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Columbia.

The boating record OF Columbia is but two years
old. 1t commenced with small number OF
students in the School OF Mines, who formed club
with the view Of encouraging the cultivation OF
the art OF rowing among them, from which small
beginning the Columbia navy had developed. Tho
movement met with cordial support from the
faculty ana trustees, the latter thinking so well
Of the enterprise they presented the officers with
sufficient funds to erect their boathouse, on the
Harlem. Selecting the requisite NUMBER OF men,
in the winter of 1872 ir was decided that they
should train for the following university struggle.
Upon their arrival at Springfield, IN chargeeoi
Hank Ward, they were In nne condtion anu
Ielt that, though their maiden enort, they woulu
not be last at tue fnish. accident Oh the river
ten days before the contest, which smashed their
shell ana seriously injured Rapallo pullin0 port
waist changed all this. and, going into the patte
thoroughly crippled, were badly defeated. upon
WORK was "cut OUT" and the men prepared them
selves Tor positions IN the racing smell. hees'
while Timpson Goodwin ana Wells were selected
to I'LL the vacant seats. From the organization Oh
the crew digent work mas been aon ric and a ,
| asprants Tor aquatic honors stood the regimen or
training. the exception being Mr.. wells ~ star
board waist. He was taken sick week or SO be-
lore the crew lett Tor saratoga, when his place was
supplied by Mr.. Griswold. They are as good
looking body OF men as ever sat N u smell, and II
their muscular powers their pluck. their endur-
ance and their ambition does not send them spin
nlng along Lake saratoga from the start to the
finish OF the three miles. and give them good
place among the nine contestants then-well APP
pearances are decetiul. COLUMBIA VIII not send
FRESHMAN SIX
THE UNIVERSITY CREW.
BOtc-Philip Tmpson, ;. OF NJ. Of New YORK.
Port BOlC-Jasper I. Goodwin, '76, Ac., OF New
York.
Sta,ooard Wdtst-Gaspar Griswod, Vt, Ac Of
New York.
Port Waist-Edward S. Rapallo, IA, Ac., OF New
York. 49,
Star6Odrd .StrOke-RObert c. Cornell, IA, Ac., OF
New York.
stroke ana Cuptaf1a-B. Frank Rees, s. OF NJ, OF
New York.
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Dartmouth.


Until the spring OF 1873 boating was but little
known at Dartmouth, way up in the village Of
Hanover, N. H., and in the shadows of the YER
mont hills, on the bank OF the Connecticut. Then
q lew members Of the class Of rs started the ball.
called meetings, organized a club, raised money,
purchased boats and commenced tn earnest boat
ing in the college. So great was the enthusiasm
consequent upon this movement that 1t was re-
solved to send crew to Springfield, and they
did, the Dartmouth Giants" in that race cross
members OF that crew had never before
seen u racing she'll prior to their prac-
sceed AMI netea e them to Greater aStV
and since then boatlng has prOspered IN the instt.
tuition. After long winter vacation Albert Eaton,
who pulled bow oar in '73 ana was captain OF that
crew, returnea to the college in the early spring,
and as soon as Gates and Archibald (aso members
oees
attempted: but this was difficult Eaton was
reelected captain nut ut was S,,. COMPELLED a ire
boat. Gates, the only remaining member OF last
years crew, as Archibald refused to row, then
took charge. Five others were selected and
the men went diligently TO work, and have con-
tinued training without interruption, at first on
the Connecticut and then on Lake Mascoma, max
ing daily improvement until they now present
good form and are tough as pine knots. While the
ady viii o. ,e on them before the race is over tney
feel sure that their shell will not be last at the
finish. Every member Of the crew Is well formed,
with square shoulders, finely developed chests and
loins, besides bringing to the work pluck and an
intense desire to be she winners. Dartmouth will
not send q Freshman crew. As compared with the
six OF IT'S the present crew average one year and
ten months less in age and are only one pound less
in the aggregate weight, the latter fact being
little remarkable.
THE UNIVERSITY CREW.
Bo,r-Willis G. Eaton. Jr., 49, Ac OF Lowell,
Mass
Port Bo,o-wm. F. westgate, rs, c. s. D., Of
Haverhil, n II.
Star6oord wIa,st-Benj. F. Robinson, III, Ac., of
Manchester, N. H.
Port Waist-Chas W. Eager, ~, A.. Of Man
! chester, N. H.
Starooard Stroke-Frank W. Mitchell, c. s. D., OF
Manchester, N. II.
stroke ana Cdptatn-Charles o. Gates, "a, Ac., OF
Somersvie, Conn.
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Harvard.

K3CIHX dTtss, AIterndte green and White hand-
kerchlefs, white shirts and pants.
Harvard.
In the fourteen college contests from 1852 to the
present time, Harvard has been foremost in nine
but her last victory dates back to 1870 on Quin-
sigamond, since which time new corners and
her Old-time rival Yale, have defeated her.
Work to build up the crew Of 1874 was
commenced last autumn in the gymnasium
and continued uninterruptedly until IT,. 24th
OF March, when the men went on the Charles
River and began regular practice in o new Bakey
barge. The trouble Of forming this years six
was materially reduced by the fortunate cIrcum-
stance Of having four OF the 1873 crew to begin
wlth-Morse, Bacon, Dana and Goodwin. The
vacant seats were filed IN the persons OF
man crew, ana HSeon haaa. w..i,an X 1ayIor
The old oars were Ietaned IN the alter places
While the new men were paced In the bow
and port bow seats. These made up the
University crew, the only one that Harvard will
send to the racing ground this year, as she means
TO add The trophy to tine already large mum
Der on the walls OF Harvard hall. Tue men
physique and OF that character to stand the wear
and tear OF nip and tuck three mile contest A
glance at the figures below gives assurance OF
great staying powers, and as Harvard has added q
wrinkle to her stroke there are good reasons
Tor believing that the crew that leads them TO the
finish must do more work and make their shell
travel iaster than ordinary amateur speed The
average age Of this years six being twenty
years ana Two months, they exceed '73'S men IN
this particular one year and two months The
weight oil the present racing crew Is 1,006h pounds,
which is 76h pounds more than the avolrdupols OF
1873 six, as they weighed but $50 pounds. Compar-
ing the Yale crew with the Harvard men, IL Is
found that the average age OF the former Is two
months more, and their aggregate weight two and
nalf pounds greater than the latter. This SINH
larlty between the crews will increase the interest
in their performances, and stimulate that specuIa-
ton which is begOtten by sympathy.
THE UNIVERSITY CREW.
BOtr-Walter j. OTIS l.. s. s, OF Chicago. Ill.
Port Bor-Wilam R. Taylor, III Ac., OF Jefrer
son, n. Y.
Starboard Watst-Henry L. Morse, IA. Ac., Of
Boston, Mass.
Port Waist ami Cuptdin-wendell Goodwin, "a
Ac., OF Jamaica Plain, Mass.
iStdrbOdrd StfOfe-Danlel G. Bacon 49, OF ia
maica Plain, Mass
Stroke-Richard H. Dana, IA, Ac of Boston
Mass
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In the face Of many obstacles, without a stream
OF water worthy OF being called more than ditch,
and compelled to encounter home opposition, the
student oarsmen Of Williams founded o boating
system in their midst, whose supporters have ever
aspired to deeds OF aquatic prowess. In the year
1868 the pastime received It's nrst impetus but met
an untimely end or rather was allowed to drag It's
weary length along, untr the class OF III LOOK
hold oft By downright hard labor they
resuscitated the neglected physical eAer'
else, aud now the entire list OF students
are enthusiastic members OF the Williams navy.
mat year they determined the college should De
represented in the University struggle OF 1872
The crew was sent, bat beaten, ana again 10 1873
they made another StteRpt were equally an
fortunate, though these defeats never deferred
them rom the grand object IN vlew-cducating
themselves In the use OF the oar. THIS year MT.
John G1nstcr, who has rowei IN al the Williams
contests, and Is Captain Of the crew, commenced
the preliminary out vital business Of preparation
on sound basis. He was the only member OF
7Ss six left TO build upon, and so the dinicuties
encountered were numerous. Seven other men,
however, were nnally selected and went 10 work
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Average of crew, 30 years and 10 months
Weight OF crew, g3s pounds.
Kacilg shell BY John Blakey, Of Cambridge:
Mass. material, spanish cedar; length ~ ieet
inches; width, 81 inches; depth, amidships -
inches Including cockpit l2k inchesi BOW,
inches stern "a inches weight, about lto pounuss
stationary seats weight OF oars, English, AZ pouhos-
Total displacement, ll20 pounds. -. -,
Racing dresa brown head nandkerchicfs sfrip-
ned 10 the wals, iproDabU. ana white drawers
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Average age OF crew, without carver anu CiaIk,
% years and months.
Weight OF crew, without Carver and Clark, s72
pounds.
Mass. material, spanish cedar; length, ~ eet
9 inches; width, Fl inches; depth amidships,
81 inches Including cockpit, l2l inches; bow,
g inches; stern, "a incnes; weight about l4o
pounds; oars (English), Is feet 3 inches long;
weight, AZ pounds.
Total displacement, l, 154 pounds.
Racing dress, bow oar with cap or white ana
and red; all stripped to the waist tprooioll J,
with blue pants.
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Brown.


The Freshman crew OF Brown University was
organized last December and worked in the gym
nasium during the winter. In the latter part OF
April Mr.. Frederick A. Cover, who Will be remem-
bered by college oarsmen as the stroke OF the
victorious Brown Freshman six at Worcester In
1870 took charge OF the present crew, and de-
voted his spare time to direct their training as
means OF recreation, and on account OF MS ih-
.erest IN the University. The crew entered upon
active practice about the LIST OF May last ana nave
been in training since that time. Ihey nave
adopted the .'slow recover system. as being oesI
calculated to save wind and muscle, ana their Or
binary stroke is "a TO the minute.
1t Is said that an attempt VIII DC maze 70
frghten the crew away from saratoga on the
ground that Brown, not having been represented
In the last regatta nor In the Convention lollow-
,ng cannot row. Brown, III response to the OBJ
ection. saws mo reasonable man supposes that
because one member Of the association chances 10
send no crew to single regatta she IS to be
drnnped from the list and there ore debaryed from
rowing. In regard TO the convention, Brown IN.
fcndeG 90 send a delegate, but, not receiving
notice Of time or pace Of meeting, she ger
rhihly did not care to send her representative
on q rowing commission TO hunt up that body.
Those who make the objection refer to amend
ment to the constitution, which says that ANY
college not represented In any anrua! regatta OF
this association shall not be considered q member
OF the ASSOCIATION. have any vote In ITS conven'
'ton.' Its entirely familiar TO those who remem.
OF this amendment was simply to provide That
college failing to be represented in any year should
not have the right to vote on the LOCATION OF the
Regatta for the next contest. Certainty the Con-
vestioh never Contemplated SO suicidal policy az
10 attempt TO establish the principle that college,
happening to be lett otrt OF the regatta should not
be allowed to row the next season"
Notwithstanding the objection made It IS certain
thai Brown will send Freshman crew TO sara.
toga, and that rom present appearances ~ wiz
not fall behind any which has ever leIt the colege
boathouse. ...-
| The SIX average twenty years and four months.
which Is four months older than Yale's Freshnaa
shell and a year and hall more than Princetons
crew. Brown weighs e3S pounds. and Is second 70
Yale In this respect, while she exceeds frMce'on
| by As pounds.
/ THE FRESHMAN CREW.
Bo,r-Samuel j. Bradbury OF PROVIDENCE. n. l.
! p,rt Bo,c-Arthur q. Griffin, OF LIchheid n. H.
! Starooard WatSt-George W. Dew, OF Lawrence,
Port vaist-water X. stiness, OF Providence.
! X. L. o,.-.. y -, =, a.
Siroke-walter A. Peck, OF Darlington, r. l.
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Average age OF crew with Waldo and without
Warren 20 years; with Warren and without
Waldo, % years and months
Weight OF crew with Waldo and wltnout war
rem, $50 pounds; with Warren and without Waldo,
9221s pounds .
Racing SHE'LL by Charles B. Elliott, OF 0reenpoinf,
n Y; material, spanish cedar; length, ~ feet q
inches width, l9}a inches; depth, amidships, ~
inches bow, inches; stern, inches; weight
about lao pounds; weight OF oars AZ POUNDS.
Total displacement with Waldo and wltnont
warren, Lis pounds; with Warren and without
Waldo. ,l04 pounds.
Racing dress, lavender throughout
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Average age OF crew. twenty years and SIX
months.
Weight OF crew, 1905 pounds.
Racing shell by Charles Il. Elliott. OF GreenpOint
T.. L.; material, Spanish cedar; length, 40 leet
inches; width, 81 inches; deplh amidshps, SA
inches; bow o inches; stern, 5inches; weight, 1s0
pounds: weight OF oars, AZ pounds.
Total displacement, 1871 pounds.
Racing dress, blue handkerchief, white shirts
and drawers,
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Average age OF crew, WITHOUT O'Nell, nineteen
years and Jour months.
Weight OF crew, without O'Neil, 800 pounds.
Racing shell by Thomas Fearon, OF Yonkers N.
Y MATERIAL Spanish cedar; length, 40 leet; width,
20 inches; bow, go inches; depth amldships,
inches; bow 90 inches: stern, "a inches weight,
about 1856 pounds; weight oil oars, ~ pounds.
Total displacement, 1O70 lbs.
Racing dress, white shirts and knee breeches;
an orange p, shaded with black and embroidered
in SILK on the breast; same colors around knees
and shoulders.
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Average age, Without Norton and KeyeS, II
years: with Norton and Keyes and without WASH
burn and Gilbert, 20 years ana 10 months; with
Keys and without Hay hes and Washburn ~ years
and 10 months
Weight OF crew. without Norton and Reyes.
9051s lbs. with Norton ana keyes and without
Washburn and Gilh-r, S9S lbs. with keyeS ana
without haynes aud Waslpurn, 907 los.
Racing shell by John Blakey, OF Cambridge,
Mass material, spanish cedar; length. 40 feet
inches; width, Il inches; depth amdships, 50
inches including cockpit, 1917 inches; bow,
inches; stern, IA lncnes; weight, ABOUT lao lbs
(English), II feet inches long; weight, ~
lbs.
Total displacement, without Norton and Reyes,
1,OS7h pounds; with Norton and Reyes and with
out Washpurn ana Gilbert, 1850 pounds with
Reyes and without Haynes and Washburn, l0s9
pounds.
Racing dress, purple handkerchefs. stripped to
the waist probably) and white drawers.
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Averages age OF crew, u years and months.
Weight O, crew, 1000 pounds.
Racing sMe by John BMkey, OF Cambridge,
Mass; material, spanish cedar; length, 40 icet
jncbes: width, u inches; depth, amidships So
inches including cockpit l2% inches: bow, 8
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Average age OF crew, q years.

weight OF Ct ew, 9ss pounds.
Racing shell by Charles b. Elliott. OF Greenpoint,
IL; material, spanish cedar; length, 40 ieeto
inches; width, 20 inches; depth, amidshlps, So
inches bow 6 inches: stern 5.inches weight +,
ABOUT las pounds weight OF oars, AZ pounds.
Total displacement l,l75 pounds.
Racing dress, green handkerchief5 and pants,
white shirts, trimmed with green.
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Average age OF crew, twenty-0ne years and TWO
months.
Racing weight OF crew. 1,OOea pounds.
Racing shell, by John Blakey, OF Cambridge,
inches; width, q Inches; depth amidships So
inches; including cockpit, 1917 inches; bow, 3
inches; stern, Az inches; weight, about l4o
pounds; oars (Engsn), IL leet inches long
weight, AZ pounds.
Total displacement, 1,1ss]s pounds.
Racing dress, lOur crimson handkerchefS, worn
by Nos. 2 3, and S; stripped to the waist (prob:
ably white drawers,
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Average age OF crew, WITHOUT SeIIyinau, twenty
years and ten months
Weight of crew without Seligman, 9s2 pounds.
Racing shell by Thomas Fear0n. OF ionkers. n.
Y Material spanish cedar: length, 40 #. inches
width, q inches. depth, amdships, sI inches;
bow 6k inches. stern, inches. weight, about
las pounds. weight Of oars, AZ pounds.
Total displacement, 1l6e pounds.
Racing dress blue and white handkerchleis-
blue on starboard aud white on port; blue shirts
and white pants.
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starooard stroke-Henry NJ Hooper, us, Of
Criggstown, n. J. . -
Siroke-Henry o. Dubois, ZIG, of Fairbault. MINI.
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Cornell.


handful OF students IN the year 1871 went man
fully to work ami founded the Cornell navy. The
enthusiasm created by the movement spread
among the associates OF the organizers, and
there was at once q general desire to become
proficient In the use OF the oar Since that time
the boating interests of the college have steadily
progressed and are now on firm footing. Last
year they sent their first University crew to
Springfield. having undergone all the preliminary
gymnasium work that Is so needful in properly
fitting men for such task as was before them
They were beaten but not dishonored, as theii
shell was only headed by Yale, Wesleyan
and Harvard, say the college boys
although the oIlcial summary Of the con
test does not so place them. In the latter
part OF February the candidates for admission Il
the crew of 1874 commenced work in the gym
nasium, then just completed, and continued
thus to reduce their superhu0us avoirdup0is ant
build up muscle, until a decision was rendered rs
10 VINO should occupy seats IN the racing shell. II
was soon ascertalned that King (strOke), Os
from port DOW and Southland, who sat at star
board waist in the 1878 craft, should be retained.
Five others-Corwin, Carver, Clark, Henderson aud
Myers-were also selected, making eight who have
been in practice for this years event. These men
under Captain Ostrom maze rapid Improvement,
AND are now Ne IN 81 es aI .ne s%sge
seem blocked out Tor for hard WORK, and In the
themselves on the mOmentous day.
THE UNIVERSITY CREW.
Bo,c-John N. OstrOm, '76, s., Of East Randolph
! NY
Port Bo,c-Richard ". Cerwin, rs, Opt, OF Mar
rowsburg, N. Y.
Staroodrd waist (prooa0lvj-James II. Southland
Hot Decentralization NJ. Carver, 10, Opt o
| Pecatonica, ILL
Not Deter1rslned-Perry Clark, Vt. Lit, of Be.
| mus Point, N. Y.
Not observation-disclosures +. Henderson, "a, Lit.
OF ithaca, N. Y.
Not Dete,7nined-Ira II. Myers, 1T, Opt, o
! Nunda Station. N. Y.
StroEe-Charles G. King, rs. Arch, OF Belmont
| N. Y.
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ale.


On the LIST OF April Mr.. Cook, who occupies tho
responsible position OF Captain as well as sitting
in the after Of the Yale boat, took seven men
from the gymnasium, where they had been at work
hardening their muscles throughout the entire
winter, and placed them, as he saw ut, IN new
Blatkie barge, that they might practice for po-
stions in the racing shell and become familiar with
the stroke that carried the college to victory In
'73. After extended trials 1t was decided tn at
the crew with whom the business OF
retaining the trophy could be intrusted
were two or Yale's victorious '73 fresh
man erew-Frederlck Wood ard George L.
Brownel two green saplings-Miles G. Nixon
and Charles NJ Fowler and two Of '73 Unit
verslty six, Julian Kennedy and Captain Cook.
The seventh man and substitute was David II.
Kellogg. rhe six worked together for q wnlle,
taking hold with an earpestness that was partlcu-
larry satisfactory, and at one time 1t seemed that
the crew as originally selected would not be sub
jected to change. TINS anticipation was realized
save IN one instance-tnc retirement OF Nixon to
take position in the Freshman she'll and tne sub
stltutiOn OF Kellogg at starboard waist. Such,
then, Is the University crew. whose average age Is
q years and months against % years and 6
months, the average Of 73s sis while their aggre-
gate weight this year is l,009 pounds against 927
pounds, last year, avoirdupois differences which
are heartily approved ofb those most interested -:
THE UNIVERSITY CRBw.
BO,c-George l.. Brownell, '75, s. s., or East
MADDEN. Conn.
Port BoU-Frederck Wood, rs, S. s., of Norwalk,
Conn.
SMrOoard watstvDavid H. Kellogg, '7e. Ac-, OF
Port Waist--Cbarles N. Fowler. '7s, Ac., OF Lena,
ILL.,
Storooard Stroke--Julian Kennedy, rs, 5. s.. o!
Struthers, OHIO.
Stroke and Cdptdtn-R0bert j. Cook, '76, Ac., OF
LAFAYETTE City, Pa.
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Name
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-10-29
The Democrats were dishcartened

THE Democrats were disheartened
when they learned w..o were the Repub-
lican nominees. They foressw the defeat
of their legislative ticket. Trey at once
yielded that as inevitable, and by doing
so, hope to gain something for the rest of
the ticket. They are now busily circula-
ting report to the effect tina, John s. IT.
gems, has consented to candidacy with
no wish for the success Of any of his COM
panions on the ticket. They say that he
owes the Republicans grudgc and will
he delighted to pay them off in the way
indicated. This story told quietly to
Norwegians. they expect will win par
tial victory. Nothing can he more false
than such theory, and nothing mcaner
tn n a resort to such fraud. Mr.. 1rgens
is incapable OF alienation from Rcpubli-
can principles, and his own election he
would regard as q worthless baublc,
should it cost the defeat of the other can
didates. Scandinavians, you are asked
to vote for the Republican nominees be
cause you believe in the principles IF the
party. 1t is not for himself that Mr.: IT.
gems asks your votes, neither is it he
alone who asks them. The party with
your aid has placed ticket in the field.
1t asks you honorably to sustain it. All
interests based upon nationality, or upon
locality, or upon private associations,
must be subordinated to the general good.
Then let us pull together.
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A Roorback..

The desperate straits to which the Dem
ocrats are driven in this canvass, has
made them resort to falls ifca,ion of the
most scurrillous kind They are now tell
ing the foreign born citizens of the coun
ty that the Republicans are running tkeir
ticket upon the issue raised by the traffic
in phiskey, and that if successful, they
will interdict wholly the sale of intoxica-
ting liquors, and abrogate the license sys
tenn. Base men in support of bad cause
never uttered vilcr falschood.
Republicans, IS party, believe in tenn
perancc, and as individuals, they do what
they can to promote sobriety and absti-
nence; but they have regarded the sub
ject rs one peculiarly within the domain
of special moral influences, and incapa-
bic oflegal regulation in any community
where temperance sentiments do not pre-
dominate. Such is The position Of the
Republican party upon this question. 1t
has always considered it social one, to
be solved by the application Of moral
agencies, to the potency of which every
good citizen should contribute both by
precept and example. Such is the atti.
tude of the party today.