The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-07-18
SPRINGFIELD. MASS.
The. University Boat Race.sFoot Ra.
ceS, Base Ball, &c.
,PRRLIAIINARIRs.

,PRELIlINARIRs.
New YoRK, July 17.-Dlspatches from
Springfield say the starting barges havt
been placed In position tor the University
race to-day. They comprise every va
riety Of small boats known, skiffs, scows
and everything short Of dry goods boxes
The positions drawn arc as follows: First
Amherst; second, Agricultural third
Yale; fourth, HavaTd; filth, Columbia
sixth, Wesleyan; seventh, Williams
eighth, Dartmouth; ninth, Trinity tenth
Bowdoin; eleventh, Cornell. Freshmen
crews, third Amherst; fiflh Yale; seventh
Harvard. The first position Is one hun
dred feet from the west shore, all Others
seVenty.fve feet apart, and the last two
hundred feet from the east shore. Any
crew not in line within thirty minutes
after the gun is fired will be ruled out Of
the race. The Harvards, who have had
their usual good luck In drawing for the
best position for the start, still admit that
their crew, Agriculturals, Dartmouth and
Cornells stand an equal chance In the
race, 1t Is little remarkable that four Of
the crack crews, Amherst and Agricul.
tural, OF Yale and Harvard, are, by lot, 10
row side by aide. Rspolo, Of Columbia,
is 30 far recovered that his physician thinks
he may row, as he Is determined to do.
The Yale freshman'sstroke cannot pull on
account of an abcess on his hand, and
Wood will pull stroke as a substitute,
taking his place. Williams Is unfortunate
to the last. Bernbert Is completely inca
pacitated, and Adams, sophomore, who
has had but few days experience, takes
his place, and will doubtless pull In the
race. The Wesleyan crew Is in splendid
physical condition. Among many private
bets are even bets oil $50 on the Harvard
Agricultural and Cornell, against the field;
$2Oto 500 that HaEvards beats Bowdolns;
$50 10 $50 that Agriculturals beat Bow.
doins. The Wesleyans, who, all along,
have been pretending that they expected
to come out last, are now offering to make
even bets against any other crew. The
freshmen's race takes place at O'Clock T.
NJ, one. hour previous to the great Uni
versity contest.
NEW York, July ia special from
Springfield says the starters In the foot
race for the Bennett Challenge Cup were
Benton, of Amherst, Bowie, Of McGnl
University, of Canada, and Phillips, oi
Cornell. After an exciting struggle,
Bowie won. he made two miles In
eleven minutes and eighteen and one'haii
seconds, Phillips second, only q second
and a hall behind him, Benton distanced.
Three thousand persons witnessed the
race. The dispatch says Benton fell out
Of the race on the last quarter, having led
till then.
The base ball match between the
Harvard fishermen and the Brown fish
ermen is being watched by thousands OF
college men from all parts Of the country.
The playing is fine on both sides. The
score up TO the fourth inning stands
Hsrvards eighteen, Browns3.
SPRINGFIRLD, MAsS, July H.-The
Freshmen race was 10 come oil at 8 O'Clock
P. NJ, and the University race at 4 o'clock,
but both have been deferred on account Of
the rain and high wind. The prospects
are that the weather will be favorable by
4 o'clock.
DETAILS OF THE RACRs-YALE TIE WIN
NER.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS, July 1.-THE re.
gatta was q success In every detail. The
weather was cool, and although II spriuk-
eled occasionally, things generally were
conducive Of sustaining the good humor
Of tho large crowds that 6Ocked by rail
and carriage to the scene Of the contest
on the Connecticut, five miles south OF the
city. The water was as smooth as could
be desired, and there was nothing that
the most fastideous oresmen could object
10 In any respect
The Freshmen race, timed 10 begin al
8 o'clock, did not come of till II minutes
past 4, when successful start was made,
the Harvards taking the lead, but were
soon left in the lurch by the Yale and
Amherst, and the Yale finally passed the
stake length ahead, gaining tho race In
II minutes and SO seconds, Amherst
coming next In 19 minutes 34i seconds,
and the Harvard bringing up the rear In
90 minutes and "a seconds.
The start in the University race was
made at about six o'clock. 1t
was a hotly contested affair, and 1t at first
appeared that Harvard had won, and by
mistake tho colors were adjudged TO her.
The error soon became evident, however,
and Yale was finally pronounced the win
ner. Time: Yale 1869, Wesleyn 17;01,
Harvard 17:11, Dartmouth 1891, Am
herst 1872, Columbia 1854, BoWdoin
1904, Agricultural 1874, Cornell 1924,
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