Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-07-20
The Bon, Races IA, Springfield.


The first race of those about which we have
heard so much for few weeks past has actual
ly been rowed; and one crew, at least, feels glad
TO think its part in the farce is performed. The
Atalantas beat the Harvards yesterday, one min
ute and three seconds making the three miles in
eighteen minutes nineteen and one-half seconds
good time, Notwithstanding the unftness of
the course for anything of the kind. The Har-
wards time was 10 224.
There is n general feeling among the people
interested in these races that the place selected
is wholly unfit for the purpose, and why it was
chosen is question that can perhaps be better
answered by the proprietor of the "lngleside"
hotel than any one else. If he don't know,
possibly the information might be CLEANED
from some member of the Springfield club.
Somebody up that way ought to be able to fur
nish good reason, if there be one; for no dis
interested person would detect q single adyan-
tage among the numerous and provokingly APP
parent drawbacks. In the first place there
isn't water enou9h-and water is Indispensable
and then there are sand banks that lead
the boats in serpentine course, which is any
thing but "straightaway." To be sure, the
crews might wade and carry their shells over
the bars; or, if time permitted, have rollers
affixed to the bottoms OF their boats that would
give them the appearance of keeping aaoat;
but that would spoil the professional dignity of
the affair, and would never do. As for getting
to and from the scene of action, little need be
said-for little has been done in the way of fur
nishing opportunity.
Ingleside sounds well and looks well in print,
but boats can't be rowed up 10 the fort-like
hotel-even carriages are placed under twenty
five-cent embargo on attempting to drive to the
front of the romantic and high priced estab-
Iishment. The race may be witnessed from
this pinnacle of terraced grandeur; so may
Boston harbor be seen from Wachusett noun
tain; and on the emnence last named an anX-
ious maiden might as well attempt to distin-
guish her lover on the deck of an incoming YES
sci, as for any one to think of discriminating
between the contending boats and floating shin
giles, for any considerable portion of the three
mile course from Ingleside hotel.
The race mentioned above should have been
rowed on Tuesday, but zephyr made the "beau-
tiiul river" to roughly irown, and the thing
couldn't be done. A large crowd gathered on
Cbicopee bridge and in knots along the shore to
sec the race, and an equally large crowd went
grumbling away, after waiting till nearly dark,
without seeing a race or knowing the reason
why. The Atalantas claimed that they were
ready at any moment but the Harvards object
cd, as indeed they had Il right to do, since
smooth water was condition Of the race. The
referee and judges for the race, as chosen Tues
day afternoon, were:
Referee and Starter-J. C. RabcOck of the Nassau
Judges on the Lower Stake BOat-FOr Harvard,
S. w Rice of ROseburg, Oregon. For the Ataan-
tas, E. O. Pierce of the Springfield club.
The Judges to go on the Judges Boat following
the Race-For Harvard, TheOphilus Parsons, Jr.,
of the 69 crew, Cambridge. For the Atalantas,
james Watson of New York, member of the Or
ganizatiOn.
Time-Keeper-R G. Hooper of Boston.
A telegraphic dispatch from Springfield gives
the following account of the race:
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, July 19.-The six
cared race between the Harvard university and
ATLANTA crew, the latter of New York, came
off this afternoon on the lngleside course at
half past six, and was almost walk over for
Atlanta The start was even, but before
three boats lengths had been rowed, the Alta
lantas took the lead, pulling at first forty-ive
strokes per minute. The HaTVard's boat tried
in vain to reach her competitor, but having the in
side of the course when bend was made lessened
somewhat the distance between them. The Alta
lantas, however, quickly regaincd all their
lost advantage, and thenceforward constantly
widened the gap, beating Harvard finally one
minute and three seconds. Atalantas time 10
minutes 19i seconds; Harvards, 10 224. The
attendance today was comparatively small on
account of the postponement of the race from
Yesterday. The betting previous TO the race
was largely in favor of the Atalantas, some
wagers of 100 to so being made There were
also numerous bets on the time of the winners,
but no one anticipated that the Harvards would
be so badly beaten. This result gives uneX-
pected zest to the college regatta, which is ar
ranged to take place on the same course Friday,
as it is supposed that the Brown university and
Amherst agricultural college crews will COM
pete closely with Harvard for the honors of that
day.
The citizens race for four and siX-oared shells,
in which the Woodcock crew of this city ell
tered and felt anxious to compete, is tizze.
The race for single SOULS, tomorrow, promises
interest, if John Biglin, Ellis and Gill Ward,
Ten Eyck and Tom Butler appear among the
lesser lights, as is anticipated.
The impression is that the old Springfield
course, down opposite the city, would have been
much more desirable; but for straight-away
course, either New London or Providence offers
facilities far superior to those of the Connecticut
river There is some fear that the placid waters
of Quinsgamond will not be allowed to remain
inviolate from the splash of contending collegi-
ate oars another season; the fear is accompa-
MED by hope that the desire to give the
straight-away plan a fair trial will let us tram
GULLY res. few years.
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