The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-16
The Yale Nnvy-The College Regatta at
SaltOnstell.

On Wednesday afternoon the summer regatta Of
the ale Navy took place at Lake Satonstal and
was attended by about twelve hundred people, who
rode to the lake In a special train Of cars
leaving the city at quarter before three O'Clock.
After half hours waiting the crews in the
double scull race appeared. This was designed to
be sort OF scrub race TO open the programme
Junior and Freshman crew entered. The Juniors
drew the inside and were allowed a handicap
OF thirty seconds which they took at the
opening OF the contest They got the word
about eleven minutes OF four and went or without
EFFORT and In thirty seconds the other started.
This destroyed ali interest the II resulted.
The juniors kept their handicap lead and gaInel
still moro ground, that they would have won
the race without an allowance Of time. The
following is the summary OF the contest
Junior crcW-MessrS. Osborne L. Brennan, Clncin-
nati ohio; George Z. Martin. Norwich, Conn. Time,
16m los. Freshman crew-Messrs George NJ. Gum,
Tine I'm MUS o7s' Distance rowed, two miles
A little after four O'Clock the crews OF the next
There was considerable interest centred in this
contest, for the reason that the prize offered
silver valued S At $500 when each year Mr.. SOUTH
worth, OF Sprin gned offers for the best single scu
Jo%e B. Nils M New Baven Villain Ha
'72, It. Joseph Mo-; Charles II. Ferry. ~, Chicago
III Carrngson Phelps 7o, CoiebrS9k Conn., a. James
positIon Phelps second smith third, Ferry fourth,
Smith outside. Upon getting the word Phelps went
cured the second place and Ferry Tell 10 rear, owing
to a bad start. ON the return Phelps had a long
lead. There close race between Smith aud
Mills, and Ferry VINO made a mistake In turning at
the stake, was far behind: The ooats came In as
| fOllOws:-Phelps. 16m 461ss.; Smith, Inn. 5s.;
Mills, I'm. 7s. Hail. I'm. $685.. Ferry, l7m 4os Dis
lance rowed, Two miles.
The third and last race was for sxoared shells.
| Two crews entered-a sophomore crew and crew
rom the Scientific; School. The former drew
shape sns 'ns sSe sc ea men making sharp
squirt az the start and getting the lead
this lead and t1rnea the stake 6rst on coming
! back they had It all their own way, and CAME In
ahead by several boat lengths.
| The summary Is as follows:-
SCIENTIFIC CREw.-Messrs. Henry B. Sargent
(how), New Haven; Lewis X. taylor, Hamilton, Va;
| William Il. Smith, Goshen Conn; Fillmore C0gs-
teriord. Conn; Russell v. nssenport (stroke), New
SoPHcMoRE CsEw.-Messrs Frederick W. Adeo
| (bowl Westchester, N. "; Charles s. Hemingway,
Daniel Davenport Wilton, Conn; Willis I. Nc
Cook, Pitisbnra. Pa; Wilbur W. Flagg (strokes
The prizes in this race were blue silk nag and
the Phelps prize, purse OF $780, which were
| awarded to the scientific crew.
| This race closed The proceedings OF the day. At
six O'Clock the excursionists went aboard tue tram
and soon arrived back in the city, much pleased
| with the afternoons sport.
| The Bowdoin Regatta-Frst Annual Rowing
| Contest OF the Bowdoip College Club--The
SophOmores Assume the College Champion.
ship.
BRUNSWICK, Me- Jnly II, 1871.
| Incidental to the proceedings of commencement
week the first annual regatta OF the Bowdoln Col
| lege CuD holds prominent place. II Is prominent
not only because this Is the first public exhibition OF
rowing ever presented by the students OF this col.
! lepe, but that the crews themselves, standing on
their intrinsic merits, bid fairly TO prove worthy an
tagonIsts for the older organizations In aquatic
r,tto al,
the country. Until 1867 nothing like a boating or
| ganizauon had ever been formed at this col.
legc The love OF athletic sports wherever
! 10 cropped out, had been sternly represscd
by the vastly orthodox college faculty, they DEEM
ing chess and checkers the more fitting recreation
| for a scdentary mind: The advent of Freeman A.
| Kicker, howe err, who, by the way, has been the
| William Blake OF Bowdoln college, soon dIssIpated
these antiquated ideas, and ne has succeeded, after
the expenditure OF much time and money In organ
izng a first rate cub. fhe members although in
experienced In boating matters, are full OF nfe
energy and muscle, and are determined to rig SIX
Dared representative for Tue International College
Regatta OF 1872. They have neat and com
modious boat house on the banks or the Ken
ncbec., river. with fourteen boats, and prac-
tlce their favorite amusement almost every
day. This self same Kennebec river, by the way,
furnishes at this point one OF the smootnest
and best straght-away courses II has ever been my
OF three miles the view from the starting point is
clear and unobslructed, ald the banks display
but very small amount OF curvature In their tor
nation.
THE RACES
OF to-day opened with three-mile contest between
the fOur-Oared crews OF the Junior and sophomore
classes for an elegant Silk nag ana the championship
OF the college. The boat r0wcd by the elder class
was made expressly for them, and weighed bnt
eighty.cight pounds. Their crew we're Weston
Lewis, stroke; W. q. Hooker, Marcellus Coggan, Q.
shannon, bow, and ae all, except the bow
oar, powerfully formed men. No. however.
was suffering exceedingly from bolls which were
produced by excessive training. me Sophomorcs
exhibited crew composed Of L. Crocker stroke; A,
| u. Ladd, J. +. Elliot, A. ]. Boardman, bow-thin,
spare men, but giving promise OF good lasting quail
| ties. When the word was given the Junior boat
| took nrrt water but had pulled only three strokes