The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-07-21
THE COLLEGE REGATTA

THE CRowD-YALE's POSITION WHEN FoULED
ALL CLAIMS OF FOUL DIsALLowED..
New YORK, July 1s.-The Evening Post
of this city will publish in its first edition
the following graphic description of the race
on Saratoga Lake: At 9:45 the first gun
was heard, but owing to the confusion of
signals on previous days no one attempted
to interpret its meaning. At 1920 the sec
ond gun sounded and it was known that the
crews were taking position but the distance
was so great that 1t was almost impossible to
see the shells at all from the stand, but with
a glass they could just be made out. There
was kind of mirage making the boats ap-
pear to almost stand out of the water. All
the spectators rose on their seat and the sus-
pense was almost painful. A puff of smoke
at 0:47 told that the signal for the start had
been given and by the time the sound had
reached the stands the flag was up AMI all
knew that the contest had begun. All
was guess work for the first ten minutes as
the boats could not be distinguished. Then
on the signal stand Columbia's flag was run
up, with Harvard's, Trinity's and Princeton's
in order and
LOUD AND PROLONGED CHEERS
rang out. Three minutes late the flags show
cd Yale in the advance, with Columbia and
Harvard following. The crews then became
distinguishable seemingly in bunch more
n
he Starting point; at the signal ali the boats
got off in fine style. Harvard took the lead
with Wesleyan second and Yale third, fol-
lowed by Columbia, Trinity, Williams,
Cornell and Princeton in the order named.
Harvard rowed "a strokes to the minute
and kept it up. Yale rowed about 30 strokes
to the minute. Williams was not
faster but Trinity's stroke was very
much quicker. In the second mile Yale, it
was unanimously acknowledged, had the
lead of all, and Harvard was second. The
Harvard boat then ran into the Yale boat,
breaking the latter's rudder and dipping the
boat so that the bow broke his oar. Yale at
once fell behind. The Harvard crew assert
that the collision was Ysle's fault, as she
took Harvard's water. Captain Cook denies
this, and the general testimony supports
him. The feeling between the two crews is
very bitter. While Harvard and Yale were
tangled Columbia shot ahead. AS the boats
entered the finish the scene from the stand
was very exciting. Columbia led all finally
by more than boats length. with Harvard
second and Wesleyan, generally mistaken
for Yale, third. Within short distance of
the stake boat the Wesleyan crew made
a squirt and drew ahead of Harvard,
taking the second place. The others came
in at different distances behind. The Wes-
leyan crew claims foul on Columbia. The
general result is W satisfactory.
SARATOGA, July 1S.-The following is the
official decision of the judges in the race to-
day: Columbia LIST, Wesleyan I'd, Harvard
Sd, Williams 4th, Cornell 5th, Dartmouth
9th, Princeton and Trinity doubtful Yale
9th. On account of the resignation of the
time keeper, communicated to the judges
Immediately before the departure of the
referees boat for the starting point,
no official time has been reported to
them. The following claims of foul made
to the referee in accordance with rule XII.
were decided, as follows: Harvard VS..
Yale and Yale VS. Harvard, claims disal-
lowed in accordance with rule xiv; Yale's
claim not entertained as Yale violated rules
vii and viii. under which the race was made.
WESLEYAN VS.. Columbia. not sustained, as
the steering of each boat was somewhat
wild with no apparent attempt to foul.
This decision is in accordance with rule xiv.
WIN. WooR, Referee,
WB. III. BRoCKLLEsBY
RUFUS ANDERSON,
RICHARD Cross,
PARLER RCHANDLER,
r. MOORE, Judges.
Although no official time was given, Com
modore B. F. Brady recorded the time of
Columbia at 16:42H, Wesleyan 1850, Har-
Va d 1854, Williams 17:0SH.
ssDo bats ever fly in the daytime?" asked
q teacher of his class in natural history.
"Yes, SIR" said the boys, confidently.
sswhat kind of bats?" exclaimed the aston
ished teacher. "Brickbats," yelled the tri-