The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-29
YALE COLLEGE.

Winning Boats-A Fine Day and .
Lively Race.
NEW HAVEN, June 2S, 1872.
The speaking for the De Forest gold medal, val
ned at one hundred dollars, OF this afternoon
at the College chapel. This contest and the excite
ment attending 1t Is a popularity OF Yale, COM
peting as 1t does long series OF literary and ora
torical contests which extend throughout the whole
course. The honor OF winning the De Forest
medal therefore, indicates the same superiority in
the literary course Of Yale that the valedictory
does in scholarship, and fully equals 1t in the public
esteem. Perhaps this placing OF scholarship and
oratory on an equality is one of the prime recon-
mendations Of the course at Yale.
THE SUBJECTS AND THE CONTESTANTS.
The subjects for this contest are announced early
the winter term to the senior class. The six best
orations being selected receive what are called the
Townsend premiums, and are delivered for the
De Forest medal In the summer. The winners OF
these premiums for this year are:-
Robert f. Coe, Bloomfield, N J.
Alexander b. Merriam Goshen, N. Y.
Henry NJ Sanders, New York city.
G. j. II. Ropes, London, England.
John H. Hincks, Bridgeport, Conn.
Frank d. Root, Coventry, Conn.
The subject chosen by the first three gentlemen
was "sr Walter Raleigh" by the next two, "Gib-
bons secondary cause for the rapid growth OF the
Christian Church," and, by the last, progress OF
English poetry In the treatment OF external ma
turen
The whole Academical faculty compose the Com
mittee OF Award, and Immediately at the close of
the speaking, retired to Trumbu Gallery for con-
sutation. The winner OF the medal was not an
nounced. But while the decision was pending the
crowds ofstudents with their fair friends hurried in
carriages and by rail to witness the
SUMMER REGATTA AT LAKE sALToNsTALI-
BY special arrangement a train OF ten cars left
New Haven Immediately at the close OF the speak
Tn hQ
most available points along its romantic shores The
Crows Nest, two hundred feet above the lake,
for dozen miles each way and BIRDS eye view OF
the lake below with the whole course rom start to
strangers, but the better view OF the crews,
attainable along the wooded shore, near
the judges boat and from the so-caled regatta
point, quarter OF mile from the start, drew the
majority OF the crowd to these points. The morn
ing had been wet, and the afternoon quite windy.
Towards evening, however, the wind was blowing
directly up the lake.
The double scull was declared of by the with
drawal OF one OF the two crews.
SINGLE SCULL RACE.
At six O'Clock the single SOULS came to the line In
the following order:-Smith inside, Dunning, Weeks
and Potter outside. The start was good Smith
catching the water first and leading up to the point
where the boats made the turn. At the turn Smith
and Potter were side by side, but on the way down
the lake Potter gradually drew ahead and won the
race, closely followed by Smith.
Single scul race, two miles, for two prizes; first
II. s. Potter, Senior Glass ............... II 674
j. w. Smith, JUNIOR Glass. ................. Is Is
j. A. X. Dunning, Sophomore Glass. IL 2514
THE IMPORTANT RACE OF THE DAY
was now to come for six-oared shells. The chief
and the Scientific 1t will be recollected that real
University crew, composed Of three from each OF
these crews, was in training all the winter for the
intercollegiate this summer But by the &C
ton Of the smaller colleges at the Convention OF the
Association OF American Colleges Yale was COM
PEELED to send in department crew, so that Yale
Will really be represented at Springfield this sum-
mer by only One-half OF its boating talent.
THE CONTRASTING CREWS.
Unirersitv JuniOr.
F. Adee bow, S. l.. Boyce bow,
q. M Gunn H. ID. Allen,
X. l. Cook, 8. Merritt
w. w. Flagg, G. A. Russell,
W. McCook, II. Myer
J. Day. II. A. Oaks.
Scientific. Sophomore.
C. T. Smith bow, J. A. Post bow,
G. d. Hill, T. r. Selmes
A. Rogers, H. j. Mckinney,
F. Cogswen, W. X. Richards,
H. II. Buck, G. f. Cutter,
X. W. Davenport. +. r. McChntock.
THE RACE.
The University crew made u splendid start, pull
ing stroke OF fOrty-elgbt to the minute, holding
at forty-four for the first mile and steering fine
course. The Scientific stroke had more power, but
they lost considerable in wild steering, that
the boats went out OF sight around the point the
University had lead OF several lengths. As the
boats returned In sight they were so close together
that the lead was doubtful; but some fifty yards
from the score the Juniors, who were leading
slightly, and the University hit up their stroke to
fifty and crossed the line with the University boat
prize, Of SO, was awarded however, to the plucky
Juniors on a fifteen seconds handicap.
THE TIME
was as folows-three- mile six-oared race, for two
prizes of $70;-
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University crew.. Observation-Disclosures. ~ ~
Jualor crew.. ......-................ ~ 4o1a
Scientinc crew................... y w
Freshman crew.. .....................:... ~ ~