The New York herald., 1873-07-16
THE SPRINGFIELD REGATTA.
a Rapid Survey Of the Course
and the Crews.
Massasoit Centre Alive with
New Arrivals.
THE BIGLM-WARD RACE.
Ellis Ward Seized with Vertigo and
Drops His Oars.
Biglin Quietly Rows Over the Course
and Secures the Stakes.
TIL RUNNING MEN.
Competitors In Training for the Bennett
Challenge Cup.
Ellis Ward Seized with Vertigo and
Drops His Oars.
Bigin Quietly Rows Over the Course
and Secures the Stakes.
Ti.E RUNNING MEN.
Competitors In Training for the Bennett
Challenge Cup.

SPRM0FrsLD Mass, July Is, 1873.
The great annual race In which Young America
meets In honorable competition for the champion
shiD Of the oar will, in another iorty eight hours,
DO an event Of the past, leaving remembrance
never to be forgotten b. the victorious six or the
other gallant hearts that manned the college shells
IN the contest ON the Connecticut River on July 49,
THE BIGLIN-wARD 'sPILL.r
The Aquatic festival proper commenced to-day
with che match between John siglin and Ellis Ward
for $1,000 an event which attracted large dele.
cation of the sporting element from New York and
its env1rons. The interest In the match was how
ever. lsOon over, as after rowing q mile,
Ellis Ward was attacked by rush OF blood
to the head and had to stop pulling, leaving
John Biglin walk over for the stake.
NEW ARRIVALS.
The town looked unusually lively this morning
and Q mere glance ut the beaming countcnances
OF the hotel keepers told tale suggestive of q
shaked0wn on the dining room table. The MORN
ing trains from New York and Boston brought q
largo batch Of fresh arrivals Of a heterogeneous
order These were samples Of the paterfamilias
who had come to see "my boy" water
his maiden oar; sister Fanny, who had
journeyed hundreds OF miles to watch the pedes.
trtan EFFORTS OF "Jack" in the two-mile foot race
for tho Bennett Challenge Cup, and the '.put up
or shut up" New York sport, with a wad Of green
backs to invest on Biglin at the market price.
They oil looked happy and excited until face to
face with the hotel clerk, who alter irowning them
down to proper state Of subjection, proceeded
to furnish them with accommodation
MISS FANNY AND PATERPAxILIAs,
with proper foresight, had engaged rooms a week
ahead, but the unfortunate sport had to take
choice OF a shakedown in the parior or . cot
In the dining room. Every hotel, boarding house.
&C., Is full, and many people have gone little dis
tanco out of town to secure accommodations
Everybody in businesses in Springfield has q
smiling face, because everybody in Spring.
field Is turning over the almighty dollar
to advantage In some way or the other
Carriages are in great demand, and everything
on wheels has been rigged up to answer the de-
mand. The starting point OF the course is at least
two miles from the hotels by the shortest route
across the ferry and the grand stand opposite the
finish Of the big race ar least five miles distant.
Therefore, as the owners Of vehicles and quad
rupeds are well aware OF the objections Of the
American public to pedestrian exercise prices
have US.
A VISIT TO THE AGAwAM SIDE.
Yesterday morning. after a good breakfast, I
interviewed the hotel clerk and through his kind
of1ces obtained horse and wagon, which carried
me safely across the Agawam ferry and down the
road to the quarters OF the different crews.
There was q kind of festival look about
that section OF the country, at least q
stranger would naturally imagine, from the
number Of booths, eodawater STANDS, barrels, &C.,
that lined the highway, that either an election or
some other national festival was about to take
place. halted finally at the Dartmouth quarters
and saw the "gisnts" sprawlng about on the
grass, looking quite harmless and playful. boat
ing friend Of mine came up and said they were in
splendid form, At to pull for million.
BIPED EXHIBITION.
I said I thought so, and walked over to see
some curiosity that about fifty spectators had
completely surrounded and hid from view. John
Biglin comprised the desdhead show, and very
.complacenty he bore the adulation Of his admir-
.ers, who felt him all over, reminding one Of o
butcher trading for steer.
left my quadruped tied to rail and went
aboard the steam yacht Clyde on little excur-
sion over the course. number Of the crews were
practising, and had the pleasure Of watching the
Cornell williams, wesleyan, Aggies, Dartmouth,
Columbia, Amherst and Trinity crews taking their
morning exercise. The water was in GOOD order
and the crews appeared to be doing well especially
the Aggies, Dartmouth and wesleyan crews.
-HE RIVER IS VERY SHALLOW
in some places, and Though we only drew three
feet Of water the Clyde managed to scrape bottom
on several occasions. The banks of the river are
marked on with nag posts indicating the half miles
Blong the course, and the Harvard boys have raised
q telegraph wire with stations at each mile. This
wire will inform the occupants Of the grand
stand of the position Of the crews at
each halfmile post by means OF large black
board, on which the messages will be chaked up.
The gentlemen stationed at each halfmie post
will also signal with nags when the nrst boat
crosses the line between them and the nag on the
other side OF the river. In fact everything has
been done to aford the spectators full details and
particulars Of the race.
COLLISION BETWEEN THE AxHERsTs AND CoLUxBIAs
During the morning an unfortunate collision
took place between the shells Of the Columbia and
Amherst colleges innicting q severe wound on
Mr.. Edward 8. Rapello, pulling No. In the Colum-
bia boat and smashing up ten feet OF the bow OF
the Amherst crews shell.
The Amherst crew win now have to pull in the
freshmen's boat, and it is very doubtful whether
Mr.. Rapeno will be able to occupy his seat in the
Columbia boat on Thursday.
OFF TO THE BrGLN RACE.
returned to town about noon and found the
spectators busy at work canvassing the Bigiin
and Ward race that was set for halfpast two P. M.
BigIin was q decided favorite, and although his
hackers onered two to one there were very few
takers at that price. After dinner everybody
started for the river, and then became initia-
ted into one of the advantages the Con-
necticus River can claim as regatta course.
There is charming ferry TO be crossed,
and as the ferryboat can only accommodate
four or i've vehicles ct time, and it takes twenty
minutes to make trip, only Afteen carriages can
cross In an hour. There were about one hundred
carriages on the west side Of the river yesterday at
a comparatively uninteresting race, so Iventure
to predict Q very lively time on that aforesaid
ferrysoat on Thursday, unless everybody has the
good sense to 90 round by the bridge, which
although about two or three miles longer drive
will avoid the necessity Of insurance against
accidents and block Of about two or three hours
duration.
SPECTATORS ON THE BANKS.
Twin now return to the Ward and Biglin race, as
1 am happy to state, that the perusal OF shor