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GALVESTON, January IA special from
Austin to the NcrS says Hon. X. b. Hub
Dard called the Senate to order at IL A. M.
Upon a call of the roll a quorum was found
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The New York herald., 1875-07-02

Racing shell--Thomas Fearon YonkeTs, N. T.,
builder; material, Spanish cedar; length, 40 II.
ln.; ; beam, q in. depth amidsnips, 81 in bow,
Ga in.; stern, in; weight, 100 lbs Donaghue's
oars, IL It. in.; weight AZ los.
blue on starboard and white on port; stripped to
the waist and white trunks.
Saratoga quarters-lngram's near Snake HILL
WESLEYAN.
Durng the three years tnat Wesleyan has been
participant in the College regatta she has made
a wonderful record. Knowing little or nothing
about rowing, she started into The work Ia 1872
wish freshman crew. An Old barge was the
practice boat, and for while 1t was a serious
buy them shell. Finally at tne eleventh hour,
the shell was obtained, when the rough
and and won @ the race, beating the e;IS6eS next best
shell twenty-five seconds. In 1873 they
University contest, and here Eustis came 10 the
front. Everybody knows good-natured J. Il. E.,
and most boating men are familiar with the fact
tnat he tnen SO moulded the new material in hand
mat II finished second 20 Yale's great OF the
year, and Wesleyan was the only six In the race
Tnat used stationary seats. Last year these attn
letes IRON MddetOwn found their old position IN
the race, Columbia Deatlng her out but eight
seconds. Much, in fact, all OF Wesleyan's aquatic
prowess Is due TO Eustis, who graduated last sum
mer bur then John has been around this year so
as TO give the lads little ADVICE now and then and
thus the coming struggle VIII note a superb lot
OF Wesleyan oarsmen, each and every one OF the
same old selfreant type that mas given the col
lege such 3 boating name--strong, healthy, mus.
cular men, who know what nard work IL, and
never shirK from severe Jobs. In making up this
years. SIX three OF the old organization were
found avaiable-Downs Whitney and Marsn.
Inc vacant seats were 0naly filed with promising
material ana though there are glaring discrep-
ancIes in size. the men seem likely 10 make the
university at Mddletown sTill more famous. or
these Fort is junior and Rogers and Jack of the
freshmen class. hr. Rogers started 80 train at
over 200 pounds, and tnougn he will have taken
soa.s hesh OF him by the racing day. ne viii weigh
FUZZY thirty pounds more than any other man in
the she'll TO make up the difference In speed
which this lump or flesh and bones would cause to
any racing craft, Rogers Will have 10 pull for
dear lie Lake Saratoga. He is SIX
inches taller than the shortest OF his cola
D0rers at the oar and two and hall inches taller
than the t2llest. The crew, however, Is very much
just such lot as Wesleyan had IN 1874. They are
tough, powerful and healthy OF natural muscle.
ana men OF brains and nerve, who win learn
much, train wisely and key up to great exertiOns
the struggle.
The New York herald., 1875-07-02

J. BORDEN $, Plattsburr, N. Y.... q AUX LIS
Racing shell-Same as that Oftne University six;
racing dress also the same.
Saratoga quarters-White sulphur Springs PARK
Hote
AMHERST
''Classlc Amherst on the hillsn stald away from
Saratoga last year, because her students didn't
like the place. This season they nave forgotten
an about Morrissey, the race track club house and
30 orth, and Will enter the regattaswith JUST as
much enthusiasm as any OF her sister colleges.
Sne goes in with new crew, but strong one.
and though there is hardly spark OF hope that
she will repeat her great victory Of 'T2 there is
probability that her position IN the race Will De
creditable one.
organizing O crew here Is but the infants step
toward results. Amherst LACKS the water wnlch
Yale, Harvard and Columbia have, and four miles
must De gone over before the Connecticut, on
which they practlse, can be reached. Despite
TINS drawback, the men have done
capital work and improved accordingy.
The nucleus ~ the years six was Green, Good
now ana Johnson, OF the Springfield ~ Fresh
men, and 20 obtain the ba2nce necessltated a
step iraught WIN great importance. The selec-
Hon was, however, made m good season, the
class OF rs furnishing aeceptable material. snd
with Junior the CompoHition was determine ed
upon. Mr.. Green was bow oar and captain until
the second week in this month, wnen q change
was made, the crew now being rs 1ndermen-
toned. IL mas strenEth and ruggedness; sue only
drawback which cannot be easily remedied, q
the height OF two or three OF the num0er. TAX
men have seldom been winners, yet there ts
nothing IKE trying IN order 20 arrive as cor
rect conclusions AS a lot they are powerful
Five OF them have been tillers or the sol or me
cnanics. and used TO hard work. The abuses
and dlsslpaslons OF city NE are strange 80 them
so tnat tne vitality ana endurance OF nature will
stand them well in the hour OF need. For the
nrgt time in IT'S history as boating college Am.
herst Wal NOT send Freshman crew to the re-
gatta.
--Wagh--
The New York herald., 1875-07-02

SUBSTITUTE.
william corqelius .Hsn, 70 ''' "'~a
ohssL Bs.eas Forearm
~ H}1 Is
Racing Shell-Two boats TO be built ana the
best selected Ksast & Collins, Of New Haven, aud
mai, spanish cedar; length, 80 ieet; beam, 21
incnes; depth bow, 81. inches; amidsnlps
inches; stern, ~ inches; weight, I65 pounds.
Racing Drsss-Blue nandksrehieis, white shirts
ana trunKs-prooaDy.
Saratoga Quar.ers--The Briggs House. near the
bridge, norta end OF lake.
rDe Freshman crew OF ale has been disbanded,
owing 20 tne Withdrawal OF the stroke A. ID.
Chandler, for promotion TO the University SHELL
ana INC loss OF Hill, tne new skin man, VINO has
been disabled. Previously the crew had lost tWo
OF It's best men-Bowen and Downer-who, for
imperative family reasons, could not row.
HARyARp.
or LAST years SIX this old university has re-
taincd ont tnree for tnis seasons champion crew.
me yaesns seats have been aled with VERY
oreditsbIe men, iuy equal 10 the average class
oar. Eary IN the Beginning OF November they
went into ths gymnasium, aud up to the TINE OF
gong ihe water dad thas amount or prelim-
nary framing necessary 20 ne them Tor the
struggle ~ hand 0tis, Taylor and Bacon were
the old oarsmen, and tue latter being elected cap
tain, he IN good time picked inc several can
didates tne three to lake the places OF Goodwin
Dana and Morse, retired bv graduation. Aner
trials of eneurance sufficient 70 test thsm under
Hsryard's system OF qualification, Il. ID. Thayer
lsince replaced BY Y. r. Appleton. Montgom erg
James and c. W. Wetmole were selected. The
crew Ihus made up stepped into the pTacticing
nsfge about Ehe mldde OF April last. under
he management or Richard II. Dana,
Jr., smokc Of last years boat who
remains 50 college, to take = postgraduate
course IN securing tue services Of Mr.. Dana rs
eoscu me ere" meI UItn a brilliant stroke OF
fortune, and, no doubt, TO ms attention and ex.
perieDes, ais ludicou and consistent manage
ment the SIX nave made the Improvement notice.
able Al his Juncture. one point OF interest about
Harvard is worth repeating here. The 'styIeD Of
0er stroke is changed. she mas gone over TO
Yaes heresies, and, thOugh the chief character or
ApSilsh apaispl owing, as OPPOSES ~ Ameucsq
The New York herald., 1875-07-02
SUBSTITUTES.

Racing shel--John Blakey, Cambridge, Mass
builder; material. Spanish cedar; length, so IT,.
wiuIh, 20A ms. depth, bow, ms amidships
SIS ms; stern, ms. weight l50 lbs. English
sweeps. II IT, ms, Ga LBS. each.
Racing dress-Purple handkerchieis and white
trunks; stripped 10 tne waist
Saratoga quarters-Undeclded.
Since the year 1871 the boating interests OF Cor
nell nave prOspered. The enthusiasm originally
created by the movement has never lacked force
and fire. and though the Ithcans have been left
astern in all her regatta engagements she goes
into he present struggle with all her heart. The
accumulated experiences Of last year at saratoga
have been OF great service to then. IL was o mat
ter OF regret that but two OF '74s crew were found
available for tnis years organization-king aud
Ostrom. Still these were about all that were
worth saving from that lot and 0strom,
who was elected captain, took upon himself the
responso oi1ty OF picKing out the remaining oars.
This ne did In good ume taking excellent care
that they were OF medium size, rs he thnks 'too
much beef' spoiled their chance last season. Late
in April the barge and pair cared practice was
commenced on Cayuga Lake and continued until
the nrst OF the present month. rhcn they step-
ped into their paper shell ana since, both as home
and more recently al Saratoga, have been doing
considerable work. The bigness of last year Is not
seen IN the present Cornell boat. Men OF medium
stature nave taken the place Of the ''gIants,n and
those OF Moderate weight she excessive aVOirdu-
pots OF ia. Yet there Is strength and sOlidlty
about the crew; and Captain Ostrom feels that in
the race to come they VIII do much to retreVe
past failures. For the first time in her boating
regatta.
TIE UNIVERSITY SIX.
-Fsigkl-@
LnS 10
The New York herald., 1875-07-02

Springs PARK Hotel.
COLUMBIA.
ColumDia's victory last year made the college az
boating institution one OF the moss formidable
or tue fourteen members OF the association. Many
ners, the students would lose that enthusiasm
which had carried them to the 'front.' Not So
Upon their return TO studies in the fall the old dre
stil to be iound ana, better than all, the fac
ulty heartily desired TO encourage boating. The
result was the first permanent endowment vhicn
mas been MADE IA tnls country, the boating nrer-
est receiving annually as now arranged, 81, 600
from the college tunds. Rees, tue stroke and Cor
by graduation, 10 this summers shell, and three
others OIL the victorious six we're prevented from
minor matters ron pulling again IN the regatta
50 bus one ol The champions was leiJ TO Dulld up
the new OrganizSJion. That was Jasper I. Good win
who "stuck Ike major TO the boating business,
and upon wnom tt dcvolved TO form this wears
crew. Fourteen estudcnts vent into the gym
nasum TO prepare themselves as nt candidates
intent upon acnleVing Wnat they SET oug TO per-
form these fourteen worked asSlduouslF az TIE
special hardening process aid down until the
nOur Of nnal selecuOn was made. Then from he
more promising OF The LOT there were chosen the
crew as below named lhey present sue appearance
Of excellent athletes, and no doubt VIII stand tue
wear and tear OF the struggle, as did their predo-
cessors Of one year since. Columbia had the ad-
vantage OF most colleges, tnasmuch az she rs In
tne midst or a rowing settlement ON tho Harlem
country. rhia gives nor the chance or criticislng
aud Delng criticised, tier OF vast IMPORTANCE
Williams Amherst, DartmOCth, Princeton and
other colleges have learn cd 70 lament the want OF
jusJ this thing winch Columbia possesses 20 a
greater degree thsn any OF her associates. TRc
ere ", a. selected, s. as lOlloWs:-
The New York herald., 1875-07-02

Racing shell-Thomas Rearon, Yonkers, N Y,
builder; building material, Spanish cedar; length,
40 ieet inches; width ~ inches; depth, amid
ships, 81 inches; bow, inches; stern, inchea.
Donagnue's sweeps, IL f., In; weight OF
each, So lbs.
Racing dress-Whito shirts and knee breeches;
an orange f, shaded with black ana embroidered
in silk on breast. Same colors knees and
shoulders.
THE FRESHMAN CREW.
The Freshman six at Saratoga viii ne as un-
The New York herald., 1875-07-02

Everything has been satisfactory and we are
content"
As TO the condition and skin OF the several con-
testing crews, with q view OF determining the
probable win ners, but little at present be said.
Each and every one--crews rom institutions rich
with boating traditions, and the new aspirants for
aquatic fame-are eagerly working for the honors
OF the occasion And wnen the contest IL over II
is the opinion OF the writer that it will have
ecllpsed all previous reunions both in the matter
Of the science ana the endurance displayed whine
II Is not improbable that the l6m. 80 4-5s OF Am
herst IN 1872 Will no longer be the best record.
YALE.
The success OF the regatta last summer was
marred by Two or three unfortunate occurrences
some OF which could have been avoided, while the
balance perhaps. were purely beyond the reacn
OF foresight. The most unfortunate OF all these
regretted events was the collision which prac-
ticaly excluded Yale ana Harvard from q fair
competition and prev vented the settlement OF the
mooted question as TO which are the better oars
men. But the strife and the bitterness OF that
"loul', be the fault where 1t may has very prop
erly passed eway and again these colleges, ad-
vanced beyond ali others In athletic and boating
traditiOns, are ABOUT TO come together 10 row
anotner race which must be decided upon it's
merits alone. Yale's boating men nave much
confidence in their ability to make hot contest
TINS year. the past efforts and the experience
OF its best man, Z. j. Cook, give them the right
30 tins feeling. An immense amount OF work has
been done since last fall to put the present crew
upon proper basis. Had not Mr.. WOOD. OF '74's
SIX been lost 10 tB.sm b. a serious accident Cooks
organization would have been an extraordinary
one, AS with him there would nave been i've
tried IN the shell. a. 1t Is there four the
other two being OF merit ard promise. The theory
and stroke OF Yale ins the same as that Of
last wear. Harvard has come TO Cook. and Dart
mouth has recognized him IN The matter OF diet
ana stroke, 6uI the veteran Bob continues as he
began three years ago, The diet OF the crew Is
generous one. since the ADVENT OF warm weather
there mas oeen at times short walk In the early
morning, psir-oared practice, short pull in the
harbor and longer pull on Lake Saston-
stall in the evening. This before it reached
Saratoga. SO far veterans con-
cernec Yale has the best OF this years. send-or
In the matter Of ncr oarsmen. Browneu, as OF
Old, will sit IN the bow; Chandler, who for while
WAS stroke and captain OF the Freshman crew
(now disoanded), occupies No. and is steadily
improving; kellogg, also OF last year, is wen In
trim and form; Fowler, who trained in IA, but
did not pun, is al No. 4, while Kennedy and Cook
are at taeir old places-altogethe good showing
for the friends OF rhe blue.
THE UNIVERSITY SIX.
The New York herald., 1875-07-02
MIILTAMs.

Williams lost John Gunster last year, and many
college Vlscacres concluded that without Gunster
there wOuIu be no Williams shell In '15's regatta
These men didn't know what resolution her
students posses nor are the ma jorlty oil boating
men aware OF the trials and fluctuations they
undergo every wear that the COLLEGE may be rep
resented In the annual aquauc reunion. This
Will be tne fourth time Williams sends out crew,
ana there Is just as much enthusiasm. inst
as much zeal and nope among lts meniOers
as ever charac terized any SIX in leaving their col
ege community. The mantle OF captain fell upon
charles Gllsert upon the graduation or Gunster,
and ably does be NIL the place. Luckily the founda
tion of this years six was preserved from '74s
she-Gibert, Haynes and WashDurn remaining.
Ths physical irregularities OF tne previous
crew were sought 10 no avoided IN the
selection OF ths three reqnired oars. Last
nS boat but uhey e,G gooc TorE TTEn and 9' tbeIp Ia
grit gave tnem fourth place at the finish. After
tue Necessary preliminary exercise in the gymna.
picked rom the candidates, out or which number
the vacant seats were 20 be nlled. Finally Captain
Gilbert selected r. II. Halsey, W. X. Jewett and
L. Rch and 8. H. Reed as substitutes.
Ut these schultz was placed in the bow,
Hasey port bow ana Jewett stsrboard
waist Gilbert resainng his old seat, port
waist, win Haynes starDozrd stroke AS before
and Washburn stroke. lew days since Two
oar. and Harry A. Barker, VINO pulled in last
years race being substituted lar Halsey This
gives tne shell ieur o the old crew, number only
equalled Dt Dartmouth ana Yale. The resh oars
are men ef much promise, and all have the deve.
opm nt required 20 credibly stand the pitisss pull
uf three niles. had they the advantage OF water
ana location that Columbia possesses there woud
be no alarm manifested among Williams friendS
~ 30 ire position OF ner SHELL at the end OF she
race Fine joints and graceful mien have tnis
crew, two or three OF them being nt models for
rDe sculpEors ART. Endurance TOO, it is certain
~ one OF It's recommendations. should the men
MAKE that steady Improvement In their racing
shell as Is hoped for them, Williams Will shove the
nsSe Of ner BOAT over the line before some OF she
crews tue writer knows 0i,
- w.;ob, =
The New York herald., 1875-07-02

covery OF the body after the stroke 1t hardly fol-
lows that every stroke which entails a slow re-
covery is English or that every oarsman VINO
"buckets" Is necessarily en American Yet Har-
ward has endeaVored 10 catch the "Engsn"
touch, and so has conlessedly changed her style,
getting as near the wrinkle" OF Cook as pos
sible. Thus on innovation once hooted by the
men OF Cambridge has been adopted by them
alter observation for themselves on the "other
side OF the water" The crew this year, after
trying them al round In various combinations,
was finally maze up as follows:-
The New York herald., 1875-07-02

4gc Height Wesats
MT sAvage........... .......-.. u bA ltS
Chest Biceps Forearm.
% Hh liz
Racing she'll by Thomas Fearon. YonEers, N. Y:
material, spanish cedar; length, 40 II. In. beam,
81 inches; depth, bow, tncnes STERN, 9 inches !;
weignt, l30 los. +; DOnaghues sweeps, II 10. 10.
weight, Ga los. each.
Racing crew same as University crew.
Quarters at Saratoga. J. i. ArnOld's two
hOuses), near sulphur springs.
After long interval the Brown Nayyu sends
fr0m her classic shades TO the college regatta a
University crew.. Her boating history Is not far
behind either Yale or Harvard, aud ''many time
ana ofLn have her bronze-laced Freshmen met in
honorable strife the crews or these colleges. For
genuine boating enthusiasm Brown Is entitled ia
some praise but there nave been occasions when
her leading men could nave used little more COM
mon sense 10 some purpose IN sending crews to
the annual aquatic reunion. For instance they
had a strong aud well trained six beaten last
year by weaker opponents simply because their
shell was not trigged right. The old stationary seats
were used, and owing to this stupidity alone
Princeton gave her the g0-by. In the selection
OF this years University crew there remained as
a basis W. A. Peck, O. NJ Lee and s. r. Brad
was selected captain OF the new organ
ization and aoout the LIST OF MAY barge
practice on the Seekonk River was commenced.
This was varied with che palr-oar, until at last
the crew Was decided upon. The material Is ex-
cellent. and, as body, tue crew Is plucky. with
careful training they VIII be tough competitors
4. IA. Luther, class 10, or Worcester, In looking
after them. 10 should see that tney euter the race
Ia excellent FIX.
The New York herald., 1875-07-02

material, Spanish cedar; lengtn AZ leet; beam,
20 inches; depth. bow, 6 inches; amidsnip,
mches stern, inches; weight, 125 lbs. Don
aghue5 sweeps Il feet 8 Inches; weight OF each,
o. lbs.
Racing dress-s.ipped TO the waist and lavender
trunks and handkeTChies.
saratoga quarters--Nelss Ramsdih's, west side
take,
The New York herald., 1875-07-02

Last To-
Aoe. HeigM Winter. day
Edward 1e Breton Gardner,
'75, N. A., Now York........ . $40 LIS lO
Racing shell-Waters Son, Troy, N. Y, build
ers material, paper; length, so IT, width, 81 ms
depth amidshins, ga ms; weight, $50 lbs. DOna-
hue's sweeps, II e. ms, weighing about AZ los.
Racing dress-Bow oar, with cap sQf white and
req blue trunk; stripped 10 the waist, probably
Saratoga quarters-Southgate's Cottage, snake
Hill.
TIRE FRESHMAN SIX.
For the first time in her boating history Cornell
sends a freshman crew to the regatta. 1t is IS
follOWs:-