The New York herald., 1871-07-11

The Atlanta Boat Club, Of New York, Del
feats the Yale Ssphomsres.
The shell race between the Atlanta Club Of New
York. and the sophomore crew, OF Yale, took place.
yesterday afternoon at Lake Saltonstal. and red
suited In the most interesting and excite
ing regatta that has ever occurred at the
lake. An excursion train over the Shore Line
Road took out to the lake over q thousandA
excursionisrs, and many more roae to the spot iu1
carria es. At quarter past ive O'Clock the crews
took their boats to the wharf and launched them 4
and Immediately rowei to the judges boat The Yala
men appeared with backs barred and the Atalantas !
In red shirts and white dannel pants. Upon4
the appearance OF the crews bets werd
freely offered by the friends OF th94
Atlanta crew Of 800 to $50, with no takers. few
bets were offered tnat the Atlantas would lead by3
twenty seconds, and some Of them were taken. Th4
boats were put In place In Q few minutes3
the Atlantas having the inside. At about
TWENTY-FIVE minutes past nve the word waA
rtven and botn crews caught the wateE
In good shape The Yale men did s0t
In very delberative manner, ana their ccmpetitora
in rafting, vigorous manner, and with mucH
qhcker stroke. The result Of such start was tnaY
the Atlanta crew passed Immediately ahead severaN
lengths ana left the Yale men to take heavy
swash. The students on shore shouted, "faic y
Yale p with great vim, which served to keep their1
crew at Work lVcly Dut no OCncr cnu' iho oo"'S
passed out OF sight, the Atlantas well ahead. They
rowed with su ch vigor aud rapidity that 1t was
thought they uld not hold out and upon this idea
the Yale men built nopes After q few minutes Of
impatient waiting the Atlanta men were discovered
returning They could be just discovered close thd
west bank, looking Ike moving red streak. The
SophOmores were not in sight, but the Atlantaa
were far or the course that 1t was thought the
former by coming straight down would gain ground
enough to win The SOphomores appeared soon ON
the straight course, aud the contest be1
came intensely interesting. No one could tell
which was ahead. In q few seconds tho
Atlanta left the bank and rowed to the middle
OF the lake. and as the GOATS came up the latteA
were seen to be o few feet ahead. Both crewa
seemed played out, and the Yale men shouted
v0citer0usly to their for spurt to get the lea
Tley could not make IL. The AtlantaS, who had
been coming II sly their opponents suddenly, ID
the surprise OF all, dashed to their work with ilnd
vgor, and, ma king splendid spnrt, put themselves
by the judges boat boat length and hall
ahead. Their friends on. shore greeted thel4
victory with a round Of nine cheers ana Y
tiger The time made was-Atlana, ION. 8Hs ]
Sophomore, lsm. ,S,ss. Distance, three miles. Z
Atlanta crew Edward Smith bowl Henry B.
lie Roy. Alexander Handy, Leander Waterbury,
Theodore Van Raden Russell Withers tsiroke). II
S0pnomorei crew Frederick w. Adee bowl.
Charles s. Hemingway, jeremiah Day, Daniei
Davenport, Wilis-F. McCook Wilbur W. Flag6
Judges, George B. springteen for Atlanta, Georgd
Adee, '66, for Yale; starter, Joshua Ward referee,
W. X. Babc0ck, Of the Nassau Club.