The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-04-22
CHAMPIONS OF TIE SOULS.
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Already the hardest Of our oaismcn llaNo
launched their shells and are taxing "l'y
"spins' To- prepare thcris'lNcs Tor tlls s''9."
n1uatic tournaments. FOR many ''"''"' '
vrnr will prohnhlv bee an on ON" as 'onPHr'u
with TINT Of &c. and though there VIII pc plenty
81 s,nrf II will in many Of the clubs be OF
so.inl character. Hard times ia one oil these
ronsons and another is the "N'rpiionahle bril-
Iancv OF Inst season The year 1876 Will be for
over memorable in aquatic circles. Such nm
cclips ing " past records and such shatterng
Of ancient rowing traditions was never seen be-
fore. and many knight of the white ash who
had gained rcnown in the past 10y fitting In |
score OF mcccs went down before the superior |
oar Of previously unknown champions. Yale
and Harvard opened the ball with the first |
eight-oared shell. four mile straightaway race |
ever rowcd in this country. lae's superior |
stroke gave the blue colors an easy victory |
though Harvard, by changing It's stroke at the |
college regatta. proved 10y coming in second in
the six-oareI shell university race OF three
miles that the wearcrs Of the crimson were no
mean antagonists.
In this college regatta only six crews started
md Cornell achieved victory which, notwth-
standing her odds in the pool boxes. n few cnre-
ful Observers had. in advance. awarded Ia Co
lumbia- The race would undoubtedly have
been won by the latter had not man In the
waist, In n most unaccountahle way which
looked suspicious and gave rise to many sur
misses gone to pieces before the second mile
was begun. Then followed the International
regatta on Saratoga Lake. the National ANA
teur Association regatta. and the Centennial re-
gatta. The Centennial regatta on the 'huyl-
kill was a humhug. 1t was run on the trial heat
system. which is n barcfaced imposition and,
IN addition the heats for fours were only mile
and half How the Beavcrwycks won in the
four-oared race Is MS well known as how th"y
came in next to last nj Saratoga "A month pro
yous in contest with some Of the same crews.
In the sing" and pHir-oarcd races there was
with these great events were scores of races all
over the country Of more or less note, anu nu-
nervous club rceattas and private mat hes. The
greatest event Of all was the International re-
gatta at Saratoga in August. which dimmcd U"
lustre OF Americas past rowing history. The
time OF the winning Tours, pairs, singles an
double scus. was the fastest on record. and
the races were all won on their merits. which
Is what cannot be said OF the ridiculous Cen
tennia trial heat contests.
So brilliant season and It's extraordinary
attendant expenses. combined with III" nara
times, has occasionrd not unlocked Ter rcar;
ton. and hence We find that several clubs. and
colleges, will not have their racing cOlurS rep
resented this season. That there will Ice plenty
OF sport If, however. evident from our resume
early Ia name all OF those who. before tn sea-
pom is oyer. will enter the Lists for aquatic
honors. Beginning with the colleges IN r" =
an eisht-oared shell race between Harvard and
Yale set down Tor June 20 at Sprn-ncd. Both
will be several changes before the eights are
finally selected. In the Harvard crew Ban 'rost
stroke this year. or the others several were IN
sst YEARS. UV'e,1 Smd ir ga cg rr,E-;
are pretty sure TO row and the otirrs are On
trial. Ban roit and jacobs rowed IN the ei.ht
Freshman crew Harvard las dis arlrd the
old fashioned stroke. which it went back 70 last
more alter The Tnsi sh styie. Though reached
now with slower stroke than last year Harvard
will no doubt take u wrinkle from lnl" and the
English Centennial creWs IN tiis nyRt,cr before
the day OF the race Yale has W. ". colin oi
and J. NV lr Of as yr " E. crew wS
Thompson and Wood. both well known rowers.
70 be lar more close ana exciting than that Of
last year. which was vlrtmally triumph o.
OF II freshmen race between the two colleges. but
4 has been abandoned. Cornell has challenged
de wnqn IN s ISi anu MI HnrSnra mas Deem
The next collegiat. race Of any Importance Is
ths sp reSa'; IN wn.cn phN T6 qi,
Colleges, with the wtnira"al OF haF,,arL ana
Colleges. withdrew also last fan. ana "! u
among themselves 10 have regatta AZ NV
London. Unfortunately, they chung 20 N"
monstrosity Of sA-oared shell racing. unknown
In any country but America, instead OF suhin l.
ting TO the inevitable and coming down TO the
four-oarct race which n the ohlS aclrht NJ ana
sportsmanlikc WAY OF rowing The rrsut ms
been that there Is no eertAinly that dartmouth
Brown, TRINITY. BOwdoin, Munnus. Amherst,
and Wesleyan Will come out with crew, ami
TIE chances are that there Will i' no rare at all;
Funds ~ the colleges ARE NJ a low rhh, ana II
lhic and Harvard complain oil rnis NJ IL 900 10
d"iray the eNp"nsrs OF an eiShi-oared rr"'
smaller institutions cannot be blamed Tor ii's =
tting 10 enter INTO 50 Pens " an amus-il. ~.
Wesleyan has positively Withdrawn. AMI Bow
aoin. Amherst AMI the others. with, prrhHI :,
tn rX ltlon Of Dartmouth. the prime ni' yer
in START the cNrlus we Regatta OF EASTERN r'l-
nthrou-h. Brown ana Dartmouth would lk..
worry through wti I Tor pridr san q, bul i
siN-oarcd University race on Eastern wat rs