New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-09
THE BOWDOIN GREW.

u ,pTNorIus OLD ANTAGoNIsr-A CREW OF sToCKY
MAINE MEN-IIow THE MILITARY REBELLION
AFFECTED BoATISG-MoRE MUSCLE THAN EN-
PFRIRNCE.
frRoM SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRiboNb
SARATOGA. July 7-Bowdoin was among the last
to come this year, but she appeared last sunday
morning with an entirely new crew. They are
chartered 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
an very rough that their boat was not to he
trusted either on the water on the steamer, ana
was olted around there on the spring cart uSed Ior
carving boats Their boat is new one, one OF iVe
or six turned out by Blake OF Cambridge during
the last three weeks. With some changes whch all
of the boats need to sit the pecullaritles OF the
crew il appears 10 satisfy them well, and on Mon
day in spite of bad weather, they were ont twicc
between the showers Although they first sat Ill TINS
boat here, they have practiced considerably IN y
shell on the AndroscOggin using the Oh Chl'eIstJ
boat of 1873.
RowJoip is q college of 800 students, including
the Post Graduate and Scientific Departments IL
has good class of men for rowing, and always gets
together a large and strong crew. In the race Oh
two wears aro Bowdon's place hard to nix rs
her b,at WAS one of the fenr or FIVE which wore
mingled in tho darkness and the relative positions
of which could not be- ascertaincd; but i'll spite OF
some peculiar difficulties they pulled n g0od race,
and succeeded i'll arousing the ire of Dartmouth by
q very severe struggle which included foul caiihch
bv each to have been the fault OF the DINER. lherc
j, no special Lack of money at Bowdon, tie b0aing
enthusiasm, il not wanting, and the students have
IN tLe Audro,coggin course which leaves nothing
to be desired. Ii viii probably be regular con-
tcstant in rcgatas hereafter, and would certainty
have been represented last year If 1t had not been
for that peculiar conflict between students ana
Vacultv known - the military rebellion. This
arose il will be remembered, from the acton
of fine Faculty. by which military drill was
made Il compulsory part of the College currIcnIun'
This caused a tremendous disturbance, of which the
result was That the Freshmen, Sophomore and Jul
NOR classes 'rft college masse, except very few
If the trnlv loyal. The members OF The crew and
all fine men in training for il in these classes,
aud rs the evacuation occurred just at tho opening
Of be boating season. may he easily magiaed mar
if killed the boating enthusiasm of Bowdoln. J" ,
breach WAS finally healed. Some men were cNp"lieu
and some were suspended the military dIll was
made optional, and majority of the students went
back t. ihcir studies, and order reigned III Bo"G".
I'm. il was severe blow r. boating. This year, how
ever. there has been a renew al Of activity. All the
classes have had crews on the uyer rs well as the
University. The SOph0n0rt5 and Freshmen nave
both had new fonr-oarcd gigs built by Blake ms
Spring. and the old boat-housc has held
eight boeis most of them i'll constant USE.
But when IT came to getting the crew together
the want of experienced men was severely ieit.
Two years is half college generation. and makes a
great difference. All the cr,w of '73 are gone, and
thi, crew is made up entirely Of new men. d. \.
Sargent who has had soiue experience acts as coach
If the crew. and Mr.. Croker a graduate ana MEN,
Der Of the University If 1s73 IS with theni' ana
VIII give them tie bcu,il OF his advice.
As il now stands the crew Is entirely recon-
sructcd. Bow and No. have not been changed Tor
some time hut the other four men have all been
changed about The crew is as follows: