Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-07-25

The Rpratta was to commence apou'
o'clock, and at it was still raining.
O'Clock, and it looks rather more ike PEI,
manent shower than eyer u ociock' Tna
no let up that promised anything. my
long faces of those who could not stay
another day seemed to meckly ask II they
ever postponed regattas on account Oh the
weather. as they do pic-ncs. these were
all reassdred bysobserving In the Morning
Spy" that 1t would positively take place
rain or shine, although the prospect OF Wit
Messing the same in soppng garments WASH
overly exciting Up to almost the last MIN,
ute il rained at intervals but us the signal
nun was fred the sun shone out brightly
over the pretty lake, and the regatta began.
First of all was the manly pull against
time by Walter Brown, who reycls IN the
file OF champion oaisman of America, |
hearty, good natured looked Portlander,
with an arm such as you see in the model
room of Art Galleries. His three miles he ac-
complished In % minutes Then came
single scull race, in which were four parlic-
inaIts the time between the first in, and the
last being but 10 seconds, the quickest max
| ing miles in Ii min. IL sec.-and now
come the college races proper-the hrst
were to amuse the spectators, but THESE are
earnest affairs, and the enthusiasm excited
among the thousands of people who line the
4 ton is only commensurate with the great
struggle which is to decide the respective
merits of the crews, which have for months
been training for this grand final list, and
gentleman of the ant-muscular school who
Sheer at such displays MS vulgar, If you ever
should conclude TO 20 through course OF
training that leaves you in condition to pull
an oar in the boat TINT wins II University
prize, YOU will shy with MS. that this is no
mean battle to be fought to day. First come
the Freshmen boats. AT signal from the
Judges barge, every man of the twelve, SIX
in each boat, bends his back TO his work,
and with the regularity of machinery,
, as they match every motion of the stroke
oarsman, they seem to fly by Regatta point !;
| and i'm an instant are ont OF call. On
) passing the point Yale seemed to be a little
! ahead, and the air was fairly rent with cries
of Yale, Yale, with which their thousands OF
! friends greeted them, this would be repeated
! every minute by one OF the other party, as
c the advantage seemed 10 be first with one,
d then with the other of the boats, --for a few
e minutes these was quiet, when 4 turn in the
lake hid the boats from view, and while they
: turned the upper stake, but when they can't
S in sight again, and ii was seen that Yale was
= still ahead, the cheers were deufening, ant
II continued until the goal was reached rs sec
i ontls in favor of the Blue. The presentation
e | of the Gobleis, the prizes,o one 10 each rowe
l. of the winning boat was the next interest
il ing feature, when the great browning con
Al test of all was announced. The univerisit
" race the competitors this time being com
,r posed of the winrowrd, and choicest man
10 hood of all classes of the two great schools
d and on the deciding Of which many thous
le ands OF dollars were said TO be pending
m There was not as much money staked how
ever, as usual among professionals as til
10 feeling seemed TO be general that the Harvar
ly would win. The advantage weight bein
&c five pounds more than OF Yale, are wit
10 the additional advantage of longer practit
= together, the Yale men having been force
to make number of changes during IL
season of practice; there may be somethir
too, in the construction of The boats, bo
being cedar, IIarvards was II icet in leng
and 10 inches wide, while Iale's was but A
feet long, and % inches wide, the widths
the two boats ii will be observed bearing
!. very different relation to their lengths. Nc
Is withstanding all Of the above was pref
I'd, generally known among the Interested loo
ar eIs-on, there were many, who, when t
ity signal was made for the boats 10. start, al
st the fine, brOnZqd forms OF the Yale rowe
we came into close view, thought 1t might ha
red pen, even vet, that the Blue would win,
of Yale had carried off all the other priz
The Base ball matches, and Freshmen race, a
in as the boats came In sight on the home strctt
IA the excitement knew now bounds; the {
pa sire to know which was ahead was inten
ho and when at last II was seen that Harva
m had opened an insurmoutable gap betwe
themselves and their competitors, the
c a was filled with shout that might have bt
has | a condensation of all that had been befo
Tho The victory for the Red, though deferr'
ual | was well worth waiting for. There was
OF wringing of hands, a throwing of red-bal
ion ed hats in the air, embracings tnmblings q
inns falling over each other, and altogether 81
eed display of exubcrant .ei1atti't.4latapg
not ed with the facts would set them down a
rim mob Of irreclaimable lunatics.
'er- In an University race all things fair,
attic best men physically are bound to win
fast this is the most acceptable reason why II
the ward won in the Regatta Of 1867, altho,
other considerations may have had wei
ual III causing the very unusual difference in
lich time made by the two hoats, Harvard do
,mc her miles in Is minutes ~ seconds, 6
and Yale in 10 minutes 2j1 seconds or min
at l3t seconds the longest. There is no do,
that the Harvard crew was one of the ablt
lere If not the very ablesi, that ever pulled
sole oar on Lake Quinsigamond, as by reierel
up to the time made at the College races
rsl- last four years. ii will be seen they have m,
ests the quickest time by 30 seconds. Beside
the was fairly Harvard's turn to win as Y
en- won in "a and Co. and Harvard in G6
$ in Next year may be called the rubber, wi
val the tug will he Jolly one.
The II is to lie hoped that these annual Regat
IDLE may not be neglected by the Colleges
uch future, but that instead OF the competit
hin being between, Yale and Harvard alo
Iald there may be other contestants for the v,
in worthy PLAN Of superiority in strength a
FAST endurance, until every great school in
ier- country shall have its prize race, and Reg
ms Ia week of two days become Regatta We
'es- In truth. TOM BROWN
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