The Grange advance., 1874-07-29
AFTER the BOAT-RACE.
The Entry to the ToWn--COlalmbia
Boys Crazy With Delight.
[Saratoga Uuly ls) Dispatch to the New York
Times

[Saratoga Uuly l6) Dispatch to the New York
The first intimation Of the result that
the Saratogians received was from a
Times reporter, who was so lucky as to
secure swift horse. The Atlantic &
Pacific Telegraph Company had wire
out to the race-course, but something
prevented the even tenor of its ways,
for it was apparently silent. After the
first one came dropping few, then a
mass of vehicles together, and at last the
torrent of conveyances rolled into
Broadway. The vans were crowded
with shouting Columbia boys, crazy
with delight, yelling their college cry,
and waving frantically blue and white
banners. The omnibuses, stages and
hacks were unloaded in a thrice, and
the Columbias formed solid phalanx
in the middle of the road and COM
menced series Of triumphant noises
which must have been excessively dear
to Chaos, for they certainly were of his
language. Some of them bought brooms
and tied blue and white banners to them,
signifying that they had swept Saratoga
Lake. Others rushed around the town
until they discovered brass band, with
an atf1uence of drums, with which they
started an impromptu demonstration
outside Of Congress Hall, where, in
honor of the boys of Columbia, the
proprietors had unfurled beautiful and
very large silken blue and white banner,
with the arms of New York State. At
sight Of this, after tremendous sere-
made Of drums, they delivered their war
cry, sh putting out the letters Of the COL
lege, C-O-L-U-M-B-I-A,seri seri.
atm, like young demons of discord,
winding up with a rocket. The Har-
ward boys now came to the front, and
gave three cheers and hundred 'rah
'rah 'rah's for the bold Columbians,
and they were Immediately encased by
loving arms, and the two colleges fra
ternized at once, being resolved to do
all their shouting in company. They
| had just made up their minds to salute
the piazzas Of the Grand Union, where
the great majority of the Columbia
bellies were grouped, when some one sug.
gested round Of cheering for the good
Wesleyan boys, second again. These
were given with the heartiest good will,
aid in response q Wesleyan brought
out splendid Wesleyan lavender silk
banner, which he dipped three times in
graceful acknowledge gment of the COM
pliment. The Yale men, who, without
a pun, had been looking very blue, ,were
by this time in considerable numbers on
Broadway, between Congress Hall and
the Grand Union, which part of the
street was evidently considered the
College Campus. They thought it was
about time to show that they did not
consider foul defeat, so they formed
circle, and commenced their college
song:
Here's to old Yale,
| So harty and so hale.
| Drink her down.
ct at hbitun,, for about a thousand
voices. and, catching some stray Wes.
leyans, they with affectionate force
pushed them into q circle, and gave
three rousing cheers for the Wesleyans.
This relieved their feelings somewhat,
and after agreeing among themselves
that no bets should be paid on the race,
unless Harvard would race Yale sec-
ond time for them, they retreated and
left the temporary Campus free for the
vlctors and their magenta friends.
These had no sooner the ground to
themselves than they rushed to the foot
Of the piazza Of the Grand Hotel and
cheered the ladies, who in thousands
were gathered to receive and compli-
ment them. Some waved Columbia
banners out of the windows, others
stood in doorways, with blue and white
fans, others simply agitated white hand
kerchiefs. Then the boys gave forth
their battle.cry, and sang .Colum.