Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-07-25
NO. 169.
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COLUMBIA COLLEGE BOAT CLUB.

Ihe Victory OF the massachusetts Agri-
cultural College in 1871 and of Amherst
College in 1872 sent every college in the
country to considering the possibility Of
winning race over any and every college
by the maiden efforts of a college six. In
November of 1872 dozen alumni of Co
lumbia College connected with the School
of Mines, which forms one of the depart
ments Of the college, met and organized
the first boat club in the college. The
academic students followed, and the two
organizations had elected officers and
were in full working operation when it
was decided to consolidate them, and both
the academic and postgraduate depart
ments have been included under the same
organization. A crew was selected and
put under training early in the winter. 1t
included members of both the academic
and scientific departments, and when Co
lumbia sent her delegates to the second
annual Convention of the Rowing Asso-
citation Of American Colleges, held in
Worcester, in March, 1873, it was partly
through her votes and influence that the
College race was thrown open to Univer-
sity crews in the full sense of the term,
including all members of all undergradu-
ate departments. This enabled the Co
lumbia Boat Club to keep together the
crew which they had selected. In June
the crew went on to Springfield. and its
members began to practice on the Spring
field course before any of the eleven COM
peting crews Of July, 1873, had begun the
work of active training on the Connect
cut. The crew pulled plucky race and
won the fourth position in spite Of dis
abled man, and came back thoroughly
satisfied with the seasons work. In the
spring the trustees Of the College showed
their appreciation of boating by an appro-
priation of 8 900, which has been repeat
ed this year, and is to be devoted annually
to the support of boating. The college
yesterday received many times the value
of its investment in the magnificent adver-
tisement which its crew has given its AL.
ma Mater.
When the College opened in the fall,
the boat club met to elect officers for the
next year, and prepare for the next CAM
paign. The following officers were elect
ed, and it is to their management that
much of yesterdays triumph was due;
President, Edward S. Rapallo, IA, Aca-
demic, of New York; Secretary, John H.
Prudy, '75, Academic. of New York;
Treasurer, Charles r. Buckley, IA, Aca-
demic, of Brooklin, N. Y. The liberal
donation of the College had enabled the
club to put up boat-house on the Har-
lem, and when the present season opened
it contained three six-oared cedar shells.
one six-oared paper shell, one pair cared
shell, one double-scull working boat, one
six-Oared gig with coxswain, one four
cared shell, and several single-oared
shells, the property of members Of the
Association. Few colleges can make .
better showing in their navies, and it is
no small thing that boating-not two years
old-has become so well provided with
the tools of the craft. Well nigh at the
opening of last fall term the preparation
for the race just over was begun by the
captain of last years University Crew and
of the winners in the last regatta, Frank
b. Recs, who selected his crew in the fall
and began a gentle and easy training,
which lasted through the winter. Last
FEBRUARY the Columbia College Club sent
delegates to the third annual Convention
of the College Association, held at Hart
ford. The delegates went instructed to
press the claims of Saratoga, as they had
been at the previous Convention, this time
with more success, and the course on Sar-
atoga Lake was selected for the regatta.
Thanks to a wealthy college and an indn-
gent faculty the Club has not been straiten-
ed for funds, and Saturday, June 13. it was
able to send off its college six fully
equipped for months practice at Sara
toga. The rowing record of the COlum-
bia College Boat Club has been distin-
guished:by two things. The boating au-
thorities of the club have never been led
astray after mere weight and beef. The
crew this year and last is made up of COM
pact, sinewy men, with only average
weights, and wisely as the result has
shown the College has concentrated its
interest and enthusiasm on single crew,
as Columbia has never sent a Freshman
crew to a college race. OF the present
crew only one, Jasper T. Goodwin, who
pulled port-bow, is an under classman be-
longing to the incoming junior class. The
other two members, OF the academic
course in the crew, are graduates; the
two substitutes, Isaac N. Seligman and
Gaspar Griswold, are also undergraduates,
and the club will accordingly have nu-
cleus of three men for its next crew.
The crew which has just won so bril-
liantly at Saratoga was organized last fall
and has been in more or less active train
ing ever since. Rees, Rapallo and Cor.
nell were retained from last years crew.
Half a dozen more were added to the num-
Der so as to give ample choice of substi-
tutes, and the men selected began their
training in Woods gymnasium. As soon
as the weather permitted the crew began
work on the Harlem with daily pulls, and
five weeks ago they started for Saratoga,
where quarters had been engaged for
them at Ingram's. near the foot OF Snake
Hill, quiet and retired place on the east
shore of the lake. The crew as finally
made up consisted of the following per-
sons;
Bow-Phillip Timpson, S. of NJ, of New
York; age. %; height, B #. II l-2 in.
weight. 159 lbs.
FORT Bow-Jasper T. Goodwin, rs. Ac.
of New York; age, 24 height, . It. II
in. weight, 160 lbs.
Starboard Waist--James S. Wales. s. OF
NJ. of Hackensack. N. j.; age, 2l;
height, #. II in; weight 1853 lbs.
Port Waist-Edward s. Rapallo, IA.
Ac.. of New York; age, 2l; height. D,