The sun., 1873-07-12
PREPARING FOR THE RACE.
THE COLLEGE BOAT CREWS IN
THEIR DhILY EXERCIsE.
Jeshua ward Trsiuins the 4 ssics to sbsw
their Heels to all other Oarsmen-rse
Crews In Practice on the Connecticut.

Jeshua Ward Trsiuips the Assics to sbsw
their UeeIs 10 all other Oorsmen-rte |
Crews In Practice on the Connectieut.
Correspondence OF The sun.
SPRINartELD, July 10-The Agawam
ferry Is about mile below Springfield. II ia an
| intcrcetng institution. The curious craft which
phys her erratic trips across the river was once
rough and uncouth scOw, propelled by poles,
| until II developed into n boat worked by horse
| power, and finally into a steamboat. The engine
| Is situated In one OF the wheel-houscs and the
| boiler In the other, so as to balance the boat
suppose. One Of the bolts In the steam chest
| having given nut some time age, the aperture Is
at present blocked up with plug, and the plug
| held in place hy u long pole wcdgcd In from the
top of the cabin. Unfortunately, "a was going
ovor this morning the stick became displaced,
and cut popped the plug, scattering the hot
! water in every direction and nlllng the cabin
| with steam. No one was hurt except the gen
tlcman who nct. as engineer fireman. dccl, hand,
aud fare collector. vino wa slightly burnt about
| the hands. IL was interesting; intact lively Tor
Crossing tlis ferr, and following the Agawam
road Tor about auuartcr oi mile. YOU ,uWr 20
Mr- Hunts. the uuart rrs Of the Aerrulturals,
or, ~ they are moro tdiuiitatN called the
Acgies. II Is plain country farm house, Mith
large shady trees in front. hcNund the road; a
few hundred feet immediately in front ~ me
house, YOU come to the liver. III" bank at TINS
point Is steep. Tall clms aud q thick foliage ~
underhrush line the river. Ine Assies have
]
boat house they are obliged to keep thrir shell
under the trees In the shade during the day
time. At night they take 10 up to their quarters
and stow It away IN the barn. IL wa huilt by
Ruahr of New York. and l. ~ feet long, ~ iEchcs
made by Hunt Of fi4hkil Tho crew rowed
down from Amhersi pull of some thirty mile;
lust as soon as the hirh water had begun to
moderate after the -rrinr Hoods, Their appf ar;
tough work. and one that Will stick we'll To the
front y ne stTEEsh E h,. n ES c, rS
with them since Monday. IL Is difcult 10 get
him To- say anything about the race though oc;
casi1ntlly you can notice that mysterious ana
peculiar twinkle VA hs eye So chafaeieristii
of him as some one of the other crews glide
swiftly past. II should not he forgotten
that he trained the Aegcs when they won
the regatta aj lnglcsidc IN Il, beating the crews
when they tanlc in third Il The six crews that
pulled IN the University raoe. He put the boys
in rapturcs this morning while telling them a
story about a man whom hc WAS once training,
and WI" persisted In eating go much that 1t
- made him poor to carry It.
JOSH WARDS BOYs.
The Argies' daily routine ofexefci~c is similar
! To- that of tho other crews. They g"t NJ Al o
. | o'clocN nni take trim walk before rc3kit-i,
, . At go, lock they row over the course and back
I az an easy struke. They have dinner at r., after
/ which they take short walk, and az o'clock
-. over the course again, but this tine " .th a
, fun. swinsne sirokc. M . they have sum-
then take WiS, ; ana 90 t. hea ny Yh@S,l,E
: 4 chiefs tied around tneir heads, the cHumOn n
, rowing trousers amt easy sh'c- --enrIdN ihv
, worst pair th,t can Gut. " josh PARTICULAR
about their puliing boo .lir'- Instead oi thc Ire
: without the flesh. In ftst. th.- is ahohry with
, ali the Wnrd irItirr' T -, th,u, t..a, 20 BE- MT
|. Ur,,ff ar Al lens. the th.u.. f.r ,ut- gent ',-
mon To- eXp"-e theu-c.ves Dr., iuuu.i,-iit, c-i ic-
: Cally when lJa.t- age ahout B'f'f, ecttus
!. riI. IL n ANA lie ir.u. ...t,tulI, .il,f Il.
boat S. me stSadied ny Josh Wald. ic shouts
i'.f go HIN and -tr.i.,' .ni ID. ea,n con
t. nsnl 'hc mon ta'.e tr'- rcsrcc'isc pasitiors %
10 fI. t..,, vl'n 40 I.yy ..ts \ir.,lv n.,,, '.'
. ami ,.eh oar s1,. back .n po.. ION. H-hty
q tni..l "a ., ti. N..f.- Tr.n ,,.+u fl.c ...f..-
! ,,,i o" ,.b,,., n.r - 90" ..L if..f, t.f... ...a
J. water. e,eiI form b,nds wei bn *, cas- mJ.. lt
tL-.,',.h ,,' H.. VAIN '''' ''
IL Be- 3, trr 3D. I, .f..i .i..' o.. " frl tho dIf
p. f.f "a, ,,,, ~ f1.Ir' "a -r ,tu ...l.r ili.,
...,., Nur.. tI. r. u.. o.. ffa. which 'Ue o....
f,Er Iha.rrn,l Hl-if TIM, .,l.,l the a. .tsr NOS.
~ t .'.i. i.r1,.,. =. '- '.'s .u 'I. O.,
l v'ful Iruf r,'ti--',s-o- o. r,t4. v.a. t'I
.c tfoin.r.a ne "s..riv watched Jon. 20 ,.." %. .,
- Tie. s.-,.s f.,u ll- o,.- ..e, ,.ld o. .v t,i q
' ,,,tr .vI. XIII. t.. lt.. lave 4.t the 'ptu, o
.f / -.,tili b,,' been u. f''.ti i'.t.r.' Iu.i
- ,. In. q r..l .r,., L ,....t ,o .,,.n. u., tI.t
.e u,.r ruuiua. 4l.I.. q f.;tv .r.Le. Corter i...
ir "i i"'i., p. .- - ~. ,'i' ','' ','' - Dc ,
% a' W 10 W. p" 100 " ',' i t,' W ' ,, , .', ' ''
u peonr"tY rnprrssioNNi,
but hardly nee uuing rcntlcu =. lntouAt !
D., ar Wa- excited. qua d.d uot retl.re tho lru
'r eu1re Ne made u.c of. king. the -tr,ko, ut..'
a- whom most Of ii wl, D.. .t'wri. i-.aaii 60 Nt'
lf CNWr t. town co. order o. tstt certain WNtiA"f i
% pul.c, 30 passed. at the lass rc--iun Of Cuu-r,
n c.i-ud.t TO Slate ui-fr't that Doe. -.u.l irI
o cuic ahcuc' warrant from c.mmi--! !"ner pny cu
y, port, and have Coulter hldnapped - t. Nc'
gS lur, Uu chaISo oi ~landcr AGAINST the lhit'
nk states! II was long while before the Assi"
u again Appeared. and when they did 50, the slow
.D lahurcd -tro ke at Whith they pulled told At on
We that some mishap hnd heiallrn them; vs. mo
i appruh ned 10 hcralr evident lhat mere wtr
~ onlV Tour a,r' % IN IN, o2at, ana consequently IN
hu aLAlrN W lh"-N on -9nI' "' 'tlu' N,rHsc. \
~. josh, VINO IA rag mean i''!g hil not - oxen
m M",H' ''',' ~ - ,,,. III. Lr.', "a,