New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-07-19
AFTER THE REGATTA.


fFRoM TuE SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRInuNEl
SPRiNGHELD, July 1S.-Tbe river is deserted. the
clean farm houses along the road are quiet the tents
are folded, the hammocks uuswung The boat
houses stand but the flags down, and the boats
ere gone going home, The sharp keels cleave the
current more, and the shouts and laughs of The
boys are longer heard among the trees. The
Connecticut has returned to its primitive quiet and
the only vestiges of the regatta are the rckety
floats the river, the wel-traveled paths down to
the shore, soon to be overerown again with grass
the numerous inscriptions the trees and the fat
pocketbooks of the farmers.
The regatta is over, and the result Of the long
training and deintg and practiolng is known Six
are satisfied and sixty dissatisfied. Many points of
the leftwcertain owing TO the outrageously
inefficient arrangements. One point, however, comes
out in the clearest possible light. The English
stroke has not lost its efficacy and Mr. Cook of Yale
who has stuck manfuly TO his colors in the face of
much sneering and depreciation has had the right
idea Of what the English stroke is all along 1t has
been brilliant triumph for Yale and wellearned
one She sweeps the entire field. Every prize in
the regatta goes TO New-Hayen. University, Fresh
man. and single scull all by the Light
Blue with IS massive cups and pairs of cOlors.
This is the more remarkable when the remarkable
failure of Yale in last years is remembered.
Not satisfied with bringing up the in the Fresh
race, Yale then in last in the University
race, even behind Bowdoin who had a man very
sick, and Williams, who had broken oar. She has
evidently learned good lesson in the school Of ad
versity.
The result Of tho race viii be the general imita-
ton of the English stroke as interpreted by Cook
with tendency TO strength in back and loin and
10 slow stroke of 50 and 50 TO the minute. A
minor result will be to awaken a lively dssatisfac-
ton among Harvard men, which assures hard
struggle next year between these crews, at least
There seems to be good reasons for believing that
Wesleyan was but two seconds behind Yale and
Harvard ten seconds behind Wesleyan. The Am
herst judge puts in claim of second for that crew.
which was far off from the Others on the west
side of the river, that mistake might easily have
been made in the descending darkness. This claim
Is not generally credited but il can be seen from
the uncertainty what magnificent struggle it was
The next four CreWs-Conen BOwdOin. Dartmouth
and COlmba-Were allagain so close together that
1t is not vet known decisively which is which.
though the order sent last night is the most au-
taentic. The "Aggies,' who claim to have been
eighth, were ninth according 10 the universal verE
Dict, aud Trinity unQuestiOnably was last except
Williams, whose condition is neatly ascribed to the
fact that they had passenger" Mr.. Adams the
new man. being little better than useless for want
Of drill and training. The judges are to forward
their testimony all the contested points TO the
referee. who viii decide.
The excitement among the leading boats of the
two-me pole must have been intense. Capt Cook
says that pulling their hardest there and putting on
n slight squirt he saw they were leaving Harvard,
but felt that Wesleyan was pushing them hard. lie
asked his men if they could DO any more and they
said, No" So he dared not quicken their speed.
hut they managed TO hold it, and more they could
not have done.
The race was, without doubt, the most attractive
struggle ever witnessed in this country, and one Of
the most striking ever seen anywhere. All the an
ticipaed obstacles TO fair afer the start
found to be imaginary. The boats had room enough
and the air and water were perfect. The crowd was
vast and the scene picturesque beyond description |
The only drawback was the miserable and sh1tless
arrangements for the starting Of the boats, the
accommodation of the judges and the Press.
The Committee Of the Springfield Club is not re-
sponsible. Their prizes were on hand their ball was
a success and all that Trey did was well done.
Some matters fell to the ground between two stools
from the fact that the Regatta Committee
thought the Springfield gentlemen would at
tend to them while the Springfield Com
1nittee left them to the Regatta men,
The things which the Regatta Committee did and
the things they left undone were equally botches
The champion faCs were left to the last moment IN
cared for in the store OF Capt. Phillips they were
carried down the river in the rain in an open boat,
and laid on the dirty floor, and the Freshmen re-
Ceiyed theirs all dirty and with the coors stained
and run together by water. The University flags
were handed without authority, and without there
being any one to look out for them, TO the wrong
crew, and were half way on their way
10 CAMBRIDGE when Yale; the winner came
10 claim them Anchoring a starting boat
fifteen or twenty feet out Of its place may be an OK
cusqble bunder though it delays the start of race
upon which the eyes Of the whole country are fixed,
for tame measures may be hard to procure IN
Springfield Bat what shall we say OF Regatta
Committee which passes a resolution ordering that
any boat not in line within 30minutes after the gun
fire shall be thrown out and then has no gun to
5dref The fact that the University Race did not
begin til after o'clock last night was an outrage
on all concerned
AMONG TIE CREWS.
The contestants gathered at the Haynes Hotel
before the night was far advanced, and the usual
CONGRATULATIONS. discussions and complaints took
place The Harvard crew had supposed themselves
the winners. and were quite amazed when they
learned that the victory was Yale's The length Of
the course seems TO have been misunderstood, at
least by the Harvard crew, which possibly led TO
their defeat The imaginary line at the end OF the
race was FOR some reason drawn diagonally across
the river unknown to portion Of the contestants
The misfortune affected Harvard especially, and Mt
Dana Of the Harvard crew made statement OF the
case to iIiE TRIBUNE representative, The HARVARD
crew IT seems has been practicing on the course
without knowing exactly where the western end OF
the line was located. On the eastern bank the
point had been fixed and marked and IL was sup
posed that from this point the line extended at
right angles to the opposite bank. When the time