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A HISTORY 
 
 i 
 
 American College Regattas, 
 
 CONTAINING 
 
 Names of all the Competing Crews, 
 
 TIME, LOCATION, ETC., ETC. 
 
 BOSTON : 
 
 WILSON AND COMPANY. 
 
 1875. 
 
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 Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1875, by Wilson 
 
 AND Company, in the office of the Librarian of 
 
 Congress, at "Washington. 
 
THE "START." 
 
 The American College Regatta, which had its origin 
 in an informal race twenty- three 3^ears ago, between 
 Harvard ar^d Yale, on Lake Winnipiseogee, drawing 
 there a thousand spectators, has grown to such dimen- 
 sions as to attract the earnest attention of two countries, 
 and to bring forth the representative boatmen of four- 
 teen colleges in a friendly contest for supremacy, their 
 latter day contests on Saratoga Lake being witnessed 
 by not less than forty thousand people. 
 
 The first boat club in any American college was 
 organized by the Harvards in '44, and an eight-oared 
 boat was purchased in Chelsea. The club consisted of 
 thirteen members of the class of '46. The original 
 name of the boat was changed, and with the title of 
 Oneida, she won several races, one at Lake Winnipis- 
 eogee, August 3d, 1852 ; beating two crews from Yale. 
 Another between Yale and Harvard occurred at Spring- 
 field July 21, 1855. 
 
 The Oneida was handed down from class to class , 
 until 1857, when she was sold to parties in Boston. A 
 permanent boating club was organized in Harvard in 
 June, 1856 ; their first boat being an eight-oar. In the 
 fall of 1857 the boat was sold to the Columbia College 
 of New York city, and a six-oared shell took its place. 
 
 The idea of an annual regatta between the repre- 
 sentatives of .the American colleges originated with the 
 Harvard Nav}^, being suggested by the annual contests 
 between the University crews of Cambridge and Oxford 
 in England, 
 
8 THE STAKT. 
 
 The first convention of boat clubs was held at New 
 Haven, Conn., May 26, 1858. At that meeting Yale, 
 Harvard, Trinity, and Brown were represented. It was 
 then resolved to hold an annual regatta, and the first 
 was arranged to take place on the Connecticut at Spring- 
 field the same year. In consequence of the death, by 
 drowning, of a member of the Yale crew, a day or two 
 before the day appointed, the race was postponed. 
 
 The rules which were then adopted have not been 
 materially altered, except in a few minor details. They 
 provided that the course shall be three statute miles in 
 length, that the only prize for the winner shall be a set 
 of colors, and that each college entering shall appoint 
 a judge, these judges to select a referee. 
 
 Since that meeting fifteen University Regattas have 
 occurred, the principal contestants being Yale and Har- 
 vard. Of late, other colleges have sent crews to strive 
 for the colors, and the public interest is now dispersed 
 among a dozen crews. Some of these have no chance 
 of ever winning, for the simple reason that they have 
 no suitable place for practice. The presence of such 
 crews, while it brings their colleges into temporary 
 notoriety, merely adds to the confusion and increases 
 the chances of collisions and fouls. 
 
 The latter day regattas certainly do not partake of 
 that excitement which characterized the struggles on 
 Lake Quinsigamond between old Harvard and Yale. 
 
 The Saratoga Rowing Association are making such 
 arrangements to prevent unsatisfactory results, as have 
 been suggested by past experience. The regatta of 
 1875 will determine the practicability of allowing a 
 large number of crews to compete for college suprem- 
 acy in boating matters. 
 
AMERICAN COLLEGE REGATTAS. 
 
 AUGUST 3, 1852. 
 
 YALE AND HARVARD. 
 
 Early in 1852, the students of Yale gave a friendly 
 challenge to the boatman of Harvard to meet them oa 
 the waters of Lake Winnipiseogee, for a trial of skill. 
 The challenge, though received at a late day, was 
 readiJj" accepted, and the only boat in readiness — the 
 Oneida — was promptly brought to the seat of action. 
 The Yale men furnished two boats, the Undine and the 
 Shawmut. Each boat was manned by eight oarsmen 
 and a cockswain, all in uniform. The trial took place 
 at Centre Harbor, August 3d. A newspaper, in a 
 spirited report of the race, says : — 
 
 '^Upwards of one hundred students were present, 
 and many of them were accompanied b}^ their parents 
 and friends. That royal man and prince of good fellows, 
 N. B. Baker, of Concord, had the direction of the 
 arrangements. The Concord Mechanics Brass Band 
 furnished the music. The place was crowded [ !] with 
 visitors, there being not less than one thousand present. 
 Among the distinguished characters present were Gen. 
 
10 HISTORY OF 
 
 Pierce [then a candidate for the Presidency], J. S. 
 Thrasher, Esq., of Cuba, and a host of minor celeb- 
 rities." 
 
 In the morning a scrub race of a mile and return 
 took place, the Oneida (Harvard) winning. In the 
 afternoon, the race for the prizes took place, the 
 Oneida being again victorious. Time, 10m. The 
 race was a very exciting one. A pair of silver mounted 
 oars was awarded the winners by Col. Baker, "in a 
 neat and appropriate speech." 
 
 The crews on that occasion were : — 
 
 Undine (Yale). Julius Catlin, Captain ; Geo. W. 
 Smalley, Mate; S. W. Knevals, Theodore Weston, 
 James W. Whiton, Jr., Wm. V. Bartleti, S. H. Tobey, 
 
 B. K. Phelps, Wm. M. Hudson. Uniform, white and 
 blue. 
 
 Shawmut (Yale). R. Waite, Captain; James 
 Hamilton, Mate ; Wm. L. Hinman, A. E. Skelding, 
 J. Warren, E. Harland, J. R. Goodrich, Wm. T. Baxter, 
 Wm. C. Brewster, J. S. French, A. E. Kent. Uniform, 
 white and red. 
 
 Oneida (Harvard). J. M. Brown, Captain; C. 
 F. Livermore, Mate ; C. H. Heard, Sidney Wiliard, 
 
 C. J. Paine, W. H. Cunningham, J. W. Hutchins, P. 
 P. Ellis, H. O. Whittemore, C. A. Miles, John Dwight, 
 Thomas J. Curtis. Colors, red, white and blue. 
 
AMERICAN COLLEGE REGATTAS. 11 
 
 JULY 21, 1855. 
 YALE AND HARVARD. 
 
 The second trial of skill took place at Springfield 
 July 2-1, 1855, the Harvards entering the Iris, eight- 
 oared, and the " YY," four-oared. Yale entered the 
 Nautilus and Nereid, each six-oared. The distance 
 was three miles — one and one-half and repeat. The 
 Iris won in 22 minutes. 
 
 The first regular regatta which was fixed to take place 
 at Springfield on Friday, August 27, 1858, was post- 
 poned, or rather abandoned, on account of the sad 
 drowning of one of the Yale crew, Dunham, of Hart- 
 ford. 
 
 JULY 2 6, 18 59. 
 
 HARVARD, YALE AND BROWN. 
 
 The first regular regatta was augmented by the pres- 
 ence of the Browns. It was rowed on Lake Qulnsiga 
 
12 HISTORY OF 
 
 mond. A newspaper, in its report of the regatta, says 
 in its introduction : — 
 
 '' The Yale fellows have a fine new shell, somewhat 
 longer than the Harvards, and everything about it is 
 well appointed. Its crew are younger than that of the 
 Harvard, and altogether of a more dandyish [ ! ] and 
 less formidable look. The whole idea of their turnout 
 did not seem to promise success in a three-mile race. 
 
 ^' The boat entered by the ' fellows of Brown's,' was a 
 six-oared lapstreak, weighing three hundred and fifty 
 [350] pounds. The Brown club, however, had agreed 
 to the race, and being disappointed in their expectation 
 of a new shell, they kept their promise to be present, 
 even though they had no chance to win.'' 
 
 Harvard entered a lap streak, and the crew showed 
 fine practice. The Yale men, though heavier, did not 
 show as fine a muscular development as the Harvards. 
 
 At four o'clock the boats appeared in line, as follows : 
 
 Yale. Six-oared shell ; length 46 feet, Spanish 
 cedar. H. E. Johnson, stroke ; T. Stanton, Jr., J. H. 
 Twitchell, H. W. Camp, Chas. H. Owen, Fred H. Col- 
 ton ; Hezekiah Watkins, cockswain. Total weight, 
 998 pounds. 
 
 Uniform, light blue pants, silk shirts, light blue 
 skull caps. 
 
 Harvard. Six-oared shell ; length 40 feet. C. 
 Crowninshield, stroke ; W. H. Forbes, E. G. Abbott^ 
 H. S. Kussell, J. H. Wales, J. H. Ellison. Total 
 weight, 854 pounds. 
 
 Uniform, blue pants, white shirts, red handkerchiefs. 
 
 Brown. Six-oared lapstreak ; length 44 J feet. 
 A. B. Judson, stroke ; E. Judson, E. Sears, C. H. 
 
AMERICAN COLLEGE KEGATTAS. 13 
 
 Perry, C. D. Cady, P. S. Jastram, bow ; W. H. Ames, 
 cockswain. 
 
 Uniform, checked grey pants, salmon silk shirts, blue 
 skull caps. 
 
 At the start the Harvards took the lead, pulling a 
 very powerful and steady stroke. The Yales went into 
 a flurry at the outset, and the water flew from her oars 
 in most " unprofessional profusion." She fell astern 
 for a moment but soon rallied with a better stroke. 
 
 The Harvards won, 19m. 18s. Yale's time, 20m. 
 18s. Brown's 24m. 40s. Three miles. 
 
 On the night of the regatta the race was freely talked 
 of all around the hotels and in the Union Club Rooms. 
 The Yale boys seemed to feel rather grieved (as all 
 losers do) at the result, and intimated rather broadly 
 a foul ; but the opinion seemeed to be that the com* 
 'plaint was founded more in pique than justice. 
 
 On the Wednesday following, the Worcester Citiz ens 
 Eegatta took place, and the rival Yales and Harvards 
 agreed to pull again over the course. At the start 
 Harvard took the lead, but as the two went up the 
 course, the Yales began to lessen the gap between 
 them, and soon took the lead. The Yales passed the 
 upper stake-boat a second in advance. At this point, 
 Harvard began to make better play, and again took 
 her place in front. The Yales now began to hug the 
 shore, while the Harvards kept the open lake, having 
 the force of a very strong wind to contend with — a 
 fatal mistake. Just before reaching home the Yales 
 were three lengths ahead, and all that Harvard could 
 do in the short space was to reduce the distance a 
 little more than a half, letting the Yales come in ahead 
 by a trifle over a length. 
 
 Time: Yale 19m. 14s. Harvard, 19m. 16s. 
 
 2 
 
14 
 
 HISTORY OF 
 
 JULY 24, I860. 
 
 YALE AND HARVAED'. 
 
 The second regatta attracted an immense crowd of 
 students and their friends, and the day in Worcester 
 partook largely of the appearance of a holiday. 
 
 New York, Boston, Providence, Hartford, and New 
 Haven were well represented. 
 
 Freshman Eace, 
 
 Harvard. C. W. Amory, stroke ; J. C. Warren, 
 E. D. Bolt, H. S. Dunn, A. Lawrence, E. Greenough. 
 Uniform, white shirts and orange handkerchiefs. 
 
 Yale. Thomas D. Kimball, stroke ; William G. 
 Grant, Theodore C. Bacon, Henry C. Gwin, Edward L. 
 JKeyes, John H. Woodruff; James H. Eakin, cockswain. 
 Uniform, white shirts and light blue caps. 
 
 The Harvards won in 19m. 40^s. Yale's time, 20m. 
 20s. 
 
 Sophomore Eace. 
 
 Harvard. H. H. Burney, stroke ; H. Mather, J. 
 Eeed, William Hedge, W. T. Washburne, A. Sibley. 
 Uniform, white shirts and handkerchiefs, trimmed with 
 blue. 
 
 Yale. Grosvenor Starr, stroke ; Henry P. John- 
 son, W. B. Seeley, Eichard Morse, W. L. McClintock, 
 Israel Minor, Jr. ; Jacob S. Bochee, cockswain. Uni- 
 form, white throughout. 
 
 When about half a mile from the stake on the return, 
 
AMERICAlSr COLLEGE REGATTAS. 15 
 
 the Harvards being then about four lengths ahead, one 
 of the Yale crew was taken sick, and the crew were 
 obliged to give up the race. The Harvards came in in 
 20m. 17s. 
 
 University Race. 
 
 Harvard. Caspar Crowninshield, stroke ; C. M. 
 Woodward, E. G, Abbott, W. H. Ker, Henry Ropes, 
 J. H. Wales. Uniform, white shirts and red handker- 
 chiefs. 
 
 Yale. Henry L. Johnson, stroke ; C. S. Stanton, 
 Jr., Wm. E. Bradley, E. P. McKinney, Eugene L. 
 Richards, Brayton Ives ; Chas. G. Merrill, cockswain. 
 Uniform, white shirts and blue handkerchiefs. 
 
 Brown, P. S. Jastram, G P. Cady, E. P. Brown, 
 O. Lapham, A. M. Bowen ; E. Ho Sears, stroke. Uni- 
 form, salmon-colored shirts and black handkerchiefs. 
 
 In drawing for positions, Brown took No. 1 ; Yale, 
 No. 2 ; Harvard, outside. 
 
 The boats went off together in a most gallant style, 
 but the Harvards soon took the lead ; the Yales follow- 
 ing closely. There was little difference between them 
 during the entire race. The Browns were a long dis- 
 tance behind. The contest between the Yales and 
 Harvards on the home pull was very close, the latter 
 crossing the line two or three lengths ahead. 
 
 Time : Harvard, 18m. 53s. ; Yale, 19m. 5|s. ; Brown, 
 time not taken. 
 
 Referees, for Harvard, J. H. Ellison ; for Y"ale, C. H. 
 Owen; for Brown, Samuel V. Woodruff. Umpire, 
 Nathaniel Paine, of Worcester. 
 
16 HISTORY OF 
 
 JULY 29, 1864. 
 HAEVARD AND YALE. 
 
 After a rest of three years, the boating clubs of Yale 
 and Harvard met on Friday, July 29th, 1864, at Lake 
 Quinsigamond, to strive for supremacy in boating. 
 There was a large gathering of the students and their 
 friends to witness the contest ; and the fact that a Base 
 Ball match had been arranged to take place between the 
 nines of the Sophomore classes of Williams and Har- 
 A^ard, brought a good number of the students from Wil 
 liamstown to the city. 
 
 There was much betting on the races, and in each the 
 Harvard crews were the favorites, the odds on the 
 Sophomores being two to one, with few takers. In the 
 University race the Harvards were also favorites, and 
 their friends lost heavily. 
 
 Sophomore Eace. 
 
 Harvard. Fred Crowninshield, stroke ; Edw. T. 
 "Wilkinson, Wm. Blaikie, S. A. B. Abbott, Edw. H. 
 Clark ; Chas. H. McBurney, bow. 
 
 Yale. C. Eoosevelt, stroke ; A. B. Herrick, Isaac 
 Pierson, L. D. Buckley, C. F. Bacon ; C. F. Brown, 
 bow. 
 
 The Yales had the inside position, and on the word 
 being given both started off beautifully, and after 
 rowing a quarter of a mile neither had gained a length ; 
 but it was evident that the quick, short stroke of Yale 
 would never last with the long, even pull of their 
 
AMERICAN COLLEGE REGATTAS, 17 
 
 opponents. And thus it proved. After turning the 
 stake boat they were left behind easily, the Harvards 
 passing the judges' boat in 19m. 5s., while Yale passed 
 in 20in. 16s. 
 
 University Race. 
 
 Immediate!}^ following the Sophomore race, the Uni- 
 versity crews pulled into position. The race was 
 expected to be very close, both crews being the pictures 
 of health and vigor. Very low time was predicted. 
 
 Harvard. Horatio G. Curtis, stroke ; Robt. S. 
 Peabody, Thomas Nelson, John Greenough, Edw. C. 
 Perkins ; Edwin Fordham, bow. 
 
 Yale. W. R. Bacon, stroke ; M. W. Seymour, 
 Louis StozkofF, E. H. Bennett, E. Coffin, Jr. ; W. W. 
 Scranton, bow. 
 
 As soon as the word was given the Yales, who were 
 inside, w^ent off with a spirited dash, the men showing 
 a marked contrast to the Sophomores. Their stroke 
 was clean and short, and seemed near perfection. The 
 Harvards seemed to stick in the water, and from the 
 first apparently had little chance of winning ; but they 
 kept on bravel}^, and finished 42^s. behind the Yales. 
 
 Time : Yale, 19m. Is. ; Harvard, 19m. 43Js. 
 
 JULY 28, 1865. 
 
 YALE AND HARVARD. 
 
 The fourth annual regatta took place on Lake Quin- 
 sigamond, and was witnessed by twenty thousand 
 people. 
 
 2* 
 
18 
 
 HISTORY OF 
 
 The umpires for the college race were Mr. S. A. B. 
 Abbott for Harvard, and Wm. Wood for Yale, while 
 Joshua Ward acted as referee. 
 
 The Yales appeared first, and in fifteen minutes the 
 Harvards followed. The contrast between the crews 
 was very marked ; the Yale men appearing much larger 
 and heavier than the Harvards, although it is very 
 seldom a finer crew of their weight can be found 
 anywhere than the latter. Mr. Fenno, of the Harvards, 
 had been seriously ill but he determined on pulling, 
 though he was not really fit to do so. 
 
 A beautiful start was affected, both taking the water 
 together. The Yales increased the rapidity of their 
 stroke since last year, and the two crews pulled nearly 
 alike. On getting awa}^, the Yales having the inside 
 position, the splendid pulling of the Harvard crew put 
 them half a length ahead at the grand stand (some 
 quarter of a mile up), but the Yales soon put on a little 
 more steam, and in the next half had got the same 
 advantage. The Yales turned the stake boat three 
 lengths in advance, and increased the lead on the return 
 home, coming in ten lengths ahead, having made the 
 three miles in 18m. 42|s., the best college time yet 
 made on the lake. 
 
 The winners were enthusiastically cheered, and they 
 in return cheered the losers. 
 
 Yale. W. R. Bacon, stroke ; E. B. Bennett, 
 Louis Stozkofi*, Isaac Pierson, Edmund Coffin, W. W. 
 Scranton. 
 
 H a P V a P d . Fred Crowninshield, stroke ; E. T. 
 Wilkinson, Wm. Blaikie, Edw. N. Fenno, Edw. H. 
 Clark ; C. H. McBurney, bow. 
 
 Time : Yale, 18m. 42^s. Harvard, 19m. 6Js. 
 
AMERICAN COLLEGE REGATTAS. 19 
 
 JULY 27, 1866. 
 
 YALE AND HARVARD. 
 
 On Friday, Jul}' 27, 1866, the annual regatta between 
 the rival Tales and Harvards took place on Lake 
 Quinsigamond. An hour previous to the University 
 Race the Lawrence Scientific School of Harvard, and 
 the Sheffield Scientific School of Yale, contested for 
 the honors, Harvard being the winner. 
 
 A fine start was made, and at the public stand the 
 Harvards lead a clear length, and pulled beautifully ; 
 while their opponents did not appear able t® touch 
 them. Li this position the boats passed from view, but 
 the Harvards had such a lead around the stake boat 
 that their winning was a sure thing, accidents excepted, 
 and none of those occurring, they won handsomely. 
 
 Lawrence S. S., Harvard. Chas. Dun 
 ning, stroke; Thomas Motley, Jr., E. L. Hodges, C. 
 E. Deane, S. M. W. F. Peters, S. L. Holdredge. 
 
 Sheffield S.S., Yale. A. Palmer, stroke ; 
 T. S. Keele, J. K. Beeson, P. Grove, T. Bennett, J. 
 Whittlesey. 
 
 Time : Harvard, 18m. 53|s. Yale, 19m. 38s. 
 
 The above race had not been finished fifteen minutes, 
 when the Harvard University boat shot out, the crew 
 lustily cheering their brethren of the scientific school. 
 Soon after the Yale boat came out, and the crew were 
 the recipients of cheers from the wearers of the blue. 
 
 After a very short exercise the two crews came into 
 position for the 
 
20 
 
 HISTOEY OF 
 
 University Eace, 
 
 and in a few moments they got away, with a very even 
 start. Both pulled for dear life, but it was evident in 
 the first quarter of a mile that the Harvard stroke was 
 the steadier, as they were a good half length in advance. 
 At the stake boat, they had gained two lengths, but 
 they made a bad turn and lost a full length. 
 
 Coming home they made a powerful spurt, and com- 
 pletely left the Yales, winning the race, amid the 
 wildest enthusiasm. 
 
 Harvard. Wm. Blaikie, stroke ; E. T. Wilkinson, 
 E. W. Fenno, R. S. Peabody, A. P, Loring, C. H. 
 McBurney. 
 
 Yale. E. B. Bennett, stroke ; W. A. Cobb, W. E. 
 Wheeler, A. D. Bissell, Edmund Coffin, C. F. Brown. 
 Time: Harvard, 18m. 43Js. ; Yale, 19m. 10s. 
 
 JULY 19, 1867. 
 
 HARVARD AND YALE. 
 
 As in the regatta of the previous year, the scene of 
 this struggle was on Lake Quinsigamond. Extra efforts 
 had been made by the Citizens' Committee of Worcester, 
 to give eclat to the occasion, and for the . University 
 boat race they had prepared six elegant gold medals 
 for the winners, and six handsome solid silver goblets 
 for the winning Freshmen, while the regular flags which 
 are held permanently, were also much coveted prizes. 
 
' AMERICAN COLLEGE REGATTAS. 21 
 
 Freshman Race. 
 
 With a little preliminary exercise, the boats took 
 their positions, the Yales next the judges' boat, the 
 Harvarcls outside. A good start was effected, although 
 the Harvard crew got the water a little sooner than 
 their antagonists. This gave them a shade of a lead? 
 and at the grand stand, about twenty rods from the 
 start, they were half a length ahead. In these posi- 
 tions the boats went for half a mile, when the Tales 
 drew ahead, turned the stake-boat first, increased the 
 lead on the waj- home, and won easily by some fifteen 
 lengths. The stroke of the Yale crew was excellent. 
 They took advantage of the wind and current b}^ hug- 
 ging the shore, which appeared to give them a couple 
 of lengths. The Harvards did not come up to the ex- 
 pectations of their friends. A paper in its report of 
 the race, says: ''Their style of pulling was slovenly 
 and bad, and the contrast between the two crews was 
 s« marked that the merest tyro on the water would not 
 be wrong in his selection of the winning crew as de- 
 cidedly the best." 
 
 The Harvards made a claim of " foul" on the ground 
 that they were two or three times crowded by the Yale 
 crew. The Yales, in return, claimed that they were 
 "fouled" by the Harvards in ^turning the stake boat. 
 The first claim being overruled, the second was not 
 pressed. 
 
 Yale. W. McClintock, stroke; R. Terry, T. F. 
 Hinds, C. N. Chadwick, J. E. Curran,H. A. Cleveland, 
 bow. 
 
 Harvard. J. W. Sanger, Theo. Parsons, S. 
 B. Thayer, S. M. Lowe, B. Adams, G. Willis, bow. 
 
 Time, Yale, 19m. SS^s. Harvard, 20m. 6s. Robert 
 F. Clark, referee. 
 
22 HISTORY OF 
 
 University Race. 
 
 The success of their Fresliman crew very naturally 
 gave the Yale men strong hopes that even the coveted 
 honor of their favorite exercise would come back to 
 them, and that they would carry the champion colors 
 to the Elm City. Those who had an eye to what is 
 sometimes erroneously called the main chance, were in 
 a good many cases led to offer even bets that their crew 
 would will the University Eace ; although, before the 
 Freshman race, not a word was heard about bets on 
 this race. After a quarter of a mile had been pulled, 
 thirty to twenty was offered on the Harvard. As they 
 got forward in the race, 100 to 50 ; then 125 to 50, 
 and from this to 100 to 20, and this when the winners 
 were a mile from home. The race is easil}^ described. 
 The Harvards, who were outside, went off with a short 
 stroke, and when they reached the grand stand, they 
 led a length ; this was increased all the way up to the 
 stake-boat, and here they turned full four lengths ahead. 
 Coming home, they had an easy thing, but they went 
 for time and succeeded by the greatest triumph any 
 college crew could desire, namely, the beating of the 
 best three mile time on record, being 22^8. better than 
 the Gersh Banker crew nfade in their fastest race. The 
 Yales came in leisurely, finding they had no chance of 
 winning the honors and the prizes. 
 
 Harvapd. A. P. Loring, stroke; W. H. Sim- 
 mons, T. S. Edmands, R. C. Watson, W. W. Richards ; 
 G. W. Holdredge, bow. 
 
 Yale. Wm. A. Copp, stroke; S. Parry, W. H. 
 Lee, James Coffin, W, H. Perry ; Geo. A. Adee, bow. 
 Time: Harvard, 18m. 12|s. Yale, 19m. 25|s. 
 
AMERICAN COLLEGE REGATTAS. 23 
 
 JULY 24, 1868. 
 
 HAEYARD AND YALE. 
 
 On the Wednesday preceding the Friday appointed 
 for the University race, the Harvards entered in the 
 Citizens' Regatta, their opponents being the famous 
 Ward crew, the North End Boys of Boston, the Powers 
 of Springfield, and the Harbor Boys. The Wards won 
 the race, three miles, in 17m. 40s. ; the Harvards being 
 only 13 seconds behind. This race, as well as the 
 University, were pulled on Lake Qainsigamond. 
 
 University Race. 
 
 At five o'clock the Yales and Harvards got into line, 
 the Harvards next the judges' boat, the Yales outside. 
 
 On the word they got well away together, the 
 Harvards pulling a trifle quicker stroke than their 
 antagonists. Both did all in their power to get the 
 lead ; and at Regatta Point, the bow of the Harvard 
 boat showed a trifle in front, and very soon got a length 
 ahead, amid the loudest shouts of the friends of Old 
 Harvard. This lead they kept for half a mile, then 
 they commenced to increase their lead, and on turning 
 the stake boat there was a difference of fully four 
 lengths. From this point the struggle with Yale was 
 virtually over ; and it now became a matter of pride 
 to beat their time of the Wednesday previous, and to 
 do this they bent every nerve to the work. On coming 
 home they increased their lead to more than a dozen 
 lengths, and succeeded in crossing the line in seventeen 
 minutes and forty-eight and a half seconds; beating 
 
24 HISTORY OF 
 
 m 
 
 Wednesday's time by four and a half seconds, and 
 beating the Yales by fifty seconds. We quote from a 
 newspaper its report of the enthusiasm manifested by 
 the wearers of the Magenta : 
 
 " Of course there was tremendous excitement on the 
 result being known, and many performances not pro- 
 vided for in well regulated g3^mnasiums were gone 
 through with by Harvard students in front of the grand 
 stand, which gave immense amusement to the ladies. 
 The winning crew pulled around in front of the stand 
 at the close of the race, and were the recipients of the 
 most fulsome compliments." 
 
 u Y^Q regret to say that the scenes which were enacted 
 reflecting on the University students some years since, 
 were repeated last night, but it is to the credit of the 
 police of the city that they very promptly quelled what 
 threatened to be a season of mob rule, and accommo- 
 dated some twenty-five roisterers with quarters at the 
 station house for the night. On Saturday morning they 
 were brought up before Judge Williams, who fine/1 some 
 fifteen of them $20 and costs for noisy and disorderly 
 conduct, and one in $500 for his appearance before the 
 Superior Court for larceny of certain fixtures from the 
 Bay State House, and discharged four or G^yq against 
 whom no overt act was proved." 
 
 Soon after the race closed, the judges presented the 
 prizes to the winning crew, Mr. Wm. Blaikie being the 
 spokesman. The prizes consisted of the customary 
 colors, and a gold medal for each of the crew. 
 
 The following are the names of the crews. 
 
 Harvard. Geo. W. Holdredge, bow ; W. W, 
 Richards, John W. McBurney, W. H. Simmons, H. C. 
 Watson ; A. P. Loring, stroke. 
 
AMERICAN COLLEGE REGATTAS. 25 
 
 Yale. E. Terry, bow ; S. F. Bucklin, G. W. Drew, 
 W. H. Lee, N. A. Copp ; Samuel Parry, stroke. 
 
 Time: Harvard, 17m. 48Js. ; Yale, 18m. 38Js. 
 
 Judges: Harvard, E. M. Fenno and W. Blaikie of 
 Boston; Clias. Dunning of Lenox, at the upper stake. 
 Yale, Frank Brown of Newburg, N. Y., and Geo. Adee 
 of New York city ; H. A. Cleveland of New Haven, 
 at the upper stake. 
 
 JULY 23, 1869. 
 
 HARVARD AND YALE. 
 
 While the fast 1868 crew from Harvard was practis- 
 ing on English water for the tussle with the Oxfords, 
 the regular crew of '69 had the annual pull with the 
 Yales. The race took place at Lake Quinsigamond, 
 Friday, July 23d. 
 
 Freshman Race. 
 
 A fine contest was promised in this race, ancl repre- 
 sentatives of the Freshmen classes of both Yale and Har- 
 vard were confident of success. The toss for positions 
 resulted in the Harvards securing the inside. The 
 prizes were a set of champion elass^ flags, and six silver 
 medals offered by the Citizens' Committee of Worcester. 
 At the start the Harvards shot forward with great 
 rapidity, and at once took the lead. They worked with 
 a will as far as the eye could follow them, dipping their 
 oars at the rate of forty-seven strokes a minute ; the 
 Yale men at the rate of forty. The Harvards turned 
 
 3 
 
26 HISTOEY OF 
 
 the stake-boat three lengths ahead, and came down the 
 course with a vigorons, though not so rapid a stroke. . 
 The Yale crew, while approaching the goal, saw that it 
 was useless to contend further, and they pulled over 
 the line leisurely. The following are the crews : 
 
 Harvard. R. S. Russell, stroke ; Alanson Tuck- 
 er, Wm. C. Loring, Eugene Treadwell, Geo. H. Gould ; 
 H. St. John Smith, bow. 
 
 Yale. J. P. Studley, stroke ; Wm. L. Gushing, F. 
 G. B. Swayne, E. H. Hubbard, Frank L. Hall ; L. S. 
 Boomer, bow. 
 
 Time: Harvard, 19m. 30s. ; Yale, 19m. 58^s. 
 
 University Race. 
 
 The Harvards did not consider themselves represented 
 as a college, because of the absence of their crack 
 oarsmen. Besides the honors of the championship, an 
 inducement to success were six gold medals offered by 
 the Citizens' Committee of Worcester. The Yales were 
 the favorites, odds two to one. The general appearance 
 of the Yale men excited remarks from all quarters, 
 when they first appeared. But when the sunburned 
 backs of the Harvards became visible, knowing heads 
 were shaken, and many persons " didn't know about 
 the thing being all one way." 
 
 Without delay the boats were pulled into line, and 
 upon getting the word the Harvard crew dipped rapidly 
 and shot forward at a rapid stroke. They secured a 
 half length's advantage directly upon getting away. 
 Upon settling to work the Yale crew pulled splendidlj^ 
 and the boats were soon nearly even. Excitement was 
 intense as the boats passed Regatta Point. The Har- 
 
AMERICAN COLLEGE REGATTAS. 27 
 
 vards soon gained upon their competitors and continued 
 to lead by about a length. They rounded finely, and 
 Came down the course still in an advance position. The 
 race home proved one of the liveliest and most exciting 
 for a long period. And it was difficult to tell which of 
 the boats was leading after they became clearly discern- 
 able. The Magentas were still pioneering the Blues at 
 Regatta Point, and the Harvard "fellows" were wild 
 with excitement as their representative boat was pulled 
 down towards the judges' boat. Their rapid stroke 
 made their success a certainty. A lively spurt by the 
 Yales was unavailing, and they were beaten by between 
 two and three lengths. 
 
 Harvard, F. O. Lyman, stroke ; Theophilus 
 Parsons, Jos. S. Faj^ Jr., Grinnell Willis, Geo. I. Jones, 
 Nathaniel J. Reed, bow. 
 
 Yale. George W. Drew, stroke ; Wm. A. Copp 
 Edgar D. Coonly, Wm. H. Lee, D. McCoy Bone; 
 Roderick Terry, bow. 
 
 Time: Harvard, 18m. 2s.; Yale, 18m. lis. 
 
 The Yales and their fellow students were chagrined 
 at their defeat ; the crew were trained by Josh Ward 
 So disappointed did the crew feel, that directly after 
 reaching the boat-house, a member of the crew drove 
 his oar through the bottom of the defeated boat. 
 
28 
 
 HISTORY OF 
 
 AUGUST 27, 1869. 
 
 HARVAED AND OXFORD. 
 
 In '68 Harvard had her then fastest team, and a 
 correspondence was opened for a direct match with 
 Oxford on English waters, and after a proposition to 
 meet them on the Ouse, at King's Lynn, was made and 
 declined, (because Oxford would not row without a 
 cockswain, nor permit Harvard to,) a challenge was 
 sent to row a race with cockswains — to occur a year 
 later — in the summer of '69. This too was declined, 
 because the crew of '68 could not vouch for what that 
 of '69 might do. In 1869, however, Captain Simmons, 
 of the Harvards, forwarded a letter to the Oxfords, 
 challenging them to row a race in outrigger boats from 
 Putney to Mortlake, each boat to carry four oars and a 
 cockswain. A like invitation was sent to the Cambridge 
 University Crew. Prompt was Oxford's acceptance, 
 and Cambridge, besides being tardy, was conditional. 
 Directly following Oxford's quick response, came the 
 challenge of the champion amateurs of all England, 
 the London Rowing Club. No Harvard crew ever yet 
 rowed a match race with any crew except one composed 
 of students, and therefore declined. But though de- 
 clining the generous challenge of the Londoners, they 
 accepted their liberal proffers of hospitality — that of 
 the use of their boat houses, and the honorary mem- 
 bership of their club. 
 
 The race was assigned for the latter part of August. 
 The Oxfords went into training as a crew on the 19th 
 of May, and seldom allowed a day to pass without 
 their regular pulls. Early in May the Harvards — Lo- 
 
AMERICAN COLLEGE REGATTAS. '29 
 
 ring, Simmons, Rice and Bass, witli Arthur Burnham for 
 cockswain — commenced practice on the Charles River. 
 At the annual City Regatta in July, an unprecedently 
 large prize was offered by the City of Boston for 
 four-oared boats, the effect of which brought out the 
 Hamills of Pittsburg, the Biglins of New York, the 
 Piscataquas of Maine, the Unions of Worcester, the 
 George Roahr of Boston, and others less famous. The 
 Harvards won the race easily. 
 
 The Harvards sailed from New York, in the City of 
 Paris, July 10th, and reached Liverpool on the 20th, 
 and at once proceeded to Putney, afterwards to Mort- 
 lake, where they settled down to work at an eligible 
 place with the high-sounding American title of the 
 ''White House," the river baing within twenty fe6t of 
 the garden gate, and the boat house a trifle farther ofi*. 
 This w^as their head-quarters until the day of the mem- 
 orable struggle, August 27th. 
 
 Eight hundred policemen were detailed to guard the 
 river bank alone, W'hile a proportionately large force 
 watched the river boats. A larger crowd of all classes 
 of people (estimated at 750,000), never witnessed a 
 boat race. Never but once had such a crowd been seen 
 in England, and that was when the Prince of Wales 
 first brought his wife home. 
 
 The crews consisted of : — 
 
 Harvard. 
 
 J. S. Fay, bow, Weight, 155. 
 
 F. O. Lyman, 2, " 154. 
 
 Wm. H. Simmons, 3, " 171. 
 
 A. P. Loring, stroke, '' 146. 
 
 Arthur Burnham, cockswain, '' 105. 
 
 731. 
 
 3* 
 
30 
 
 
 HISTORY OF 
 
 
 
 
 Oxford. 
 
 
 
 F. 
 
 Willan, bow, 
 
 Weight, 
 
 168. 
 
 A. 
 
 C. Yar borough, 2, 
 
 a 
 
 171. 
 
 J. 
 
 C. Tiniie, 3, 
 
 u 
 
 189. 
 
 S. 
 
 Darbishire, stroke. 
 
 (C 
 
 160. 
 
 J. 
 
 H. Hall, cockswain. 
 
 u 
 
 102. 
 
 790. 
 
 At quarter past 5, after some little delay, the word 
 <tgo" was pronounced, and both boats started fairly 
 together, Oxford rowing one stroke more per minute 
 than Harvard (Oxford 47, Harvard 46). Harvard 
 gained half a length in the first mile. On the third 
 minute the strokes altered to Oxford 39, Harvard 40, 
 and at the end of that r5inute the Americans were a 
 full length ahead. An eddy off Chiswick Ait, into 
 which Burnham steered the Harvards, brings both boats 
 even. After this to the finish Oxford pulls 40 to 
 Harvard's 39 strokes ; at Barnes Bridge, five furlongs 
 from the finish, two lengths separated them. Spurt 
 after spurt do the losing men give their craft, and the 
 Oxfords cross the line half to three-quarters of a length 
 ahead. 
 
 Distance, 4J miles. 
 
 Time : Oxfords, 22m. 20s. ; Harvards, 22m. 23s. 
 
 JULY 22, 1870. 
 
 HARVARD, YALE, BROWN AND AMHERST. 
 
 The following races were rowed on Lake Quinsiga- 
 mond. The Freshman race, in which Yale, Harvard, 
 
AMERICAN COLLEGE REGATTAS. 31 
 
 Brown and Amherst entered, and the University race 
 between the old time antagonists, Yale and Harvard. 
 
 The Freshman Race 
 
 was looked forward to as the most interesting contest 
 of the day. Four colleges sent its representative 
 Freshmen, and noble types of muscular manhood they 
 w^ere. 
 
 Harvard. J. Bryant, Boston, stroke ; H. M. 
 Johnson, Bradford ; W. J. Lloyd, Pottsville, Pa. ; C. 
 T. Johnson, New York ; G. H. Lyman, Boston ; J. O. 
 Shaw, Milton, bow. 
 
 Yale, F. W. Adee, Westchester, N. Y., stroke ; 
 C. S. Hemingway, Fairhaven ; D. Davenport, Wil- 
 ton, Conn. ; J. Day, Catskill, N. Y. ; G. M. Browne, 
 Carey, N. Y. ; S. L. Boyce, Chicago, 111., bow. 
 
 Brown. A. Gower, Sedgwick, Me., stroke; G. 
 F. Browne, Newport; A. M. Smith, Grafton, Mass. ; 
 W. C. Caldwell, Providence ; A. D. McClellan, Graf- 
 ton, Mass. ; E. H. Luther, Worcester, bow. 
 
 Amherst. L. J. Warner, Northampton, stroke ; 
 L. Bradley, Methuen ; G. W. Hale, Montague ; R. F. 
 Norris, Sodus, N. Y. ; E. P. Bliss, Cambridge ; T. J. 
 Gray, Boston, bow. 
 
 In drawing for positions, Amherst secured the inside. 
 Brown was second, Yale third and Harvard outside. 
 At the start, Amherst and Brown dipped almost simul- 
 taneously, but the former crew was first to take firm 
 hold of the water, and they placed their bow in advance 
 almost immediately. Harvard and Yale went off 
 together, and soon after the start an oblique line was 
 
32 HISTORY OF 
 
 made for the right shore, so that Brown and Amherst on 
 the left side of the lake, and Harvard and Yale on the 
 right side, were making two separate races. Amherst 
 pulled a splendid stroke, making about forty per 
 minute, and they excited general admiration as they 
 led past Regatta Point. As they went up the course 
 they were gradually drawing away from the Browns. 
 By some combination of circumstances. Brown removed 
 the steering apparatus of Amherst, and the crew of the 
 latter (X)llege were virtually out of the contest, and 
 stopped half way up. Brown continued a handsome 
 stroke up the lake, taking a straight line for the upper 
 stake. The judgment in steering was excellent. The 
 Tales and Harvards were having a most exciting strug- 
 gle on the opposite side of the lake, and the Magentas 
 were compelled to pull in quite close to the shore. 
 Yale slowly drew away from Harvard, and at the upper 
 point on the right bank of the lake, the Blues swung 
 out -in full view two open lengths ahead of Harvard, 
 and one length ahead of Brown. The Yale crew took 
 an oblique line across the bow of the Browns, and 
 afterwards swung back again, giving them another dose. 
 A collision appeared imminent until the Browns ceased 
 pulling altogether and came to a stand-still. Yale then 
 pulled out so far that a very few judicious strokes 
 brought the Browns around all right, and they dipped 
 once, twice and three times before Yale finished their 
 turn, and then swept forward like a rocket, with chances 
 of success favorable. The Browns bent to their work 
 with renewed vigor, and continued to lead after strait- 
 ening out. Harvard made a poor turn, and the young 
 fellows looked discouraged as they took the back water 
 of the other crews. They worked finely to make up 
 the gap on the home course ; but although they les- 
 
AMERICAN COLLEGE REGATTAS. 33 
 
 sened Yale's advantage, there was too long a gap to 
 close, and Brown was too determined to lose an inch of 
 its vantage ground, and positions were not again 
 changed. 
 
 Time: Brown, 19m. 21s. Yale, 19m. 45s. Har- 
 vard 20m. Amherst not taken. 
 
 University Race. 
 
 For the University honors, only Harvard and Yale 
 contested. Beside the usual college colors, six medals 
 for the winning crew were provided. Yale had secured 
 the services of the late Walter Brown as trainer, and 
 under his instruction the crew had practiced on the 
 lake for several weeks. Harvard ''coached" itself. 
 The following are the crews : 
 
 Harvard. F. O. Lyman, Sandwich Islands, stroke ; 
 F. J. Jones, Templeton ; G. Wallis, Cornwall ; J. S. 
 McCobb, Portland ; R. S. Russell, Boston ; N. G. 
 Read, Cambridge, bow. 
 
 Yale. D. McC. Bone, Petersburg, 111., stroke; 
 W. F. McCook, Pittsburg, Pa. ; E. D. Coonley, Green- 
 ville, N. Y. ; W. W. Flagg, Yonkers ; C. Phelps, Cole- 
 brook, Conn., bow. 
 
 In drawing for positions, Harvard secured the inside. 
 At the start the oars dipped simultaneously and the 
 Yales took the lead. The two boats made for Regatta 
 Point, and as the Harvards approached it they made a 
 spurt, and a few strokes placed the bows of the boats 
 even. A few more and Harvard was ahead. Either 
 crew was liable to take the lead at any moment by the 
 slightest error in steering. Both crews headed well up 
 the lake, and slowly, but surely, the Harvards crawled 
 
34 ^ HISTORY OF 
 
 away from the Yales until they reached the upper stake, 
 when they swung out into clear view, three quarters of 
 a length ahead. They were making the turn finely, 
 without an inch of room to spare inside, when Yale 
 also tried to make a turn on the inside, and accomplish 
 the feat in which the Brown Freshmen were so suc- 
 cessful ; this was ill-timed, however, and the bow of 
 Yale struck Harvard's rudder and damaged it so badly 
 as to make it unfit for service. The result was that 
 the boat could not be controlled on the downward 
 course, and the Harvards swung in towards the left 
 bank and were compelled to shorten stroke in order to 
 get steadied. The damage to the rudder proved dis- 
 astrous to their prospects, and Yale succeeded in 
 closing with, and afterwards passing the Magentas, 
 who rowed leisurely across the line. A claim of foul 
 was entered, and the referee, Mr. Edw. Brown, of 
 Worcester, awarded the race to Harvard. Just as the 
 referee was about to announce his decision, the Yale 
 party attempted to raise a new charge, " crowding," 
 against Harvard, but it was too feeble to demand in- 
 terest. The Yales immediately^ challenged Harvard to 
 row the following day, but owing to imperative engage- 
 ments of one of the Harvard crew, they were obliged 
 to decline. 
 
 Time : Yale, 18m. 45s. Harvard not taken. Judges : 
 for Harvard, Wm. Blaikie ; for Yale, A. L. Clark. 
 Edw. Brown, referee. 
 
AMERICAN COLLEGE REGATTAS. 35 
 
 JULY 21, 1871. 
 
 HAEVARD, BROWN AND AMHERST. 
 
 At this annual regatta, pulled at Springfield, Yale did 
 not put in an appearance. To make up the deficiency 
 Brown and Amherst entered. The absence of the 
 Tales was regretted by everybody, as their presence 
 would have made the contest more interesting. 
 
 Freshman Race. 
 
 Harvard and Brown were the only entries. The 
 crew^s were muscular and finely developed, and were 
 considered quite an equal match. This race was a 
 straight away spin of three miles from the boat house 
 to a point two hundred feet north of Chicopee Bridge. 
 At the word "go" the Harvards took the water and imme- 
 diately shot to the front with an advantage of half a 
 length. Not a perceptible inch was gained by either 
 boat during the first half-mile, and, as they breasted 
 Ingleside, Harvard was still a half length in advance. 
 At this point the Harvard boat was steered badly. 
 Brow^n's course was perfectly straight. After turning 
 the point below Ingleside, Harvard had slightly in 
 creased her lead. Brown thereupon began a spurt a^ 
 forty-four strokes a minute, and gained slightly. Har- 
 vard followed the example and was last to ease up, 
 thereby increasing her advantage. Oif the old Chicopee 
 church, Harvard appeared to be full two lengths ahead, 
 and they commenced a final spurt as they approached 
 the finish. " Go it, Harvards," " Hither up, Devens," 
 were among the exclamations of the Magenta-decorated 
 
36 HISTORY OF 
 
 spectators on the river bank, and " Lay to it, Brown," 
 and similar exclamations, were used by the Brown 
 adherents. Harvard continued the vigorous strokes, 
 and pulled gallantly past the stake, the victors by six 
 or seven lengths. 
 
 Harvard. R. H. Dana, 3d, of Boston, stroke; 
 Wendell Goodwin, Jamaica Plain ; H. L. Morse, Bos- 
 ton ; W. C. Sanger, New York ; G.W.White, Charles- 
 town ; A. L. Devens, Cambridge, bow. 
 
 Brown. H. Cornet, stroke ; Albert Gallup, W. 
 Heard, P. H. Case, John L. Lincoln, Jr. ; P. A. Sayle, 
 bow. 
 
 Time : Harvard, 20m. 18s. ; Brown, 20m. 45s. 
 
 University Race. 
 
 Notwithstanding the absence of Yale this year, the 
 contest between the crews of Harvard and Brown 
 Universities, and Amherst Agricultural College, was a 
 splendid struggle. The Harvard College boys had con- 
 fidence in their crew, and honestly believed that they 
 were sure to win, but they were defeated, and the crew 
 that least expected to carry off the honors, took them 
 with comparative ease. 
 
 The Harvards were nude to the waist, and wore 
 Magenta kerchiefs round their heads, and white trowsers. 
 Brown was also nude to the waist, wearing brown 
 kerchiefs and blue trowsers ; while the " Aggies " were 
 uniformed in white shirts and pantaloons, and white 
 kerchiefs, and the arms were laid bare so as not to in- 
 terfere with easy action. 
 
 In drawing for positions, Brown secured the inside, 
 and the Harvards the centre. 
 
 The start was one of the finest ever witnessed, the 
 
AMERICAN COLLEGE REGATTAS. 37 
 
 crews taking the water tog'etlier and beginning the 
 work without dela}^ ; a quarter of a mile had been 
 rowed ere an advantage was gained by either crew, and 
 Amherst then succeeded in drawing away and taking 
 a lead of a third of a length. They perceived their 
 advantage, and nerved by their success, put on a spurt 
 of forty-four to the minute, and gradually crept away 
 clear from Harvard and Brown, who were indulging in 
 a very exciting struggle. Brown was pulling a stroke of 
 forty-five a minute as they passed Ingleside, and Har- 
 vard hitting her up at a forty-three stroke. A mile 
 down the river, Amherst was pulling two open lengths 
 ahead of Brown, who appeared to be slightly in ad- 
 vance of Harvard. Amherst and Harvard were pulling 
 forty-three strokes. Brown, thirty-eight. Off Chicopee 
 Church, Amherst was still gaining, and as they appeared 
 around the bend the spectators could hardly account 
 for their presence so far in the lead. At' first they were 
 taken to be a crew not engaged in the race, but soon 
 the white shirts and maroon bands around the heads 
 became visible, and cheer after cheer rent the air, as the 
 Agriculturists distinguished their gallant crew. They 
 pulled along magnificently, and encouraged by the 
 cheers of their friends, they laid down to another spurt, 
 and at every stroke widened the gap. They did not 
 cease pulling until their boat had passed under Chico- 
 pee Bridge. Harvard came in secoAcI ; Brown last. 
 
 Six very elaborate cups were presented to the win- 
 ning crew ; they represented a Roman boat, with a 
 figure aft pulling a pair of paddles ; they also received 
 a set of colors, both National and College. Below are 
 the crews : 
 
 Amherst. F. C. Eldred, stroke ; F. M. Somers, 
 
 4 
 
38 HISTORY OF 
 
 G. H. Allen, H. B. Simpson, A. D. ISiorcross ; George. 
 Leonard, bow. 
 
 Harvard. N. G. Eeed, bow ; George Bass, stroke ; 
 G. J. Jones, Alanson Tucker, William Loring, W. F. 
 Sanger. 
 
 Brown. C. C. Luther, stroke ; W. E. Caldwell, A. 
 M. Smith, W. H. Reeby, A. D. McClellan, E. H. Lu- 
 ther, bow. 
 
 Time: Amherst, 17m. 47s.; Harvard, 18m. 29s.; 
 Brown, 18m. 48s. 
 
 JULY 24, 1872- 
 
 Amherst, Harvard, Agricultural, Bowdoin, 
 Williams and Yale. 
 
 At least twenty thousand persons gathered along the 
 banks of the Connecticut river, at Agawam and Long 
 Meadow to witness the Freshman and University 
 Eaces, both of which were set for the day before 
 (Tuesday), but on account of the lumpy condition 
 of the water were postponed till Wednesday. As 
 early as seven o'clock on the day of the race, a con. 
 tinuous stream of carriages and other vehicles rattled 
 along toward the Agawam ferry crossing, on the 
 Connecticut river. The occupants were chiefly young 
 men whose hats, button holes, watch chains and 
 coat-lapels were decorated with ribbons of various 
 hues. The day was most delightful, the extreme heat 
 of the sun being allayed by heavy banks of clouds, 
 and, in fact, everything was favorable to a good day's 
 sport. 
 
AMERICAN COLLEGE REGATTAS. 39 
 
 Freshman Race. 
 
 In this race, Wesley an, Amherst, Brown and the 
 Sheffield Scientifics entered crews. Distance three 
 miles straight away. At the start, which occurred at 
 ten o'clock, Wesleyan led off with a stroke of forty- 
 four. Brown was behind all the others, pulling forty- 
 two strokes ; but about a mile down the course they 
 spurted to forty-seven, and seemed to overhaul Yale 
 and Amherst. The latter two got together about half 
 a mile from the starting point, the fault apparently of 
 Amherst. The Browns pulled in the best form, and 
 their steering was also the best. The Weslej'ans led 
 all the way, greatly to the surprise of all who considered 
 the race a sure thing for the '' Scientifics." 
 
 Amherst came in second. Brown third and Yale 
 fourth. Below are the crews : 
 
 Wesleyan. W. F. Borgett, stroke ; A. F. Gam- 
 man, A. H. Nash, M. F. Brown, E. A. Markham ; J. 
 M. Stowe, bow. Colors, lavender. 
 
 Amherst, Otis Benton, stroke ; M. F. Logan, C. 
 P. Littlefield, F. C. Scoville, Daniel Kent; Chas. 
 Arnd, bow. Colors, purple and white. 
 
 Brown. F. H. Brown, stroke ; G. I. Hopkins, C. 
 E. Field, F. S. Ashmore ; E. L. Bogert, bow. Color, 
 brown. 
 
 Sheffield S.S. W. E. Upham, stroke ; E. M. 
 Child, W. S. Pratt, R. D. A. Parrott, A. S. Hall ; C. 
 D. Hill, bow. Color, orange. 
 
 Time: Wesleyan, 17m. 7s. Amherst, 17m. 29s. 
 Brown, 18m. 30s. Sheffield, 18m. 58s. 
 
40 HISTORY OF 
 
 University Race. 
 
 This was, of course, the grand event that attracted 
 the multitude, and the contest proved fully as exciting 
 as any preceding. The result surprised a great many 
 people, although there were a few that expected that 
 the winning crew was not either of those spoken of in 
 connection with success. The Bowdoin crew did not 
 realize the expectations of their trainer (Geo. Price, of 
 the Paris crew), and Harvard was not surprised at the 
 result, as one of their crew was on the ''indisposed" 
 list for some time previous. The Amhersts acknowl- 
 edged feeling dubious about the result until they 
 reached a point opposite the village of Long Meadow, 
 when Capt. Bradley rallied the crew and gave them a 
 spurt home. They had pulled well up to this point 
 and the fair prospect of success before them nerved 
 them on to a last effort. The Yales came in last. 
 
 At twenty minutes past eleven, six University crews 
 took their positions. After long and tedious attempts 
 the boats were started. The start was a beautiful one, 
 and as fair as could possibly be obtained from the 
 method employed. The plan of holding the boats to 
 the line and letting them go at the word, the old 
 fashioned style of laying on the oars and starting at 
 the word, and the plan of firing a gun simultaneously 
 with the word " go," were all abandoned, and the 
 mere dropping of the referees' extended hand was sub- 
 stituted. 
 
 The boats kept well together for some distance. 
 Bowdoin pulled gradually ahead with Harvard second, 
 Amherst third, Yale fourth, ''Aggies " fifth and Wil- 
 liams last. All but the latter kept well into the right 
 shore. Harvard and the "Aggies" soon took the lead, 
 
AMERICAN COLLEGE REGATTAS. 41 
 
 the bow of the Harvards slightly in advance. Next 
 Bowdoin spurted and headed Harvard, pulling forty- 
 six strokes to the minute. Amherst now began to 
 push Bowdoin hard, and the two were nearly abreast at 
 the end of the second mile. The struggle for the lead 
 between Harvard, Bowdoin and Amherst, was very 
 close and intense. The "Aggies" seemed to be hold- 
 ing themselves in reserve. The Harvards were pulling 
 at the^rate of forty-five a minute, and struggled hard to 
 gain on the two leading boats. The '^ Aggies" pulled 
 a steady oar at the rate of fort}^ a minute, and Amherst 
 pulled thirty-six per minute. Away down the course 
 the crews kept on, and when within a half-mile of the 
 finish, Amlierst made a sudden and powerful pull 
 ahead, crossing the line in "16m. 32 l-5s. Harvard 
 second, Aggies third, Bowdoins fourth, Williams fifth, 
 and Yale last. The following are the crews : 
 
 Amherst. Walter Negley, stroke ; Arthur J 
 Benedict, Frank M. Williams, Leverett Bradley, Jr., 
 Benj. F. Brown ; Geo. E. Brewer, bow. Color, purple. 
 
 Harvard. E. H. Dana, stroke ; Wendell Good- 
 win, Henry L. Morse, John Bryant, W. J. Lloyd ; W. 
 Bell, bow. Color, magenta. 
 
 Aggies. F. C. Eldred, stroke; D. P. Bard well, 
 John M. Benedict, H. B. Simpson, S. M. Carter ; H. H. 
 Player, bow. Color, maroon and white. 
 
 Bowdoin. D. A. Robinson, stroke ; D. A. Sar- 
 gent, C. H. Hunter, A. L. Crocker, A. G. Ladd ; W. 
 O. Hooper, bow. Color, white. 
 
 Williams. John Gunster, stroke ; Fred Johnson, 
 D. S. Williams, Jesse P. Worden, T. W. Saunders ; H. 
 T. SchoU, bow. Color, royal purple. 
 
 4# 
 
42 HISTORY OF 
 
 Yale. J. Da3^ stroke; W. F. McCook, H. A. 
 Oaks, R. J. Cook, G. M. Gunn ; F. W. Adee, bow. 
 Color, blue. 
 
 Time: Amherst, 16m. 32 l-5s. ; Harvards, 16m. 
 57s.; Aggies, 17m. 10s.; Bowdoin, 17m. 31s.; Wil- 
 liams, 17m. 50s.; Yale, 18m. 13s. 
 
 JULY 16 AND (7, 1873. 
 
 Yale, Wesleyan, Harvard, Dartmouth, Columbia, 
 
 Amherst, Bowdoin, Agricultural, Cornell, 
 
 Trinity, Williams. 
 
 On Wednesday, July 16, 1873, a single scull race of 
 two miles was rowed over the Springfield Course, be- 
 tween E. S. Swift of Yale, and C. S. Button of Cornell, 
 and attracted a crowd of not more than three thousand 
 spectators. When within half a mile of the finish, 
 Button lost his bearings and steered wildl}^, and conse- 
 quently lost the race. Swift won easily in 14m. 40s. 
 Button's time, 15m. 38s. 
 
 The fact that eleven colleges were to contend in the 
 University race drew together an immense throng of 
 people. Springfield wore a gala-day appearance on 
 Thursday, the day of the Freshman and University 
 races. As early as one o'clock both shores of the river 
 were lined with anxious spectators. At the starting 
 point fully five thousand people were assembled ; and 
 it is estimated that at least thirty thousand people 
 viewed the struggles. So dense was the crowd of teams 
 that the roads were almost impassable. 
 
amepjcan college regattas. 43 
 
 The Freshman Race 
 
 was announced for three o'clock, but the crews did not 
 appear till four, and a little later they got a start. The 
 entries were Yale, Harvard and Amherst. 
 
 The Har yards started quickly ahead, with a forty-two 
 stroke, Yale coming up with thirty-six, and the Am- 
 hersts pulling along at the rate of thirty-eight to the 
 minute. The position of the boats remained unchanged 
 till the end of the first quarter of a mile, when the 
 Yales, by spurting, took the lead, and kept it till the 
 end of the race, Amherst second. Harvard last. 
 
 Yale. W. C. Hall, stroke; G. L. Brownell, F. 
 Wood, D. H. Wood, F. W. Noyes ; H. W. DeForrest, 
 bow. Color, blue. 
 
 Amherst. S. R. Johnston, stroke ; A. J. George, 
 K. Johnston, M. A. Goodnow, E. A. Baldwin ; F. L. 
 Green, bow. Color, purple and white. 
 
 Harvard. C. F. Hodges, stroke ; W. J. Otis, E. 
 C. Hall, G. A. Nickerson, G. W. Green ; W. F. Weld, 
 Jr., bow. Color, magenta. 
 
 Time: Yale, 17m. 53s. Amherst, 18m. 43^s. ; Har- 
 vard, 19m. 3fs. 
 
 An inexcusable delay of two hours kept the im- 
 patient multitude waiting for the 
 
 University Race. 
 
 At ten minutes past six the word ''go" was given. 
 Then was clearly apparent even to the most inexperi- 
 enced eye, that the great deficiency of the Springfield 
 course was narrowness and crookedness when more 
 than four boats were started at once. Harvard, with 
 
44 HISTORY OF 
 
 lier characteristic style shot ahead ; Yale, with her 
 slow but determined stroke, pressing her closely. In- 
 deed, there seemed imminent danger of a ''foul," for 
 before thirty strokes had been taken the bow of the 
 Yale boat was pressing on Harvard's stern. The dis- 
 tance between being only two or three feet, Yale 
 held back, and after taking Harvard's wash a short 
 distance, swerved to one side and then gallantly strug- 
 gled for the lead again. The Amherst and '' Aggies," 
 pulled strongly, while Columbia fell behind, and the 
 remaining six still dragged heavily in the rear. At 
 the end of the first mile. Harvard, Yale and Wesleyan 
 had separated themselves from the rest of the crowd , 
 leaving two boat lengths of clear water behind them. 
 Finally, the Amherst boys got themselves out of the 
 lump and went for the crew who preceded them. And 
 Williams tired and used up, dropped far behind. The 
 race progressed this way until near the finish. The 
 Harvards were hugging the eastern shore, while Yale 
 pressed heavily on_ the western. The flag on the east 
 side having been moved farther down the river, the 
 course on that side was longer than on the west side 
 (Yale's). The Harvards claimed that this change 
 from a straight line to a diagonal one had been made 
 without their knowledge. When they had crossed the 
 straight finishing line, they ceased rowing, and did not 
 pull as far as the diagonal line. The Yales crossed the 
 line, as fixed by the managers of the regatta ahead of 
 all others. Everybody, even to the judges, thought 
 that Harvard had won the race, and the colors were 
 immediately handed to Capt. Dana, who surrendered 
 them to Yale, after the referee decided Yale to be the 
 winner. This proved the most unsatisfactory race 
 ever pulled by the principal competitors, and was alike 
 
AMERICAN COLLEGE REGATTAS. 45 
 
 unsatisfactory to the spectators. The following are the 
 crews : 
 
 Yale. Robt. J. Cook, stroke ; Julian Kennedy, 
 Willis P. McCook, Henry Meyer, Jeremiah Day ; Her- 
 bert G. Fowler, bow. Color, blue. 
 
 Time: 16m. 59s. 
 
 Wesleyan. J. E. Eustis, stroke ; A. H. Nash, 
 
 D. Dorchester, C. A. Lyon, A. T. Neale ; J. P. Stowe, 
 bow. Color, lavender. 
 
 Time : (not official), 17m. 9s. 
 
 Harvard. R. H. Dana, 3d., stroke ; D. C. Bacon, 
 Wendell Goodwin, H. L. Morse, T. Daland ; A. L, 
 Devens, bow. Color, magenta. 
 
 Time (not official), 17m.,46Js. 
 
 Dartmouth. H. M. Paul, stroke ; A. R. Archi- 
 bald, C. O. Gates, R. J. Underbill, M. Ward ; A. 
 Eaton, bow. Color green. 
 
 Time: (not official), 17m. 50s. 
 
 Columbia. F. B. Rees, stroke ; R. C. Cornell, 
 
 E. S. Rapallo, A. B. Simonds, O. D. Smith; C. De R. 
 Moore, bow. Color, blue and white. 
 
 Time: (not official), 18m. 6fs. 
 
 Amherst. F. Ward, stroke ; M. F. Logan, B. 
 
 F. Brown, H. J. Booth, F. J. Scoville ; G. E. Brewer, 
 bow. Color, purple and white. 
 
 Time: (not official), 18m. 15|s. 
 
 B w d i n . C. H. Hunter, stroke ; A. L. Crocker, 
 W. Souther, J. A. Cram, A. G. Ladd ; D. A. Robinson, 
 bow. Color white. 
 
 Time: (not official) 18m. 26Js. 
 
 Agricultural. F. C. Eldred, stroke; A. H. 
 
46 HISTORY OF 
 
 Montague, J. M. Benedict, F. H. Rice, J. W. Clay ; H. 
 P. Simpson, bow. Color, maroon. 
 Time : (not official) 18m. 34f s. 
 
 C p n e 1 1 . C. C. Kean, stroke ; F. B. Ferris, C. 
 S. Button, J. S. Southard, J. N. Ostram ; E. Ander- 
 son, bow. Color, cornelian and white. 
 
 Time : (not official) 18m. 49is. 
 
 Trinity, H. J. Chase, stroke ; C. Pratt, T. 
 McLean, J. D. F. McKinnan, G. Kane ; W. H. Bulkley, 
 bow. Color, green and white. 
 
 Time: (not official) 19m. 33s. 
 
 Williams, J. Gunster, stroke; F. Johnson, J. 
 P. Worden, J. F. Eaton, J. H. Barnhart ; F. W. Saun- 
 ders, bow. Color, purple. 
 
 Time : not taken. 
 
 JULY 15 AND 18, 1874. 
 
 Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Prince- 
 ton, Trinity, Wesleyan, Williams, 
 Yale and Brown. 
 
 When it was first proposed to hold the annual college 
 regatta at Saratoga, frivolous objections were freely 
 offered from various quarters ; especially in the cities 
 where the regatta had been heretofore held, there was 
 heard much earnest talk about the risks which the col- 
 legians and their sport incurred in going to Saratoga — 
 such as its bad moral influence and its extravagant 
 gaiety. But to the credit of Saratoga it may be said, 
 that there were not visible any of the gambling contri- 
 
AMERICxiN COLLEGE REGATTAS. 47 
 
 vances and loose morality predicted by the adherents 
 of Worcester and Springfield. The attractiveness of 
 Saratoga Lake is unequalled by that of any other racing 
 water. For once the regatta was rowed on a course the 
 whole of which lies fully in view of the shores M^here 
 the spectators mostly congregate. All oarsmen are 
 enthusiastic in their praises of it. 
 
 The aquatic sports opened on Wednesday, at four 
 o'clock, with the 
 
 Freshman Race, 
 
 in which Yale, Brown and Princeton entered. The 
 positions of the crews were, Yale to the eastward. 
 Brown in the middle and Princeton on the left. The 
 Browns got the best start, taking the water quickly 
 and dashing off ahead. The Yale men settled down 
 at once to a regular pull. The Princetons also 
 started out well and displayed a vigor which had not 
 been expected by their antagonists. They steered 
 badly, however, and went far out of the course towards 
 the westerly side of the lake. This was true of the 
 other crews also, for midway during the race all the 
 boats were at least half a mile out of the way. Brown 
 steered the worst of all, getting back towards the east- 
 erly side of the lake on the last mile, rowing thirty-six 
 strokes to the minute. It is very probable that but for 
 the bad steering this crew would have won the race. 
 When the crews came fairly into view so as to be dis- 
 tinguished easily with a field-glass, the Browns appeared 
 to be widely separated from the other crews, and near 
 the easterly side. The Princetons were at least a fifth 
 of a mile to the west, Yales midway between. The 
 Princetons were ahead. Unfortunately for them the 
 Yales crowded them outside the flag-boat which marks 
 
48 HISTORY OF 
 
 the end of the course, and this left a knotty point, 
 which was settled by awarding the honors to Princeton. 
 Yales were given second and Brown third positions- 
 Princeton's time, 18m. 12fs. 
 
 Princeton. Benj. Nicol, stroke; J. S. El}^ J. 
 Williamson, J. A. Campbell, C. Halstead, C. G. Green, 
 bow. 
 
 Yale, E. C. Cook, stroke ; W. W. Collin, L. H. 
 Bradley, M. G. Nixon, F. W. Wheaton, bow. 
 
 Brown, W. A. Peck, stroke ; C. M. Lee, W. R. 
 Stiners, G. W. Dow, S. J. Bradbury, A. G. Griffin, 
 bow. 
 
 Single Scull Race. 
 
 Representatives of Cornell, Yale and Harvard then 
 drew into position and prepared for the contest for in- 
 dividual honors and college glor3\ Cornell was repre- 
 sented by Edward L. Phillips, Yale, by Ainsley Wil- 
 cox, and Harvard by A. Lithgow Devens. The men 
 looked the picture of health. Devens pulled into line 
 with a look of quiet confidence that seemed to indicate 
 that Harvard would at least be credited with one 
 triumph at Saratoga. Phillips had a position near the 
 west shore, Wilcox was second and Devens just off 
 Snake Hill. A pistol shot sent the boats away, and 
 Devens was the first to take the water. He shot ahead 
 slightl}^, and Wilcox bent to his work with a will, and 
 strained every nerve to get away from Devens. The 
 race was prettily contested ; and the Blue and Magenta 
 went down the lake on the first half mile together, the 
 former slightly in advance, while Cornell's repre- 
 sentative was having a race all by himself on the east- 
 ern shore. All the way down the course, Wilcox 
 
AMERICAN COLLEGE REGATTAS. 49 
 
 pulled handsomely. Devens brought all his reserve 
 muscle into play, but he could see the stern of the Yale 
 boat slowly leaving him. Wilcox did not yield his 
 advantage, and on the last half mile he steadily 
 widened the gap. Phillips in the meantime, had been 
 pulling a strong and steady stroke, and came in close 
 behind Devens. 
 
 Distance : two miles ; Wilcox's time, 14m. 12|s. 
 
 University Race. 
 
 After two postponements from Thursday to Friday, 
 and Friday to Saturday (on account of the roughness 
 of the lake), and the disappointment of the largest 
 crowd of spectators that ever assembled to w^itness an 
 American college regatta — representative boats from 
 nine American colleges appeared in line, at ten o'clock 
 on Saturday morning. At that hour the water was 
 perfectly calm. After the customary delay consequent 
 on drawing squarely into line the prows of the college 
 shells, and after the pistol shot, fifty-four blades took 
 the water as rapidly as possible. The Dartmouth 
 crew laid down to work with a stroke of forty-six to 
 the minute, and made a grand spurt for the lead, with 
 Harvard and Yale side by side. These two crews were 
 in the centre, and took water almost simultaneously, 
 and strained every muscle to get the advantage. Soon 
 Columbia took the lead and followed closely in the 
 second place during the first half mile. Yale spurted 
 handsomely after the first half mile, and passed both 
 Columbia and Harvard. The struggle between Yale, 
 Columbia and Harvard was sharp and exciting. At 
 the end of the first mile Harvard and Yale spurted 
 desperately ; Harvard forty-one to the minute and Yale 
 
50 HISTORY OF 
 
 thirty-eight. Suddenly, Yale dropped out, having 
 stopped rowing. A ''foul" had occurred between the 
 Yales and Harvards. These crews had been w^atching 
 each other closely, and just before the unfortunate cir- 
 cumstance, Yale dropped its English stroke and put on 
 a spurt which sent them ahead, and when the Yale bow 
 saw Harvard coming up he steered across and the "fouF' 
 then happened. Harvard, Yale, Columbia and Wes- 
 leyan, were nearly all even, Yale ahead of Harvard. 
 A prominent boatman who witnessed the entire race, 
 said, '' The Yales were steered viciousl}'." At the 
 end of the second mile, Wesleyan was ahead, Colum- 
 bia second. Harvard third and Trinity fourth. Soon 
 Columbia shot ahead, when their friends displayed the 
 highest enthusiasm. When within half a mile of the 
 finish Columbia was leading Harvard and Wesleyan by 
 about two lengths. As they swept down the line, the 
 Wesle3^ans made a terrible effort and fairly lifted them- 
 selves ahead of the Harvards. The Columbia came 
 in first, Wesleyan second, Harvard third, Dartmouth 
 fourth, Williams fifth, Cornell sixth, Trinity seventh, 
 Princeton eighth, Yale last. 
 
 After the race, Rees, the captain of the Columbias, 
 fainted and was removed from the boat, and was im- 
 mediately taken upon the shoulders of the stalwart 
 wearers of the blue and white, and was carried up to 
 Moon's, the boys meanwhile cheering him up and 
 waving a Columbia flag above his head ; the rest of the 
 crew followed, and they were in turn shouldered and 
 carried over the grounds by their friends. Next to 
 Columbia, Harvard was most happy, and the ''rah! 
 rah ! rah ! " of the Magentas, were heard from all points 
 along the shore. Before the participants and specta- 
 tors had left the lake, and while the excitement was at 
 
AMERICAN COLLEGE REGATTAS. 51 
 
 its height, the Yale crew pulled slowly down to the line, 
 exhibiting a broken oar and a fractured rudder. Com- 
 plaints from all sides were then heard, and scarcely a 
 crew was exempted from a claim or a charge of a 
 " foul." Between the adherents of Yale and Harvard, 
 hot words were freely passed. The Yales claimed that 
 they steered out of their course to avoid a foul, that 
 they were unable to prevent it, Harvard steering right 
 into them ; that one of the starboard oars of Harvard 
 struck their rudder and lifted up the end of their shell, 
 and threw their bow oar over so far in the water that it 
 was snapped of at the rowlock. They even claimed 
 that Bacon tried to strike their shell with his oar. 
 Below are the crews : 
 
 Columbia. P. T. Timpson, bow ; J. T. Goodwin, 
 G. Griswold, Ed. S. Rapallo, R. C. Cornell ; B. F. Rees, 
 stroke. 
 
 Time: IGm. 42^s. 
 
 Cornell. J. N. Ostrom, bow ; L. A. Henderson, 
 P. D. Clark, W. M. Garver, R. W. Corwin ; C. C. King, 
 stroke. 
 
 Time: 18m. 
 
 Dartmouth. W. G. Eaton, Jr., bow; W. F. 
 Westgate, B. F. Robinson, C. ^Y. Eager, F. W. 
 Mitchell; C. O. Gates, stroke. 
 
 Time: 17m. S^s. 
 
 Harvard. W. J. Otis, bow ; W. R. Taylor, H. 
 L. Morse, Wendell Goodwin, D. C. Bacon ; R. H. Dana, 
 3d stroke. 
 
 Time: 16m. 54s. 
 
 Princeton. W. M. Smith, bow ; C. B. Cross, 
 
52 HISTORY OF 
 
 E. J. Hall, W. M. Taylor, W. H. Addicks ; F. A. Mar- 
 quand, stroke. 
 Time: 18m. 
 
 Trinity. G. H. Dubois, bow ; S. D. Hooker, H. 
 M. Hooper, W. J. Roberts, J.'De F. McKennan ; H. O. 
 Dubois, stroke. 
 
 Time: 18m. 23s. 
 
 W e s I e y a n . W. H. Downes, bow ; Wm. Whit- 
 ney, G. M. Warren, H. C. Hermans, C. P. Marsh ; J. 
 E. Eustis, stroke. 
 
 Time: 16m. 50s. 
 
 Williams. Benj. Norton, bow ; H. A. Barker, 
 C. Gilbert, J. H. Haynes, M. P. Washburn ; John Gun- 
 ster, stroke. 
 
 Time: 17m. 31s. 
 
 Yale. G. L. Brownell, bow ; Fred. Wood, D. H. 
 Kellogg, W. C. Hall, J. Kennody ; Robert J. Cook, 
 stroke. 
 
 Time not taken. 
 
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 The following history of boating, by Joseph Strutt, 
 printed in London, in 1830, is very appropriate to this 
 work, and we insert it : 
 
 I shall not pretend to investigate the antiquity of 
 boat-rowing. This art was certainly well understood 
 by the primitive inhabitants of Britain, who frequently 
 committed themselves to the mercy of the sea in open 
 boats, constructed with wicker work and covered with 
 leather. The Saxons were also expert in the manage- 
 ment of the oar, and thought it by no means derogatory 
 for a nobleman of the highest rank to row or steer a 
 boat with dexterity and judgment. Kolson, a northern 
 hero, boasting of his qualifications, declares, that ' he was 
 expert in handling the oar.' The reader may possibly 
 call to his recollection the popular story related by our 
 historians concerning Edgar, surnaraed the Peaceable^ 
 who they tell us was conveyed in great state along the 
 river Dee, from his palace in the city of West Chester, 
 to the church of St. John, and back again ; the oars 
 were managed by eight kings, and himself, the ninth, 
 sat at the stern of the barge and held the helm. This 
 frolic, for I cannot consider it in any other light, 
 appears to be well attested, and is the earliest record 
 of a pastime of the kind. 
 
 The boat-quintain* and tilting at each other upon the 
 water, which were introduced by the Normans as 
 amusements for the summer season, could not be per- 
 
 * The quintain, originally, was nothing more than the trunk of a 
 .tree, or ^ pipst^ set up for the practice of tyros in chivalry. In process 
 pf tiixiCj an automaton human figure with a shield was introduced. 
 The feat, cpnsistecj jn smitting the shield. In case he was not success- 
 ful in st,riking tji<e part aimed at, the figure would turn round and give 
 himji,l3^e?ivy T^lQ)y.^it;Ji a> wooden sword. 
 
AMERICAN COLLEGE REGATTAS. 55 
 
 formed without the assistance of the oars, and probably 
 much of the success of the champion depended upon 
 the skilfuhiess of those who managed the boat. 
 
 The institution of the water pageantry at London 
 upon the lord mayor's day, w^as of an essential service 
 to the professed watermen, who plied about the bridge, 
 and gave occasion to the introduction of many pleasure 
 boats, which in the modern times have been greatly in- 
 creased. The first procession to Westminster by 
 water was made, A. D. 1453, by John Norman, then 
 lord major, for which he was highly commended by the 
 w^aterman. When tilting at the quintain and justing 
 one against another in boats upon the water were dis- 
 continued in this country, rowing matches were sub- 
 stituted, and arc become exceedingl}^ popular ; we may 
 see them frequently exhibited upon the Thames during 
 the summer season ; and as these contests, which 
 depend upon skill as well as upon strength, are rsLvely 
 productive of anything further than mere pastime, they 
 are in my opinion deservedly encouraged. When a 
 rowing-match takes place near London, if the weather 
 be fine, it is astonishing to see what crowds of people 
 assemble themselves upon the banks of the Thames as 
 spectators, and the river itself is nearly covered with 
 wherries, pleasure boats, and barges, decorated with 
 flags and streamers, and sometimes accompanied with 
 bands of music. This pastime though very ancient, 
 and frequently practised upon solemn occasions by the 
 Greeks and the Romans, does not seem to have 
 attracted the notice of our countrymen in former times. 
 
 It may be thought unnecessary for me to mention the 
 well-known annual legacy of Thomas Dogget, a come- 
 dian of some celebrity at the commencement of the 
 last century, w^iich provides three prizes to be claimed 
 
56 HISTORY OF 
 
 by three young watermen, on condition they prove 
 victorious in rowing from the Old Swan Stairs near 
 Lon'don Bridge, to the White Swan at Chelsea. The 
 contest takes place upon the first of August ; the 
 number of competitors upon this occasion is restricted 
 to six, who must not have been out of their times 
 beyond twelve months. Every man rows singly in his 
 boat, and his exertions are made against the tide ; he 
 who first obtains his landing at Chelsea, receives the 
 prize of honor, which is a waterman's coat ornamented 
 with a large badge of silver, and therefore the match is 
 usually called ' Rowing for the Coat and Badge.' The 
 second and the third candidates have small pecuniary 
 rewards, but the other three get nothing for their 
 trouble. 
 
 Of late years, the proprietor of Vauxhall Gardens,, 
 and Astley the rider, give each of them in the course 
 of the summer, a new wherry, to be rowed for by a cer- 
 tain number of watermen, two of which are allowed to 
 row in one boat ; and these contests are extended to 
 two or three heats or trials before the successful candi- 
 dates are determined. 
 
AMERICAN COLLEGE REGATTAS. 57 
 
 RULES GOVERNING THE REGATTAS. 
 
 Forty minutes before a race a gun will be fired to 
 prepare. 
 
 Thirty minutes later a second gun will be fired to 
 draw into line. 
 
 Ten minutes later the signal will be given to start. 
 
 iVb delays will he encouraged or allowed^ and the Crews 
 in line will be positively started at the time named. 
 
 All races shall be started in the following manner : 
 The starter shall ask the question, "Are you ready?'* 
 and receiving no reply, after waiting at least five sec- 
 onds, shall give the signal to start by the firing of a 
 pistol. 
 
 NOTE 
 
 In a few instances, errors will be found in names 
 (particularly in initials). The history was started late 
 and compiled hurriedly with the information and statis- 
 tics received from most of the competing colleges., and 
 the files of magazines and newspapers. We earnestly 
 request all parties interested to forward us corrections 
 in time for our next annual issue. 
 
Programme for 1875. 
 
 TUESDAY, JULY 13th. 
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 WEDNESDAY, JULY 14th. 
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 New York, Philadelphia and English modes, in 
 Soft and Stiff Felts. 
 
 Straw Hats in great variety. 
 College Hats and Caps constantly on hand, and made 
 
 to order. 
 Silk, Serge, Alpacca and Gingham Umbrellas, 
 
 Canes, Hammocks, Brushes, cfc/ 
 
 91 Court Street, 
 
 BO STOW. 
 
ISTEW^ 
 
 For 1875. 
 
 WHITE DUCK NAVY CAPS, 
 $1.50 eacli. $15.00 per dozen. 
 
 WHITE CANVAS HAND SEWED SLIPPERS, 
 
 $1.00 per pair. $10.00 per dozen. 
 
 The same with heavy sole, machine sewed, same price. 
 
 ENGLISH RUBBER SOLED YACHTING SHOES. 
 
 OXFORD TIE CANVAS SHOES, 
 
 $2.25 per pair. $24.00 per dozen. 
 
 The same with Rubber Soles, $1.00 a pair extra. Just the thing for the 
 
 deck of a Yacht, as they will not slip. 
 
 BEST FLANNEL YACHTING SHIRTS, $4.50. 
 
 ENGLISH YACHTING BELTS, WITH BUCKLES, 
 $9.00 and $12.00 per dozen. 
 
 ENGLISH WORSTED WEBBING BELTS, 
 $3.50 and 8.00 per dozen. 
 
 KNIT COTTON SEAMLESS 
 
 SHIRTS, 
 
 $24.00 per Dozen. 
 
 "Worsted Knit Shirts, Caps, Knee Pants, 
 &c,, at low prices. 
 
 Call and examine our stock before leav- 
 ing town. 
 
 FECK & SNYDEB, 
 126 Nassau St., N. Y. 
 
CHERRY DENTINE 
 
 Crystal Tray Bottle, 
 
 CHERRY DENTINE 
 
 Whitens the Teeth and Hardens the Gums. 
 
 CHERRY DENTINE Cleanses the Mouth and 
 
 Sweetens the Breath. 
 
 25 CEJS'TS A BOTTLB. 
 
 m^ THE BEST POWDEK FOR CHILDREN. 
 Free sample by mail on receipt of 3 cent stamp. 
 
 JOSEPH T. BROWN & CO., 
 Washington, Corner Bedford Street, Boston. 
 
WILSON & COMPANY 
 
 424 WASHINaTON STREET, 
 
 BOSTON. 
 
 Special attention given to Wedding and 
 Society work, 
 
 Class Day Invitations, 
 
 Visiting Cards, &c. 
 
 Orders by mail receive prompt attention. 
 
 Manufacturers of Badges for the Saratoga 
 Rowing Association. 
 
G^Aiid deiitfkl Sotel, 
 
 BROADWAY, . . . NEW^ YORK. 
 
 The largest and finest Hotel in the world. 
 
 Erected at a total cost of $2,500,000, the Grand 
 Central offers every convenience and luxury belonging 
 to its high position among first-class Hotels ; it also 
 offers the best advantages in location. 
 
 Terms, $3.00, $3.50 and $4.00 per day, accord- 
 ing to location officer. 
 
 H. L. POWERS, Proprietor. 
 
 No more Spring Trusses ! No more suffering from RUPTURE, for 
 those who wear 
 
 THE ELASTIC TRUSS 
 
 And Abdominal Supporter^ without Metal Springs. 
 
 A New and Perfect Article. 
 
 UPON THE RIGHT PRINCIPLE AT LAST. 
 
 Recently adopted for the Army and Navy, and awarded the highest 
 prize at the American Institute, New York, OVER ALL OTHERS. 
 
 This vakiable remedy is confidently offered as the most efiective and 
 agreeable appliance ever devised for the perfect support and final 
 CURE of HERNIA, PROLAPSUS UTERI, and all forms of ABDOM- 
 INAL WEAKNESS. It is rapidly superceding all other Trusses, and 
 daily demonstrating that HERNIA CAN RE CURED without suffering, 
 or the danger of Spinal Disease, Paralysis and Impotence, often 
 resulting from spring trusses and supporters. THE SUPERIORITY of 
 these instruments is at once apparent on examination. They are 
 applicable to all kinds of Hernia, in Children or Adults, are 
 light and easy to wear, and cannot be displaced by exercise or labor. 
 They Relieve the Affected Parts from all Abdominal Pres- 
 sure (the original cause), and RETAIN THE RUPTURE NIGHT AND 
 DAY, WITH Comfort, until Cured. 
 
 The Genuine Article is manufactured and sold only under State 
 Charter by the ELASTIC TRUSS CO., 683 Broadway, New York. 
 BRANCH OFFICE, 129 Tremont St., Boston, Mass. (Circulars, 
 price-lists and rules for measurement mailed free.) vdt^^ Elastic 
 surgical appliances of all kinds at lowest rates. 
 
COMPOUND 
 
 Peruvian Tooth Paste. 
 
 An excellent preparation for preserving the teeth and hardening the 
 gums. Prepared from Oak Bark, Myrrh, Peruvian Bark and Orris 
 Root, which is formed into a paste, making it very convenient for 
 travellers. Prepared and for sale by 
 
 S. FOLLANSBEE, 
 
 507 Tremont St., Cor. of Berkeley, 
 
 Under Odd Fellows' Hall, 
 
 BOSTON. 
 
 HAYNES' HOTEL, 
 
 SPRINGFIELD, IVIASS. 
 
 THE LARGEST 
 
 First-Class Hotel 
 
 IN THE CITY, 
 
 And in the most Central Location 
 of the Commercial Business. 
 
 Most Desirable Suites of Rooms for 
 Parties and Families. 
 
 GENERAL BUSINESS EXCHANGE, 
 
 Post CSce, Telegraph 0£ce and ITews Stand 
 
 IN THE ROTUNDA. 
 
 Quiet and Comfortable. Newly 
 
 furnished and arranged for the 
 
 comfort of Guests, 
 
 With modern conveniences and luxuries. 
 Carriages and Porters at all Trains. 
 
 THE BERKELEY COLOG^. 
 
 A most refreshing perfume for the Handkerchief and Toilet. 
 Recommended for its grateful fragrance and durability. 
 
 PREPARED BY 
 
 S. FOLLANSBEE, 
 
 Pharmacist, 
 
 507 TREMONT STREET, Cor. BERKELEY, 
 
 Under Odd Fellows' Hall, BOSTO N . 
 
J. FRANK MILES, 
 
 IMPORTER AND WHOLESALE DEALER IN 
 
 FOEEIGN AND DOMESTIC 
 
 Cigars & Tobacco, 
 
 422 WASHINGTON STREET, 
 
 NEAB SUMMEU, 
 
 B O S T o ]sr . 
 
 AUyn House, 
 
 R. J. ALLYN, Proprietor, 
 
 HARTFORD, CONN. 
 
ROYAL HAVANA LOTTERY. 
 
 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 
 
 019 953 886 A 
 
 $510,000 CASH GIFTS. 
 
 CAPITAL PRIZE, $100,000. 
 
 Draws every 15 days. 
 CIRCULARS WITH FULL' PARTICULARS SENT FREE. 
 
 PRIZES CASHED. 
 
 P. C. DEVLIN, General Agt., 
 30 Liberty Street, New York. 
 
 ALABAMA STATE LOTTERY. 
 
 Draws 14tli of every month. 
 
 $200,000 Cash Gifts. 
 CAPITAL PRIZE, $50,000. 
 
 Circulars with full particulars, free. 
 ADDRESS 
 
 P. C. DEVLIN, General Agt., 
 
 30 Liberty 8t.^ 
 
 New York. 
 
Corticelli Sewing Silk. 
 
 ^„ BEST SILK IS CHEAPEST. 
 
 To THE Ladies : —— 
 
 The constant annoyance and loss entailed upon purchasers by 
 the use of inferior Spool Silk may be avoided by looking at the Label 
 on the article, and securing the right one before buying. It is labor 
 thrown away to sew with weak silk. 
 
 The Best Brand is the Corticelli. 
 
 ^TAMPED INDELIBLY UPOIT EACH SPOOL, to render counter- 
 feiting more difficult. For 
 
 HAND OR MACHINE SEWING, 
 
 ^daily increasing in popularity wherever a first-class silk is re- 
 Secure this and you will use no other. Sold by the leading 
 Fers and Retailers. 
 
 Nonotuck Silk Company, 
 
 SOLE MANUrACTUKERS, 
 
 J-98 Washington, corner Bedford Street, 
 BOSTON.