The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-08
THE COLLEGE REGATTA.
What "Classic Amherst on
the Hills" Is Doing.
HER UNIVERSITY SIX
Bll About the Grew and The CHARACTERISTICS
Of lis Individual Members
AMHERST COLLEGE,

snrmountable .,classic Amherst on the hillsi VIII
send University crew TO saratoga and endeaVor
10 wrest the crown OF victory Il ON her powerful
adycrsaries. Inc obstacles taat confronted the
leading boating spirits OF the college were lack OF
uuds, apathy OF the senior class aud the lateut
opposition OF tue faculty TO this character OF
ltnIetlc exercise. Happily the sinews OF war
Ereenbacks-were PROVIDED early In the
winter term and the navy, without
oss OF time, found substitutes Tor rne
Two Seniors upon whom they pinned their faith,
put VINO at last were unwilling 10 go through
kne ordeal OF preparation and the chances Of de-
feat Then their practice hours in the gymnasium
and on the water were SO arranged tnat recita-
tons were not interiered with, and the crew or
rs was successfully Launched into existence.
Organizing a crew, however is but the Infants
step toward results so far his college is con-
ce ned. To do much boating you must have
water and any. considerable amount Of this
necessity hes four miles away from the
University buildings which distance the
plnc1y Amherst oarsmen must cover before they
Fan take their daily pull. IL Is easy enough ior
Harvard wlrh its Charles River only three-eIehts
81 q mile away or Yale or Wesleyan. with their
practice streams but ten or nfteen minutes dis
rant, 10 get the time necessary to put crew into
shape and form. yet wnen there are three hours
consumed IN travel TO and fro every afternoon
the merest tyro in boating must see that Amherst
character ofsnccess.
tits wen that the village or Amherst has the
support OF It's colleges, and it may be that the
after fortunate in being located Just where they
are. or one thing the outsloe world may be cer-
Iain its citizens give put little encouragement 10
the coating element among them, forgetting tnat
II is just this and nothing else that Is sending year
after year bigger Freshman classes 10 Amherst.
The village is essentially New England, with some
hafa daa1 mn Sin tad n
one or the lovelesr little villages in the EAST It
comprises the greatest possible variety OF scenery,
and her charming drives are worth seeking.
linen, too, she has NUMBERS OF elegant
churches, several preparatory schools OF
high merit, and settled among them many
old batre-worn scholars, VINO have retreated here
TO be away from rhe pustlng crowd, wishing 10
ale under the SHADOW OF renowned Amherst.
others have come up from the cities aud founded
homes OF elegant designs and imposing size,
with broad acres under culture aoour taem,
which TO q stranger have the effect or making
him believe ne Is in the land OF plenty. Studlous
and portly old gentlemen can be run against Any
hour In the day on the broad streets the one
ooasung OF Dig bank accounts and the other pg
heads with plenty in them, which, al in all give
tns place a sofa appearance.
PREPARATION UNDER DIFFICULTIES.
In the centre OF the village, q ngh hill, stands
Amherst College. About It are the waviest OF
grass, the talest and breezless OF trees and away
put around tae cneer1est OF fields and the bright
est Of mountain sides The beauty and loneliness
Df the spot have q sudden ana enhancing charm.
Upon the east Lincoln. HyRela and Aqullo, aud
upon the north Peasant Tauras, Mettawampe
and Sugar Loaf Mountains lift their smiling
peaks with charming, picturesque appearance.
Beyond. 10 the northeast, are the Hoosac and
the fur OF Green Mountains or Vermont,
ana again the holYoke range lit their
peaks TO tue everlasting skies, which even
In these early mornings end nights are OF pare
Ispphire blue. But ABOUT it all Is spread the IN
dulaunx valley, thickly interspersed with ioresr,
cleared land and meadow, and from the tower Of
the chapel the thriving villages OF Hadley, Norta.
amptOn. Easth4mpton, whateIy and Sunderland
are visible. and it ID quite easy 70 note from this
summit the Connecticut River, which some
slgnty deranQed individual describes as being at
TINS point ''the beautiful seTpentne water nne Of
gnzt noble stream All through rne sprng this
sre4cnerous stream, Tor II mas honestly earned tns
AppeIatlon, was very rough, snd not Until tUo
sneir shell On It's turbulent bosom IEis . aiming
Inlp tee same that carried tae University crew
1872 70 victory aa1 opened VIDE me eyes OF nye
ether coiieEes 70 the Tact th2s Oh Amherst could
lend oarsmea OF ability % TIE 'front.' even as sne
IAN urn out tue most renowned OF d.yines.
an OLD toOacco barn Is tner 0Oataouse. Two or
three years ago a neavT ial " snow smashed 10
lHe roo ana slaes OF Their new house, sao wben
sne .prin~ rams descended tue hood came and
carried the deorn Gown Toe .onnseti.
.ut 70 tue sea or somewhere else, ana
boating. lne crews nave been compelled 70 take
pot luck.n Down on tue little aynlet 10, just ~
tue I0ot Of the yLsge, lttle stream made " the
pacKWater 81 the milldsnl, tncy naye, however
snsgger quarters ior class boats out 4 Is
much Ike rowing "a q washoSsln, the stream be-
Ina next 10 nosnlRg
Kicking THE KEN.
In locking ar uHd l0r tie three VINO could Dc
added 70 the names Of Green, GOodnOw ana John.
gton- msneers CT tie Springfield ~ Freshman
srsw wlta acme degree Of certainty that he "puF.
Ole aud wAIier would nave snother chance 81
sinnlng, it was difficult - oecIde upor tnem.
HAWAII irlloms among tue seniofs pulling 81
lxccllsnt oar, woaun't row lof iagNv reasons;
hi lGcAny tae FtesnmAn class introduced &C.
tepfaD.e material, aad VITA another Vi tho 10
Gas or, We y lememoered, ihere isn't seaIor
nor 4 sophomore n toe crew-the composition
was determined neon. Captain Green, al aioas.
tAousBt ne tau pone riu 10y q men aad tagoaA
knew Eow to ~ 10 4 poAt vas s1fe az collected
Inose easgoe q oelag mouiaes lao slspe ~
wnIch work ~ ~ DoW earnestly striving. apslstsd
~ tines ~ Franz = scoyIAs, o. this years. ggadn'
oxzrrSc INTO CONDITION
MorEiGa - he gYmnssium, whicn building, by
he nuy = erc0n ~ tne college, became re.
shoulders an0 ms wnrn they c0ulduit get over
! 10 r.ysr. ana ere wsrS i aog eoeulacd sila
Tnsy Hays nved II ne "taiolDs ts0-eT
ior seme .eeEs asa TIER dietary
what an ordinary nara WORKING man would eat.
tsey %, eEeeptnE, 2. course ~ alsn.t0ned
Bntler - partAkon 81 Ia Moderate quantities.. ana
mix - not tnf0nn over fheir salulaers Waklg
ploaeo m4des vi l.aininA. 1a4e hem abandoned.
AMI tc-4at 90 No4 0el VI there Il q more tGg-
moatn F.ye q iaess tseu spe iasioush RED tiilsfs
Of tne N0N ana mechanics, apd, tpcfeIose. beng
asea y sgms museufr foi saa never "a 9pl0a taelr
sltady ~ tie Eou.es aaa dIssp1uons &. he.
an stana Rooa teal y foughng witaoat alunz
gtnem has a. bElght eyss ala uroAzsa cHeexs o.
ana crack u lssr oars VIII be etalng worta
NeaInQ I'D nearing.