New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-07-17
THE COLLEGE CONTEST.
WAITING FOR THE STRUGGLE.

| SPRINGFIELD July l6.-A crowd about tw0-tnirdS
as large as that of yesterday assembled to view the
single scull race of to-day All along the sides Of
the river at convenient points parties of students
were assembled, most of them wearing the light
blue of Yale and others the light blue and white of
Columbia The former the college mates Of
Mr. Swift the fayorite, and the latter his fellow
citizens. The only contestant with Mr.. Swift was
Mr. Dutton of Cornell Messrs. Ferris OF Cornell
and Hirschcl Of Amherst did not enter
as expected, the former declining on
account of temporary indsposition and tho latter
having apparently had from the first but faint
| pectation of entering. The Cornell men, Mr. Dut-
tons adherents were out in force, wearing the
canrelian and white, but were mostly cOngregated
about the upper part of the course The crowd was
of amuch moro respectable complexion than that
| OF yesterday and included great numbers of stu
dents and many ladies. The river road which
overlooks the course at many points on tho way
down studded with gaily dressed carriage par
ties conspcuously displaying the blue colors of
Yale Shortly after g o'clock tho boats came
into line, under the superintendent of Henry
Ward, who acted as referee, and of two gentlemen
from the Regatta Committee az judges ragged
start was made but Swift had little the advantage,
and drew ahead at once, amid the shouts Of Yale
and Yale's sympathizers which reached from point
down the course to the two-mile flag, where tele-
graphic party of the Harvard students had placed
one of their instruments and connected it with
their newly placed wire in order to record the
result to the waiting crowd at the moment of
| victory. The race now was a straight away strug
gle of two miles. 1t was not closely contested, and
devoid of very thrilling points on that account;
though Swift was object of especial interest on
account of the remarkable features Of his training
and the wonderful improvement which he has made
since he began Mr.. Swift started pulling about 80
strokes to the minute being little urried but he
soon subsidized into a regular swing Of 81, Dutton
| rakng two strokes minute less. The start
| which the Yale man gained at first
he kept and gradually increased. Pass
| ing the one-mile flag at least four
lengths ahead Mr. DuttOn seemed not very
confident, and appeared to pause once or twice in
his pull. His stroke continued slower than Mr..
Swift's, and he made no spurts. At no point IN
fact after the very first start there any shadow
of a contest. The continued down the course
from the mile, keeping pretty well down toward
the west shore, followed closely by the putting
little steamer on which tho judges were and
surrounded by several trainers and other rapid
oarsmen in single SOULS. AS they drew near
the finish. denoted one side of the river by
little white flag low in the sand. and
on the other by the crowd about the telegraph
instrument and by blue flag tied to whip the
hundred OF so of wearers Of the blue raised long
shout of triumph, and Mr.. Swift passed the line
regret TO say they addressed some rather sighting
remark to Mr. button, who came pulling in, work
ing in very good power, but at most respectful
distance behind, such as go back; you're not
wantedw STEADY don't 90 too fast" These ex-
pressons as might be expected, came from the very
Young men. Mr. Swift pulled up very easily, talk
ing with your correspondent we pulled along,
and seemed ready to make another two-mile pull on
time if he should be called on. His time was II
minutes and 40 seconds.
Mr.. Swift, the winner of this race is youth of IL
years, who does not know the taste of liquor and
tobacco. He began to train about year ago last
September under w. c. Dole, jr, the successful
trainer Of Darlington Phelps, who won the SaltOn-
stall cup in 1871, and of other successful contest
ants in Yale College Mr.. Swifts chest has in
creased in year from 81. TO 37s inches and he now
weighs 1879 pounds. He was mere fragile boy when
he commenced, and is the strongest possible con
trast to Mr.. Dutton. who started
in training the heaviest man III the
river weighing 100 pounds, but weighed
in the race 173. Mr. Dutton is a long-headed man OF
TWENTY-FIVE or six years of age and of the heavy
the boat. Mr. Swift has trained persistently and
methodcally, while Mr.. Dutton evidently went into
the race more 10 prevent it falling through alto
gether than from any other reason. Great credit
must be awarded to w. Q. Dole jr son of the vet
sparrng master OF Yale Tor turning out the oest
trained man on the river.
The starting barges have just been placed in
position for the University race tomorrow. They
comprise every variety of small boat known to the
waterman. skiffs scows, everything short of a dry
goods box But few of the crews were out for prac-
tice to-day. and only one, the Amherst, took long
pull. Their rowing shows further improvement,
though No. seemed to cut water with his oar
Mr.. Rapallo of Columbia is so far recovered
that his physician thinks he may row,
AS he is determined to do. The judges
boat, a neat little steamer just completed
by HerTeskof Of Bristol arrived to-day The Colun-
ba crew passed your correspondents on the river IN
the twilight. rowing in splendid form. Is Rapallo
on board ~ was called out Discipline prevailed for
a moment and all was still. Then the reply came
evidently with pride, over the water, " tie ls'"
The Yale Freshman stroke cannot pull on account
of the abcess on his hand. Mr.. Wood VIII pull
stroke the substitute taking his place. Williams Is
unfortunate to the last Mr.. Bernhart IS completely
incapacitated, and Mr.. 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. The positions
drawn to-day are as follows:
UNIVERSITY CREWS.
!. Amherst T. MHnaps
q AgricuItural s. Dartmouth
a Yaie y. Trinity.
Usrvard TO- BowdOin.
s. Columbia. H. IofheI'
c. Wesleyan
FRESHMAN CREws'
8. Amherst g. Yale T. hhl'"u'
First nosition is 100 feet from the west shore. all