New-York tribune., 1873-07-03
THE COLLEGE REGATTA.
Vu.-THE DARTMOUTH CREW.

BOATNzN WITH a CANOE EDUCATIOS-THE TALLEsT
AND STRONGEST OF ALL rHE CREws-BOATING
IN OLDEN IMEs on TEE CONNECTICUT 80
CHANCES OF THE STRUGGLE.
lFRON SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRBUSE.l
HANOVER, n. H., June 27.-The crew of Dart
mouth viii probably be, OF all those entered al the
at Springfield the conspicuous. It is IN fact
already At Yale u privately said, good
authority that the race would be between Dartmouth
and Harvard, with mental reservation 10 10 De pre-
sumed. that Yale would easily beat both provided
English stroke could be thoroughly mastered before the
time appointed. AT Trinity John Blew the said
that q letter had from Bigin. saying that he
had the talest and strongest crew be saw
in his life, At Amherst they indignant
because lucky Dartmouth had snatched away from them
John BigR the trainer OF Amherss winning crew asi
by offers Of the handsome reward Of sloo week
for z weeks and that Dartmouth spending money
by the thousand her preparations fer the struggle
RnmOrs of every kind the proves oi the DaF
mouth boys and their preparations have beeh no"NhR
about, unacoOmpanied up 20 this time bY any dehh'e
facts. The rowing furor first arose here last sepem
Der II an attempt made TO sketch the history OF
eostinc IN Dartmouth from ITO up that time II wOnd
begin somewhat Ike that Of Yale. where Is said that
far back IN Indian times decade after the college
wac founded students Land the foundation Of Hales
boating celebrity by out IN canoe on Sunday In
defiance Of blue laws and then paid the penalty Of
their mpety by upsetJing. The canoe has been
ehe only water craft used bY the Dartmouth students
heretofore and nnumerable upsets record some
full as disastrous that OF those risky Freshmen Of
Yale now century dead and gone Surreputous eXpedi
tlOns Sunday, too, remembered IN the college
traditions though is TO be regretted that cannot dis
that disasters have been any frequent here
on that dav than on any other They frequent any
time IN these canoes the naOwest slightest, most uncer
OF al boats should the reader doubt H. he could very
easily satIyv himself by going in BY the time
his clothes were dry his doubts would have entirely
vanished. Although this canoe navigation is out mdl
ferent preparation for she-raciuc 10 s better than
nothing. TIE Dartmouth boys have had no other and
they have become very sEnnul in the management OF
thc little Two sitting Fat the bottom,
each using a broadbladed paddle SIX feet long, will
send one of them along with surprising rapidly The
Connecticut the home water OF five crews. here begins
@ approach the head and narrower among
these charming hills though the stream is deep and
clear The canoes are liked because they can
without danger close the shore into little inets,
among iOatng logs. where the passage OF heavier
boat. with sweeping oars would be impossible Some
students VII take one of them, and. putting
guns blankets viii paddle up the lakes OF the
Connecticut miles above stopping nights at the
farmers the banks. sleeping the grass.
and after a week viii back laden with duck
and snpe wOOdcock, and innumerable squirrels.
BIRTH OF BOATING ENTHUSIASM A YEAR AGO.
when the trlumphs OF her colleges the waters
last year stirred the souls OF Dartmouth 70 emulation
ldu uOl n0dllE man I'D coltEr mdtIhl ndlt-
there was in plenty. but Of the skin and
perience necessary 70 bring TO bear it
money and hire frs--cass trainer 20
pick and discipline crew. meeting was held IN
OF the college halls ana eloquent student orators
appealed 20 the college feeling of the students with
great success. general enthusiasm aroused and
contributed literally. The students Of Dartmouth
number between 400 and 800 including 100 sceutifcs
half as many medical students aud few dozen agricul
tural aspirants in the department re-
Gently started. The academic department CON
tributed literally all around and the pro
fessonal schools assisted less. John
Blglin sent for and such propositions made that
ms negotiations with Amherst we're broken on and
by which be az once and selected
crew With the money raised bv the first subscription
n rOOmy boathouse erected on the river bank and
hoat anchored under the bridge. apsJreak boat BY
Biaikey and. for practice shell, old Guick Club
boat were purchased ana the boys went at tie work
In about weeks OF practice in the cold days OF last
November two we're selected; both were good |
crews. and intention 70 pick the racing crew
from both Of them this Spring. AS soon as it became
TOO cold 70 work on the river the men went
into the gymnasium and the two crews pulled there
steadily COO strokes day upon 60 pounds weight
The gymnasium one OF the best college gymnasiums
IN the country. The building is Of brick and stone, and
very handsome and rOomy established In ls65 by the
muuidcence OF George Il. Bisseu Of NewYork on the
lower floor where the bowincalleys are the rowing
weights are fixed. They Of novel construction out
the peculiarly Of them is their great weight I
The 90 pounds pulled In this way is equal /
20 100 on the old style OF pulley, and |
for an ordinary man, stroke requires strong /
pull AT the opening OF the rver IN the spnng, which
wac somewhat retarded by the coming down Of S2O0OOo
logs all hands went on the river and after the
crew was made up II stands. Nothing trust I
WORTHY has been published regard 70 the men, and
even the names as originally gwen are changed, and
IN the crew. as now made up Messrs. Gates and Arch
bad have peeu put in IN place OF Messrs Lee and Law
renee The crew viii as now constituted, unless
some uu oreseeu accident should prevent.
A GIANTS.
The following is the a. il now stands: