Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-10
COLLEGE BOAT RACES
First in Sizes, Then in Fours and
Finally in Fights.
RECORD OF 4 QUARTER CENTURY
institutions That Were Once Lead
ers in Rowing.
DISCA RDED PORT

intercollegiate boat racing dates from
1871, when crews from Brown. Harvard
and the Massachusetts, Agricultural Col
lege rowed a three-mile race In skies on
the Connecticut river at Springfield. Mass.
In 1874 the race was transferred to Sara
toga lake, and rowed there for three years.
Ii was a popular contest. and thirteen
crews lined up on the broad waters of the
lake. This was the golden age of college
rowing. The withdiawal OF the Yale and
Harvard crews gave the death blow to the
establishment of annual intercollegiate rae
ing.
After a short interval racing was resumed
on a smaller scale. Rowing in tours be
came popular. Mr.. George W. Childs Of
fered a cup for an annual race on the
Schuylkill at Philadelphia Columbia de-
veloped a fast four. which was sent to the
Henley regatta in England in 1S1s.and won
the cup for college tours. Two years later
Cornell defeated Columbia. and as the rep
resentative OF American college oarsmen &
Cornell four went to England in lSS. and
were defeated at Henley.
In 1854 Harvard and Columbia began a
series of races in eights,and two years later
Yale and the University of Pennsylvania
also met in eights. Yale and Harvard had
raced in ~eixhts over a foar-milc course
since 1876 In 1889 Cornell began to row in
Fights at New London. adopting ;hree-
mile course. In 'S the distance was chang
ed to four miles, and this is the distance
now rowed by the college eights. The full
record of Intercollegiate racing follows:
1sI1-At Springfield. 3 miles strAlshtawaS'
in Sizes Massachusetts, Agricultural,
16461e; Harvard. Brown
1S72-At Springfield, 3 miles. Amherst.
1873: Harvard. Amherst Agricultural,
Bowdoin, Williams. Yale.
lS73-At Springfield. miles, Yale, 1c.s9'
Wesleyan, Harvard. Amherst. Dart
mouth, Columbia, Massachusetts, Ag-
ricultural. Cornell Bowdoin, Trinity,
Williams.
| 1s74-At Saratoga, , miles, Columbia, 16.4 ~;
Wesleyan, Harvard. Williams. Cor
neil, Dartmouth, Trinity, Princeton.
Yale fouied and withdrew.
1S15-At Saratoga, 3 miles, Cornell. 16:sSl.:
Columbia Harvard. Dartmouth, Wes-
leyan, Yale. Amherst. Brown. VIII
liams. Bowdoin. Hamilton. Union and
Princeton.
1S7G-At Saratoga. miles. Cornell, l7.0lhs;
Harvard, Columbia, Union, Wesleyan,
Princeton.
At Springfield. miles. eights. Yale,
22G,: Harvard.
1S71-At Springfield, miles, Fights, Har-
ward. 24-36: Yale.
IS7S-At New London. 4 miles, Fights, Har-
ward. 20.4iA: Yale.
1S79-At Philadelphia, lIg miles, straight
away, fours, Pennsylvania, 9.2s; CO.
lumbia, Princeton.
At New London, 4 miles, Fights, Har-
ward. 22.15: Yale.
On Lake George. II. miles. fours. Co
lumbia, S.26: Wesleyan. Cornell.
At New York. Ia miles. straight,
fours, Columbia, 10.3.h2; Wesleyan.
| 1SS0-At Philadelphia. 11z miles. straight.
fours. Columbia, 9.OiA; Pennsylvania,
Princeton.
AT New London, 4 miles, Fights, Yale.
2l-2I: Harvard.
On Lake George. II miles. straight.
fours, Cornell. 9.12; Pennsylvania. Co
lunbia.
| 1ss1-As Philadelphia. u. miles, straight,
fours, Princeton rOwed over.
At New London. miles, Fights. Har-
| ward. 21.45: Columbia
At New London, miles, Fights, Yale,
.2-13; Harvard.
1SS2-At Philadelphia, liz miles, straight
fours. Pennsylvania. 932; Princeton.
At NeH London. miles. straight,
Fights. Columbia, 24.:2 Harvard.
At New London. miles, Fights, Har-
ward. 2O.47; Yale.
On Lake George. IL miles, fours
Pennsylvania, 9.35: Wesleyan, Prince
ton, Cornell. Bowdoin.
1SSS-At Philadelphia II. miles straight
tours. Pennsylvania, 9.3l 1-3: Prince
ton.
On Lake George. IL miles. straight.
fours. Cornell. 1l51: Pennsylvania,
Princeton. Wesleyan.
AT New London, miles, straight
Fights, Harvard. 24.45: Columbia
AT New London. miles, eiellts, Har-
ward, 24.26; Yale
1SS4-At Philadelphia IL miles straight
fours; Pennsylvania, S.O6A; Cornell,
Princeton
At Saratoga, IL miles straight. fours;
Pennsylvania. S-3974: Cornell. Prince
ton, Columbia. Bowdoin.
At New London. 4 miles straight
Fights: Harvard. 2421; Columbia
At New London. miles, Fights; Yale,
Dob; Harvard.
1SS5-At Philadelphia, 1k miles straight.
tours; Cornell S.51: Pennsylvania.
On Lake Quinsigamond, Ia miles
straight. tours: Bowdoin. S.26: Brown,
Pennsylvania: Cornell won, but was
At New London. 4 miles straight,
fours; Harvard. 2l21; Columbia
At New London, miles. Fights; Har-
ward, 25.15k; Yale
lS6G-At Philadelphia, ~ miles straight.
fours; Pennsylvania rowed over.
On Lake George, Il. miles straight
fours; Bowdoin, sos: Pennsylvania
At New London, miles straight
Fights: Columbia, 21.3S; Harvard.
At New London. 4 miles, Fights; Yale
23.33; Pennsylvania
At New London. Yale. 2O.41k; Har-
ward.
1SS7-At Philadelphia, IL miles straight,
fours: Cornell rowed over
On Lake Quinsigamond, IL miles
straight, tours; Cornell, 9.2SA; Bow
dOin.
At New London. miles. Fights; Har-
ward. 1924; Columbia.
Al New London. miles. Fights: Yale.
2220; Pennsylvania
At New London. Yale. 2256: Harvard.
1SSS-At New London. miles, straight
Fights; Yale. q 1871. Pennsylvania.
At New London; Yale. 10 TO- Harvard.
1SS0-At New London, 4 miles. Fights; Yale,
ESQ. Pennsylvania
At New London, miles. eishts: Cor
nell. 1903. Columbia. Pennsylvania
At New London: Yale. 21.30 Harvard
1S00-At New London, miles, Fights; Cor
nell. A.4a. Pennsylvania.
At New London. miles, Fights: Yale,
2129. Harvard
l60i-At New London. 3 miles. Fights; Cor
nell. A.27h (record). Pennsylvania,
Columbia
Al New London. miles: Harvard,
n ., Yale.
1SS2-At Ithaca. N. r. miles. Fights: Cor
nell. 17.28, Pennsylvania
At New London, miles; Yale, 90 4S.
Harvard.
16SS-On Lake Minnetonka, 4 miles, Fights;
Cornon