The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-07-19
The College Regatta.

The following account Of the scene during
the rowing Thursday at the main stand, is TAX
en- from the Boston Adoertiser:
1t is long past the time for the freshmen's
race to begin, and we climb the bluff to the
grand stand. At last comes the welcome crack
of the pistol from the telegraph station an
nouncing the start. There is placarded yale,
amherst" Harvard" At each station the
telegraph makes no change in the order, and
the boats come into sight with Yale far in adj
vance With what handsome clear stroke
the row, ''Do they row the English stroke the
same as the University crew? it is asked 70.
yes" is the answer and Yale stock RISES The
Harvard boys around say as they receive the
announcement Of the viotors of the Yale fresh
men: sYale will feel good over that; Ills a
good thing for Yale after last year." AS the
fortunate crew row back on their way up the
river they are greeted with Hail to the
Chief" from the band and with the cheers and
plaudits of the friends Of the victors and the
vanquished. Then long wait for the great
race. At last, at about seventeen minutes
past six o'clock, the pistol shot announces that
they are ready to start, and just after comes
another crack, telling that they have started.
n hem Rsy e up s aSoys ' the hey ali
seem buddled together ''Guess there's some
fouling.' Just see,,, there's one boat ,aod,y
'rah p breaks out short and sharp and quick.
Everybody is breathless and waits for the
placards. Here they are
FIRST HALF MILE.
Harvard, Dartmouth, Yale, Columbia,
Cornell, Amherst.
'Rah! rah! rah!' how the Harvard cheer
sounded like voleys of pistol shots. Harvard
will win," ''She's ahead and she'll keep
therel' "Wait for the next bulletin!"
say:
SECOND HALF MILE.
Harvard, Wesleyan, Yale, Cornell, Columbia.
"Hundred to fifty for Harvard" "Good for
her!' 'The magenta once morep' swish I
felt as sure this morning as l do now!' Now
the third bulletin:
THIRD HALF MILE.
Harvard, Yale, Wesleyan, Amherst, Column
bia, Agricultural.
Here they are now in plain sight just coming
around the bend, Harvard still aheadr" "But
Yas up Harvard b hugs Ha ne
ward will winp' Then the 'Rah! Rail- 'Rah!
prolonged and loud until it is caught upon the
Long Meadow shore and is echoed back in a
mighty shout as the boats come in their sight
around the bend. 'But see! Yale has caught
upp' ''She's neck and neck!' ''She's ahead!''
and now the cries from the crowd, almost be-
side itself with excitement, "Rew, you beau
tiesp' cries Harvard man. "Y-a-l-e! Y-a-l-e!'
comes from the blue ribbons, and ''Rah!' and
''Y-a-l-e!" go up fast and furious from mascu-
line and feminine Threats alike. Then the
fourth bulletin
FOURTH HALF MILE.
Yale, Amherst, Harvard.
"Isn't it beautiful race thought was the
cry as the sharp, clear strokes cut the water,
the three boats almost neck and neck, and the
Harvard way over on the other side. yale
will winp' IT'S the English stroke! Curse the
English stroke! Harvard must learn it," said
Magenta youth, sadly. ''But look at Harvard
See that squirt! Is lit that grand?'' "Yes, but
lis too late now!' and as Yale shoots across
the line the final shouts go up and everybody
rushes for the carriages.
Two DAYS AND NIGHTS IN THE WOODS. Yes
terday we gave an account of an old lady
named Warren, 1ho was lost in Denmark
Our Fryeburg corresponds mt gives the follow
account of the affair:
Tuesday afternoon, Mrs. Hannah Warren of
Denmark, widow of John Warren eighty veal s
old, went out about four o'clock to pick hem
lock broom. Not returning in the course of an
hour, her son Ichabod Warren, with whom she
was living went in search of her. Not being
able to find her, and night coming on, he
aroused the neighborhood, which, with lanterns
searched the woods, calling for her, but getting
no reply. Wednesday morning, as the news
spread that the old lady was lost, people came
in from other parts of the town and the search
continued through all day Wednesday. Not
even trace of her could be found, and various
were the coniectures as to her disappearance.
Word was sert to other places, and Thursday
large number gathered, determined, if posi-
bic, to find her, though not expecting to see her
alive. About four o'clock Thursday, Carlton
Walker and George Booth discovered tracks
near the Saco river, about one and one half
miles from where she lived Hastily following
the tracks over bitches and through mud and
water into large swamp, they found the DOOR
old lady alice but nearly famished. She had
been taco nights and one day in the woods,
without any food, and it is wonderful that she
was alive when found. Tears of joy flowed
down her wrinkled face, as men gathered
back to her home. She said she had given up
all hopes of seeing her friends again and would
soon Law down and die.