The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-06-23
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Contest Between Yale and Harvard Students
The Crew Of the Scientific School. Of New
Haven, and the Crew Of tho Lawrence
Scientific School, Of Cambridge, the
Competitors-Yalo Triumphant.

maven, ana the CreW OF tho AsWr0HcS
Scientific School, Of Cambridge, the
Competitors Triumphant.
NRw HAVEN, June o.. 1870.
Yale has az last been victorious. The six-oared
crew Of the Sheffield Scientific School. OF New
Haven, has defeated the Of the Lawrence Scien
thc School, OF Cambridge, and all good Yale men are
jubilant over the happy result. There had been but
one previous trial OF the sortat the University race
ut Worcester July ~, ls6s-when Harvard was
the victor, Ism. 6is. 10 lem. $751; Two
OF the then defeated Yale men, however,.
were upon the winning crew to-day bow
oar upon both occasions, ana Bennett the stroke or
today, who served as No. In 1865. The Harvard
crew was an entirely new one. aud there seemed TO
be little known about its abilities among the Yale
men, though the prevailing sentiment In the city
marked out the magenta for defeat. The ante
cedents or the two crews would ut first
view, seem to point in the opposite direction,
Harvard came fresh from three successive minor
victories, and Yale from defeat. Al Boston,
Saturday, June II, the scenilncs beat the remain
ing Harvard College crews; but, owing to rough
water and other disad vantages several OF inc boats
including the winning one. were capszed and de-
iayed 50 that their lime was not sen and the
FRESHMEN q Brown University BY about four
Rutgers College by seven ssconds-2am. o. sl
race Of saturday, June 4. IN New Haven harbor be-
tween i've crews OF the Yale navy the Scentifics
u a2 !m 81 ne nv Se
This, however was u barge race, and the Scientific
boat was handicapped so as to welsh $50 pounds.
feat was not accepted as proof OF approaching dis
THE HARVARD SCIENTIFIC CREW
reacneu town yesterday morning., coming by boat
from New York and the supper there rendered
them by the Quick Club the evening before ia honor
OF their victory at Rutgers. During the dsy they
inspected and rOwed the OF the proposed
race, out otherwise kept close to their quarters In
the city.
Soon after the Harvard crew arrived on Tuesday
they asked TO have the race postponed,
count of being fatigued nom travelling, hay
ing just arrived from New Brunswick, N. j..
with crew from Rutgers College; but the
Yale crew refused TO postpone After arriving at the
lake. and u Few minutes before the time for Starring
Captain Cary, Of the Harvard crew, handed to tile
judges the following protest.
NEW HAVEN, June %, 1870
GENrLEMEN-we row tins race under protest for
two rcasons:-Frst, owing 10 misunder-
standing about the day fixed for the race we
have not had time to recover from the III
effects due to travelling, our request for post one
ment Of the race even for one day being refused
what we consider insufficient grounds; second we
object TO Mr. Whttclsey rowing In the Yaie crew,
he being graduate OF tho year 1867. II graduates
ceivng their degrees what Is to prevent Them
| nom rowing ten or even hitceh years In
regard to our second point we wish the
judges to remember that their decision Will bc
TRUMBUIL GARY.
definitely stated the 22d instant and Mr.. Whlteiscy
| stated that though graduating IN 1851 ho had last
Mccoy Bone for Harvard, and Mr. Clarence King for
! Yale, disagreed, and Mr.. =. f. Emnens, or Boston,
| decided against Harvard. ana the crews imlnedi-
atey put out their boats and soon got into position
| large aSsemblage congregated at
LAKE sALTONsTALJ,
the beautiful sheet OF water the race was To
take place. IL hes four miles from the city, on the
line OF Shore Railroad, which crosses 1t at end
IL IL about three miles long. and Is said 10 average
100 feet in depth. From particular points OF the hills
WHICH surround II IA full view may bc had Of the
tire course-a thing impossible on Lake Qunsiga-
mond at Worcester where the university races have
been rowed
| A SPECIAL train OF dozen crowded cars was run
and pedestrians was only less than that OF the regrt
lar university race. In all, there must have beer
several thousand people ia attendance.
was announced at haIi-past three. but the cIocl
..go'i was given Both boats got away il
fine sty:e, Harvard having the inside. hall
mile up The, ne course ours Yale WIS q length
Harvaid's thirty-seven. II constantly widened
the gap turning the sakeboat in I'm. Is, and getting
faced for The hOniestrctch In less than ten minute
| from the start. Harvard was "a hall minute bcil nd
at the stake, ana spite OF two spurs steadily lost til
thirty strokes TO the minute ana finishing The
three miles IN 2on. l0s., the Harvard following with
the diminished pace OF thr,y-four strokes and
! coming In III 22m. 23s.
| THE YALE VICTORY
! was accepted with enthusiasm by all, though with
| AMI returned by the Haryards the six : liver Guns
| valued al $50, and offered by two three New
Haven clzensl, ana tie champion colols were pre-
sented u the yictOrs. and the crowd turned back
cllywar to discuss the result OF the race. Its con
CONTAINS were all favorable the air being cool AND
hardly ripple disturbing the placid surface OF th'
water.
THE BOATS AND THEIR CREWS.
Both boats were cedar shells built this year b,
Elliott. the Harvard boat being rty-nine feet ons
and the Yale fifty feet, and both measuring twent,
inches IN breadth: Four races had been pulled II
! the Harvard boat--nc,udiny the two already de
scnbed--whSe the Yale shell had never raced before
David NJ. Bone, Commodore OF The Yale Navy, wa
| the Sheppard SCHOOL, for Yale. Tue umpire was J.
O. Emn0ns, graduate or the Harvard scenliG,
. necied with the United States Coast survey. The
Judges OF the stakeboat were G. H. Din, Of 20 and
Frank DickersOn OF the s. s. y.
G. 4. Ballard, w. X. Belknap and II. v r. Hoes Of
! the s. >. s., were the committee OF management.
aud everything passed OF wei under their direction.
YALE SCIENTIFIC CREW.
| Thomas Gray Bennett istrokc,, New Haven.
| Russell Wheeler, New York city.
| Harry Ilill Buck Orand, Me.
| Robert Colgate Riyerda'c \. Y.
! John Wool G'lsw0d Troy, n. T.
! Joseph Thompson Nhtilesey Dow, New Haven.
F, Conn.
HARVARD SCIENTIFIC CREW.
Fernando Yznaga tstrokel New York city.
Bryanl GOuwiu. New YORK city.
TIumoul Cary, Buffalo, n. Y.
Fitch Gilbert, New York city.
- Min0t Pitman, sOmervillc. Mass
Richard W. Bayley bow, Poughkecpse. y. Y.
NeAt ygesaay afternoon, at Lake Satonstail come
the shell races OF the Yale College crews and inc
trials Of single and double skull wineries. II pro-
misses to be the most exciting aquatic contest ever
known by the Yale Navy In the twcnty-seycn years
Of its history.
TIVE TEMPERANCE MEN " COUNCIL.
Division mt Newark, MI.
Tue representatives OF the National Division OF the
Sons Of Temperance, to the number OF nearly 500
persons. including delegations from every State IN
the Union, besides visitors from Canada and other
foreign parts, met yesterday ar Apollo Bail Newark
and commenced the annual session.
Thirty new deiegaLes We're ndmilf ted In tic nsnal