, 1873-07-20

AQUATIC,
AQUATIC,
THE UNIVERSITY UDAT.HACE.
Springfield 1ass tJay ~, Dispatch to he Ntw York


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oF'"9e''' Sa"''' ""'S ~ 10 '"' AVE" VI"
borm.
at n fow minutes pant Il O'CLOCK IN tho atter-
noon tito Btartcr standing up IN tho middle Of
tho limo OF olovon boats, all thoir prows pointing
doun lbo rivor nnd ali tin ,ncn IN thonn croa,,.
uoN .no r.so' M "u .,,1an sa .n'..a t ~ snJa gaa'n
1nB 'ae11 o"te' 'no piaaon VI "'4en "fo n'i4uo ~
the sator-Arbt turns to tho rGht' and III loud,
clear voice Gays: "dontlemon, shall start you
~.so. ."rou ~ -, ~, s.,,,a H. .a a. tsa, ~
response 10 hoard' sI1all give sno "ora Co.
Tho ntartor tllon tlrnod to tho loft and repeated
tho samo to tho crows on that hide, The air was so
.,o ri,,or ,o,,id In 1,oor1 v I'm noor1o n, aoro
~, uao fA'os sou1u po ucnu ~ W. roopio va 'uuio
!Ao "ofoa ol WARNING na" ho Moso 1uan
boon giyon when tho atartor turned Ills face TO-
words, :" Arc you roady7" There was ayo Soc
onds OF broathloHH suspense, and tlen tho word,
"Go," rang out. In an instant tho cloyon long,
sharp-pointod boats shot forward, and tho whole
in eommotion. Tho Harvard and Yale boats took I
lowed by Amherst aud tho Aggies tho fat.cr
aoeming to suffor from want of room, Yalo and
Amhorat having closed up On otlor side OF
aleaa, and Williams, with hor substitute, was
loft far bohind in tho middle: The crows paesod
tho first half-mlo section in two bunchos, ono
still bohind. Aftor this it was almost impossible
to distinguish any Of tho crows, except those gu
tho western aitlo. Dcridoa tho confusion rosult-
ing from go many boats running. together It Ind
crows kept about the samc positions till they
reached tho milo station, noar tho Dartmouth
9uartora. ,
Horo clump Of troos hid the sixty-six
who hnd rushed after thonl from The. start. As
thoy camo into wow OF the hundreds below,
choor from every throat greeted tho brown
backed crimson crew whose boats nose wna
pace. It was but noac, howeyor. On thcy
oamo. a crew WAS pressing thom hard. Evory
eye Was atraining to catch o ElimpBo OF tho
distinguishing handkerchief. The dnrknoaH WAS
"Its Yalol Hero's to good old Ya-alol"
sang out single voice from a blue
ribboned youth Oh tho bank with leaning
body aud outstretched opera glass. Ya!e it i7aH.
for another voico to break tho stuinoss.
shells. Aa out Of tho distance thoy still camo
from tho open below the Amherst quarters,
where group Of country folk and fey under
distinguishable bouts got, Harvard and Yale.
4 grcat sight It was. Ono long line Of glistcn-
ing oars extending from view t. view,
torn crowd on either bank whoao hot
erogenoouB eloments differed in their wish.
es and sympathies, but we're unitedly bont
On expressing them in Cheers whose faiut
cchooB were borno along on tho surface OF tho
cd thousands below. Ono long limo OF glistening
oars, ut whose hnndles sat men With boating
hearta and sweating brows, and countonancos
| with hope aud foar, and courage, and dotermina-
conscious Of doing thoir duty in the groatoat re:
| gattn the country has seen, aud bound to pull
their arms out Of the sockets rather than dig
tie hundreds Of their elassmatos and ao
and and whose vocal Chords woro vibrating With Is Is
| much eagerneaH and carnoBtneHs as tho athletes
| on the water. Nearer thoy drow. Tho brilliant
| 1ues Of the handkerchiofs and shirts now
discovered the different clo"a e S. Cornell Who no
the channel to catch the current and its furtlior-
| ing ndt but several OF tho men splashed badIy,
aud the same tacticH on Dowdoin's part, who waa 70
noxt them, lost them thelr water. Iho slelIa
the river, almost, il not quito, in iino with tic
| Harvard men. Six lengths behind Was Trinity
lending Williams, who had started their noxt
ne'ghhor by two longtna. wesleyan was pulling
iGng steaay 8ong stF9to rk 9nTng up
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length behind. On tho. west sido Of ths
river, 1ust nhead O. Of 81 On imaginary line run run
ning through Irlnitye DOW, was Amherst,
who had fallen badly IN tho rear from the
Grail. catching above alluded TO- led three lengths
By tno Agges. Tho wero nonrly even with Part. stn
mouth. Co4umbla WAS near tue centre, tr!Ao
n Daftmoutn's roar. LII about TINS position
they came down to within q biscuits toss OF tue
purple lag dropping gracefully IN front oi tho
,h oat
vas pulling thirty-eight strokos minute, and
Yale tue same; ;.. Ihe othorg Woro or rowing Httlo u
more noryoasly, and notably tho tall-ond OF tue
lot WAS falling behind. group Of Amherst
boys on their noat sent up deafoning cheer.
Their pots Wpro .t behtnd, but TIE % encourage. rs.
'u cold A chill CAPT. ' Brorer, 1aS Wtk he she
enormous "a" On h's white shirts back, t1,
seemed to reach over further and further. The
STROKE caught the inspiration, and tho purple
and whito colors walked rather than crawlod a
boat or TWO nearor tho front. Cheer after cheer
rang out from the bank. Steadily thny passed
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