The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-05-17
Aquatic.

Aquatic.
The Harvard men are hard at work. Courage
Ousy yielding TO the terms OF their opponents they
have cast down the gauntlet it Is to be hoped with
fair prospects Of success; and the event OF their
debut ''across the water is looked forward to with
great interest. There Is nothing left now but the
most vigorous practice; and, although the
surrounding advantages are unquestionably with
the ROMANS, they will perhaps struggle ably, but
in vain. An international contest Of this description
will doubtless awaken many feelings besides those
OF pleasure, but prominent and above all the scales
of justice must be fairly upheld before the world.
The programme OF the annual contest between Yale
and Harvard has been changed owing to the forth
coming International contest According to the ar
rangements OF the Harvard committee a crew OF the
men, thought TO be next best to the four who shall
be selected Tor the English race, has been got to-
gether. With this crew 1t has been agreed upon to
the Six Dared race at the time and place named
IN the original challenge
Affairs have assumed quite lively aspect on
Lake QuinsigamOnd. The Worcester Gazette says
there are no less than four crews, with shell
boats, already at work. That best known is
be vanquished by local crew. They win use
the same boat they have rowed for the past
two seasons Next tne Union crew. VINO qua nave re-
nineteen inches Wide, eight inches deep and made
OF Spanish cedar The Leary crew, 50 called, have
also received new she'll She IS forty-elght feet
long, twenty inches wide and is very fast boat
The Old Union she'll is still very good boat and will
not yet divulged. The crew who last year rowed in
the old Phantom lapstreak VIII probably have new
A match has been arranged between VIM. Fergu-
son and Walter BENJAMIN to row from Newourg TO
Cornwall
IL appears that the Palisade Boat Club have re-
solved to withdraw from the Hudson Amateur Row.
ing Association Tney will consequently not take
part in the opening day. the Goth inst 1t is to be
hoped that the HUDSON Amateur Rowing Association
Is not an aquatic North German Confederation.
Randall the oarsman, arrived at Boston lately t,l
from Portland. ana Is training on Charles river daily
for race with Butler OH the 3lgt inst
Tom White, the celebrated champion sculler OF
Australia, has left England for Australia
The cup offered by Mr.. David Banks, President OF
for on the ass0catiOn's three mile course on the
Goth INST The race will be for single scull working
boats, unusual restrictions as to boats, and Will
be one Of considerable interest," as may be seen by
the following probable entries:-Withers Smith,
Truax, OF the Atlantics; White, OF the Gulicks;
Fearon, OF the Vespers; PiepenbrlnK, OF the Mu-
tuals.
The single scun race Of two miles, for the cham
pionship OF Charles river, Boston, Mass, between
Tyler, Of the Union Club, and Fay, Ia set down FOR
the 22d of June. good race is expected.
The Nassau Boat Club, Of this city, commences the
second season Of its existence with nearly 100 mem
bers The Nassaus are not connected with the Hud-
son ASSOCIATION and their boats are not OF the class
used IN the association races which are rowed with
working boats for the single SOULS.
The following matches are annOunced:-May IL
river, two mile race, for $3.50 side; 2oTh-iiadson
Amateur Rowing Association Regatta, Hoboken;
| 22d-James Collins and Henry Reese, or
500 side: slst%. W. I Randall p"n and 'G =.
O. Butler, Charles river for $3.50 q side.
June Sn thames AFmStrong and Richard m1m
9th-James Naylor and Henry Dowd two mile race at
Albany, for $50 u side; James Brill and Quintain
NOrthup three mile race at Philadelphia, for 500
side: 1Sth--James Thompson and Robert Harley, to
row three miles, for 500 side 22d-Stephen Weir
aud James Mcconnell, five mile race at Fort Grant,
for 500 side. July 23-harvarl and Yale, wor-
cester.