The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-22
ARGUMENTUM AID JUDICIUM


TO THB EDITOR OF THE HERALD
In the HERALD OF the 10th instant the spirited
account OF the regatta at Springfield given
by Mr. Blake, was BY far the most iulI and inter-
esting which has appeared In any paper, and
probably also the most reliable. All boating men,
and every one interested IN the details will thank
him for this faithful and vivid description.
But Mr.. Blake Ii an enthusiastic Harvard man.
and, In his anxiety to explain the defeat Of his col
lege, has robbed Yale OF all the honors OF victory
although he dlsclaims any such Intention and In
deed speaks most heartily In her praise Still, II
Yale was only the winner through the careessness
OF committee Of arrangements, and II Harvard
actually rowed over the same distance az Yale IN
less time, certainly the first place viii be awarded
to her IN the minds Of all dsinterested persons,
whatever the decision Of the judges and referee
In the letter OF the umpire, Mr.. Baboock and the
diagram which illustrates It, the position OF Har-
ward IL shown to be IN advance OF both Yale and
Wesleyan, although the latter are nearer to the
line. Mr.. Babcock states that the diagonal line
used to mark the nnish formed triangle with
line drawn perpendicular to the course.
the base Of which was $50 yards or $50
river. The course OF Yale was down
the centre, and. 81 the nni:h. tribe west Of the
the finish was ut least some distance west OF the
eastern bank Therefore, according 70 the um-
pres diagram, ana accepting MI blelklc1B Btate.
225 feet to row beyond Yale at the finish.
II Is stated that. whatever the mistakes Of the
judges the time Of each boat was taken accurately
and by means OF this we have very certain
method Of ascertaining which boat was ahead at
the time they crossed q line which was drawn at
right angles to the course fthe river. The course
was laid out previously by surveyor, and was
three " as q sDT
yard claims that they rowed an equal distance In
Q total distance OF 15 $40 feet Dividing this by 10
minutes % seconds shows that the course s was
and At the finish they were probably going at stil
But taking tie above figure, 1sX feet per SEQ.
ond which y certainly the lowest and multiplying
the two crews--vtz., AK seconds-we have 738
feet; and substractfng from this 225 feet leaves
Oil feet the distance that Yale was In advance OF
Harvard at the time they both crossed q finishing
Is il possible that It took the Harvard crew l7k
seconds to row an additional 226 feetf Certainly
they were rowing rapidly at the finish. and they
well past both hags. have attended many COL
lege regattas, and know II is impossible, on Q
broad river. to be sure as TO which boat
is G sSs ns ass w
many times by Harvard. She honors her old an
tagonist, and entertains only spirit Of generous
rivalry toward her. Sometimes on Lake Quinsig-
merely by foul or some other accident, hasty
challenge to row again has been sent by Yale, but
In every case Harvard has refused 10 accept such
challenge. as she had . perfect right 70 DO.
and In face OF many disbursements, her friends
think that she is entitled to the full honors Of
conquerOr, and are sure that she deserves them.
NEW YORK, July q, 1873. J. r.. FoLsoM.