by James of Brooklyn, for '58, and by them sold in May, 1858, to '61, and which won the regatta prize in 1855 and 1857.

In June, 1855, were elected Alexis W. Harriott, '56, Commodore; Charles S. Blackman, '57, First Fleet Captain; Adrian Terry, Scientific, Second Fleet Captain; T. M. Adams, '58, Secretary; and William P. Bacon, '58, Treasurer. During this summer the following constitution was adopted, no copy of the old one having been kept:

CONSTITUTION OF THE YALE NAVY.

ARTICLE I.

Section 1.-This organization shall be styled the Yale Navy. Section 2.-The object of this organization is to keep up mutual good-will and unanimity of feeling among the boat clubs in the different classes and departments, to excite such friendly emulation among them as shall tend to promote excellence in the various branches of boating, and to give to the boating interest of College that facility of action in matters concerning the clubs collectively which is unattainable by an unorganized body.

ARTICLE II.

Section 1.-Any College boat club, upon application made through the Commodore, may be admitted into the navy by a vote of two-thirds of the members at a regular meeting.

Section 2.-The members of every club, upon admission into the navy, shall pledge themselves to be true to the interests of the navy and to abide by the provisions of its constitution.

Section 3.-At elections and all regular navy meetings each club shall be represented by a deputation of three, consisting of the Captain of the club, and two other members chosen by the club for that purpose.

ARTICLE II.

Section 1.-The election of the officers of the navy shall take place on the third Wednesday of the Fall term.

Section 2.-The officers of the navy shall be a Commodore from the Senior Class, a First Fleet Captain from the Junior Class, a Second Fleet Captain from the Scientific Department, a Treasurer from the Sophomore Class, and a Prudential Committee of three, consisting of the Commodore, First Fleet Captain and Treasurer.

Section 3.-It shall be the duty of the Commodore to call all navy meetings, and to preside thereat, and to act as the head and representative of the navy on all occasions on which it is recognized as a body.

He shall also have power to order out the boats when he may see fit, and shall have the management of all reviews.

Section 4. In the absence of the Commodore his duties and powers shall devolve upon the First Fleet Captain, and in the absence of both, upon the Second Fleet Captain. The Fleet Captains shall also assist the Commodore on reviews and general drills, and with him shall form a Committee for getting up a plan of procedure in review and drill, of which Committee the Commodore shall be, ex-officio, Chairman.

Section 5.-It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to collect all taxes imposed on the navy, and to hold all moneys belonging to the navy, which moneys he shall pay out to the order of the Prudential Committee alone; and of which he shall render a full and accurate account at the expiration of his term of office. He shall also record all transactions of the navy, and shall be subject to the Commodore's orders in regard to posting notices, answering letters, &c.

Section 6.-The Prudential Committee shall manage the financial concerns, and exercise a general supervision over the affairs of the navy, under such regulations as the navy shall establish. To them shall also ́ be submitted all questions concerning anchorage, or any other disputed point, and their decision shall be final.

Section 7.-The officers shall be elected by ballot, and shall hold their offices one year.

ARTICLE IV.

Section 1.-If any club shall so conduct itself as to render the dissolution of its connection with the navy desirable, that club may be expelled from the organization by an unanimous vote of the other clubs; but no motion of expulsion shall be acted upon until at least one week after it shall have been submitted to the navy.

Section 2.-The members present at any regular meeting shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, provided that two-thirds of the clubs are represented.

Section 3.-Any officer of the navy who is unfaithful in the discharge of his duties, or who exceeds the limits prescribed by the constitution,. may be impeached, and if the charges against him be proved true, may be removed from his office, by a vote of two-thirds of the boat clubs; but no charge shall be acted upon until at least one week after it shall have been submitted to the navy.

Section 4.-When from the permanent absence of an officer, or any other cause, any office shall have been declared vacant, the navy shall, at the next regular meeting, proceed to fill such vacancy.

Section 5.-Any proposition to alter, amend, or add to the constitution, or any of the laws, shall be presented in writing, and when ap proved of by two-thirds of the clubs, shall be considered as law, provided that no such proposition shall be acted upon until at least one week after it shall have been submitted to the navy.

ARTICLE V.

Section 1.-The Champion flag, "Pioneer, Yale No. 1," shall be held only by Yale boatmen, and shall be offered at the Annual Yale Regatta of this year, and at that of each succeeding year, in connection with the first prize, as a Champion Flag; the holder of it may be challenged at any time during the boating season, by any other Yale boat, the race ensuing, to take place as agreed by the challenging and challenged parties; or, if they cannot agree, then at the expiration of four weeks from the receipt of the challenge-provided, that if the challenged party refuse to pull, as agreed or required, then the flag shall be given up to the party challenging all disputes being, by the Constitution of the Navy, referable to the Prudential Committee.

Section 2.-The College race-boat" Yale," shall be used and controlled solely by a crew which shall be chosen from College, by the several captains of the College Clubs, and which shall be liable for her expense and safe keeping-provided, that whenever the navy wishes her to enter any regatta, she shall recur to the navy, and be manned by a crew chosen for said regatta; after which she shall be handed over to a crew chosen as before.

The only changes in the navy this year were, the dropping out of the Ariel and Nepenthe, and the accession of the Nereid.

In September, 1856, were elected Samuel Scoville, '57, Commodore; William P. Bacon, '58, First Fleet Captain; Elward Curtis, Scientific, Second Fleet Captain; Robert J. Carpenter, '59, Secretary and Tres surer. In October, 1856, the Halcyon had been re-named Wa-Wa, and the Rowena and Undine had left the navy, leaving seven boats. During their term three new boats appeared, viz: in May, 1857, the Wenona, a forty one foot, six-oared race boat, built by James of Brooklyn, for '60; in June, the Olympia, forty-six feet, eight oars, was bought in Boston, by the Scientifics. She was built in 1848 by Messrs. Coyle & Sterling, St. Johns, N. B., for themselves, and called the "Sand Cove." She won a race in St. Johns, and about 1853 was sold to Boston, named "Maid of Erin," and was there beaten, though laboring under many disadvantages, by the "Superior," built by the same builders; she

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was subsequently named Olympia, and after her purchase by Yale, won the first prize, a Silver Goblet, in the regatta of July 6th, 1858, at New London, Conn.; and in July, the Varuna, a forty-five foot, six-oared clinker built shell-boat, no coxswain, built by Ingersoll of New York, for the Varuna Club of '60. „MEM

September 30th, 1857, were elected William P. Bacon, '58, Commodore; Robert J. Carpenter, '59, First Fleet Captain; William Abernetby, Scientific, Second Fleet Captain; William T. Smith, '60, Secre tary and Treasurer,

In 1858, the navy received the following accessions:-in May, the Varuna, a thirty-three foot, six oared barge, built by Darling, New York, for the Varuna Club; the Cymothoë and the Lorelei, both forty-five foot, six pared race boats, built for '61, the former by James of Brooklyn, and the latter by Ingersoll of New York. In June, the clincherbuilt shell boat Olympia, thirty-eight feet, four oars, no coxswain, built by Christopher Thomes, New York, in 1857, owned by the Olympia Scientific Club, and which won the second prize at the New London Regatta, of July 6th, 1858: the clincher-built shell-boat Yale, forty-five feet seven inches, six oars, no coxswain, built for the Yale Navy, by James, of Brooklyn: in July, the smooth-built shell-boat -, thirty-six feet, four oars, no coxswain and no rudder, built by

of St. Johns, New Brunswick, in 1858, bought thence by the Volant Club of Boston, in June, and from them by a few members of '59, at Yale, to put into the regattas of the 23d, 24th and 26th of July, at Springfield and Hartford.

It may, perhaps, not be amiss to mention here that in May, 1853, a four-oared, thirty-foot club-boat named the Lotus, was built by Darling of New York, for Mr. Russell's C. and C. Institute, and is yet owned there. In April, 1858, James of Brooklyn, built a thirty-five foot, fouroared race boat, named, Naiad, for another club in the same institution, which won the third-prize, a Silver Cup, at the New London regatta, of July 6th, 1858. The Rowena, before mentioned, is also owned there,

Of regattas at Yale. The "Annual Yale Commencement Regatta," at which all the navy boats may compete for the prizes, which are offered by the Senior Class, was instituted by the Class of '53, and has been perpetuated. The first one gotten up under the auspices of a Committee of '53, of which Committee the Commodore was a member, took place July 26, 1853. The Thulia and Halcyon, of '54, the Ariel, of the Scien

tific Department, and the Nepenthe, '55, were entered, and pulled 24 miles, in 15m. 328.; 16m.; 16m. 45s.; and 18m. 15s. respectively: the Thulia winning the first prize, a silver cup and salver, valued at $20, bearing the following inscription: .

"Thulia, 1st Prize,

Yale College, July 26, 1853."

The second prize, a blue and white silk jack and ensign, valued at $10, was won by the Halcyon. The prizes were presented by W. W. Winthrop, of '51, in behalf of the Class of '53. The weather was unfavorable, yet a large company assembled to witness the regatta.

The second annual regatta took place July 22, 1854. The Nautilus and Rowena, of '57, the Atalanta, of '55, and the Transit, of the Engineering Department, were entered, and pulled about three miles; the Nautilus winning the black walnut back board offered for the forty-foot boats, and the Atalanta a pair of black walnut sculls, offered for thirtyfoot boats. The time was not correctly recorded. The Transit won the drill prize, a black walnut boat-hook. The prizes were awarded by W. H. L. Barnes, in behalf of the Class of '54.

The third annual regatta took place on the Connecticut river, at Springfield, Mass., July 4th, 1855. The distance 14 miles, down stream and back, was pulled by the Nereid, Rowena, and Halcyon, under the name of Atalanta, all of '58; the Thulia, of '56, and the Transit, of the Engineering Department, in 22m. 58s.; 30m. 425.; 26m. 17s.; 27m. 28.; and 25m. 27s. respectively, the wind being very violent and the river very rough. The prizes, offered by the citizens of Springfield, were, first, won by the Nereid, a handsomely-chased silver goblet and salver, valued at $50; second, won by the Transit, a telescope, valued at $25; and third, won by the Halcyon, (Atalanta,) a handsome set of silk colors, valued at $15; and were presented by W. H. L. Barnes, with an appropriate speech. This regatta, held in acceptance of an invitation extended by the citizens of Springfield, was a prominent feature of their celebration of the 4th of July, and took the place of our annual regatta at New Haven. The disappointment of Yale at not meeting Harvard, to whom the same invitation had been extended by the citizens of Springfield, induced them to forward a challenge to Harvard soon after, the prompt acceptance of which led to the Yale and Harvard Regatta of the 21st same month..

It may not be amiss to mention here a regatta which took place at Hartford, July 4th, 1856, in which the Transit, of the Engineering Department, was entered by her crew in a three-mile race against the Un