The New York herald., 1873-07-18

boats, the owners OF which derive a thriving trade
ferrying passengers across the river.
THE EAST BANK OF TnR RIVER
for about two miles was covered with people, and
small stand opposite the three-mile nag literally
trembled with the crowd quartered on It's benches.
The spectators were very patient awaiting the ar
rival OF the boats, and finally vii tue rewarded
as shortly alter i've O'Clock, the telegraph announc-
ed that the Freshman crews haa started This set
everybody in good humor. and hundreds OF glasses
were leveed IN the direction of the start 1t ap-
peared, however. to be "looking through q glass
darkly," as in a couple OF minutes the glass pro-
prietofs had told what they saw and 1t was soon
circulated throughout the stand that each OF the
three boats was ahead. The telegraph again came
to the rescue, informing the assembled multitude
that Yale was leading at the mile nag. All the blues
then looked happy and shouted their battle cry,
completely subdung the "Rah-Rahn men, who
were evidently too dsconsoate to sing. Presently
the crews came in sight, and Yale appeared to
have the race all her own way as the boat was
certainly five or six lengths ahead OF Amherst.
Harvard brought up the rear and made an attempt
to close the gap about half mile, but the boys
proved rather light Tor their work Yale crossed the
line about ten lengths ahead ofAmherst, the latter
leading Harvard by about five or six lengths.
THE YALE PARTY
were now Wnd with excitement, ana the youthful
miss In Magenta required more music to cheer her
dropping spirits. AZ the college crews could not
start before the return OF the Amherst Freshmen
the college crew requiring their boat to pull in
there was delay nearly an hour before the tele
graph announced the start There was then two
or three minutes OF awful suspense, during which
period Of time the Magenta and blue individuals
were intensely excited. At last magenta got their
turn. as the telegraph announced Harvard leading
at the hall mile, and the "Rah, rah, rah" com
pletely upset the Yale youths many of them leav-
ing the stand IN disgust. Presently the telegraph
again announced Harvard leading and Yale sec
ond. This revived the blue party, and they yelled
irantically, but their tongues were hardly equal to
the
DEAFENING SHOUTS OF THE HARVARD BOYS.
The representatives OF these two colleges now
had all the fun to themselves, they completely
drowned the faint efforts OF any other stragglers
make themselves heard. On came the boats nearer
and nearer, and at last the brown backs OF the
Harvard boys were visible to the naked eye, pull
ing along the eastern shore, and with clear lead
OF all the Others. The Wesleyan and Yale boats
were pretty well in the centre Of the stream, pull
ing along bow and bow, until within about three
hundred yards Of nome, when Cook called upon
his crew, and they fairly lifted the boat
out of the water, pulling about forty-two
to the minute and shooting ahead OF the Wesley
ans The Yale boys along the shore were perfectly
frantic and rushed along in the direction of the
judges stand, yelling with the excitement, and
when the judges 1naliy gave out the order OF ar.
rival to be Yale, Wesleyan and Harvard there was
tremendous rush OF the blue ribbons to the stand,
where they gave magenta fits and forced the latter
to retire, sunering severely IRON an affection of
the throat. iale however, was again astounded
by another attack OF the
'RAH-RAH-RAH'
party, and presently 1t was announced that the
judges on the press boat had given the champion
nag to the Harvard crew, q rumOr which ocular
demonstration proved true, the boat presently
started down the river, carrying the banner OF
victory. Everybody then started for home, and
the stands and river were deserted.
The drive was eDlivened by the sing
ing OF the Harvard and Yale boys. who
were both confident that their crews had won.
1t was nearly nine z. NJ. before they were put out
OF their misery by the referee, Mr.. Babcock who
informed the public at large tnat the judges on the
press boat had no right to give away the dag to the
Harvard crew, as the judges on the shore had
placed the crews in the following order Yale,
wesleyan and Harvard. Now Yale stock was up
again, and they made 1t lively for the Harvards
during the rest OF the evening.