New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-10
THE COLLEGE REGATTA.
XII.
THE NEW CREWS.

IIGUTTsT CREw-ALL READY FOR THE con-
rrsr-wHERE Will THE NEW CREWS BEL
,,,ou A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
SARATOGA July s-Unon and Hamilton are the
.,v absolutely new corners this year, and they just
missed staying away altogether. The Convention
fast wear reconsidered almost every vote it passed
m the Spring and among others the one by which
Union and Hamilton were rejected. Hamilton, If
,scoect right was rejected by the larger vote. but
there was n considerable majority against admitting
e;ther of them the New England colleges strongly
ouposine the admission of these two votes to be
.teadily thrown with the New-York element. The
vote was not very different from sectional vote.
Princeton, Columbia and Cornell strove hard
for their allies in the Middle States Williams,
which is AZ much New-York as it is
Anew England college, voted. think, for one and
against the other. This before recess. The
New-Engand colleges, except Williams, voted to-
sether and Union, Hamilton, and Rutgers were all
rejected motion was then made 10 limit the or
eanizatiOn TO New En- gland. allowing the members
from the Middle States then in il TO remain under
the name of the Rowing Association of Eastern Col
leges and il argued with zeal that all the little
Western colleges would come in, and that each must
Nave its vote and that the regatta which had al
ready passed west of Springfield TO Saratoga, would
in time be rowed on the Mississippi, and New-En-
gland colleges must either 60 there 10 row or lose all
the advantages to be derived from the organization
which they had fostered. But Columbia
fought this plan tooth and NAIL and IT
did not pass. During recess the Union men
made personal appeals TO all the delegates
and after dinner the matter came up again. The elo-
quent advocates from the Middle States spoke
fuently and forcihly The dwarfng policy Of pro-
vnciasm decried and the spendors OF a truly
national association which should take in all sec
tions were wildly painted. and the end of it was
that the vote was sidcIed and Union and Ham
iltOn got i'll by majority of One and Columbia.
Cornell, Williams, and Princeton, when the ire
pressibe conflict between Yale and Harvard draws
asunder the Eastern colleges, hold heavy balance
of power of six vOtcs-enOugh to put an end forever
to the autocracy of Ncw-Engand in college rowing
So Union and Hamilton are here at the lake-UniOn
at Anods, far up at the end of the lake, and Ham
ilton at Harris, just the other side of Snake Hill.
They are crowded in here pretty closely. Seven
crews on a mile of shore. This part of the lake
must be seen to be appreciated. The views around
the little bav south of Snake Hill. in which the Sui
phur Spring is situated are as beautiful, venture
70 say any lake scenery in this country. Hamil-
ton il on the southern slope OF the HILL Cornell
eupying the north.
COUNTING THE CHANCES.
Before giving brief sketch Of these new crews il
u worth while to look at the chances of college
IL
Regatta. There some interesting questions re-
manning TO be solved to the relations of college
crews TO amateur Oarsmen. Many persons think
that a good amateur crew. such the Argonautas of
Bergen Point can defeat the best crew at the Col
legc Regatta. Others think the college crews could
ourow the best amateurs outside without difficulty.
Then as to the comparative merits of picked crew
from the College Regatta and an English University
crew, opinions differ. The two which will
settle these points will be interesting indeed.
particularly struggle which matches the flower of
the American college crewsa gainst the students of
England
This much, however is certain that if American
students are gradually and steadily approaching the
English standard of scientific rowing as they think
they are il must be very difficult for colleges where
rowing is art, to produce crews-nO matter
how strong the men-which can make a brilliant
record the first year. Princeton was the only new
one last year may prophesied with safety that
the place she then took will be usually tenanted 10y
one of the Still it is not unheaTd of for
new crew to take the first place in race. The
"Aggies did it and even if one of them is to have
the wrong end, il is interesting where there are so
many 10 know which it is TO be. struggle of jack
asses where the hindmost animal wins, is Dowse
interesting contest.
THE UNION COLLEGE CREW.
Union is one of the oldest colleges though so young
In the regatta.
The College grounds at Schenectady are situated
within a haf-nnlc of the Mohawk River, where
straight stretch of wafer for four miles may be had
for practice IL is a little singular that, with such
facilities for boating the College has not been repre-
scnted in the regatas of past years The success of
Columbia at Saratoga last year, gave an impetus 20
boating at Union, however, and it was rcscN ed to
form the Union navy, build boat-Eouse aud enter
and train o university crew. all Of which were imme
diately started upon. 1t pretty well known
among the widc-awake members OF the navy Which
of the numerous candidates anxious TO be placed
upon the were The better men, aud So after q
period Of gymnasium labor eight men Were requested
h consider themselves engaged for the grand work.
The Faculty of the College also interested them
selves in the boating question: AMI not being of flat
class of instructors who believe that college youhg
men are brutalzed and their mental constitutions
undermined IN proportion lcir ply steal strength
is developed, gave the navy much encouragement |
The men made poor beginning on The wa:"r, Int |
they rapidly improved. Before coming to &c Lake
they generally got two pulls day. Averaging aboLt
nine miles. But since that thcy do considerably |
more, and have improved not little. They not |
Only green ard unscieI tifc crew, but enc Of the |
youngest and ghtest Oh the lake The men arc as |
follows:
Bow-George Curtis Bcnder......ls Isl
No 2-Henry Jaggar. .......... 10 $50
No. 3-Fs.ukln II ,stings. 140
No. 4-Cllrcncc r. Townscnd......2l $50
No. 1T ID Is. FIeIr...............19 1913
StrOke-FIank TY edy ........-....2l 1852
The average are ~ 1923; average hight little |
ever feet Z; the average chest, according to their
own measurements, only 37iG inches, which is
smaller by a couple of inches than that of niue ont
OF ten college crews. The crew will probably be Tie