The New York herald., 1873-07-10

around hts mouth to-day bodes no good to weak
competitors. They are In trouble about their
arrived, although It VAS due Sere sunday % Their
method Is exactly the same a. tnat pursued by
them e. IngiesiSs @ two ysa age and thsir great
trained, as they dad last. sv nc't aui'iil sn7-
A oRAw OF CITY BOYS FROM NEW YoRK. Uo[
the Columbia crew and Hank" description OF
whom you have had. They are rowing IN q dash
II they were only olderp = % several % Of them look
o week. WcnA ta I4.aW 10 gsra'-
The next below them are the Williams crew, who
are fine looking set but have had the worst OF
luck. The Hoosac River-their practice river has
been dry for fortnight, and the crew nave not
rowed once In that time. One OF the men has had
FEVER, and 70 crown al, their practice boat mas
given out. and they are now lying Idle, waiting for
their new boat.
Location or the Remaining Crcws-In-
teresting Gossip Anent the Trainers.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, July Q, 1873
The williams men have had the hardest luck OF
all. To commence with. the college labors under
the greatest disadvantages, not having decent
course to row on nor over one hundred anc
twenty men In college from whom TO draw crew.
The little Hoosac Is their only practice ground. and
for the last two weeks the water has been so low
that they have been unable to row ut all. Further
more, TWO OF their men have been sick, Eaton, one
Of the strongest, and member Of last years. crew,
having gone through course Of fever, which has
lett him much weaker than he was last year.
These obstacles however, were all surmounted
by the perseverance OF the crew, stimu-
lated by the indomitable will OF their
captain, Gunster. and the crew came
on last Thursday night, with the sick men on the
road to health, and expecting to commence work
at once. They brought their last years. boat for
practice, but the first trial proved her TO be too
light to carry them, and SO was completely useless.
TO crown all their new Blake shell did not ar
rive until yesterday, and was not ready to use un
til seven O'Clock last evening" when they took their
nrst pull for two weeks, with the captain OF the
Brown crew, that won at Worcester, pulling bow
In place OF their regular man, who had gone to the
city to see doctor. The crew were 80 elated to
get at work that they pulled down over the whole
course and did not get back till after dark. a-i
JOHN BIdLIN AND HIS DARTMOUTH GIANTS "
are the nearest neighbors below the Williams men
and are pleasantly located a short hall mile below.
at Farmer Alden's, on the river road, where
the Aggies stopped last year. Both Bigin
and the crew are rather out Of favor with
the other collegians on account OF the sharp
practice they have INDUCED in. The history Of
the Dartmouth Amherst trouble about John
Biglin is decidedly racy. According to the most
reliable information, gathered from both parties,
Biglin made q verbal agreement after the race
last year to take the Amherst men in hand again
this season and do his best to lead them on to
another victory. similar agreement was made
with Farmer Clark to board the crew again, and
the Amherst men went back to college with easy
consciences thinking the whole matter was set
tied for this year. But in the middle Of the Win
ter letter was received by one OF the officers Of
the Amherst Boat Club from Farmer Clark stating
that Bglin had been there to engage board for the
Dartmouth men, and asking II it was a sure thing
that the Amherst men would come, as he did not
want to be without o crew this Summer. Answer
was at once returned to hold the place for Am-
and MI The clark tm ad 49, aa to
ceived at Amherst Bghn was there, pro:
work s IN sne gymnasium for the crew Nothing
was said to him at first about the letter, but an at
tract to train the Amherst crew. This he would
not do, but, as the Amherst men assert, declared
eaere re Wh ss trannS and said he
pected to do it; this, Notwithstanding the fact
proved afterwards-that he had Just been to Han
over looking after the Dartmouth crews and lis
tening iavOraby to If not actually accepting their
higher bids or mis- services. Now followed aseason
to New York, and delegates from Amherst and
Dartmouth, VINO were on the road almost continu-
ously in their efforts to outwit each other and get
written contract from John.
several funny scenes occurred during this PERIOD
the Amherst delegate at one time happening in on
JOhn just he was in the midst Of q "cOn1ab''
with the delegate from Dartmouth, and at another
finding himself on board the same train which was
conveying Blglln to Dartmouth in the custody OF
the same delegate, who had finally come out ahead
and got Johns written agreement in consideration
e e sG R sGu e s
race, making nice little bill OF over one Thousand
two hundred dollars. In return for this Biglin
with and train the crew till the day OF the race.
MORE SHARP PRACTICE IN GETTING QUARTERS.
While all the other colleges were laughing at
| this byplay Biglin and the DartmOuths made
another flank movement, and succeeded in captur-
ing the Old quarters OF the Aggies" at NJ: Aldens
verbal agreement after last years race, similar to
that OF Amherst with Mr. Clark, except that II was
known by the "Aggies'' until few weeks since,
when Captain Eldred sent to Springfield to have
learned, to his surprise and indignation, that he
| had been euchred. Eldred. however, was not the
man to waste time in fighting over a dead issue,
quarters for himself at Mr. Wilson'S, near the
ferry. ALuJ Risk 9r
where the ''giants" stop, Is comfortable looking,
two-story farmhouse, situated about half way
several larSe trees. and the staiwart forms Of the
Dartmouth men may be seen loun2tng on the grass
under them or swinging in the hammocks when
John will let them alone, which is not often. They
are all probably working harder than any crew
here, pulling three times day over the course and
walking about eighteen miles. AS yet they have
failed 10 get any style into their rowing, but some
how the boat gets along In = way that makes the
knowing ones shake their heads, and brings as
near smile to Bigiins face as ne has shown this
Summer. For the past few days they have
had q streak Of Ill luck Paul, the stroke, being
unable 10 row from boils and darrhGa, and the bow
being so much under the weather that he was
obliged to 90 home and substitute was put In
his place. while another substitute was sent Tor. to
pull in Pauls place until ne should recover. The
substitute, however, turns out TO be better man
than the one whose place he has taken, and Paul
10 apad no roar 1ah ntg epQt
boat to-day. The giants will undoubtedly lead IN
the pool selling, or at least will divide that posi-
tion with one or two other crews, probably with
Harvard and Cornell.
Two houses below the Dartmouth quarters is the
house OF sumner Clark, where fit Htob
THE WINNERS OF LAST YEAR
have pitched their tents again. Both the Univer-
sity and freshmen crews are here, the latter sleep
Ing in an old but cleaniy shed, which has been
comfortably fixed up for them. The house Is sim
liar In kind, but rather better than Mr.. Alden's,
and Is surrounded by more LARGE shade trees,