Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-07-12
rcorrespondence Of New York Tribune.

| TYE BOWDOIN CREW AT SARATOGA.
| SARATOGA, July 7.-Bowdoin was among the
last to come this year, bat she appeared last Sun
day morning with an entirely new crew. They
are quartered at James Riley's, far down on the
west side Of the lake. where Trinity was last year.
1t is fully five miles around by the road, but the
day was SO very rough that their new boat was
not to be trusted cithe: on the water CT on the
steamer and was jolted around there on the spring
cart used for carrying boats. Their boat is new
one, one of five or six turncd out by Blake Of
Cambridge during the last three weeks. With
some changes which all of the boats need to suit
the peculiarties Of the crew. it appears to satisfy
them well, and on Monday, in spite of bad wealth
err, they were out twice between the showers.
Although they first sat in this boat here, they have
practiced considerably in a shell on the Andres
coggin, using the old University boat of 1873.
Bowdoin is college of 300 students, including
the Post Graduate and Scientific Departments. 1t
has a good class Of men for rowing, and always
gets together large and strong crew In the
race of two years ago Bowdoin's place was hard
to FIX as her boat was of the four or five which
were mingled in the darkness, and the relative po-
sitions of which could not be ascectained; but in
spite of some peculiar difficulties they pulled "A
good race, and succeeded in arousing the ire OF
Dartmouth by a severe struggle which included a
foul claimed BY each to have been the fault of the
other There il no special lack of money at Bow
don the boating enthusiasm is not wanting, and
the students have on the Andro3coggin course
which leaves nothing to be desired. 1t will prob
ably be regular contestant in regattas hereafter,
and would certainly have been represented last
year if it had not been for that peculiar conflict
between students and Faculty known as the mill
tary rebellion. This arose, it will be remembered,
from the action of the Faculty, by which military
drill was made compulsory part OF the College
curriculum. This caused tremendous disturb
ance, of which the result was that the Freshmen,
Sophomore, and Junior classes left college en-
ndsse, except very few of the truly loyal. The
members Of the crew and all the men in training
for it in these classes and as the evacuation
occurred just at the opening OF the boating season.
it may be easily imagined that it killed the boat
ing enthusiasm of Bowdoin. The breach was
finally healed. Some men were expelled and
some were suspended; the military drill was made
optional, and majority of the students went back
to their studies, and order regned in Bowdoin
But it was severe blow to boating. This year,
however, there has been renewal Of activity
All the classes have had crews on the river as well
as the University. The Sophomores and Fresh
men have both had new four-oared gigs built by
Blake this spring, and the old boat house has
held eight boats, most OF them IN constant use.
But when it came to getting the crew together the
want of experienced men was severely felt. Two
years is half a college generation, and makes
great difference All the crew of '13 are gone,
and the crew is made up entirely Of new men. d.
A. Sargens who has had some experience, acts as
coach Of the crew. and Mr.. Crocker a graduate
and member of the University six of 1873, is with
them, and will give them the benefit of his advice
As it now stands the crew is entirely reconstruct
ed Bow and No. 2 have not been changed for
some time, but the other four men have all been
chang ed about. The crew is as follows: