New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-24
THE COLLEGE REGATTA.

THE HARVARD AND YALE CREws-THEIR PER-
SONNEL-PREYIOUS CONTEsTS-TALK BEFORE
THE RACE CONCERNING HARYARD's CHANCES
OF SUGGESTIVE TRAINING AND STYLES OF
ROWING-B0ATING AS AN INSTITUTION AT
HARVARD AND IALE-THE FRESHMEN CLASS
THE LAKE AND ITS sURRoUNDINGS-THE
RACE WON BY THE HARVARD CREW.
WORCESTER, Mass, July 23.-The oar has
been pulled into the legitimate American sports in
manner which would startle Of the very good
people who lived something less than q century ago.
Time was when boat race strictly tabooed by the
puritancal people OF the Old Bay State. in much the
that gamblers den rum-shOp Ia at the
present day The better class of people would not conge
gate to witness such contest any moro than they would
risk their salaries or wages in O faro bank But the
world moves Calico correctly remarked In the ff-
teenth century, and there have been some surprising
changes public opinion which must be prepared to
meet with good grace. Boat racing has been raised
several degrees within the memory of this generation.
and now college race-such one as has been wit
messed in Worcester to-day by thousands OF peopleis an
event which most respectable people, and even the
strctes sabbatarans, may view without becoming at all
demOrazed tainted by the sporting men and thieves
who gather together all occasions and who form
ery composed the bulk Of the spectators at boating
scenes. The college has become great
institution in this age and this moment the people OF
two great nations agitated over proposed race
between twelve young The change in opinion has
been most marked IN New-Engand whose people are
always slow patronze and encourage anything which,
according to their traditions and early training may
seem to have questionable suspicious look. All
England interested in this college regatta and
many OF her people take great pains to demonstrate the
fact to railroad and hotel keepers 1t has been proved
college life that ga sound mind in sound
body" indulgence in base ball in rowing. little
training at the gymnasium is Of material advantage to
the youth who has TO grappe with Greek rhetoric, his
tory. chemistry, philosophy, Latin law, theology Men
who have been good in college generally make
their mark in the world while the timd shrinking student
who devotes his whole time to study and not for
his physical wellbeng, may be graduated with good
BRAIN but his bodily energies feeble that his
fulness is impaired and he finds too late for remedy
that in his years OF college life he driving very large
sized nails in his coffin.
One can easily imagine that when the first
occurred between Harvard and Yale, in 1884, there
was not much excitement aud very little interest was
created. II a comparatively new thing, as IS the
international race to-day. Perhaps few hundred peo
pie more or less were excited it, and the details
were dgesed by very people The next contest was
OF importance, it attracted attention, and
the accounts thereof we're more widely read
Tho third still moro generally discussed
and 80 the interest spread until the college.
regatta has become great New England institution
You can readily comprehend how at first the younger
students the undergraduates Of the College, became In
terested and what hard work to have the excite
ment permeate the Divinity School, and draw the minds
Of those close students from the intricate mysteries OF
theology long enough for them to get the fanest gm-
merng Of the science Of rowing. Then there were the
dgnaed and mperturbabe professors and 1.-THE faculties
to be won over and last but least the good people Of
New England, who considered boat race an abomina
ton in the sight Of the Lord But the victory has been
wOn and the regatta longer an innovation but one
Of the standard Of the year is not confined to
Eew-England The almost countless graduates OF Yale
and Harvard who may be found sprnkled all over the
lana from the lumber districts of Aroostook to the
sugar plantations OF Texas and from the pines OF the
Atlantic coast to the Chinese shantes Of California
ell read the accounts Of the each year as regu-
larry and closely they do the reports OF Commence
ment or the necrologles Even the graduates OF the
early years Of the nineteenth century as they read Of
the victories Of Yale Harvard IN The TRIBUNE, feel
slight acceeratOn Of pulse they comprehend that the
young representatives OF their Alma Mater have won or
lost the battle Of
THE VICTORIES AND DEFEATS OF THE PAST.
These College contests do date far back. and II
surprising how popular they have become In the last
seventeen years The first race between Yale and Har
ward took place Lake Wnnlpissiogee, at Center Har
bor N H. on the sd of August 1884, and by the
Harvards. The second race was on the Connecticut
River at Springfield, in July 1885, when the Harvards
we're again victorious. The two succeeding years wit
messed contest between the two colleges but
I'm 1889 there spirited Lake QuinsiRamond
I
race Harvard for third time the victor (by 60
secondsJ but the next day, In a regatta under
the auspices OF the City Of Worcester, Yale
completely turned the tables on her opponent
and beat Harvard badly. This was attributed
by the friends Of the TO the lack OF rudder and
led to the invention OF the foot rudder almost uni
versa In America In 1850 the Harvards led by Caspar
Croyplnsheld easily vanquished Yale, but II they had
taken part in the city regatta the next day. would prob
ably have been beaten by the Ward brothers, who con
auered the Yale and the course in the then
unheard Of time OF IS minutes si seconds On account
Of the war; there after this till 1864. when the
famous Wilbur Bacon crew OF Yale successful and
also the next year. both In the collegiate and city
regattas The time OF Yale In tho collegiate
regatta OF this year has been matter Of dispute
ever since Harvard and the time keeper claiming
that IL was IS min i9i Sec and Yale that It II min
and 421 1t is but just TO say however that the
weight OF the testimony is IN favor Of the longer time
In $780, under Mr. Blake, and In 1867 and 1868 under
Mr. Lorng NOW bow OF the International crew.
Harvard was easy victor time last year being the
quickest ever made by any except the Ward
brothers namely, min 4St The time made by Yale
Yale also verygood-ls min 3 Thus the record
stands Harvards victorious times Yale four times
THE TALK BEFORE THE RACE.
Its over; the long agony is past Thousands Of men
are vending their way TO their homes sad because their
pet has defeated while thousands OF their fell
lows whose sympathies with the crew which Won,
are now jubant and joyous Hundred OF fair ladies re-
their beaten though inclined