New-York tribune., 1878-11-12
COLLEGE ATHLETIC SPORTS
BOATING AT HARVARD.
SATURDAYS SCRATCH RAcEs-THE PRospRcr on
SENDING \ CREW TO ENGLAND.

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SENDING CREW TO ENGLAND.
FRos AN OCCASIONAL coRREsPoN OF rms Tarprx,
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Nov. 0.-Thc Fall sclateh
races OF the Harvard Bolt Cub took place at lty',
water to-day over the Boat.cuse Course on Char.
River. The water roughened by strong wind ,r5
the air by means warm large crowd OF sr
DENTS however, attendance, aud In suite cf ,,a
Indictment weather, showed their enthusiasm by fro
qucnt applause. large number OF Freshmen entered
for their scratch skies; three boats We're filled. and
drew positions in the following order: No. l-Torpy
bow, Kent 2, Hoar 3, Kane A. Chafaut 8. Bartett
stroke No. 2-Petkins bow, Dean q Guilteras g. Bad
win A, Lawrence 5, Babeock strOEe; No. 3-Warner
bow, Dickon 2, Eldridge 3. Townsend a. bowen s.
Hoyt stroke. The inside crew led TO the boathousa
closely pressed by the other two, who made neck and
neck TO the upper stake. No crew
turned first and followed Bartlets crew, squirting hard
up to them. BartetFs crew won in 7:l2 with
Hoyt's crew a close second. and Babeock's crew fair
third. In the Varsity scratch sixes-Peabody Law
School, as stroke, with Thomas. 49, bow Watson 80 D.
Hammond, 81, 3; Frceand 81, A. a.d Bancroft, Law
School, rowed against Jacobs, 70, of the VARSITY a.
stroke with Atkinson, 49, bow; Brandegee 'sI, O. Trim
bic, TO Tifnble 80 A. and Smith, 10 s. From tina
TO the boathouse the two crews made bot race
but from this point Jacobs's gained perceptibr
turned first and started for home with lead of Sour
lengths This lead diminished by hard rowing I'm
Peabodys boat but Jacobs ia 6j0 For the sinrse-
scu race Goddard. 70, the champion sculer Of the col
lege alone appeared. lie rOwed the course how.
ever in spite Of the lumpy water made the credit.
able time Of 646. The last the VARSITY scratch
fours. Two boats started No. 1-Hammond, 81, bow:
Goddard. 1912 Peabody, Law School, 3, ana bancroft
Law scIOo stroke No. 2-AtknsOn, 81 bow; Brandegee
81. 2 Tnmbe. 80, 3, aDdJacobs. 10 stroke. Baneros
got away rst by three lengths at the upper
stake but owing the fact that the outside buoy had
drfted down stream JacObs's turned fret, By
.F.o. A.
Boating matters are lively at Harvard just present
The prospect OF sending England has awakened
much enthusiasm aud last week eyentful In
regard 10 boating matters. AT the dinner in Boston In
honor 78 crew, voted. subject TO the rat
Of the Boat Club meeting 10 accept Cornes cha
lenge. If she would row New LONDON, and also
rance If oss BILE, race wrh Columbia The treasurer
Of the club Mr.. Roberts, was Instructed TO ope1,
odc ally correspondence with Cambridge and oxford,
looking toward with one or 0Oth OF these unyer
sites Harvard - successful IN the hume
Tins action has been ratified by the Boat Club,
and t II we'll enough to what chance there OF Har
wards going To England. Among the duates,
and also among the graduates, VINO have pledged tbs
funds for tnat purpose, there is strong desire
crew snoud sent It is the general feeling however.
that Cornell ought first 10 be vanquisned few, to
be sure, espeea ~ among the graduates who were IN
college when tine go crew were braten by O3iOn, care
only TO IN nernniyersy race betweeD oxtord aud
Harvard but the majority among others the crew them
serves would prefer TO nave clear title 10 the cham
plOnshp II that means anyth NJ IN this country so tbat
IN case any OF tie three colleges with whom Harvard
hopes AT rew-L0ndOn Sou beat ber j, nay DO
doubted If Harvard VIII go abroad Agaln' MI. Nslsoa
the coach Of tue Harvard crew FOR the past Two yeafs
unwilling to go to England with the crew II he should
persist yew then this would be another drawback
Some Of tie old 7o crew atsO seem reluctant 70 cave
ther studies rowing again, and OF course Harvard
would 10 venture across the ocean without mo
best crew whcI possesses. In case these conditions
arr fulfilled. viz: That Yale, Cornell and COluubia are
beaten thai Mr. Watson viii coach the crew. ana mat
an Of the 7S will row. there seems 10 be frs
prospect OF au English mach lof t ts GhGefst0oa
tat oxford, rate. unwilling 10 row Harvard
any nme when Harvard claim TO be the represen-
tattve.American college crew.