The New York herald., 1872-10-15
AQUATIC.

Boating at Brown University-The An
nual Fall Regatta ON the seekonlE
River-Class OF rs Crew the Winners.
PROVIDENCE, Oct. 10, 1872
The annual Fall regatta OF Brown University took
place on the ''short three mile course" Seekonk
River, yesterday afternoon, and even the most fas
tidious Senior or the grumbling Sophomore could
not complain OF the weather the condition OF the
water. Two sets Of prizes were offered BY the Uni
versty Boat Club the first consisting OF very pretty
silver goblets ana the second Of silver cups. The
following crews were entered for the race:-
CLASS OF '75 CREW.
can,an u; Brown stroke and ANsh%orss NdYns 81 Se4
9. g. 1. 4FGpans FIsid. 10. Ne~ 5. b. S0ser'' bow
This is the same crew that rowed in the Fresh.
man race at Springfield last Summer ana although
that race did not result favoraby to them they are
very powerful and pull an excellent stroke. They
rowed yesterday in the stde.stting boat made by
Eniott in 1871 for the "a crew. The average weight
years.
Brown BrSwn stroke l. s1sEs Mss'sInsn No how and
Z. d. Bassett, No.4
All the crew are experienced oarsmen. McClen-
nan and g. I. Brown rOwed In the Freshman crew
in the intercollegiate regatta at Worcester in 1870,
81 s G % also roWeG n ths
University crew ut lngeside in 1871, and the other
members have rowed In one or two class races.
Their average weight is 152 pounds; average age
twenty-five years and six months
THE FRESHMAN CREW.
Eias,sh' ESHss stySss ss s Tsgss f.srss No nj !
Bradbury, No.3 spellnian bow.
or this crew little more can he said than that
they consisted OF the above for when the contest.
ants for the race were called into line the Seniors
and Sophomores only appeared and why the Fresh
men did not row Is still q question. Some OF the
boys attribute 1t to the modesty OF its members.
THE RACE.
few minutes before four O'Clock the crew rep
resentng the classes OF '73 and rs were drawn
up in line. and If each were not confident OF vic
tory 1t was apparent that every man had at least
clearly pictured in his mind silver goblet emDlaZ-
oned with his own name. At the word to be away
rs was the first to take the water. thus gaining
Point were half length ahead OF ,7S, each crew
pulling f0rty-one strokes to the minute. At this
point OF. the race the contestants were loudly
cheered by their classmates but the shouting OF
the Seniors was unavaiiing; their crew was gradu-
ally falling behind until they approached the stake
boat, when they spurted and made the distance
between them and '75 only about one length and
half. The "turno has always been one OF the strong
points In '73's rowing and at this important part
OF the race they did not fail to exhibit their usual
skill but their opponents were too far IN advance,
and were applying all their muscular efforts to hold
\ AZ the crews passed Butler wharf on the return
~ had Increased the distance between them by q
ha,f length, and '73, showing their want OF tram
Ing. had dropped down to ihirty-six strokes per
minute While 70 Kept up to thirty-nine. During
the b, ,ance OF the race 75 steadily drew away from
their contestants, and although '73 made q fine
squirt rs they passed the Point they did not reach
the judk'es' boat until twenty-five seconds later
than the crew of '75 The time made Dy the win.
ners was twenty minutes.
As the Victorious SophomOres approached the
University boat house their classmates by no
means endaihgered their reputation for shouting,
as their crew 1vas chcercd time after time and in
deed. 1t was IaAe In the afternoon when the old
melody of IerAs to '75' ceased TO be heard In the
rural peighbolhoo,' Of seckonk. During the three
preceding years the champion cups OF the college
have beeI successive " won by the crew OF "a and
considers BILE surprise was occasioned when 1t was
known that they had en- tered no crew for this con-
test. - r
The Judges for the raceN,were as lsllows:-
For '73-At the start, r.. H. Case, Captain IA
crew; at the turn, q. N Bullock OFT
For '75--At the start, II. Gallup Ol 70; at the
turn, s. L. Caldwell, OF rs. ReAeree O. y. Cover
,f H.
Boat Race for the AmateurN chamsfo,n-
ship.
TROY N. r., Oct. IA, 1872.
The three.mile boat race between @. II. Engelhart
,f GreenpoiDt, and Professor 0'Neil, OF Troy, Tor
The amateur cbampionshp, will take place here to-