, 1873-07-17
THE COLLEGIATE REGATTA.
Eleven Colleges Hsc1ore-
scented.
A Sketch Of the Different
Crews.
Other Races, Amateur and
Professional.
The Course.-What is a "Shell"2--
How the Boats Are Started.
Training Of the Onrsmcn---Tl,o
Cl,ampion-Flags.
From Our 0trn CorTfspandent.

I tnko for collego-boys, aro standing upon evory
cornor, and moot thom upon oyory stroot, each
one showing his own cotors, 80 I know at
glnnco whonco ho came. Tho ladies', too, aro
viaibly responsive In their sympnthioe; md thoir
bonueta, antl Bacaues, md numerous rlbbon-
astachmonts of which tho womon aro 40 fond,
aro matlo to testify thoir allegiance to Bo1no par
ticular college.
Tho hotels smol1 Of turpoutine, md ovcry
door, post war1s tho guests to "look out for
paint" sweaty porters aro 1uggfng beds In all
directions through tho alley-wayB. Whore they
lro going to, or where they came from, ] did not
ltop to inquire; but ho is indeed lucky man
Gho gots one Of them to rost upon two days
from now.
Securing livery, your correspondent,
HOUND TO VISIT THE CREWS,
1riye8 across rickoty old wooden bridge which
spans the Connecticut a lalf-a-milo hollow tho
sroasing Of tho Boston l. Albany Railroad, and
~ itsclf about quartor-of-a-milo In length.
Most Of tho crews arc stopping in Agawam, q
milo bolow tho city, and OIL tho opposite sido Of
tho river. Wodrivoalong q dusty and narrow road,
Fhich mistrust is frequentod but little, except
i'll regatta-timo. Upon the loft hand Ia tho river,
skirted with aldors and willows, which press
Aard upon ita brink and somo Of whose
branches, looping over, batho themselves in tho
aver, as it f'ows along at sluggish pace during
its present low ebl. At intervals, tho river
ans 80 far oncroached upou the bank during tho
froshcts tllat tho troos havo no longor any foot
a,g, nnd 1t is hero that We got IN extended
'ow Of tho river, aa tho crows, in their hours Of
practice, ply TO and fro. while tho pigny Btean1-
buata and other small craft keep ut safe dis
.anco, watching tho movements Of tho crows,
and npeculating upon their chaneea in tho racc.
Upon tho right baud is tho typical New England
farm -houso.-snaall, but mont and tasty,-nnd
mpreBsing ono Mt once with tho idea of In
duGtry aud economy. It is l4oro tho crews find
THEIR TEMPORARY HOMES.
rhoy lounge about tho door-yard or riyor-ban1l
while not at work, watching tlloir host ~
ho gathers his half-crop Of hay.-for the drought
has long since takon tho rost,-or tends his
half-acro patch OF famed Connecticut soed-loaf
tobacco, Which grows in this Immediate vicinity,
and tho lcayes Of which are now about as Iarga
as n man's hands, Elegant tnr1l-outs, with their
precious loads Of handsome Indies, drive by ut
dusk, eager to got glimpse Of tho stalwart
oarsmon ns they como iu from their evening
pull. Col!ego-ehumR flock about the quarters Of
their respective crowB, and hang close to their
heolB wl,orovcr they 20, as though each oars-
mnn was MI organ-grindor, and, like childron
they woro soon expecting him to play. The
temporary boat-house stands near by, upon tho
rivor-bank, aud from it's top proudly floats
tho cologo-colors. Reporters without number
crowd about tho various quarters; but tho mon
do not look with great favor upon this claea of
people, conscious that they nre but travelling
mirrors by which their entiro personal is to DO
reflected to tho rcading-puh!ic. and not always
in 80 favorable light as they might wish.
TIE GREAT RACE
Of the week is for the champion University hags
for tho year 1879, and for which olovcn crews
will contend.
cannot do tottor than consider them In alpha
betical order; and first. thon, Ia
THE AaHEnsr coLLEoE CREW.
This Was the winning crew Inst year, in tho
fnBtcst time over made; hut, unfortunately, only
two Of the old crow are present this year, and
thoy are not tho best. They stop, rs last year,
with MIR. Summon Clark, about midway Of the
course; aud 10 faithfully do thoy watch tho
movements Of the other crews as they 60 past
that they are ab}e to iudge accurately who the
strong crows aro, and who are most likely to win,
provided no accident bofa1ls thonl. TAoy hayo a
way Of remarking upon certain crows ,as they 70
past: "Yos, they row very prettiy, keep good
go through the water" Which is tho main thing
aftor all. This crew lavo worked moro or lois
in tho Gymnasium, for ycar pnst, aro
very temperate In a1l their lahtts of
eating and drinking, and are noted for
their endurance. II. j. Booth, Of Gram
vile, o.. WHO pulls No. in this boat, pulled
l,10o htrokos and ran 5 miles in tho gymnasium
last winter. His training woight ia 1j5 pounds,
Na mil at Ionk f,,.l;, ,+;5
man on the river is fossud in this boat. It il j.
r. Ward, of Northampton, Mass. lie stautla
feet 10 inches III height, and his training weight
il tho same as that of Booth. It is a curiosity
to ace the man stripped FOR tho boat. Tho mub-
clio rolls np III prodigioua way upon his baok,
arms, and breast. Ho rominda you OF picture
Of the old Grocian athlatos. Mr.. Ward ia in ts.o
habit OF exercising with d 10O-rounl tlnmb-holl,
and ha holds it out ut arms end with as much
eaBo as tho ordinary gymnast would 25-pouul-
co,nraoll- l-sopse way Of dieting and exercising,
carrying nothing to the extreme, and, nttor Hcn1l
ming all tho crew very carefully, thoy sny tho
only ono tAoy fear Ii tho AAllorBL Agrioul-
Amhorsts arc especially atrong ii their bow
oar, Mr. Brewer, who hold tint position i'll tho
winning crow Inst year. They mako no protouse
at any famous Or original style Of stroke, but,
Th'lc tloy arc at it, will lot right Into itratrd
its Aftioth anniversary. About hull OF the
papers, loweYor. confound il with tho Aggiea,
who como from tho Agricultural College, III lilo
eamo town, founded by tho Btato about iiyo
yealn ago. Lot t.s not mako this mlstnko.
THE AunlEA
surprised evorybodyin boating Harvard and wiu-
ming tho flags at IngeBide two yoars ago. And
Inst yenr thoy came IN third. This crew claims
to have the bost Htroko-oar on the river, which il
not FAR from tho truth. 1t IL MIR. L. 9. Eltlrcd,
Cape-Cod fisherman, who graduates Mt tho Ag-
reultural Collage tlia yoar, and, 1t ia understood,
will join tho Argonait Club, OF Borgon Point,
N. j., aB a professional oarRnlan. lie roWeA
with that club last yoar when they boat tho
Nopt,nea. Ho III IN especial fayorite with Josh
Ward, who saystila SIX such mon would beat tho
world 1fo stands 8 foot ~ inohos tall, Weighs
160 pounds, and Ia as brown and tough as an In
dian. This crow arc all used to hard work, have
groat endurance, and !" thoy mako thoir boat 80
through tho water," Their atyle of rowing ia
not quito 80 g0nteol as HOMO of the other Crews,
but tlloir tlnlo is hard to hent. Tho Amherst
Collego crow are trained hy Eliia Ward !; their