The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-07-25
MASSAGE UsETTs.
REGATTA WEEK AT WORCESTER


WORCESTER, July A.-Atter the ball last
night riotous demonstrations were made by the
colleglans, similar to their performances in for
mer years. They tore down curtains, broke
windows and furniture, overturned everything
movable in the streets, tore down signs and de-
fed the police in abusive language The police
nnaliy made rally and arrested about thirty
OF the rioters and queled the riot The whole
party were arrested who were prominent lead
ers in the riot, and kept in custody during the
night, and in the Municipal Court this fore
noon sixteen of their number were fined each
SzO, and one held to bail in $500 for larceny of
d q. S1iu watch and sign from the building, and
WILDE VIII oe required to answer to the accusation
before the supreme Court. Seventy-five local
and specials and dozen Boston policemen in
addition to the regular force of Worcester will,
it is believed, insure good order.
Some $4,000 people witnessed the regatta TO-
day The first race was for wherries match
OF $500 side, between John Tyler, Jr., of
Boston, and John Nickel, of Cold Springs, N :.
Y; distance rowed two miles. Tyler won cas-
lily by dozen lengths, in IA minutes and 81
seconds. MckiePs time was Is minutes and
Is 1-2 seconds.
The second race was for four-oared boats, for
prize of 5000, distance three miles, open to
all. The entries We're the j. w. Phelps of
Springfield, the George Roahr of Boston, the
Jennie Ward of Cornwall n. Y. and the Quin-
seq Almond OF Worcester. OF these the crews
of the Phelos and Roahr boats refused to row
unless second prize was given. The Judges
let another boat, the Thetis, of Worcester, en-
ter the race and gave second prize so the
public should not be disappointed, but exclud-
ed from the race the Phelps and Roahr boats
The Wards won the race with ease in 20 min
utes, Is IL seconds. The Quinseg Almond
was second, coming in in 20 minutes, 80 2
seconds.
After a short interval came the eliminating
event of the week, the six-oared race for the
championship between the crews of Harvard
and Yale Universities; the distance rowed was
three miles. On the appearance of the crews
the spectators manifested great enthusiasm
and the men were nOby cheered as they walk
ed down to their boats. The signal gun was
fired exactly on time and the boats started.
The Harvard boat got off best, with clear,
RAPID DIP and strong stroke. The Yale men
were rather slower, and their oars threw up
some spray in taking the water. Deafenng
cheers sauted them all along the line of the
shore and from the hill tops overlooking the
lake. At the first quarter of mile the Har-
ward boat had lead by a length; this they stead
lily increased all through the race, and came
home one-eighth of mile ahead of the Yale
boat. Time: Harvards, II minutes, 4S IL sec
onds; Yales, Is minutes, rs IL seconds. Great
cheering followed the victory of the Harvards.
just as the University race was ended the rain
came down in torrents, and the immense
crowds gathered around the lake began to dis
perse in great haste.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
SPRINGFIELD, July A-Major NJ. T. Moody,
| a well known citizen of this town, was attack
| ed by highwaymen in the street last night
k locked down, severely beaten and robbed OF
his watch and money. He was found tn S
morning in neighboring door yard, insensi.
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