The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-20


gatta was finally brought off on Saturday
much to the relief of the immense crowd
at Saratoga, and probably to the delight of
the oyerburdencd town. The winning
crew (Columbia) had not been counted
upon as among the winning crews, yet they
have handsomely snatched the honors from
Yale, much, We think, to the qualification
of the public The favoritcs in the annual
college contests have generally been un-
successful, and the laurels have been won
by some unexpected crew, as in This in
stance.
TIE CROWD
was not large during the early hours of the
morning but the excitement ran to high
pitch. The grand stand was not more
than half full at 9:45. The stand was gay
with beautifully dressed ladies and their
escorts, while overhangirg them were the
stars and stripes and flags of the different
crews represented noatcd. The band dis
courscd sweet music.
As the hour sci down for the race APP
preached the crowd rapidly increased until
at least
FIFTEEN THOUSAND PEOPLE
were at the lake, although less than ON
Thursday or Friday, TO witness the contest
which had been sci down for 10 o'clock.
The Press boat and judges boat started up
Il IL i,,t 4
condition as smooth as glass The crews
rapidly made their appearance al the Col
umbia's headquarters. The wind was
strong but did not blow in direction TO
affect the lake
TIE PREPARATIONS.
The first gun was fired at 9:ij. Tie
people applauded and the excitement be-
gan. At 1920 the second gun was fired
and another shout went up from the crowd,
and at 1O:47 the starting gun was fired and
the flag raised, which indicated that the
crews had started and the people were all
agog. Cheer after cheer gong up, all
along the shore. The
START
was made instantly with the hosting of the
signal flag. All the boats got off finely to-
Columbia at the first half mile
taking the lead, then Trinity making a
squirt overtaking Columbia and at the end
of the mile took the lead away from Yale,
but at that moment fouled and fell behind.
Princeton came up behind Trinity. The
others were about even with each other.
At
MILE AND A HALF
Yale was first, but Columbia came to the
front again, with Harvard struggling
sharply. The Others kept their position.
The friends of the leading crews on shore
wildly shouted and scenes of confusion en-.
sued. At the
TWO MILE POINT
Columbia was still in advance followed
by the Wesleyans, with Cornell making q
squirt to overtakc her and passing Harvard
At the
TWO AND \ HALE MILE POINT
Columbia was still ahead, with the Yves.
lyans showing great yigor, pressing hei
sharply and steadily. The last half mile
was then one continuous
EXCITING PULL
between Columbia. Harvard and Dart
mouth, and they came in that order,
COLUMBIA AHEAD TWO BOAT LENGTHS,
making the distance in 17.123. Harvard
was two lengths behind. The order of The
coming in of the rest is somewhat uncer
tain as the judges are said to have flee
from the crowd. The most reliable state
ment is said to be: Williams fourth, Dart
mouth fifth, Princeton sixth, Trinity
eighth. Yale last. The successful compcti
tors were greeted with dealening applause
On reaching the shore, b. Frank Rees
captain and stroke,
PAINTED,
and was seized by tie crew and carried oil
their shoulders up the hill to Moons LAX,
house. Before reaching the house he hat
recovered entirely The scene followin,
the race was one long to be remembered
and only marred in its joyousness by tn,
failure of Yale to participate in the rae,
beyond the mile point, at which time sh,
was taking the lead, with good prospect o
keeping it.
TIE WINNERS.
Columbia crew has been kept not littl
in the shade during the time for prepare
ton, says the Troy Press, and sold low il
pools at Boston and New Yorl. on Friday
| They have liyel at Ingraham's, at tin
| Ballston end Of the lake, and there b,
themselves have done some hard work
| They use the English stroke also but thel
have modernized it to some extent, anC
claim that they have rendered it NOR
effective and less laborious, and they seen
to have been correct in their theory. Thel
are older and heavier than most members o
the other crews, and have worked lik,
beavers to get themselves in condition TO
the race. The following are
THEIR NAMES, AGE, HEIGHT AND WEIGHT
Age. Height. Weight
Philip Timpson".,.. 29 OH 1853
Jasper T. Goodwin. "a oil 1853
Gaspar Griswold.. Is 6 1881
Ed. S. Rapallo ...,.2 81 80 100
Robert c. Cornell. 81 6 III
b. Frank Rees..,.. 90 5.Sl 1913
The Columbia crews substitute i
Solomon Selligman, aged nineteen.
One thing is noticeable in respect to thi
crew. Their boating interests were yea
ago permanently endowed by the facult,
with an annuity of 81, 200, which, Will
contributing TO pay the expense of mainte
nance and practice at the lake, no doub
| insnirp1 thp vOunU men IN do thoir host