, 1874-07-19

The day dawned brightly and clearly on Lake
Saratoga, and, had it not done go. the University
race Of 1874 could never have been witnessed BY
enough to report it, for the comparatively few
who remained in town to see it had by this time
neither patien ce nor money enough left to take
any further interest III the matter. At 940 a. m.
THE FIRST SIGNAL
wae sounded. Soon after the steam tug. which
accommodated members of the press, started for
the upper end OF the lake. Meanwhile the grand
stand. near the finish, was slowly being filed up
by those who had determined to make another
attempt to see the race The referee. 11r. Will
lam Wood, of New York, who had partially as-
suned and partially been clothed with the author
ity necessary, had ordered tho rowers to be line
at 10 O'Clock. At that time only one crew, VIZ:
Cornell, had complied, thus showing how consti-
tutionally connected delay is with regattas. At
lola
THE SECOND s1oNA1,
was fred, which indicated that the race Was to
take place in ten minutes. The other crews
gradually came out aud caulo into line Trinity
being the last to do 30. :,
At 10:40 the signal to Btnrt WAS fired, and tho
CREWS MOVED OFF IN BEAUTIFUL STYLE,
all Of them rowing well. Columbia took the lead
end, Harvard leading off second At tue half
mile Tag enough OF the course had been rowed
20 show thecrews to the best advantage to those
on the press boat, which remained there until
the crews came up. The order Of the crews was
then as follows: Columbia. Harvard, Yale.
Wesleyan. Wllliams, Dartmouth, Cornell, Trim
ity, Princeton. The first four crews vera
constantly getting nearer each other, and
the fear Was entertained that there would be
foul. Soon the fears were realized, and petween
the mile and mile and-a-half flags,
TALE WAS STRUCK BY HARVARD,
her boW-oar and rudder being broken By tho
stroke. She Immediately stopped rowing. al
though her prospects had been most favorable
The race now seemed between Columbla and
Harvard. First ono would gain and then the
other, spurts being the order Of both. Wes1ey-
~, meantime, aud Williams we're rowing careful
u, but with much reserve strength, a short dis
tance behind the two leading crews. Trinity
and Princeton were, il this interval of two
miles, alternating in their endeavors not to bo
last. Cornell was leading them both by half
dozen boat-lengths.
THE LAST HrLE
was rowed probably in better style than any
Columbia, having led to this point, vas in 20
mood to lose her place. Harvard Lad in mind
he- defeats OF three ye8rs back, and spurted ac-
cordingly- Wesleyan thought that now was the
tune to show their mettlo, and made q uagnii-
cent spurt grandly passing BY the Harvard crew.
In the last quarter
COLUMBIA Held uER OWN,
however, against the Methodists, and wasthe first
uoae 70 CROSS the hnlsh- They we're followed By
the Wesleyan crow, and closely bT Harvard.
Williams hnrrying up No. in the race, Yale.
Fl Who had stopped rowing. being counted out
lhe last three crews to cross the finish were, in
their order OF crossing, Cornell, Trinity, and
Princeton.
The widest confusion prevails now that .he
race is over. aud, although the water had beeu
beautifully calm and everything WAS favorable to
the fairest race,
THE UTMOST DISSATISFACTION Is RITE
At the present. Yale aud Wesleyan have both
preferred charges Of FOUL the former against
Harvard, and the latter against Columbia. There
,a, OF course, conflict Of testimony and the |
judges aud referee will have hard time in !
settling the points satisfactorily. Harvard not
only negatives Cooks claim of foul against Yale. !
but absolutely claims one for herself rather re-
Inar>nole, it is thought. inasmuoh. rs she was
uUi hHen 10 @aVer - the race, whereas Yales
bow-oar. The Captains Of these two
:', T'ews, Cook and Goodwin, a1s yery
altar assinst each o.hsr, and the former il