The New York herald., 1869-08-28

| OF speculation as to causeB and defence OF the
club houses there was very little running IN an ou
| during the afternoon-more during the evening. Al
vseS bepnnns a. the TSs great
| hotel on Broadway there was 0 pouring in and out
Of visitors which % eliminated IN perfect river o
Palace. at the Fifth Avenue. BY common consent q
centre Of news and gossip OF all sorts, aquatic and
fro and Guiding into Knots, and canvasslng Of the
news. bat no loud talking and unusual sensation.
| Upon the nTst rum0r OF the result II was as
| THE FIFTH AVENUE HOTEL
were sort OF centre Of gravity for the whole fash.
icnaDle district ana thither oil! atoms Of fashion
| gravitated with q curious sort Of common consent
and natnralness. As rendezvous OF the interested.
laying no claims to the dignity Of experts tho gos.
been lighted inside OF their heads Illuminating them
ss a es ssssss cs cd aUse aSa
ing expected to lose. took the tldi:ss
| who had made them lose. At three O'CLOCK
IN the afternoon the crowd was large and and
Of news suddenly let loose, with sensation item In
the mouth OF every one OF them At this hour In
point OF fact the third member In the climax OF the
sensation of the DAY had been entered upon: but
sc:-rlly the word was ''The Harvards have done
gaiiantly; three cheers and tiger for ths Har.
losers and winners joined with equal alacrlty.
tine money ISN'T anything-a 'ng for the green
backs" remarked heavy better on the success OF
nus countrymen '0niy I'm sorry the BritlsheIs
have beaten, Sorry for national reason, sir: for
nal;Snal reason, gentlemen; fora national reason.
Nen1Gn, Nevef pet aEuss @ coal gentlemen;
os Gsoaot was interpeted-judging from the mu "iurs
OF ot applause that soon sweed into hoarseihroatea
was one of smes1 neral american sentiment TIE feeling
aad been lost on the part Of the Iosens .a' MT IT.
shared aSe n tn oeen 9eaten; and - feeling was
Winners Those who had W. oy both losers .ls an an.
raouS enough to have pIeter' were seenhSN s-H
stances with an odd ar rn' Ir winnings in many in.
an Gdd commr pearance Of reiuetanee or
was not single Ss' nj a tliamph 1 But amid IDA an there
WHISPERED allie" Aurmur OF discontent, not q single
ecfeam oa e., 1ba OF the 1aon Of foul play NOS single
vi " the p eogle In protest against the carrying
ley ey the lion.
All STRAY OPINIONS.
~ .air-Isir enough-no doubt about that was
: me oxIords knew the ground and the liaryards
didn't. Let them come over here, and thasi. get
tse wind beateh out OF 'em-that they WILL"
"F0r Rational reason, no doubt" responded an
anti t-Harvard, rather sneerngy, and decamped
with his winnings, pursued by rain Of the sbant
episodes and an episode Of any sort from the falling
of stage horse to the hanging OF criminal is de.
ghtful as soda water to IN expectant and eanugds
casloncd had found his Moscow, and having found
It, retreated with just regard for the terms Of the
contested that after the first sensation was over
exuitatlon OF certain sort succeeded to temporary
depression; press q n;ora. rro ,,o,r rro,na , . , u,
| to lip. Everybody expected they'd beat,r and IN
this way, the disappointed excused the defeat from
and went home satisfied, albeit their satisfaction
by no means more than superficial and partial.
Thus from three to four O'Clock in the afternoon
gossip ran at the upper centre, and wagged its
tongue as 1t ran the end being that everybody took
drink with everybody. and went home refreshed.
"Back the Harvards on their own grounds next
ter the canvass had been settled and with few dis.
ant Qrfu nrof ftn crn<,
rated INTO separate atoms, which were blown every
one OF them IN his own direction At the hotels on aud
AROUND UNION SQUARE
there was less coDgregating OF curious atoms than
would naturally have been expected. The news had
been received discussed and disseminated with less
buzzing the bees OF betting and Information and
less hurrying to and fro like that which Byron fables
to have occurred At the boom Of the first gun Of
satlon without crowd-separate atoms OF humanity
not being equa to the generation OF the electricity
and hence Union square may be passed without
comment. Tie equestrisn statue OF Washington was
not rudey informed OF the deieat-for national rea
son, perhaps-for national reason
third centre In its way was constituted BY that
| odd sort OF
A BROADWAY cATACOMB,
| the Shakespeare Hotel, resort OF the sporting
fraternity OF the vicinity. Here the issue taken
business Turn q penny is the rule. and having
turned his penny your true sporting gentleman is
stole so far as national reasons are concerned The
professional IN thissdrection s cosmopolitan rather
than nationals citizen OF the world, rather than
any pent-up Utica. Betting scientifically, for pc.
breaks pays for pecunlary reason and who bets on
the wrong candidate, unless at an odds graduated
with professional quietude that would have done
honor to socrates when the dose OF nemlock was
handed to him. II had been anticipated from the
FIRST There had been no extravaganp hopes that
something might happen. Your scientific betting
man never leaves things 10 special providence when
there Is bridge at Stirling. There some going
In and out, some quiet canvassing OF the tidings
over bottle but no manifestation either of do light
or DISAPPOINTMENT. little sard0ntc losers were, at
| HaryarIS. inf Toro q mol
reason; and small knots talked quietly OF the rea.
tive merits Of the two crews in out OF the way hooks
| and corners OF the odd Old Cataeomb.
| PASSING DOWN BROADWAY
az far as the New York Hotel largely Irequented by
| 70 ninety again. Large amounts OF money shifted
hands here upon the dissemination OF the news, and
aiysr s Of the
old national reason, Of course. AT this centre the
! buzzlng In and out was only paraeled by that at
! more enthusiasm for the Harvards was manifested
by The more mercurla and, perhaps, more intensely
national habtues OF the red house at tho corner.
The general gossip was that OF congratulation that
tnc national representatives. Of aquaics had
asouoe Of s0e % ws with ana gen.
| friends and parisans from all allegations OF foul
play. Even upon the frat whisper OF the foct-fiar.
wards three lengths behnd--the sentiment was one
| OF Jubilance, for national reason OF course and.
| however Americans might have preferred victory.
IL was granted that even In defeat II had been Ma
! p0eon finding MS wellington and his Waterloo
"Next time in American waters, and odds on the
| man OF tile crowd and who mad lost pad win less
| repning at the dsbursing Of the greenbacks than
at the loss OF the palm OF honor This was the frat
cOnsOlatOry allegation, after when gossip settled
into quiet canvass OF the merits OF the two crews
with about an even balance OF advocates. Thus
| passed the afternoon up town-as AR. Dickens
would say, with Dickensish dash Of Angio-saxon-
ism-until ngnt fell and the carIcatnre "fm 'Epry.
OF the Oxfords. you Know ceased its tnterpinabe
and ihsoent stare from great sheet glass wiudows.
ABOUT THE HARBOg.
Beaten There was Ieellng OF depression among
h1 ,nty ftA ION
captains on the river, down In the drinking dives
along the wharves, at the ferry houses, any place
| where two men got together Regret was the feel
inR manifested everywhere when the intelligence OF
the race arrived. II dashed like wdnre--a regular
VIII o. the wisp business-somewhat doubtful In It's
nature, but unfortunately true. II was not long
alter one o'clock-shortly after the race itself had
been completed-the evening papers OF the city
announced the result Of The contest Candidly, few
! OF the harbor boatmen were disappointed. ro be
sure they were vexed at frat much, but they bright
ened up when some patriotic wag had circulated the