The New York herald., 1874-07-19

like glass. The morning is the time for young
mans work. Now, we shall be sure to have it
presenuy''
.'Boom !" went the first gun at quarter TO ten
and then there was a loud cheer
The steamers at once shot up the lake. The
telegraph office at the waters edge flashed
THE GLAD NEWS
TO Saratoga, intimating to those yet tardy that
there would be time to see the race with fast
horse to assist
But, looking over the stands, where, at a fair
estimate, there were 5000 people assembled, the
absence of fashionable costume and rouged
beauty was very evident. Not as the pre-
vious day, mistress Of her selfesteem and slowly
awakened to perfect afternoon enjoyment, the
languid hotel beauty took her place among the
colegians. Now, with yellow wrapper and an
old vei she appeared sulen and lethargic as If her
nap had been interrupted and the colors OF her
favorite college she rejected altogether. The tall
coquette, however, who had paraded in COlum-
bias cOors in the stern of row boat all Friday
afternoon. out in her pristine brightness
again, bothering the reporters to know to whom
she had made those too plain. too touching mo-
tions. ..Ah, mistress the woman who strikes the
American reporter, while at work, except in the
line OF self-delence. Is -"
Halloo Here Is seen, for the first time, the Hon.
Orable John. He wears white collar and no tie,
low shoes and a straw hat; his manner is quiet
and apart lie judges that Harvard or Wesley
will win, but expects Columbia to do it, His afrec-
tions are always one.haf his bet, and when the
result comes about he never betrays any sensi-
billtY. His qualifications he conceals; his resent
ments never.
THE FRIENDS OF THE CREWS
There are two Overpoweringly big crowds here
Yale and Columbia-yet not nearly so many Of
either as OF Yale and Harvard at the Quinsiga-
mond or the Springfield courses, where they are
near their alma mater. The Columbia party, male
ana female, number probably three hundred, and
they are the most lively and cheerful OF all the
auditors, huzzaing and guying to the extent that
some suppose they are juvenile and must nave a
light laddish crew to pull with. The Yale folks are
almost all college boys, laden down with blue hat
bands and sashes, and, possessing the honOrs OF
the University, they leel a confidence bordering
haughtiness yet not quite SO serene as Harvard,
which is greeted by them at odd times with
"Ahl dear; yas, now, fair 'Arvardl'
There is more versatility and open air character
about Yale than any of the colleges; in Harvard
more OF the cool, resolved, sedate English air than
anywhere else; in Columbia kind Of city bounce,
ready to hail victory but take defeat with philoso
ply. 1t is strange that this days race Harvard,
in its emulOusness with Yale, closes hands with
Columbia and cheers its victory while Yale, in the
dumps about both Columbia and Harvard, accuses
Providence and will not be satisfied either way.
HOW THE wEsLEYANs TOOK 1T.
The friends of the wesleyan crew muster strong
and, saying little yet trusting in God and their
conquering Church. They are mainly old gentle.
men or younger ones with an elderly expression,
and motherly looking old ladies, often peeping at
the boat race through pair Of gold spectacles.
This powerful crew, strange as 1t may seem, Is the
favorte with all the sporting men, who like their
sel-reliance and the appearance they put IN at a
regatta, though Methodist college. Lavender is
the color Of many clerical necktie this day.
PLUCKY PRINCETON.
Princeton expects little from the University race,
except from the pluck and example given by her
Freshmen in the beautiful squirt of last Wednes-
day, and the orange banner OF the Scotch Presby-
terians waves over few orange ribbons and hat
bands. They expect Columbia or Yale to pull
through the race best OF any. There are many
Cornell men here under the dark red and white,
often OF rough western look, and they cheer
heartily.
WEARING OF THE GREEN
The friends OF Trinity, quiet and substantial are
grouped under the green and white banner Of
Hartford; fewer under the rich brown bunting OF
Brown; goOdy squad under the Presbyterian
orange OF Princeton; few yet faithful under Dart
mouths green and more, all intent, under the
royal purple OF Williams.
THE SECOND GUN.
About twenty minutes after ten O'Clock the
second gun doomed at three miles distance, loudly
cheered.
"Now the race is certaini Make your betsr'
The spyglasses were run out on the judges raft
the little sken nags OF college colors made ready
to be in turn attached to the halyards, as the
boats successfully in the lead would be signaled,
and all were on the Q,It rtUe There was now an
abundance OF people at the college stand-as many
as were comfortable, and, except for the missing
accessories OF music and coolness everyth thing was
on scale sufficient for the occasion.
"Boom ~ went the third gun. In a minute or
two, after hesitation, the American nag was
holsted on the low nag pole on the raft, and loud
cheer, rolling round the circuit of the sodded
buns, announced the relief and satisfaction of
thousands that the regatta was to be fought and
finished at last.
Little accidents, OF no moment, disturbed and
amused the gazers for the first few minutes, when
the eye strained in vain to discover the shells and
their men against the sphinxine countenance of
that distant knoll OF dark green. couple or boys
fell overheard; q boat load OF men, reinforced bv
uninvited guests careened and punched them all
in the stern; four or i've boatloads of rowers cot
In front OF the spectators and were hooted away;
hetwho raised an umbrella took 1t in speedily or
was saluted with rattans from unknown hands
overtthe wha,ebones thereof
Thevnrst thing known was q little nag run I'D AZ
the topo the judges nag star-the light blue and
white Of Columbia College. never put forward in a
race before.
At this display the multitude next TO the
Magenta girls and children, matrons and students.
raised TO their, feet, and out Of their uppremed-
itated cheer broke the rattling alphabet
"C-OLU-M-B-I-AAA"
In minute OF two the Magenta was raised next