Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-08-13
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THE COLLEGE REGATTA.


Boating Contests Of Harvard and Yale
Boating as an institution dates back IN
Harvard TO 1874 In September Of that
year low, black eight toared boat called
the Star was purchased and its name
changed 10 the well-lmown Oneida. Think
of propelling an eight-oar boat 81 feet long
and 4 wide with ashen oars against the frail
gossamer shell of to-day that has 10 be
widened where. the men sit to let them in al
all How grandly the "Old OneidsP would
get beaten if she would dare to show herself
with her men Gin holiday uniform Of simple
blue stripped Calico alongside the slender
needles that to-day speed like arrows 10
the distant goal. She held the post ,oi
honor at Harvard till 1867, and had fol
companions the Iris, the Undine, the HUI
ron, and the Atlanta Harvard's first race
with and victory over foreign boats was
that Of the Huron with the Wave of Boston,
In 1849 she had three eight and one six
cared boat. The first race between Yale
and Harvard crews took place at Centre
Harbor on Lake Winipissiogee (M I'D
on the third of August, 1852, when the
Oneida. carried off the, black walnut oars,
which now with q. small host Of trophies
since captured, grace an alcove of Harvard
Hall Many lasting friendships were then
formed by the students, as they remained
together about one week. f'a dt u
| In the second race with Yale, which took
place at Springfield in July, 1885, the Har-
ward boat (then the Y " was victorious.
In July, 1858, what would have been the
|. third intercollegiate race was deferred on
account of the drowning of Mr.. Dunham,
the stroke oar of the. Yale boat: In July,
1859, in the regular College racetzat Wor-
cester, Harvard again beat Yale this time
by Just go seconds. On the day following,
in the regatta given by the city of Worces-
ter Yale won her FIRST victory over Har.
ward by two seconds; and it is claimed that
if the Harvafds had possessed aSrudder,
this would not have occurred An offer to
row Yale again at 81, GOO to $500 found nc
takers. Immediately after the Harvard
men reached home, Mr.. james Holt, ol
Cambridge, invented the foot-rudder fol
them, which is now so common in all club
boats. {
In thefourth, in 1860, the famous Caspai
Crowinshield crew again beat the Yale men,
/ thought was prevented from taking part
in the city regatta Of the next day by tbs
illness of one Of It's members, In the si5
car race on that day, the famous Gersf
Banker crew, Of which Joshua Ward was
4 stroke oar, beat the Yale crew, japd would
/ probably have va1quished the Harvard had
the1stter entered thelrace, se Nhe hen lin,
/, pfecedented time of,t9-37i was made BY
! the yictors. The Course then was known
I to be considerably shorter than any since
rowed by six oars, in Lake QliHaieamond
4 The war prevented fnitller facilg until
1864, whsih lin, the ,ffth struggle III afhjch
the two o,had met Yale Won her -secondsvie
tory over Harvard ip 18 IL with the creN
of which Wilbur Bacon, her most lannon's
\ athlete, was stroke oaf. On the follow
ing day the Yale crew declined to entei
theScity regatta, for the reason that ony
member was unfit to row. In1865, in the
4 sixth i1ter-college contest Yale, with Mr.
Bacon's crew, beat Haryardin l8:42t, and
repeated the operntioI i'm the city regatta
4 the next day, Ihi1866l Harvard beat Yale
| in 18464, ina terrible thunder shower, and
there was no second days races, In 1861
Harvard was againlviotefious, beating, falt
q. minute and twelve seconds in Inehlly
] one-half minute less time than had evel
] been made on this continent, viz ,jp, 1924
4 The 0heida and. New York crews in , 1855
and 1856, we're not Representative crews,
| chosen with care. from the whole College,
but only the best thatA could be had, ,in
these particular ,clpbshogi,, nNi,Ne,9a .
! Thus it will be seen, that out ofNthe eight
contests gotten up by the students them.
! selves, ,Harvard has won six. and Yale two,
while7 IN the two Worcester city racessir
which they met, Yale was both times's 'sid
\ torious The record therefore, y standt
\ thubJ Harvard six times successful and
y Yale,four. Harvard combines whatN sd
4 ivantages she,could, Gull from the system il
vogue at Oxford and Cambridge with the
Imethod she used previously. Each class
has ,a boat club, with it's Presi.
Edent, who A attends to ,ithe iOduties Noi
President, Treasurer and Secretary,
and9its Captain, who selects, places and
trains the, crew OF crews $ Yale has sub
stantially the same class club system which
is found to work better than that formerly
prevalent, ,when club was frequently
made up of members Of two or three or al
of the classes. The four Presidents iand
four Captains, together with those Of thu
lawIand scientific schools, constitute the
IUnieersity Club. y This, too MAS its Presi
dent and Captain, and the latter may Sc
lect his crew from any Of the four clusse.
intcollege. The expenses Of the various
\ clubs are generally met by subscription
ana occasionally BY assessment too. = The
present system has had two years trial
and has worked more unnecessarily than any
other yet devised. NThe Harvard Univer.
| sity Club is, entirely free from debt, which
d presents a striking contrast TO- the condi
I ton Of, those Of Oxford and Cambridge
(which are almost irretrievably involved
/ and have Nbeen in the same pleasant stat,
for years. ! The boat houses Of HatyatS
| were built By, past classes, and consequent
liz q mere trifie for ground rent annually Il
all the charge in this direction, y Ofthe on
hundred Harvard men who row more ..
less during the year, the direct expenses
for boating do not average more than S1(
per odpitd. vn~
r. ,17T-1 = 7 r n n Il 9ll
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