New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-16
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
THE COLLEGE RACES.

The chrOniclcr OF the college regaltas, IaklnS
n, his qu the arrival OF the heats Of the lesfy
month OF June" and looking the limited programme
for 1877 cannot but to that splendid burst OF en-
tbusiasm for this manly sport which, beginning with
the college regatta OF 1871 with year Oy year
until 10 eliminated in 1874 and 1873 with struggles
which considering the number Of contestants, the en-
ergy and sefdenlal of their preparation the popular
enthusiasm aroused and the crowds drawn by the sple'
did spectaeles the contests fairly be compared to
the Olympic games OF tho greatest ancient cVhizauo
The decline has been sudden. 1t began in ls'G, when
the gorgeous OF In crimson yellow ana green
which at the previous had stretched far out upon
Lake Saratoga from the deep shadow Of Snake Hill, IN
The nuttering lanes OF hlgs had then dwnded to six
In 1877 there will be at ALL At Saratoga except
for the irate erryman who will doubtless run frequently
fou Of the lingering 1agoats. the college regatta VIII
be thing OF tne past
But the college races on a smaller scale continue
Harvard, Yae and Columbia viii keep MP their contests
this year The others have disappeared. The strong
outside popular feeling which supplied the large sums OF
money needed and stimulated the strenuous cNeions OF
the lesser institutions has succumbed to the hard tlmes
and the great general battles where all colleges large
and small stood equality are over. The money
question and the big colleges have tired the
little ones out by suporior financial endurance The
little colleges leave good record, however never
again while hay grows the fields of Amherst may the
Agricultural College OF Massachusetts, dare the assem-
bled champions Of the country in college regatta but
how their little institution whipped tire ancient Harvard
and the mighty Cornell and divers others, in the college
regatta Of lS71 in the third year of its age The "cs-
leyans too have always been in the yan and demon
in almost every bow near 1t was possible 10
approach to victory without actually carrying on the
prize.
Though tho boating events this year will be few the
interest in the Sport will probably be great as ever
Tie regatta enthusiasm has done its good work III urn
ing popular attention to rowing as an antidote for
dyspepsia the great American disease and hundreds OF
large and furnishing boat clubs throughout the country
have grown no In the last few years. result OF col
lege boating aud they, comprising large membership
OF strictly amateur oarsme win watch the college races
with the greatest attention Then, OF course there are
the great body oi graduates and the old oarsmen VINO
are now host themselves, all watching the prOcu-
ines with interest Another year Cornell or Princeton
or perhaps Dartmouth, may come into the ned agNn
and while the great resatas may possibly never be re-
produced there viii be b0atracing among the colleges
annually which will be quite rs interesting to the BOAT
Ing world and satisfactory to the students them
selves perhaps than hay been any Of the great popular
spectacles Of late years
The racing crews this year have narrowed down 70
three-Yale Harvard and Columbia. The races VIII be
two in number, Harvard contcstng with each Of The
others named Al the crews were tired OF the college
regatta last year and dissatisfied with the workings OF
the IntercO gate Rowing Association, ana the Dreak
I'D was general. The Sew England colleges attempted
TO organize for exclusive regatta OF their own out
Harvard and Yale taking active interest the efforts
made in this direction last year came % naught Tine
New-York colleges and Princeton actually arranged 70
row on Greenwood Lake this summer, but TINS plan noe
now fallen through Columbia, being determined To race
somebody then challenged Harvard, and Their chai-
lenge has been accepted during the week IRIS race
will take place on the Connecticut River at Springfield,
on the 26th and VIII be followed on the 29ta by the
race between Yale and, Harvard which Is the prclp3I
tonic of interest in those colleges and which osten
ant 1s -
regularity OF these win be that they will both be
in eight-oered Shells after the English fashion
The race Of last year. which Yale yanquised Harvard
was the first one Of this description in American waters
The idea to have become popular Win fae ana
Harvard who desire to keep their contests between
Themselves to great extent or course the expense OF
boats ana the difficulty OF gathering so large crew rem
der eightosrod impossible except for the largest
Institutions Columbia goes IN this year under great as
ADVANTAGES The crew had expected 10 rsce III . IN
oarod race. Furthermore tho acceptance OF Harvard I"
dheir eGse c1 rs, ii1. uf Win the energy which
characterzos thcr movements tho Columbia men have
brought their crew together ordered BOAT "hlcn VII!
BE- done only days before ths ana zone hard at
work training the English shell biit FOR the Yale men
last year by CiaSPer The race Iko tnat o. lale ana
Harvard win be four miles straightaway The crew OF
place to-day, VIII remain in town unta TUESDAY next
when they leave for Springfield The crew as al present
fixed upon Is As follows:
Bog-Elmund Kelly. New-York City Law school
So 2~ChaIies EldIlee Man.roneck Academic Depsr'-
No SDJoAn G. Murphy. Miadlosown. Conn; school Of
No 4-tY1us Blson, Fordh"m Hishts' Academic Depart
So 5~roury G. Ridaooek New-York city School Of
No 6-iiauulus r Colgate New-YorE City Academic De
No 7-Elward Is. sage, spuytcn Duyyi School Of Ninea
ss,Lc-Jasper T Goodwin. Sev York City Law school
se5oo SOY r. i Bsowhire Rhode Island school Mines
Herbert ? iNeS,YorS cty sebool Of Mines NJ
Nh. Kelly, the DOW, Is Gentleman 81 eAeh"eH oAltft
in I'm N1
est service in coaching mo Yale tlsht iof Ieli t w"
Harvard las year. H his practice Is az good as MA thc
OF, Ee VIII make a nIst-cllSs bow oar. capt GOODWIN
Us stroke is all that could be cesred hes,iS soy anu
Murphy ae veterans OF last years university aud Zen
tenual regattas, and MesSrs. hdabUcs ana h'uiIse
IN Tie Columbia FRESHMAN CIeE OF o' tciI ~
time shape crew Is short the dlsadNa ages OF
siderable; but win such captain ana DOW ~ VII
Tie add onal aid Of ir Geo. l. Ryes or the New YORK
bar also an experienced uy ersiy oarsnan ana coach
may expect toiunDla 10 hithe ~ a,i a.ivc niSn
Will not DO Der dscred III spite Oi the dAcdeS III te
or the Harvard crew, which they 20 meet, it may
be briefly Bancroft the captain OF last years
stroke H. has beIOle nun tNu iC VI I's' III uI VI
sfy crew. four OF last years Freshman crew. ana one
new man Inc crow Is Ieink,sDe LOT go,in a9 1 do
weight Two thnSs Nhlch on ScnoI" PIN .c 90 Iius
go well together. They IN the NAMES OF tO3c veteran
coaches Mes5Ts. LOrng and watson OF tho CasN 81 o.
and viii undoubtedly come 10 tuo me ia so'd loh. lle
race between this and Columbia from present ap-
pearauces VIII be uneven match ami viii be very
Interesting cspeclay 10 'sic Az lhe VIZ 10" ma
ward three DAYS after Tho Yale crew ~ rst sight is tie
mOst promising OF the tree Inc! nave w. lst yen
ana more mature than Harvards and Robert j. CuoE, M
whose theory ana practice $ hcf IOi tS sIc OI TIC
Ing acts rs coach or tho crow
A CORINTHIAN YACHT RACE in THE BAY.
THE SAVANNAH CLUBS EEGArTA fo-DAY-kEoU-
LArIONs AID ENTRIES.
The Scawanbaka Yacht Club of Oyster Bay
has arranged for tC-day's sport III New-York Bay a
Coruhiau race open 10 first and socOndcass soOp and