New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-07-25
NETWORK THURSDAY. JULY 25. 1872.

the Agricultural the fifth, and Amherst the sixth
They selected positions that Amherst was counted
first Williams second, Yale thru. b0Waoh Io"a.n
asserted that the middle of he course most favora
bic, account OF the current but the tarYaIns seem
shore far the best place For judges p . DSw
and A. Kicker selected for Bowdoln - H
for Amherst A. d. Norcross and G. Rowland for tie Ag
rcrhura j. H. Ford and d. Davenport Sr YALE snu
elected were L. j. Powers, IL. NJ. Phillips, H. s.Hyde
aud Thomas Foaron.
TIE FRESHMAN RACE.
The raeea wore In he begun at $780, and at that hour
the people are collected in the vicinity OF the course
But there is the delay which is always CSC vexaious at
boat races and after waiting one and ahah hours'
the signal gun the judges boat calls the freshmen
crews into line At the time the water is very smooth
the wind Is blowing brlsky down the course TN sun is
obscured by friendly cloud, and everything 1VOraOe
for both rowing and good time The brisk mites,
Clyde is waiting impatienty at the Judges Dake Inc
crews all appear promptly, looking well an( feeling
strong aud hearty They are soon In line Bron peinS
stationed nearest the eastern shore Yale, Amfrst, ana
Wesleyan taking their positions In the oIde named
At 10 o'clock everything is IN readiness ana d. Jonn
| the steamer Clyde. Are you readyi Go" Ia soon
heard; the bend to their work, and are n In the
| twinkling Of an eye Away they dah down
| the course, Brown making the best start pulling
well together her steering commanding unTersai ex
| pressions Of Communications The Wesleyan crew put
force and muscle than style into their sado but
5e snq ead f{ he Browns Yale
made Indifferent kind OF start, that othe latter
the first quarter OF mile Amherst gos out Of its
| course and there is fear of fou with Yale.
talizing is % straightaway race, WIRE there
good roads contiguous to the river baks For one
either the start or the nish and btu are I'M
satisfactory When the boats disappear til Wesleyan
s still ahead is pulling at the rate of 4trokes per
one of the Judges "see the Weseyans olashS says
another. Yes cries third but spashr no splash
the Agrcmltnfas did last year" After hours tedi
GUS waiting the little clyde steams bsk; and one
GrHc hat u1ilp
leading two three lengths. Brown mixes squirt,
and takes the second place while AneTsand fa,e or
deOwn Increases the lead twoengths by te end OF the
are together BY this time is clear thasiddetown
has tine race, and they cross the line in NJ 8 with Am
Yale claiming foul ON the part OF Amhers,
UNIVERSITY RACE.
And now comes the contest which has dram thousands
of collegians from dozen different sedons and in
whose result unnumbered thousands feel n absorbing
interest The gun is fred by liz o'clock I'D away from
their boathouse the Williams crew bound that
purple shall show first at this end OF the If 1t does
not at the other. The Harvards, brownas berry,
show next and pull up into line In giceful style,
blue kerehefs OF Yale next dscernblehen follow
the Agricultural, BOwdon, and Amherst iWuick success
sion The first five crews lind their merits discussed by
onlOOkers they sit IN their boats, but nherst does
not attract much attention, az Is often te case with
honest and modest merit in this world SIX boats to
eend off is something of job for Mr.. Babcck and after
false start IN which neither Williamson Amherst
the crews again Mr. Price, who trained te Bowdoins.
and anxious spectator on the udges'h barge seems
whitehall boat behind the Agrculturas, and says 30
loudly and exciedy but the referee does not see that
Josh. is violating any rule so he is suffered TO
remain About 1850 the boats are in
Ho9d aga ven six tme R oars strike WateT stimuli
taneOGsy, there Is ripple OF excitement the judges
barge and away the cedars dart down me river, the
Clyde steaming away after them with the referee,
judges, and two mekeepers. Ii hard fG the college
oarsmen to keep COOL the more SO because hey pull not
AL mlen "a fOFA lmaM
but they all start well and evenly, Yale pulling
IS 't the Ages 10, Williams about the same Now
there slight fears af foul, bat some indications OF
one of the pretes Bowon FORCES ahead
slightly soon after start Harvard keeps the second
place, Yale is third, the "Aggies" fonrth, Williams
next, with Amherst apparently behind. The lead is
changed before the end OF the first mile Harvard making
a squirt and getting length ahead Then Bowdon put
abored hard develop scientifically and gets ahead
at the rate of 40 strokes per minute. Amherst now
shows her stalwart crew made Of and pushes
hard after Bowdon, while Yale and the Agculturals
are about two lengths behind. All of the
soon finds that she has only one contestant
ahead OF her. and that is the much derided Amherst
Then at the end OF the second mile Yale puts forth
almost superhuman energy, and Is apparently abreast
or slightly ahead, Bowdoin Harvard, and the Agrcutu
rails coming along close behind The last mile tells the
story however and while Amherst getsa lead and keeps
1t, Harvard works heroically to get ahead again,
men crowd the Amherst crew so closely
that nothing their best efforts be used If they de-
Wards men now strain every nerve for the third OF
second place, Bowdoins wind and muscle keeps ahead
of Williams and the latter in turn gets away from
Yale. And they reach the lower barge, where
steamers and banks crowded by spectators,
Amherst eectrifynR the spectators by crossing
the line first having made time unknown in these races
1852 as. Harvard scores, 1857 the Agrcuturals
17I0 Bowdoin, 1881 Williams, 1889 and Yale, 1878
another surprise for colleges, crews betting men, and
booksellers, but the is fairly and nobly won and
well may the winners receive the friendly greetings aud
congratulations OF the few who hoped they
might win aud the many who are ever ready
to paw tribute TO success, come III what
ever form may. 1t is said that Haryards steer
ing was poor excavation OF defeat, but that Is no
apology The Cambridge men have most cause TO feel
defeat keenly they hoped TO retrieve the bad
fortunes OF last year. If they could not be
first, of they glad OF the sec
ond position, and wanted to beat Yale though
the last Is not much OF an honor to boast,
as she last in a bunch Of six Williams claims toI
have had a damaged oar almost from the start. with
regard to the time 1t IL, of course, remarked that no
and good breeze and current make difference,
and the qualification should be remembered And nOwl
the cOlegians and other spectators steer for homei
eated disgusted with the result and by "a everybody
Is in the city, the banks and the Agawaln ferry ar
deserted the make preparation 10 leave their farm
house quarters ana the strangers leave by hundred
the afternoon trains, and maroon, purple white blue
ard magenta buttOnhOles necktles and hatbands fad
from view realizes that the College regatta Ia
passed into history that Amherst has the silver cups
prize colors, and that thousands OF men and wome
the lucK lack OF muscle and skill which pre-
vented five good crews from wearing the crown
victory.