THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 23, 1870 

* The tenth Intercollegiate rowing Regatta (1870)
* Famous Yale foul giving Harvard the win
*  Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Massachusetts

The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "THE WORCESTER RACES" with subheads. Text takes up over 2 full columns.
Eight pages, print flaw with a little wear along the last column of the front page, small piece torn away at the upper left corner, otherwise good.

Background: The disqualification of the Yale varsity crew for a critical steering foul during the July 22, 1870 regatta stands as one of the most explosive scandals in early American sports history, establishing a precedent for how athletic integrity and officiating would be handled in the collegiate arena. As the Harvard and Yale shells neared the turning stake on Lake Quinsigamond, the Yale boat rammed directly into Harvard's craft in an aggressive, high-stakes maneuver; though Yale recovered to cross the finish line first, the referee promptly disqualified them and awarded the victory to Harvard. This sparked a fierce national media debate over whether the collision was an honest steering mishap or a calculated act of dirty tactics, ultimately driving an outraged Yale program to completely boycott the 1871 regatta in protest. The historical significance of this bitter clash extends far beyond a single broken rule; it permanently fractured the trust between the rival programs and directly accelerated the death of chaotic, multi-lane lake regattas utilizing hazardous turning stakes. In trying to prevent such dangerous fouls, universities were forced to standardize collegiate rowing rules, eventually giving birth to the strict, straight-line, dual-team format on the Thames River that permanently redefined the safety and structure of the modern Harvard-Yale Regatta.