The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-13


they did In the gymnasium last Winter and
on the river this Spring. They are lighter than
none the less Strong Their stSe Of rsMe w
hardly up to Harvard or Cornell, has a dash and
spirit 70 It tnat is very effective II is one OF the
being forty and forty-one strokes per minute,
which, 10 squirting they often increase to forty
u me anS with PACK near rA sp
hard puller, and the crew that beats them viii
have to make, IN the opinion OF many, the winning
The Freshmen are also stout looking set of men.
though hardly up to the crew OF last year. They
keep well together, reach further forward than the
lar stroke is about thirtyelgnt per minute.
WESLEYAN AND TRINITY.
TO attempt an accurate description OF the style
OF the Wesleyan crew Is to attempt to describe
something that does not exist. They are very
muscular set, but they have no style. The only
possible description or their manner OF rowing Is
to say that they get well forward in a rapid, sham
bling sort OF way; put their oars into the water
the oar with ali his might in the manner that best
suits himself. The result is that the boat fairly
hits from the water at each stroke and gets along
cessiOn Of jumps. As Gnzer, their trainer, ex-
presses 1t. they believe that the whole science OF
rowing Is to start together and pull.
Last In the list, and according to many minds
last in the race, comes the Trinity crew,
who pull slower even than the Yale and
by odds the LATEST stroke upon he river.
They reach very lar forward, set their
slowly and carefully into the water, and then
seem to wait Tor the impetus Of the boat to push
the oar to them instead OF Juggling at 1t. They do
pull the oar way up however, IN first class style,
and they could pull the stroke they
two would stand good chance to lead the river.
AS 1t Is they are accorded the last place, but as
Amherst was done the same last year, they may
develop an amount OF steam that will surprise
everybody.
THE CHAMPION FLAGS
have arrived and are to be put on exhibition with
the prizes offered by the Citizens Regatta Com
mittee. They consist Of two sets OF elegant silk
6anners-onc for each winning crew in the Univer-
sity aDd Freshman races-and are very nice. One
OF the 1ags IN each set IL plain American ensign,
on the SIX white bars Ofwhich the names OF the
winning crew are to be inscribed after the race
The other Is more ornamental blue silk banner,
bearing on one side the inscription, 'Third Inter-
Collegiate Regatta, Connecticut River, Springfield
Mass" with the words University Tor Freshman)
champion underneath, and the date, +" Thursday,
cording to the direction OF the Executive Com
mttee, is to be filed out, alter the race,
order in Witch they shall be adJadsed to have
crossed the line In each corner are the letters
r. A. A. C., initials OF the rowing association which
this year, Tor the FIRST time presents the champion
nags Before the association was formed the crews
furnished the colors themselves, paying for them
pro rata. For the past two years the citizens have
furnished them, but at the last meeting Of the
assOcia ton IT was decided that the sign OF the
| championship in the association ought TO be pre-
sented by the association ITSELF and the Executive
Committee were authorized to appoint sub-hag
committee to procure them. MIR. underhill, OF
| his request, Captain Phillips chairman OF the
Cltlzens' Committee, has attended to the business
by tne association to s and this asI ses
the lettering that cannot be done until after the
| race.
! In the eyes of the college Oarsmen, however,
| their value s not measured by money, and they
| viii be considered generous equivalent for six
{ months OF hard labor and six Or ten weeks OF
rigid selcdenial
THE HARVARD TELEGRAPHIC ENTERPRISE
| II there Is any one thing tnat Harvard men de-
| l<vhf DO r.rvira INIT
that shall get the names Of themselves and their
college into print and 1t was doubtless thing
eesrapn into the heads ' '" the HAWAII
Telegraph Company. The first plan was to
run wire along the east side OF the river,
pany along the line OF the Southern Railroad. A
change in the plan was necessitated by the an
placed on the other side and SO the collegans,
with commendable spirit OF enterprise, decided
to put up poles and run the wire on that side,
doing the work themselves. A delegation Of the
| company are now IN tins city and have COM
menced to map out their work. Another change
| may he decided on, however, now that grand
| stand Is to be built on this side OF the river,
accessible to the New York, New Haven
making 20 arouse the railroad to the needs of the
| situation and to prove to them what everybody
else knows, that extra trains TO the Longmeadow
| besides accommodating the thousands who will be
here next week, and must have some means Of
getting to the races. II such an arrange
ment shall be made, the telegraph line Will prob
ably be placed on this side, as was at first III
| tended.
The plan Of the Harvard men is to have half
| mile stations along the couse, and telegraph the
positions OF the boats as they pass each station, to-
gether with such additional information as the
! operators may have time to note. These data are
to be taken of on blanks prepared for the purpose
the press in the evening at the head
quarters OF the Regatta Committee, at Haynes
as soe OF e es s ae
dent operators who are to manage the line will
make serious mistakes in the excitement OF the
moment, but, II the idea can be successfully car
ried out, 1t will be of great value in getting an
curate report of the race.
THE FRESHMAN BALL TOURNAMENT FIZZLE.
The management OF the base ball tournament
was evidently characteristic OF Freshmen, and has
dwlnded from the magnificent proportions 1t as
sumed at FIRST and, Notwithstanding the most
strenuous exertiOns OF the local press to give 1t
name and awaken enthusiasm, has resulted at last
In plain match on Thursday morning between the
Freshman nlnes OF Brown and Harvard. These
mines are very evenly matched and the game will
be well worth witnessing; but IL can scarcely be
dlgnided with the name Of q tournament Several
causes have led to bring about this 6zzle. At the
convention held in this city in June, representa-
tives were present from the Freshman classes OF
Amherst, Bowdoin, Dartmouth, Harvard, Trinity,
Williams and Yale, and so much talking and ar.
ranging was done tnat 1t seemed as though tour
nament was certain to take place between the
class mines OF all three colleges; and when,
week after Brown and Wesleyan signi,
only only fear was that the week would not be long
enough for the Freshman Dallists to do all they had
mapped ont One by one however, the crews
sent in their regrets, until now only two remain.
The Amherst men were the first to change their
minds, and this decision was brought about by the
woeful manner in which their Freshmen were
defeated by oil the class and local country mines.
Bowdcin was too far away to come. and Dart
mouth had invested too much in John Bglin to
have anything left for things OF minor i'm
portance. Williams had intended to parti.
cipatc up to the first OF this week, when nearing
that everybody had backed out but Harvard, they
also disbanded and went home The lovers OF
base ball. however are not TO be deprived OF their
fun, out will have chance to delight themselves
in
MATCH BETWEEN THE BoSToNs AND ATHLETICS,
which has Been arranged to take place on Hamp
den Park, Wednesday afternoon. A movement is
also on foot to have The single scull race between
the college oarsmen come on after the match, on
the course opposite the PARK, thereby accOmmO
dating the attending public, and the University
oarsmen who want to compete for the prize cup.
but who will not row two races Ia one day.
INTERESTING TO BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES.