The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-13
AQUATICS.

Regatta OF tae NHrraaanaet boating tis5s.
siuGie sculi Race for tho Championship
Tho si;s-0nred Ruce-Br0wn University
Club Beafen-Vho Visit OF the Light
Infantry to New York.
Providence, Il. l., Oct TO- 1869.
The recent International boat race between the
Harvard and oxford crews has awakened an inter.
est IN aquatic sports all over the land. Some spur
OF this Kind was greatly needed, for the interest," at
one time 60 active Tor boating seemed to DO IAN
gushing and It really seemed as II 1t would die out
entirely. Especially IN Providence was this the
case, While the city clubs maintained vigorous
organization tho students OF Brown Unver
slty allowed their cuos to either die out
or to exhibit only semblance OF NO.
ana The college boat clubs existed merely In name
IN years past the Univarsiiy had very CALAMITY
entered the lists against other college clubs, and
had exhibited degree OF dash and skill that gave
bright promises for the future, although believe 1t
had ac-dT buin5 oi the pain OF victory. In spite OF
the favorable opportunities II enjoyed for perfectng
its crews IN the art Of rowing the University fell TO
the rear, and for some time past seemed To rein.
lul5h all tdeas OF ever re9alning irs ancient position
Fortunately he International contest has changed
all this and we now see every evidence OF renewed
activity and yea! that presage a glorious future.
New cuOs are being organized and Old ones are
revived, and general spirit for boatin. perVades
the mass or the Undergraduates
The drs. pubic teve 0pmant OF this revival was
witnessed Yesterday, when The University Boat Ciuo
entered INTO contest with the live aud vigorous
Narraganse Boat Clue OF this city o. the waters OF
the Seekonk river, which IS really more beautiful
and attractive than It's shelly would Indicate
AS the regatta consisted OF something moro than a
contest between sxoared boats, L may as well ae-
scribe II In fCrnai manner.
The regatta was gotten up by the EarraCa6set
Boat Club. strong, active and energetic organtza
ton, made ap OF young gentlemen of the city, who
country. The day was all that could he desired aud
the course over which the races were to
os paa bean nroynsd for taa nse m @
club and Its invited guests, and every arrangement
mad been made 70 give ali an opportunity TO witness
the contest under the moat favorable circumstances
large number OF spectators lined the woody shore
in carriages and on foot, when the steamboats,
arrived at the appointed spot, ana the races began
The first race was between single souls for the
championship OF the Narrangan3e. Club and the
Champion Badge. Distance one mile and repeat
N. K. Knight entered cedar shell GYPSY Boy,
thirty feet long and twelve inches wide e. &. West
entered Experiment paper shell, thirty-one feet long,
shell Toothplck, th.rLy-three feet long nine Inches
wide; w. Il. CadJ, paper shell, Flirt thlrty-threc
feet long, nine inches vide. Henry. Carpenter,
referee; II. A. Church aud George West, judges
Mr.. Carpenter was tho starter.
The boats went or in good style, but there soon
occNrrel a collision or Two that rather impaired
Knights prospects, but after momentary delay all
the boats were swiftly dashing towards the stake
boat. Alter spirited contest In wIich all the par.
the was Won By BGttefw0Tth in Inn. $685., fol-
lowed by knight, Cady and West, and the champion.
knight was evidently tue most accomplished oars.
man N the race but was unable % recover from the
unfortunate Delays IN tine early part OF the race.
The second race vas between the sx-oared out.
rlggars Of the Narragansst CLUB aud tac Brown
University Cluo Tno Narragansets entered tue
cedar shell LGsperancc with The following crew
Corneu ,str0kei Remington, w. II. Greene, Q. NJ.
Smith, H. 4. Sayles a4d " X. knight BOW
Tie University Clue entered cedar smell, with
the following cgeW:-Ly0a ,str0kel Woodwortl, n.
q. Smith. samue StocSweil, fae5 aud 9. n. Luther
to0wl. The start was good, but the Brown boys
very soon shovel that they lacked drill and eXpe
TlCnce. they rONel as wei. as could be expected
from a Comparatively green crew, but tney were no
opponents i0r the better drlued aud older crew or
the Narragansets, when took tho lead at once aud
came IN all alone, wllh scarcely any contest II
must be sad fOr ae University crow that they wero
fresa at tneir WORK ana That tier boat mono too
strong or loo sanch, was too iiglt fJr them. They
have the material IN them Tor cool work In tGe
future ana shah no doubt hear from them IN the
college race OF next year. The ludse IN the later
races were Daniel bec6wlth and H. a. Church. feie.
rec, ]. L. CauiSina, captain Toledo Boat Club.
This b Inc last race OF the season. but next year
Will doubtless be memorable In Rhode Island boat
ing annals Tor tho sharp AZ well contested races Of
seekons.
on tuesday evening the First Light Infantry leaves
| on q long Contemplated visit 10 New YORK. IL viii
l carry about sixty.ave nuskets ana be attended by
| i large number VI eX.members ana officers The
company ID old one and ono OF the crack organ.
cations or the state doubt not that the Twenty.
second recipient OF New orG Wi, give Il i splendid
reception. II certainly deserves eNely atteatlJa