The Portland daily press., 1874-07-20
The Great College Race.
Columbia the Winner. time 10: 42-Wes-
Ieyan secOnd-Hsrvard Third-DetaiIs
and Incidents of the Race.

starting at 10 As. The following crews partici-
pated in the race: Columbia, Williams, Har-
vard, Dartmouth, Wesleyan, YALE Trinity,
Princeton and Cornell The day was bright,
hot and calm. The crowd was large but not so
many were present as on the first and second
days.
APPEARING AT THE LINE
At ten minutes past the appointed hour,
the second gun signaled the crews to take
positions The summons was promptly obeyed
Cornell, as if to retrieve its reputation for
promptness, which was somewhat compromised
Friday, appeared in advance of all the rest and
INDUCED in a short practice pulling up the lake.
Princeton, Harvard, Dartmouth and Yale were
not dlatory in taking positions Trinity, Co.
lumba and Wesleyan were soon up, and all
was in readiness for a start.
THE START.
Not much time was lost before the howitzer
on the adjoining hill belcbed forth the signal
for the start at forty minutes past eleven, and
amid breathless anxiety the start was eff
fected.
THE RACE.
Words cannot adequately describe the beauty
of the scene. Fifty -four stalwart backs were
bent forward as if moved by one set of muscles,
aud in an instant the prows of nine graceful
shells were parting the waters md leaving the
southerly shores of the lake rapidly behind.
AT the start Columbia and Williams shot
ahead leading Dartmouth and Wesleyan about
a length, Harvard aud Yale close to the Wes-
leyan, the magenta little ahead, and Trinity
and Princeton last.
At the first half mile Columbia was clear
length ahead of Wesleyan, Harvard coming up
on Wesleyan at the last quarter of the first
mile. Harvard and Wesleyan were Eek and
neck and having beautiful brush for the lead.
Williams was leading Dartmouth, Princeton
and Williams still at the rear.
Yale was now coming up steadily, had col
Jared Harvard and was gaining on Wesleyan
and Columbia rapidly, and rowing about 80
strokes to the minute.
At the mile and quarter Yale had Tapped
Columbia and had left Wesleyan in the rear
squirt of Harvard brought her up close to
Yale, who had showed her head to the front,
Columbia and Harvard neck ana neck.
At this juncture Yale stopped rowing, and to
all appearances had been fouled by Harvard.
At the mile and a half Columbia was leading
Harvard, who were pressing hard for the lead
Wesleyan tapping Harvard and creeping upon
her.
At the finish of the second mile the race was
between Columbia, Harvard and Wesleyan,
who was squirting and coming up fast amid in
tense excitement. Wesleyan soon shot ahead
of Harvard, and was rubbing Columbia hard,
Williams Dartmouth CornaJI opd Trinity navt
in order, and about three lengths behind the
leading crews, Princeton being in the rear
seven lengths.
At the first quarter of the last mile Williams
pulled upon Wesleyan and struggled hard for
a good position; Williams, four; Dartmouth,
five; Cornell, six; Trinity pressing Cornell,
Princeton being practically out of the race.
THE FINAL STRUGGLE.
Off the Wesleyan Boat House, Columbia
was drawing away from Harvard, who was
Tapped and soon passed by Wesleyan, who was
pulling thirty six strokes. A most beautiful
struggle ensued between the three leading
crews, Harvard squirting beautifully to thirty
six strokes, but unable to keep pace with the
powerful strokes of Columbia at tbirty-six to
the minute, and Wesleyan pulling thrty-eght
to the minute and straining every nerve for the
first place.
Williams was coming up we'll on Wesleyan
on the west -ide and taking a diagonal course
for the finishing line. ''She won't do it!''
cries the crowd, but the purple is making
magnificent fight for the next better place, and
her men jump forward and give the finish to
their stroke as well as they have shown in
practice; but she is LETT no better, for the next
dozen sweeps of Dartmouth's strong men take
the green in four b.
The last half mile to The crowd was exciting
between Wesleyan and Harvard and Trinity
and Princeton, the first in each pair beating
its competitor only as they began their first
quarter. So they glided W tn the shouts of the
Columbians nearly as loud as belch from
Columbian gun.
HAIL COLUMBIA.
The scene on Moons grounds cannot be de-
scribed. The New York students roughed each
other and smashed hats as if about the tree on
class day after the seniors had completed their
sober exercises. They danced, and sung, and
Ieaped, and the road vllageward was like the
line of travel of a menagerie of wild beasts.
The time of the Columbia beats the Spring
field.
DIsGRAcEFUL SCENES AT THE HOTEL.
The main entrances were besieged by surg
ing mass of students. while the din and confu-
sion inside the spacious vestibule was ali but
terrifying to those luckless ones who were un-
able to extricate themselves from the crowd.
Yale rushed Harvard and Harvard rushed
Yale. Angry disputes were heard on all sides,
while some arguments of puyn listic nature
we're advanced. The afirighted guests rushed
to their rooms and remained behind bolted
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