New-York tribune., 1868-07-25

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bers. In the six-oar race on that day, |
the famous Gersh Banker crew, of which
Joshua Ward was stroke, beat the Yale crew, and |
would probably have vanquished the Harvard had
the latter entered the The then unprecedented
% time OF lsS1t was made by the yictoTs The course
then was known be considerably shorter than any
since r0wed by six oars III Lake Quins gamond. The
War prevented further racing until 1864, when, IN
the fifth struggle, in which the two had met, Yale
won her second victory over Harvard in 1871, with
the crew of which Wilbur Bacon, her most famous
athlete, was stroke oar. On the following day the
Yale crew declined to enter the city regatta, for the
reason that one member unfit to row. In 1862
IN the sixth intercollegiate contest, Yale, with Mr.
Bacons crew beat Harvard in lS42i and repeated
the operation in the city regatta the next day In
1866 Harvard beat Yale in 1S:43! in terrible thun
der shower, and there was no second days race. In
1857 Harvard again victorious beating \ ale by
minute and II seconds in nearly one half minute
less time than had ever been made this continent
VIZ in. in 1SI2t III The Oneida and Y. Y: crews
crews, chosen with care from the whole
College, but only the best that could be had in these
particular clubs Thus it will be seen that out of the
eight contests gotten up by the students themselves
Harvard has won six and Yale two while in the two
Worcester city races in which they met, Yale was
both times victorious. The record therefore stands
thus: Harvard SIX times successful and Yale four.
Harvard combines what advantages she could Gull
from the system in vogue at Oxford and Cambridge,
with the method she used previously. Each class
has boat club with it's President, who attends to
the duties Of President, Treasurer, and Secretary,
and its Captain, who selects, places and trains the
club system VIII ch is found to work better than that
formerly prevalent, when club was frequently
made up of members of two or three or all of the
classes The four presidents and four captains, to-
gether with those of the law and scientific schools
constitute the University Club. This, too, has its
President and Captain and the latter may select his
crew from any of the four classes in college. The
expenses of the various clubs are generally
met by subscription, and occasionally by
assessment too The present system has had two
years trial. and has worked more successfully than
any other yet DEVISED The Harvard University
Club is entirely free from debt, which presents
striking contrast 10 the condition Of those Of Oxford
and Cambridge, which are almost irretrieyably ln-
volved aud have been in the same pleasant state
for years. The boat-houses at Harvard built
by past classes, and consequently tritle for
ground rent annually, is all the charge in this drec-
tion. OF the one hundred Harvard men who row
less during the year, the direct expenses for
boating do not average more than $40 per capita.
THE PLACE SELECTED.
The crews evince wisdom in selecting this lake
for their annual contest, az IL mas what Is
spoken Of the best course in the United States for
a meeting of this description. This is emphatically
Worcesters annual sensation; the city. which II
called the 4" Heart of the Commonwealth is noted
at this stage Of the States history because il contains
the residence of Gov. Bullock, and horse railroad
company which has been on the verge OF bankruptcy
since It's organization some years ago IL Is syly
rumored here by the gOssips that the Governor IS
simply the husband of Mrs. A. H. Bullock, but this
theory was probably started by Jealous cOtempOrares
of the femme gender, who cannot like Mrs. Bullock
say: My husband is Governor OF this Common,
wealth OF which we form the heart" native will
the fact that horse railroad line cannot
pick up enough passengers TO enrich lew
conductors and small gang 9I stoekhoiuIts % ,o. ,
citizens prominently pedestnous rather thah
riding people - evidence enough that no iacuOn VIII
ever attempt gTldlrOn railway here when single
track will hardly pay for the substructure. Since
the last annual intercollegiate struggle Worcester
has had what might be termed secondary sensation
"a good murder case. The trial was an exciting
scene and the muTderers have been sentenced 70 be
hanged mot executed ride Richard Grant White IN
The GdlGry for August IN september next M IL rs
presumed that this hanging VIII last TILL tho next
regatta week arrives Usually people nock 10 the
city on Wednesdays and Thursdays, as the race
always takes place Friday; but this year the
Ward Harvard affair drew large numbers on Monday
and Tuesday and they thought to make week oi IT
and hang tho expense" TO an expressive
New England term. rs IL comes only once year.
Here IS humanity to be seen III an us
arrived first is their custom. IL may be stated
parcntheticay that thieves always avoid Worcester
at any other time IN the year carefully as they do
detectives but not for the same reason as 1t IS ap
parent 10 those specimens who disgrace even their
profession that they could not hngcr here many
months without starving from lack Of business
Collegians and their friends arrive next, win nu-
merous ladies of questionable and mques-
tionable ages, and the erect portly, and dig
nifed gentlemen, known as the first citizens
IN Boston and these other smaller cities the mus
cular mechanics, the spndle-legged clerks, the city
bellies of high and low degree the Brother Jonathans
aud their corn-fed beauties. the smart country law
ycTs and traders, with their gally -bedcCkcd local
swans, arrived late yesterday afternoon and this
iorcnOon and go To make upa heterogeneous mass OF
humanity all deeply interested IN the College race or
base ball matches which the prominent features
of regatta week. The beautiful lake looks tho
same ~ ever and has been 20 often described
that it long since ceased 10 be matter for corresp0n
dence. The length Of the course having been CUES
toned by some unbelcvers, who have visited NOr-
ceser of late years TO witness races II accurately
measured last Winter by committee appointed Tor
the purpose consisting of Mcssrs. f. B Rice, {. c.
Baldwin, aud - Gilbert civil engineer also meas
ured IT, aud agreed exactly with the committee, so
that the length cannot now be questioned In the
way of improvements, II may bo noted that the
grand stand has been enlarged on very convenient
plan. and accommodates three thousand people The
facilities for witnessing the contest are unSuIpass-
able and formed leading theme OF conversation IN
the absence of more exciting topics yeSterday-the
crews beng frequently commended for selecting so
picturesque IA spot for their display of prowess
THE COLLEGE suCKIINGS' CARNIVAL"
There is a story extant concerning n discussion
among some lremen who wished to have their EN-
gine rcpanted. The matter was considered by tl1hi
for some time, when one of their number, WHO Tor
muscle rather than brains settled the question oy
SAYING well boys, let 's have IL painted any color,
provided its red" The Harvard students seem to
act on this principle, as bushels OF rlobon OF al
widths and shades of red have disappeared IRON the
shop windows and appeared as hat bands neck-tI9
and buttOn-hOlc ornaments upon the streets Inc
Harvard freshmen, in particular, make very lDelai
displays and wear more than all the other classes
combined. Harvard freshman, generally speaking,
il such concentration of mpudence and audaclty
as no other college locality but Harvard ana Dos
ton yicinape can produce Yesterday morning, on
their arrival they registered their names WIN ll-
measurable fOuTishes, something atter thls lshon;
"Juuius Augustus Fitzpatrick class OF II,
This done, they immediately asked the hotel
clerk how the betting was gong on tIo
Freshmen baseball match supposlng that an N9r-
ceser was agntated over this question, anu that thc
clerk longed TO have a dozen columns OF Information
pumped out of him. They were dlsgusted WI vi tIeS
found that Worcester hardly realized That they were
were quet gentlemen compared with the Haryards'
and the contrast was much the same as that pre-