A rumor which is beginning to arouse interest in the northwest, is founded upon a story told by the Alaskan Indians. According to them, they have discovered in the vicinity of the Porcupine river, near the Arctic circle, the remains of a gigantic petrified ship, whose length approaches 1,200 feet. It is situated upon a hill some thousands of feet above sea level. An expedition is now on foot to investigate. * * * * * Although there is little use in anticipating these researches, the rumor at least serves to remind us how much of the world is as yet unexplored and what great room there still is for new discoveries. [Illustration: OUT OF DOORS] The two great aquatic events in the college world this season, were the Inter-collegiate regatta, at Poughkeepsie, on the Hudson, and the Yale-Harvard race at New London. In the former, Cornell again demonstrated Coach Courtney’s ability to turn out a winning crew by taking first place. Not far behind came the sturdy Westerners, Wisconsin, followed closely by Columbia. Then came Pennsylvania, Syracuse, and Georgetown in the order named. Besides winning the Varsity race, Cornell also carried off the honors in the Four-oar and Freshman races. At New London, on June 26th, Yale won because of her greater endurance. For the first half-minute Harvard had a little the lead, but soon, in spite of her plucky efforts, the superior strength of Yale told. The latter then pulled slowly away from Harvard, gaining a lead which at the finish had grown to four lengths. A fitting and interesting termination of the rowing season would have been a race between Yale and Cornell. * * * * * The deciding base-ball game between Yale and Harvard proved to be the most exciting one of the series. In the ninth inning, with the score tied, Yale’s men were put out in rapid succession, and Harvard, by some clever batting and base-running, enabled Mathews to cross the plate with the winning run. * * * * * In the Round Robin tennis tournament at the Crescent Athletic Club, Wright defeated Hobart by a score of 6-4, 8-6. In the other games, the Wren brothers, although neither of them were up to their usual form, showed that they will be a consideration in this year’s championship. * * * * * At the Traver’s Island swimming contest, E. C. Schaeffer established new American records for both the 220-yard and half-mile events. The time of the former was 1 min. 19 3-5 sec., beating the previous record, held by H. H. Reeder, by 2 2-5 sec. In the half-mile race Schaeffer broke five records--the 330-yard, 550-yard, 660-yard, 770-yard, and 880-yard. The time of the 880-yard, or half-mile, event was 13 min. 27 2-5 sec. * * * * *