The New York herald., 1878-11-10
BOATING AT HARVARD.
THE FALL SCRATCH RAcEs-RowING IN ROUGH
WATER.

THE FALL SCRATCH RAcEs-RowrNG IN ROUGH
WATER.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
BosroN. Nov. 8. 1873.
The fall scratch races Of the Harvard Boat Club
took place at high water to-day over the boat house
course. at Charles River.
FRESHMEN SKIES.
For the Freshmen skies three crews were drawn.
who took positions from the south bank in the fol-
lowing order:-No. l-Torrey. bow; Kent, 2;
Hoar. 8: Kane. 4; Chalfant. 8: Bartlett. stroke
and captain. No. 2--Perkins. bow Dean, q
Guiteras. 3; Baldwin. 4; Lawrence 8; Bah
cock, stroke and captain. No. 3-warner bow;
Dickon. 2; Edrdge. s; Townsend. 4: Bowen. s.; Hoyt
stroke and captain. Bartlett's crew got the water
first and led by length OF the boat house. The
was very close between the second and third crews
from this point to the stake. The outside crew
passed the second and led the irst. but Bartletts
crew made the best turn and Strengthened home in
advance Of the others. All the crews spurted pref
tily to the finish. Bartlett winning in 7m 12s with
the No. crew q close second. and Babcock's crew
fair third.
UNIVERSITY sIxEs
The scratch University skies called out two boats.
the Law school, the other. Jacobs drew the outside
position. His crew were Atkinson 81. bow: Bran
degee. 81 ?; Trimble. ~. 81 TrEble ~. 4; Smith.
Thomas, 10, bow; Watson, 80, u Hammond, 81. 3;
Freeland 81 4; Bancroft, l.. s., 8; Peabody l.. s..
stroke. Peabodys obtained slight lead Mt the
start but at the boat house the other had got
even and by hard rowing reached their stake frst.
Pcabody's lost at the turn. and were left some
way behind on the return. They spurtcd hard. but
the other had long lead and finished In 6m. sos.
SINGLE scuI.Ls
No had entered against Goddard, 70, who
holds the champion sculls of the University. 40 he
was sent over the course alone. Although the water
wus very rough he showed some fine rowing aud
covered the in the fast time Of en-. AIS.
Goddard will not row any more this fall, but Will
keep in training during the winter. TO be ready
for Livingston. Of Yale, in the spring.
UNIVERSITY YOURS.
Next and last came the scratch University fours.
For this were drawn Atkinson, 49, bow; Brandcgcc,
81, 2; Trimblc, 80, ., and Jacobs 10. stroke
and captain, who drew the outside position
against the following Hammond. 81, bow;
Goddard. 10. =; Peabody. L. S. 81 Bancroft,
hottest Of all. Bancrofts crew. which had the
inside spurted at the start and at the boat house had
nearly length on their opponents. This lead
increased 10 the stakes, but the wind and tide had
driven the outside stake down far that Jacobs
crew reached and turned their stake two strokes
Of clear In the lead. Bancrofts crew, by tre
mendous spur shortened this lead to two lengths Ut
the bend, where the wind gave them an advantage,
and by hard rowing they crossed the line only one
length behind the other boat, which finished In
I'm. Sos.
Jacobs, who captained the winning University
boats to-day. successful in winning the two skies
and fours OF the fall and spring scratch) last
year, thus making ak consecutive He and his
chum Smith of The Varsity. have their room filled
with cups, oars aud other rowing trophies
The day was aud windy and the water rough,
but In spite OF these drawbacks tho
cessful and witnessed by large and enthusiast
tic crowd Of students and others.