New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-04
THE NEXT COLLEGE REGATTA.

1T Is TO BE ROwED AT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
THE SEVERAL CREWS.
The College Rowing Association, which met
at Worcester Wednesday last decided that the next
race should over at Springfield Mass,
July IT, 1t decided that after this year profess
sional trainers except those who may be graduates or
undergraduates shall be employed by competing crew,
and committee appointed to prevent pool gambling
on the results OF the Concerning the prospects Of
college boating the special correspondent OF The Spring
field Republican writes as follows:
The coming contest promises to be even more close
and exciting than the one OF last year and III is perhaps
waste OF ink to make any prophecies as TO the winner
IL Is generally admitted however, that Harvard b
Her crew will Contain three at least Of the best men
who in her boat last year-Dana, the captain and
man crew, who whit behind, while the remain
ing be selected from several almost equally
as good, all OF whom have been hard at work all Winter
The Harvard have not been on the water yet, but
they have got out their floats and are only waiting for
been making even greater exertons. Two crews were
St. a. work ssTa S F s hfr hn s sst E9
and she has nine good men in rstcass trim from
which to select her six These Day, McCook, FaRg
and Myers of '73 WattersOD, Henderson, Fowler, and
Green. IA Cook, 70. They have not decided who shall
build their boat or who shall them Amherst the
winner OF last year. has had hard luck most OF her ia
crew having graduated, and all but one OF her
b0at-house last Winter Nevertheless they have two
crews hard at work, have ordered new lap-streak
build their racing she'll in which Ellis Ward, their
trainer will doubtless display rst-class crew. The
winners two years agO-the "Aggies-are even
off having done nothing, and having also lost all their
boats but one by the disaster which crippled the
Amherst navy. Williams Is ia much better trim, having
seec ted six men-Gunster Johnston, Eaton, Worden,
Saunders, and Barnhardt-wh0 will probably form their
crew. These, and three more, have been at work all
Winter under the eyes OF their gymnastc MASTER Henry
Smith, and will appear in new Blake boat, which Is
already ordered. BOwdOin has also picked out her
and VIII probably Hunter, Sargent, Ladd, Crocker
Cram, and Robinson, 20 try again for the honors
lost last year. Boating Is rather dull at
Brown and finances low, but arrangements making
10 improve latter and the former may then revive
good crew. however, is all they promise or
the new appearances Columbia and Cornell both promise
finely. Tie former has raised $1,000 had " men at work
all Winter and secured the services OF Hank" Ward,
who Will pick out his crew ere long The faculty favor
boating, and the trustees have just completed new
boathouse, by 10 feet They have also Just built
new house, by 20 feet, at cost or about $1,000
and selected the following six; button. Ferns
Goldsmith, StOddard Schuyler, and Anderson,
I'm ali OF whom they place great confidence, and
wbose average weight is about l69 pounds Dartmouth
has not vet picked out her crew. but has had good
muscle at work and has raised about $4,000 10 equip H.
Another new house Is being built by Wesleyan, when
has raised some money set der men NJ wOra ana pro-
poses TO send them, with SINGER 10 look ater Them
Trinity intends TO sends two crews, ana has already
ucked ont her university which consists OF Mckennan,
Chase Kane Platt, Burke, and Buckley, whose pros
poets for doing well considered sOOd hllOsolhe1,
tho prospect Tor successful regatta 10 most ha'cfnR