The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-23
NEW YORK HERALD THURSDAY, JULY %, 1868.
AQUATIC.

The Regatta ON Quinsigamond Lake, wor-
cester, Mass.-Thousnnds Presens-A spieu-
did Day-The Races aud the yictors-Inei.
dents.
WORCESTER. July % 1863
The regatta commenced to-day with great ecldt
Thousands OF spectators present from all parts
OF the State. The railroad and police arrangements
were unexcept0nable. The day was most
favorable for the sport. The sun was sum-
ciently obscured by the clouds TO temper the
extreme heat, and Lake Quinsigamond was as
smooth "a . mirror large number OF col
egians from Harvard and Yale were present
The Harvard men wore crimson coiors and the Yale
men blue ribbons. They were greatly interested in
the six-oared race between the Harvard and the
Ward crews. All the arrangements for the enter
tainment OF the public and the accommodation of
the members Of the press satisfactory and CON-
plete. band OF music was stationed on the banks
OF the lake, which played before and during the in
tervals Of the race.
Principally at half-past three O'Clock the first race
was started. IL was for Worcester wineries and
rOwers, distance two miles, and excited little In.
terest. II was won by two hundred yards by Phan-
tom, SHE'LL r. B. Hamilton, In IS minutes seconds
Minnie, lapstreak second in Is minutes J, sec
0nds, and @. o. Russes shell Nowhere.
The second was a four Dared race, distance two
miles, for worcester boats and rOwers boats about
thirty eight feet The Union with ease in four
teen minutes ifty three and half seconds; crew J.
cock, 7. r. Green, bow. The second boat, no name
came in in fifteen minutes forty seconds; crew John
Henry f. Short bow The third boat the shamroc c
was not timed. This race caused but little excite
The third was the six-oared race, for which
the following boats were entered Charles
A. Peverelly's Newburg) SHE'LL nifty feet
the Harvard university camSridges she f' afty
one feet long. twenty inches wide l.. II.
Powers springheld) shell. forty feet long,
Wild fhlnA nAu
she'll, ffty-one feet long, twenty-five inches
wide; Harbor OF New London New London, lap
streak forty feet three inches long, twenty inches
wide. All the above boats are built Of spanish
cedar
Before the start the excitement was very great all
along the banks OF the lake. Az the line of boats
formed the Wards were trst the Powers second, the
Haryards third the Northend Boy fourth and New
Londoners outside. The signal gun was fred and the
men bent over their The Wards and Harvards
soon drew to the front, and went side by side for
half mile, with the Powers and Northenders a
length behind. The New London boat was behind
from the start, and never placed by the Judges.
Tremendous cheers burst forth from all sides, and
were taken up aud repeated again and again By the
crowds on the banks. when ut three-quarters OF Il
mile the Ward crew drew two lengths ahead of the
At this moment the Powers were two lengths be-
hind the fiarvards, and the Northend boy close
up with the Powers. They all then disappeared
behind point OF land. When they reappeared tile
Wards led, and the Harvards we've one length be-
hind. The widest excitement manifested by
the spectators. and the sr cries OF the cOllegians
were heard above the uproars Of the cheers and
shouts. In the last halt mile both crews bent to
their oars with renewed vigOr, inspired and AMI
mated by the deafening cheers which res<r.-
them from every side. The Wards passed
the first line winning che race in the shortest time
ever made, VIZ. 17:40b. Tie Harvards we're two
lengths behind, and though they stopped row ing
they were timed 1883. The Powers third came in in
1926 and the Northenders fourth in Il :53 The two
latter were far behind during the last part of the
race. The Wards and Harvards rowed speudidly
throughout.
The following are the names OF the crews:-
Wards-ffenry Ward, stroke. i57 lbs. Charles
Ward, lS2 lbs; Gil Ward, 1855 lbs. Ellis Ward. 80
lbs: j. I. Raymond 1856 lbs.; Joshua Ward, III lbs.
spoon blade oars, Il feet inches long; AZ strokes
per minute.
Harvards-A. p. Loring, stroke ISL lbs r. G. Wat
son, 1856 lbs; W. II. Simmons, 100 lbs. j. W McBur-
ney, 1854 lbs; W w. Richards, 100 lbs: 6. W. Hold
radge bow 14S bs spoon blade oars l2 feet long q.
stroke per minute. Richards graduated with high
hOn0rs in the class OF 1858. The rest seniors Oi
1869, and rowed Last year and continue to improve
physically They are in fair way to beat the Wards
Powers-I4 H. Powers, John ONeul. stroke; p
OBrien, Johnny Boyle, George Boyle Frank Parker,
J. Lynch, bow. The average weight was 40 lbs,
spoon blade oars 80 strokes per minute.
Northend Boy. Ceary. stroke: p. Regain, j..
Owens T. Scanlon. NJ. Foley George Faulkner bow
Average weight, AS lbs; spoon blade oars, 43
strokes per minute.
New Londoners-warSen Beebe, stroke; Alvin
Beeoe josiah ki5ney, Jerry Slate William Lane,
Harris Lane, bow; Charles Smith, coxswan. The
average weight was 100 lbs. nat blade oars
was excluded.
AZ the beginning OF the race the betting was brisk
between tle IrlenuS Oh me wards anu tue hdfYaidS.
Such was the conf 1ence in the latter that the
Wards friends got even bets to some extent during
the day bur Just before the start the friends OF thc
Uarvard's got two TO the Wards. The other
crews were unn0ticed. The distance rowed
three miles.
Friday next will he a day OF great attraction TIL.
Harvard and Yale University Mines Will play ba 90
ball match In the morning, and the six-oared race
between the Harvard and Yale College FOR the cham
piOnship viii take place in the afternoon on The
same day. There viii be four-oared race between
the Wards and others aud the shell race between
Mackiel and Tyler.
There will also be base ba match between the
Colleges on Thursday.
The best OF order has thus far been kept ard will
be throughout the week