The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-20
YALE COLLEGE REGATTA.
AQUATIC CONTESTS AT LAKE sALTONsTALL-
THREE EXCELLENT RACEs-THE LAW STU
DENTS BEAT THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT..

THREE EXCELLENT RACEs-THE LAW STU
DENTS BEAT THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.
NEW HAVEN May 10, 1877
rhe spring regatta OF the Yale University Boat Club
took place to-day Lake Saltonsta and was attended
by about thousand spectators oil both sexes from New
Haven, with sprin&ng OF siehtseers from othcr
places. The weather was all that could have been
desired. The waters of the lake, while not
exactly rs ssnooth as a mirror" were still enough
for fast me-better, perhaps, than was finally made.
Nearly oil the spectators found their way TO The lake
by private conveyance, though few OF the sterner
SEX priding themselves on their qualities as pedes-
TRANS trampcd six miles aud back, over
a sutry aud dusty ROAD, with heroic lorti-
tude If there is anything which The average
Yale student prdes himself upon 1t Is his
accomplishments as an athlete, and this without
regard to his physical Development natural or ac-
ouircd 1t required good heart and strong PAIR
OF legs do what many OF the Yale students did TO-
day ia the walking me, ous as .hey decareu ahey
tnation that the walk was undertaken OF necessity
and not OF choice.
but II was two later before the first contestants
put in appearance. 10 some It was two hours Of
dreary waiting but TO Others US we have Unlimited,
the time was delightfully."- spent Tho persons having
control OF the contests were Us foows:-
Ja,ioes-At tho point, Professor L. l.. Richards. At
the turn W. w. Green, rs; W. b Fem, ~ s. At
the finish G. T. Jewet rs; X. $. Rodman. '79; G. Il.
Tin.ekeepey-J. b. Atwater, ~.
RIVAL BARGE cEEw CONTEST.
II almost iour O'Clock before the judges got Into
posi,on and the first race was called THIS race was
between the barge crews OF the classes OF rs. ~ and
$50 The crews, with their coors, were as folows:-
A. A. Dershincr (Dowl, NJ. Wilcox. g. X. Walker r.
wurts G. II. schwab J. p. Clark strokc), l. N. Bloom
tcoxswanh
Julian W. Curtss, A. s. polnemus. b. s. kcator
(strokel Q. +. AIdrich tcoxswain)
CT. Wurts (bowJ, r. King, r. w. Kcator, J. W.
seaver {. A. Wight. W. Il. lnnis (stroxe) J. H. Chase
(coxswainl
return. The OF '79 and 80 were the first TO
port and after tedious wait oil almost hall an hour
rs pulled slowly into position. Tue delay made the
thousond spectators rather patient. and when tho
last crew pulled into line there general murmur
of gadness The boats we're soon in position ana all
got away finely. In The toss Tor position
SIDE The first 10 catch the water was 70. but
both rs and $50 made squirt aud went TO The 'front.'
rowing about thrtyiour strokes per minute. As tho
sped up the lake the friends oil the several crews
chcered Justify and there was proiuse display OF
waving handkcrcniels rs the boats passed the point
where most OF the spectators had assembled In SIX
minutes seconds 70 made the vi the upper
sakeboa amid the shouts aud cheers OF their friends
The boats not Tar behind, and a. all entered
the homestreich several determined Efforts were made
by '7S and 80 TO overtake ~ INNS worked his
crew slowly, but every stroke was made 10 tell and
although the other boats tried hard TO secure favor
aD post on, they were unable 10 do much more han
hold their The pull from the finish the stake
boat was very pretty sight, each crew bending 10
their work ike the regular pusatons OF steam en-
CINE As they drew near the crowd begin TO cheer as
only students can, with an extra round OF nine Tor
10 which kept tho lead and won the race. Tho ttmo
was l3n. 3as for the winners lam. los. Tor The 'iS
and l3m. u IS. Tor so
THE SINGLE scULL RACE.
The judges promptly called the single SOULS, who
reported promptly ut the stakebolt. The course
was the that pulled by the University crews
The OF the contestants wore as follows Wv. A.
Ransom r7s. q. NJ. Edwards C79) W. 4. Hart c7s 81
and IL ii. Donaldson Pl9l
Tho send-ofT WI splendid, the boats being arranged
In the order gwen above. Donaldson, who the
outside, made spurt at the outset and secured the
Ransom,
when he secured the lead his stock went de-
cidedy up ten 10 being freely offered
him, with no takers The positions were not mate
rally changed at the upper stakeboat Donald
pulled about thiriy-sx strokes per minute,
while Hart and Ransom were pulling somewhat faster
III order to close up with DoDnldson. Hart pulled a
very handsome stroke and many OF his friends felt
that he wou Id be able to close with the leader in
and continued so to the end. Donaldson won in
15m 1913. beating Hart 20 seconds, Ransom 80
onds, ana Edwards I'm. lll.s
BARGE RACE
The third and last between the crews OF
the Law School and Medical College. The crews were
made up as follows
Law--A ID. Ayrcs pow, g. Ives, Jr., H. +. Mather,
II. a. James, j. ). Maxwell, r. H. Johnston tstrokc),
+. s. Rowland (coxswain).
Aeiicai-F. W. ball bow, H. 7. Graves, W. W.
Horton, 9. w. g. Frost, T. Henriques, d. A. Sargent
strokc) G. ?. Lindsey tcoxswainl
They were in position al quarter past five, and
without any delay got away IN line order Tie law
school inside aud pulled well IN shore,
with very regular stroke OF thrtysix To the minute
To upper stakeboat 1t u very lively race bit
AT err turning that point both the
both boats ncarcd the Judges stand several b3nut
u spurts made, but the law had the lead
they maintained II 10 the end, winning In lam. 45
and beating the "doctors" Just 1--WE seconds.