESTER Mass July l9-The exciting In
cident OF what is known here as regatta Week
Harvard and Yale CoIIeRes-took place to-day
on Lake QutnsiRamond, few miles from
this city. The weather was most propissIOusS;
and the crowds in attendance were numbered
The programme was made up of two parties
frst was between the Howard and Yale fresh.
men, distance three miles. Tue rowers. six IN
of 1870 of each university. The Yale men were
w. McClintock, stroke; r. Terry " r. Hlnds,
g. y. Ohadwiek, j. ~ Cnrran. anu -; ~ a; OIeVe-
stroke; Theodore Parsons, 3. V. Thayer, 8. NJ.
Lowe, b Adams, and q. Willis, bow. The Yale
boat had the inside position nearest the judges
boat on the start, and when the word was given
both crafts struck out with a WILL Yale leading
slightly. On passing the grand stand the Har-
Yards had come up even with their competitors,
and tremendous cheers sRluted bolh crews.
Inspired by this reception both parties seemed
was to be o close one and they struck away
in style that sent each wherry through the
nearing the stake-boat both crews rounded
beautifully, and put forth extra exertions for
the home stretch. Harvard now fell back
little. but little as TO be scarcely perceptible.
and Yale, on passing the grand stand in return
was cheered to the echo. Though, even aG this
would enable the Harvard boys TO make up
their deficiency: but the study strokes of the
Yale crew, which had been kept mp since the
commencement of the race. told heavily in
their favor, and they now, as If determined to
win beyond all peradventure, shot ahead of
their competitors about eight lengths, which
distance they maintained until the judges boat
was passed, making the race in 1884. The
Harvards' time was 20O6
The second contest, called the University
race, followed. The crews were made up OF the
of class designation, the Yales being known by
blue and the Harvards by Magenta handker-
chiefs. The water, which In the last contest
became somewhat turbulent, had now settled
down to a perfect pacidtty, and the crews
made their appearance amid loud cheering.
Having taken positions, with Yale ON the
inside, the signal was given, and Off they
started. The HaTvards took the lead, and
though closely pressed by their competitors,
kept il all the way. After leaving the start
ing rope and reaching the grand stand the
Harvards were about length ahead. Tneir
deep stroke and very high style OF feathering
gave premonitions that they were coming In
winners, though the earnestness of the Yales
was of character that left them no time for
idling on their oars. The Yale style OF stroke
was prettier, probably, than that of their an
tsgonists but it failed TO tell IN their favor in
the matter of speed. Whatever may have been
among the Cambridge oarsmen; but as their
spoke well for their training and oomposure.
AS the boats sped away fnIo the distance
that some lucky turn of affairs would place
them in the lead on the return from
doomed to disappointment AS the crews again
hove in sight 1T was fully apparent that the
loo much for the Yales to overcome, and on
passing the grand stand the former showed up
six hundred feet ahead. This was a state OF
affairs entirely unlocked for. The betting had
been all day in favor of the Harvards in this
race; but no one supposed that they would be
able to let so much daylight between them
selves and their contestants. This distance
was, however, kept up and they came the
winners amid immense cheers from the men
and waving of handkerchiefs on the part of the
ladies' The time was-for the HarVards, lS'l2N;
for the Yales, l9'2515
Previous to the above race the Citizens Re-
gatta was contended for. -Four wherries en-
Tered; distance, two miles; prizes, 500 and $50.
The winners were ]. 20. McKill, first prize. and
G. Wrad second prize. Time, 1854 and 1857.
Walter Brown, the champion oarsman of
rowing three miles against time. He made It
in twenty-three minutes. At the stake-boa he
broke portion off the blade of one oar, which
somewhat impeded his rowing.