The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-07-25

OF the races at Worcester on Friday, the
one on which conferred the greatest degree of
interest was the University contest between
Harvard and Yale. For an interesting ac-
count of it we are indebted to the Boston
Post.
The Harvard six was accounted an unusu-
ally strong one this year from the fact that
but two new men were in it-four of last
years crew holding their old positions. The
six are as follows
\. G. Read, class of II, of Cambridge. is
Captain and bow oar, as he was last wear, and
+ one of the best oars the College has ever
!Do,sted; r. S. Russell, OF Boston, class of '72,
y MO.zShe was stroke and captain of the
.' =, ~ Frenchmen oflast year, and pulled
regatta on C6aJas r r a. 'Ie Quill G o. July
Portland, class of IL No., , ~ moooDp, VI
crew-pulls No. 8, anti as sorvoi 90 e. VI .!e
the Junior class crew g. tIa 1861 a. S.loAe IN
Gaienell Willis, of Cornwah,Naw es yor year a
is strong oar, haviog had larSc yoar' auu
during his entire term in the Uip 'are;i.'
George J. Jones, of Templeton, Mass, Sly,
OF I'll, pulls in the same place as last ye sa
No. Sand is reliable man in the boat: +
Q: Lyman, of Hilo, Sandwich Islands, class of
III, sets the stroke, as he did last year-he is
worthy to be ranked with such oars as Crow
nlnshleid, Blake and Loring, of Harvard, and
Wilbur Bacon, of Yale he was of the Inter
national six that pulled the Oxfords, on the
Thames, last year.
Inc iale crew has been changed several
times within the last two months. Within
short time Walter Brown was engaged as
coach" and he has had but scant time to get
ine men INTO condition. The fact that Yale
mas been doomed to a regular defeat year af.
yer year has no doubt dampened the ardor of
some OF the Yale navy, but great credit is due
TO others for the plucky manner in which
they have endeavored to organize a crew to
uphold the banner of the blue BY and by
their turn will come, and then they will feel
repaid tor their labor and expense, The
crew this year is made up as follows
David Mccoy Bone, of Petersburg. ill.,.
class of 10, is captain and stroke, having
pulled No. last year, and is rem arkahIyy
8ood man IN boat: VIM F. McCook, Of
was taken from the Freshman crew: mills a
good car and weighs 1856 pounds; Z. D. Coon
icy, OF Greenviile, N. Y. class of'71, pulls No.
., Wnere ne did good service last year; weighs
10y POUNDS; VIM. l.. Gushing, of Bath, Me.
SiaSs OF ", Is new man in this crew and
pulls no. 4, and looks as though he might null
pret!y wei; was in the Freshman crew last |
Ia W. w. Flagg, Of Yopkers, class of ~. |
fha @ rr uo - anu was in the Freshmen crew of
coach" c. G. Phelps, of North Co, eS .ne
conn, class OF 10, is new man, but is said
10 De an excellent oar; he pulls how anJ
weighs 100 pounds when ready for the boat
~ the above it will be seen that but two Of
the Yale crew are New England men, while
harvard has four in its crew. The Harvard |
SIX 81 pulled IN their new shell made by Blakey,
Vi Cambridge, AZ 1-2 feet long and 81 inches |
woe. Inc Yale men pulled in new Elliott |
shell, 40 feet long and % inches wide. and
provided with Browns patent sliding seats.
..--- THE START.
. 1t was nearly 6 o'clock before the gun was
ureu 10 Drlng the crews from their houses.
and IN hfteen minutes thereafter the Harvard
SIX made their appearance from under the
;aaseway, and were Immediately greeted with
Dad cheers, applause and the inevitable ,rah
.,rah-'rah." They pulled directly to the
me, and took the inside place next the
udges' boat. The blue soon Joined them.
! without further delay they were sent off.
a : tne word Ego" the excitement began, and
,.tte p was quiet place compared TO Re-
, oao Lolnt as the shells made their way
oor the w snas locality: The Yale men
nee between them, and for an instant s J,ne
r1ne IN advance. 1t was only for an ;nStoUt
However, for Lyman set the ~ M am instant,
troke at the rate of forty-three to q m;nn;a d
no his sad fellows !, bent to it as though thew
'efe used to 1t. Yale pulled only thirty-sey, i
n. a difference in favor of Haryards of CIV i
nd one that soon began to tell its story '
iradually the temporary advantage the hines
aimed on the start began to slip away from
rem, and slowly but surely the Blakeyy shell
rev even with them, and having done that !;
lie was sent ahead and had half a boats
myth the best of it when they passed the
ONT, where the friends of each crew were q
loutlng themselves hoarse to cheer them on !
victory. After passing the Point the Yale u
en- pulled wide, going well in towards the S,
posite shore, by which they lost couple s Of ''
asoaa IL not more. Walter Brown, their OF
eor um, , VINO mad gone up the lake in his
, !, ;ah soon informed them of their error, ~
the .ey corrected by taking direct line ~
upper stake they fell off a cou mIe Of o.