The New York herald., 1870-07-23

AQUATIC.

Ihe hcgaffn at Lake QuinsisanOnd-Dss-
orderly Scenes Among til, College Boys
The University Boat Race-Yaie Comes In
First-The Race Given u the Hnrvards.
WORCESTER, Ma s.. July o. 1870.
Profanity, yulgarity, obscenity pugilism and other
offensive incidents have characterized the college
on the Lake Quinsigamond here to-day. Fifteen
thousand people at least were present to witness
the contest but The interest OF the rival aquarians
was almost wholly destroyed by the rowdyism or
the coegians and their representatives and friends
There were four races altogether, the first one =
single scull, between ]. J. O'Lcary and Edward y.
Hamilton both OF Worcester. The purse was twenty
five dollars and the distance two miles. OLeary
won III ls:1ih and Hamilton came in
1923. Then, In order. came iour-olred race he
tween Worcester's shells, three miles for cham
pon flag seventy-fve dollars, and hiry dollars
ior Che second best. The competing crews were
te Union Boat Club the Nathan WashbHrnc
ana tho Bay State, the positions in starting beng
IN the order named. The Union was victorious in
20:1s. The Ray State Club came IN second, 2O:4i,
aud the Washburne crew was last, In l:2o. Owing
to claims OF foul, however the onicial decision u
reserved.
After this came II fresh feature in the College
regatas, IN the shape or six cared contest betw
the Fresh men OF Amherst, Brown Tn vsrsity, Yale
aud Harvard tAiveEsities the positions In starting
being in the order named. The Amherst crew was
se sroke l. Bradl1y m Meth%ne e. W. 0iPaSa iaiI. MOL
taaue; r. r. Morris, SOlus, N y; Il. =. Bliss, Cam
bridge; T. J. GRAY, Boston bow. The Brown
was as fOllOws:-A. Cover S-dgewck, Me-, stroke,
q. F. Browne, Newport, Il. l. A. NJ Sm tn, Grafton,
Mass. W. q. Caldwell. Prov len1e II l.; A. ID. Me-
Ciellan, Grafton l.. H. Luther, Worcester. bow
The Yale crew was as loii0ws-F. W. Adee, West
chester, n. y. stroke: c. = Hemingway, Farhayen.
| Conn; u. ID. Davenport, Wilton. Conn; J. Da
| Catskill N. ". q. NJ. Browne, Cary, N. Y,
| $. l.. Boyce Chicago, ILL.,, bow. ihe Harvard
| crew best. AMI was As fvllows:-J. Bryan.
Boston, stroke: H. NJ. Johnson, Brad ori, Y. j.; l..
| Lloyd, PottsvIllc Pa. g. T. Johnson, New York city;
| u. H. Lyman Boston; J. o. Shaw MLt0n, bow.
| TIE position of crews in this race Were as stated
| above, ana the popular sympathy was with Amherst
and Brown, although the confidence was in Harvard
| and Yale, the former commanding the odds III The
! wagers all along the shore.
Amherst got or IN fret rate shape and II IL had
been considerably enriched. An accident, however,
something or the sort, spoiled victory or the
best OF all the four The Brown came in
ahead In 1921; the Yale second, la ~ as and the
Harvard third, in 20. The Amherst crew, owing TO
an accident did not fulnl the expectations Of their
| friends In winning the frs. pri.e. The Amherst
| boys claimed 1oul on Browns ana SAID that they
had Knocked OF cher rudder Gnd they did not
TO pun until there had been invests CATION. The
! investigation was held, but the result was nor
changed.
The University race, the great event OF the day.
followed next, and contrary To expectation the Yale
crew came IN ahead, but tAe Haivards claimed u
fOu. An investigation followed, anu he Cambridge
colleglans declared the victors. The Yales
made their three miles In glte minutes and
fOrty-fve seconds and the Harvards notwithstand-
ing they were declared wnLers were a minute aud
more behind,