New-York tribune., 1874-07-16
THE COLLEGE REGATTA.
Continued from First Page.

The crowd on shore not observing that Princeton
was ON the wrong side of the stakeboat, and only
appreciating the obvious fact that she had fairy
won the race by most magnificent spurt" cheered
the apparent victor loudly and heartily and the
Yale men united in the enthusiasm.
The question whether the position OF Prince'oh
outside the stakeboat did not forfeit the came
I'D later II was claimed by certain "sea-law-
yerss that Princeton, though first at the
finish. had lost the race, not 80 much
because it had run into the judges boat and upset
the worshipful judges &C.. ID. X. Moore of Columbia,
K K Cross of Princeton. and J. H. Brockesby Oh
Trinity and caused the legs of the said magistrates
TO project suddenly up into the air and KICK In
tho same as because they battered said boat on the
outer side instead of the inner, thereby bringing
themselves out ot the limits After much oratory Oh
a pous and furious character, after delDeraton
on the part of the judges, VINO TOOK
some time to recover their equanimity.
the following decision was made at Saratoga Lake
at o'clock this evening, and ratified later in the
evening by the referee, William Wood, at the
United States Hotel:
SARATOGA LAKE, July IS. 1874
The foes met Immediately alter second race, ana
elected j. H. BrockeisDy OF Trinity, President anu ~
the positions in the first Freshman race as follows
Princeton tirs m the me Of IS minutes @ ~ scconu'
Brown third, hve lengths behind
THE SINGLE sCULL RACE.
The unfavorable state OF the water caused tie
postponement of the single scull race tlil aiter
the Freshmen contest, and starting DuoJs
were not placed until that race was
finished The start was not far from the middle OF
the lake. one mile from the starting line of the SIX
cared boats so as to bring the finish at the same
place. the race being a twO-mIle stralghtaway
contest aud it was not until after o'clock that the
preparations were complete. Tho contestants
had been waiting impatently for the
signal in the Dartmouth boat-house,
about a third of mile from the place
of starting. When tho signal was made
to call them together, there was con
siderable delay in placing them. Philip
of Cornell was placed on the east side His weight
was IS pounds, and he rowed in paper boat, built
in Troy. Wilcox of Yale had the middle place. His
weight was $50 pounds, and his boat was built by
FearOn of Yonkers.
Deyens of Harvard had the west side Of the course
His weight was 1856 pounds and his boat was built by
Bakey of Cambridge. The men were stationed very
evenly in the first place, but some time was lost IN
getting them oil, and Phillips got little better
position than the others. He was over anxious
to obtain the advantage, and when the
starter asked, "Are you ready y he dipped
his blades without waiting for the signal, which did
not come Then after little delay, the starter tried
to scnd them awav but his pistol snapped once or
twice, and it was finally necessary to start
the oarsmen with the word Go" Phillips made
the best start and took the lead, pulling
pretty steady stroke. Devens and Wilcox
got away together, and remained even for a
short distance, Wilcox gradually gaining. Owens
at the start pulled rather hastily, and as
if furried, but soon passed to slower
and more thorough stroke. When the men had
well settled to their work their strokes counted as
follows Phillips, 20 to the minute; Wilcox and
Devens. SO. Wilcox and Devens picked each other
out for battle and took pretty well toward
the west shore Both seemed to pull easily as if
reservng their strength for great effort toward
the end. White Phillip, while pulling slowly
seemed to set his whole strength IN
each stroke Phillips kept a very different course
from the other two, hanging to the line of little
flags which marked the eastern boundary OF the
course with such extreme ahfuness that he carried
away flag after flag with his oars in the most worth
less manner As they passed the Dart
mouth boat Phillips had considerable
lead, which he increased as they passed up the
mile, while Wilcox drew slowly but steadily
away from Devens. There did not appear any great
disparity between the men. as seen from
the shore, but as they approached Point
Breeze where the lake narrows, it appeared that in
assuming a direct line for tue finish, Phillips
must fall considerably in the rear. :. The
appearance of tho grand stand as the
men approached, showed that general interest CEN
tered in the six-oared race The students, however
were as thick as at first and the men passed in
the following order, received them with deafening
cheers:
Wilcox first, by two lengths, in II minutes u.
seconds.
Devens second, by ten lengths.
Phillips third, short distance in the rear
An event of the day was the receipt of 81 900 from
Robert Bonner. by Mr.. Ferry, for the Yale Boat
Club Harvard has new boat, and her men are
confident.
The Yale men have retired to the corners. Cooks
stroke has had blow The largest number Of
arrivals ever known in Saratoga came in to-day.