New-York tribune., 1884-10-12
THE HARVARD SCRATCH RACES.
AQUATIC sr0E.>'uN nm CHAEIE5 !rIyFr INTER-
I5IiNG CONTESTS.


| BosroN Oct. 1l.-1hc Harvard rltoh races
| wero rowed this afternoon over the one fourth milo
course in front or tin Harvard Boat House Charic,
River. The frat race Was for senior c,hj7. In which
the following stlrtci. taking positions from tho
bank opposite the boat house tn the order named
1-sj boatBow, HalaId ,, Bowen. - z Thnyer. 40;
t. Aver - >. Gilman. - q, Keith, :. stcrow, ~
stroke, H,uslcr -: coNswan. Whitesidr. 30 1886
boa-Bow. l. : Parker So =. Dewey. -; .. Brooks.
81: t. Eantoul, 81; . H. /. F,ke. s.: g. Baum ~
= Burgc-, 'S7 stroke. NumforI. -. 1877 boat-Iow
Winter -; Bcmis - 2. Endicptt. 81 t. Russell 81
= Baldwin. So =. Cabot 80 =. Nocom s5,troke Koyos
-; cox-wan. Woodw orth -. Eightcon hundred and
ghty-rNc boatb0w, Cos. -; ,. NOge Sc; s. Latham
So: t. Brown, st; .. IGounus. -; G. Hann 's6; =
Boilaud 49, stroke Harris, SO. sWaiu Baldwin SO
The start made AT l227 O'Clock aud very even
The boai- broke into two limos. with MuuIotds
crew leading the first limo. and IIalri,'- crew
leading the second Mumford- boat continued to gain
and won lhc in I minute, 15A seconds with Han
sens crow second. kcyc's third and larri,s fourth
The second the first heat Of the forr.oared
race. In which the following crews were entered.
Sicuct Bow. simpson. 10; =. Z. Potcr.0n ~ :;
,. lhchfc.d - stroke. 4. 3 j. Jennings S.; cox
Four Of a kmd CROW OF SO Bow. Billings: ..
sprcr .. Draper stroke. Trash coN vain. Inullinl
Crimson crcN-BpW. Iyc. 80; ., M"ui on. -; 3.
siouow ~ stroke: Williams -; coNswan. T. g. Per
ku, 4 ih'rr were pui two hoais furnished, the -Four
"t hind crew h"d bye. ana me Other crows started
with the Crimson crew inside Tue Crimson crow took
tho lead tut bow NI thc uthri had the
tune 10 loose his scat, and had To- ,Ie on
the track In consequence he caught several
crabs. and the Crimson crew easily IN | m ygl,.
In the single. iiHfr7 '-b. G. bot. So and Irowi SO
arlcd Cabot took tuc lcad but wus pressed op-r, by
Harris Cabot won hy about . lcugth in m 81 ~
IA" second heat ot he four- hrtwrrn the Crimson
crew aud the Four oi Kind ciuw the closest rtO
of the day. iun opinion ot the Judges Wa that the
Crimson crew Won by one fourth ol u icugth la miu.
l1is see. from which opinion the -Four uf a Kind crow
dl1trutgl.
IN ne Freshman race three cr,ws started ~ follows:
Eighty iout Boat warren. Cabot lalowr. Halo. Gri
~. Goohhuc llcnnnn- nnd Furuun. cox.wnln Baldwin
tighiy~lN Boat fulrifcr, Anderson. Paine. Thomas,
Wo"immr iianoroIt Dc Blllort and Roynoll-;
CoAsWtH, NOodWuIth Iglil seven ll-Iiul
den, Davis, tluI,hll. I}rtl. Holder, Abby,
Peck and WurlWm; coSsNnn. DAVIS 81. The race VIZ
YER, close unil tue boat house reached when tho
crew etccrc 10y Baldwin AOt ellsht load which w.,a
enough to RlNo II tho race Ina inmate 2lA seconds
Nood"orthh crew was second, and Davis third
The officials ~ the ~ follow u
starter g. T. Curtis. Jr, J.. H.. Judge.
~ nnish, L. T. sexton. t. =, and r. L. McCo0k 50 Tno
keeper, W. H. Wilson 80 The wore nnioaby
managed by Captain St0rrOw Ok tho Varsity GROW who
Wa7 the executive "hocr. strong tide, aided by u
flesh brculr, was running up the river during the races
which were pronounced to be among the successful
ever held al Harvard