The New York herald., 1878-10-13
YALE NAVY REGATTA

INTERESTING RACES ON LAKE sALToNsTALr-
WINNERS.
(BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALp.1
NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Oct l2, 1878.
The annual fall regatta OF the Yale Navy piasA
al Lake Salionslail this afternoon. The weather was
unpleasant. and the heavy WIND made swash which
rendered time slow and caused a Withdrawal during
one OF the contests
BARGE RACE.
Notwithstanding the uulavorable state OF the
water the referee decided TO start the barge race
which was the nrst event on ths programme This
was between six from the senior, junior
and sophomore academic casses The course haa
recently been resurveycd by two scientific school
men, and is 100 feet longer than that
rowed in the spring. The sepou
had the choice OF positions and took the eastern sde
tho juniors the and the sophomores tho mid
die course. A very good start was obtained Tho
juniors leading, and all three crews rowing 4
strokes TO the minute The seDiors gradually
drew away from tho sophomorss, ana these position
were maintained In going up the lake. When 'Ss
the upper stake the boat shipped 50 mncr
wafer they were obliged 10 row 10 the shore TO tina
point they mad good square lead. and were very
iuctanL 10 withdraw Class crew 70 sradually in
creased It's lead and rounded the turn IN about 9m
Coming down the race was entirely devoid OF IN
sasss, naisl tor 10. p'Sss VINO, hearing the anisi
the line in l5n ass. Grew 'sl flushed IN Ion. a6As
The time very slow Last spring tue lime
l3m 45l4s, and best before that period was lam
57ks rnis, however, was over tue old course and IN
smooth water Ihe crews wcre:- :
Glass '79-E. p. Livingston. bow; H. 5. Green, J.
W. Curtss. 0. u. Thompson, }. v Farweii; F. T.
Hyue, stroke; Z. i. Aldrich, coxswain.
Class 'so-F. Q. spencer. bow; Preston King, +. w
Keator. N. G. Osborn, II. w. TAFT, W. r. INNS stroke
K. w. Knevais coxswain.
Class ,SI-J f. Merriii, bow; W. W. X. Nixon, r. C.
Fuller Henry Ives J. b Collins, A. b. Beadie strokes
u. N Iuttle coxswain.
In the four between the two Dunham
crews the blues won in 6m. 308s. rho time oil the
reds 6m. 3731s. The crews were made up as fol.
lows:- .
Reds. E. Wilson, bow; T. Rchford. r. H.
Mason, H. II. Donaldson, stroke; j. Buckley, cox.
swain.
Blucs-P Bigelow, bow; ~ 5. Wilson, L. II. Hig.
ginson, l.. A. stokes, stroke; J. Marin, coxswain.
All, with the exception Of higgiuson, are members
OF 'I9 academic THIS was the hrst time that tue clubs
have entered crews in asitonstalI reaattas.
ACADEMIC SCIENTIFIC FRESHMEN
The barge race between academic ana scientific
fresh men mad The following cntres:-
Academic 'S2-r. De w. Cuyier, bow; II. Il. Knapp
+. 81 Eaton, y. B. Slorrs, L. X. Hull, H. T. Folsom,
slreke; A. Fitzgerald, coxswain. Time, l5m o6hs.
Scientidc--A. d. Bevan, bow; NJ. Aicolt, L. Baisy,
c. N. Carpenter, l. J. Schiller, +. A. Hubbard
stroke; e.. Sargent, coxswain Time, lon 264s
This was the best race OF 'he day.
scULLs
The single scull race between g. N. Edwards TO-
ana a. y. Jones. Law School, was postponed on
count OF the rougn water until Monday Every boat
PRIZES AND OFFICERS
Tho prizes for the barge were seven peunauts:
Dunnam race, Yale mugs; Freshmen race, seven
goblets; single scull brazen Vase The ON cais Of
the regatta we're -Reieree, Herman Livingston. OF
30, and W. c. Dole Jr.; judges at me point FRO,
lessor +. l.. Richards; AT the turn, II. A Bufum,
'7s ana "a a I. Pohemas. '7s At the nnss; John "
and J. d. Dimmc, ST.