, 1875-07-15
THE COL1EGE REGATTA.

THE COLLEGE REGATTA.
The result Of yesterdays boat-Eace at Sara-
toga was surprise to everybody, noswith-
standing tho Success Of the Cornell fresh
men the day before might have given u fnir
indication Of the advance Cornell lias natlo
in muscular training. Ynlo Lad been tho
general favorito, mud ita partisans throughout
tho country have been Utmost iulolorant in
their confidence Of victory. Int during tho
Inst week 1t has shown untnistakablo signs of
distr,lst and weakness. First came tho re-
rorts Of overtraining then came. changes Of
men; and fnlly change Of boats. AL
these things may havo been inevitable, bnt
they were not any the less certain indications
Of a loss Of confidence, mud, in connection
with certain unenviable nosorioty which tho
Yale crew have achieved for hnggling, they
were construed by impartial observers to
moan probable defeat. But it waa scarcely
to be anticipated that tho Yale crew would
bo left so far behind as scarcely to warrant
a1lotting them position and tho fact
TINT Harvard came in third while
falo WINS fifth will increase tho old ani1nosity
between the two institutions which IL
handed down from ono class to another, and
from one crow to isa successor. Fortunately
it did not bring on any tisgracefnl mud dan
gerous " fouling," as was tho case las. yoar,
md tho race scems 10 lnvo been III every re-
spect fair and honorable.
The fact that Columbia cane in second,
and that the Columbia crew this year is conn.,
posed Of the Rarno men who rowed last year,
is evidence that their victory Of Inst year WINS
deserved, and ut tile Eamo time evidence TINT
Cornell'a SUCCESS Inns been achieved by faith-
It'll work, steady perseverance,, md good
judgment. Tho tinao Of tho -1,;:5.t-
confirms this view Of tho case, since it il in
advance Of tie averngo. Tho succcss of Co.
iumbia ono year aud Of Cornell tho next will
give to New York decided prestige
over New England in these intercol-
lcginto contests, and will probably contribute
moro to tho rapid advancement OF tho New
York colleges than would any demonstration
Of superior intellectual ability or improve
ments in tho curriculum. There aro those
who will not regret this circumstance, if it
Rhall DO the means of tearing down the com-
Placent assumption Of superiority which
seems to be characteristic Of the average
Now England co!lege.n,nn- In other words,
it will DO no harm to "tako tho conceit out
Of thcm*
There will be a good-nntured effort to
couple tho superior muscular development
with superior intellectual development
Wo imagne. as matter Of fact, that there ia
very littlo sympathy between the two, aud
Tint ft,o s1;ron{ trur - A.
other ID acarce'y appreciable. Tho college
regattn bus become one Of tho institutions Of
the land, and must stand by itself; tue rolo-
CATION Of both Harvard and Yale to tho roar
III chiefly valuable na punishment for tile
unworthy practices Of which both have boon
accused, and as a warrant that future rogat-
tas will bo free from everything but honora-
ble emulation. Cornell is to bo credited,
however, with superior disccrnment for
taking up with the paper boat, which was
Discarded souse three or four years ogo under
tho lead Of Yale. 1lliH paper boat not only
won both tho Freshman and tho University
contests, but had dono previous sorvico in
tho way Of pEactice; and it thereby de,non-
stratcd touglnesa and durability which had
always boon donicd to it. Al it WINS the only
paper boat in uso in the regatta, 1t is fair to
aasumo for it some of the credit for tho vic
tory, while the Cornell mon should receive
m acknowledgment for the originality and
boldness which led them to hroak away from
the common prejudice. Cornell hns the right
to celebrate. as it is doing heartily, md tho
rnonrners have the satisfaction Of knowing
Tint fhav zvara bonfar fa;r1,, t,., r.o4&,. ,.,..