New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-07-16
THE COLLEGE REGATTA.
A SENSATION, A FAILURE, AND A BALL
MATCH. 49, an


BIGIIN RACE-wARD's MISFORTUNE AND BIG
Inns TRIUMPH.
SpRrNcFu,rp July l5.--The first day Of the regatta
oxeroses has produced sensation one failure and
one small ball match. The sensation was the col
lison upon the river, at 10l o'clock tbis morning,
1>atvoen the Amherst University and Columbia
sboats The AmheIsts had pulled down the course
and returned % their float, whence they started
again for a little pull up stream. Capt. Brewer
looked around when they started, and seeing all
clear gave the word TO give way. Warm with their
previous row. they struck into very high rate
of speed and just they were off Dartmouths quar-
ters an eighth of a mile above the Columbia crew,
which had come around point unseen, ran upon
them. AS seen from the Amherst float. the
boats seemed to veer suddenly toward one another.
Brewers voice rang, out sharp, hold all" and
the Columbia Captain in the next second gave
the same srder, bat too late. The Amherst boat
etruck the Columbia boat quartering on the port
bow and slid along the polished surface until IL
struck the Outrgger, upon which it cut itself IN
twos Driven by the force of the two boats, one Oh
the two points of the broken PROV struck MI
Rapallo No g. Just below the shoulder-blade, ana
travelled around his bare back, infhcting deep and
ugly scratch and ending just in front OF the arm
with bruise. The Amherst keelson was left hang
ing to the ribs but the sheathng was stripped from
her and rolled back like ribbon. The Columbia boat
for wonder escaped with scarcely bruise.
The Amherst boat hung there for while rapidly
filing and the men were taken from her by boat
which put out from the Dartmouth's float Mr..
Rapallo was taken to his quarters in hack, and
physician summoned. The other men in the boat
were very much alarmed when the ugly spike was
seen sticking out under his and even after the
real external damage was ascertained 1T was feared
he was internally injured. The physician, however,
saw no to expect this, and IT is thought that
he will row on Thursday. The crew declare that
they will row if they have to phil four oars and
Mr. Rapallo will be there if it is human possibility
He is a of Judge Rapallo of the New-York Court
of Appeals, and is very popular among his fellows.
His family arrive tomorrow. Amherst Will use the
Freshman boat in the race The bow oars of both
crews are blamed to some extent for the accident
which will happen again unless more care rs exer-
,cised In the collision between Cornell aud the
"Aggies" few days ago no one was hurt but at
Ingleside two years ago Mr. Tucker of Harvard was
seriously injured in almost exactly the manner
A deviation of few inches to-day might have fur
nished much more thrilling paragraph.
The failure was the single scull race between John
Biglin and Ellis Ward 1t was announced first for
half past two O'clock but the wind being high" it
was deferred until four and then put off again TIL
SIX. The interim of waiting though not interesting
TO boating men, was decidedly amusing to him who
wished to see the first crowd of regatta week. 1t
was the worst looking cOncOurse probably which
will be seen during the whole regatta-large
numbers of low-browed and addressed spOrtng-men
forming great part of it. good proportion of col
iege men, however, were sprinkled among them and
surprising number Of country folks who have been
pouring in, to-day, on all the trains from the sur
rounding towns The old three-cent ferry, proba-
bly, for the frst time since last year. carrying
crowd. The Boss, six-foot Yankee, was in even
more than his usual high state Of good nature, and
could hardly answer my salutatiOn for grins at the
prosperity which was flowing in upon him Booths
IN numbers were placed along the banks
with strawberry lemonade and - peanuts
and something stronger under the counter,
10 doubt in spite Of the prohibtOry laws. At the
Columbia quarters the scene was of the under
graduate stamp. Large numbers Of Colombia Col
lege men are here and with them bOatmen from the
large aquatic village on the Harlem River. They
sre all seated the grass outside the house,
hundred or so Jolly boys, chatting and laughing, all
srrayed in the choicest of tailoring and wearing on
the front of their hats OF on ther lapes the badge
of Columbia, a white ribbon with blue stripe in
center and Columbia in gilt letters on 1.-THE
freshmen auayed in this swell, visibly
At the head of the course the people have collected
by thousands. The Williams float, q rickety affair." |
bends under the weight of more than it can hold |
until the greater number standing in the water
aud the boys have in sefdefense to take it apart and
Ollie the top-bOards on the shore From here, along
the banks for half mile each way spectators are
comfortably seated on the low beach under the HILL
anxiously awaiting the appearance of the Oarsmen.
Ten minutes Of and there is Biglin at last, IN
green breeches and handkerchief, the Dartmouth
colors. He is in splendid condition. and looks
the picture of health. He has been eager for the
race all the afternoon but Ward has been holding
back. Here comes the latter, however, sitting high
ont Of his light boat, and looking well enough to
give tho lie to the rumors of his bad condition which
have been going about. The water is now quite
smooth. Breeze fresh but blowing with the current
does not stir up much sea- Commodore b. +.
BRADY of the Hudson River Rowing Associa-
tion il referee. He calls the men, and
nd they come. Back down little
hold Ellis back John. Back he goes till the sharp
prows are in line. Go, and they are OIL amid O
Understanding shout from the great crowd On the
shore. Time Of starting, minutes before g. was
in the referees boat, and away we went after them
Ellis dashed off spendidly, taking the lead almost
Immediately. and gradually Undressing it, pulling
81 strokes TO the minute, while Biglin pulled
90 strokes At the Dartmouth quarters
he was length ahead, and at the end of mile he
had increased his lead to two lengths. At three or
four minutes past G. when the contestants were Just
about half way between Amherst and Wesleyan
quarters pulling steadily and at about this interval
Ellis was seen by the anxious eyes In our boat to
aver in his course sacken visibly, and finally stop
altogether. He sat bowed over his hands,
almost motionless, with his fine head IN
his scarlet kerchief sunken upon hs brown
breast. Single sculls containing such powerful
oarsmen as Pearson of Yonkers, Smith OF New-York'
ed others seemed to start from all directions and