, 1873-07-17

inqMlsitiyo old lady did actually punch ior um.
brolla through tho bottom Of tho Dowtloins' sheli
aoin boys wore vroth It that Old ladya curiosity.
Imagine boat 80 feet long, 20 inches wide, FIR
ni6ed with Six iron o,itrtggorB. aud wllnt does It
weigh. think you7 Tho heaviest Of tllom not
oyer 15o pounds md tho liglitent not ovor 12o !
tllorh to exhibit thor tinted strength. THO
boats nro about 10 inches dcop, ind cont In tho
noighborllood Of $780, exclusive OF tho oarH
which cost $50 to SIG oxtra. gwift'a sing1o-Bcui
is % feet long, aud woigls only IS pounds, with
tho outriggora.
THE HILL or FARE
OF these boatfng-mon varfes aomow1at with tho
whlm Of their trainora. but they live on so1Id,
m1lsce-1nakin,g food mutton:ohops, ronst boof,
no pork; oggs by tho quantity, sometimes raw,
and always lioar1y 30; coarse brond of all Kinds,
wheaton RritH, oatmeal, and rico q 1ittlo tea,
coffee, milk, md alo; vegetables in small n1-
%as' o ao sus e sfS ss sfSas fsenssF rs aus
itos for water, and accortliagly forbid Ills mon to
drink it,. BwootmoatB and pastry aro forbidden
all round. The quantity theHo men eat would
nstonieh most folks. "Set pan Of meat boforo
the Ya1oB stop, 'and 1t doosn't scaro them bit'
Three pounds Of solid meat day ia not largo
allowance, to Hny nothing of tho other things
Which nro consumed In like proportion; and they
pay from a10 to s'16 per week for board. Their
to 10 niloa day. and rowing nonrly aa many
moro.
TIE counsE
ia probably tho best 3milo BtrafEht-awny cot1rsp
IN New England. It is 30 ncarly straight TINT tho
crows cnn 10 soon tho whole distnnco with tho
nid Of n glnas. Tho ba,,ks nil along afford OK
collont opportunitieR for viowing tho crewa aB
thoy pass, and especially Mt tho close, whoro
wide, oncn M lot, with steor, banks, gives full
vantage Of hie good fortune, and chargea rs and
90 conss for MI teams driving on 1t. A staging
will be erected on tho Long Mendow Bido this
year, and trims will stop near by, to accomrno-
ttato those who wish to SEQ tho raco. There Ia
no cnd to tho toanB on this day, everything
from junk-cart to thousand-tlollar concli,
within a radius Of milos Of Springfield, ii
pressed into the service. Everybody shows
colo!a for some college, excepting mn occasional
indicating his gooaa wishes for each Of tho p con-
toBautH,
THE oHAnrr1oN r1.Aus
which aro strivon for with so groat oarnestneHB
md sacrifice, and which do 10 much honor to
tho college whittier thoy arc borne ia triumph,
about 900. They aro made Of silk, quito elabor-
ato in thoir workmanship. Ono Of them is tho
stars and stripes, while tho othor ia tho regatta
lag, aud bears tho inscriptions Of the different
Of holding the raeo. Tho Association has givon
Two, both Of which nre now found in tho town Of
Amherst, Mase.,-one Of them held BY tho State
institution, won at 1n1glcsido By, the Aggioa two
years ago, md tho other won by Amherst Col-
loge proper. Each winning man draws silver
cup, which aro now on exhibition in. SPRING
field. They aro reported to be worth 3i,0O6;
but it iB diicult to HOO that amount of money
IN them. and cortain practical iowolor in town
has appraised them at q much loBA sum.
a telegraph wiro has been extended down tho
rivot-hanll, md tho position Of the crona at
every llalf-milo will bo roportod at headquarters.
Springfield has never yet seon
10 MANY PEOPLE
within her limits aH will be gathered this wook,
ani Tho great result of tho great regatta is await
cd with nervous puBings by many youth. A
regatta ball is given aftor tho raco-a supposed
honor to the winning crow, but ono III which all
are expected to tako part.