New-York tribune., 1874-07-18
THE COLLEGE REGATTA.
Continued from First Page.

inform the crews that in ~ minutes the
race would be started This would bring
the finish if all went well at the untimeY hour of
7:3O Il it went ill., the boats would come in at twi
light, in an Indisunguishabe mass. they did at
Springfield last year The press boat lay awhile in
the quiet cove at Snake Hill under the blue shadow
of the mountain. The Yale and Wesleyan boats
quietly standing trestes glistened II the
setting sun. AT 6:17 another gun was heard.
Listeners thought that perhaps they were not
10 wait 80 minutes after all, and that the
boats would be called into line Immediately.
Forms standing out sharp against the foliage
Of the hill began TO move rapidly about the
boats on the shore. and things looked like race.
AT G:30 another gun fired, and the artlllerlst
on the hill top was seen brandishing his rammer
as he loaded again. If they much puzzled az
the grand stand by this cannonade, ~ we were on
the steamer the wonder was considerable A boat
was brought ont of the Columbia's boat-house
where Harvard aud Princeton are harbored for the
occasion, but there were signs from DartmOuths
house above. where Williams finds shelter.
The half hour from the time of the hrst gun comes
and finds things still quiet. The only shell yet
TO be seen is Devens singc-scui shooting
in and out among the nine stationary boats,
which are anchored on a starting Inc fifty
feet apart, the outer one being on line
with the west cliff of Snake Hill. At 80 the wind l.
freshened. six-Oar crawls under the hill and pulls
into the cove, where are Yale and Wesleyan, the
white shirts, which had been undetected in
the water, showing clear against the Green Noun-
tain side. This is Trinity, doubtless Oars are
flashing in the direction of Corneils quarters but it
turns out TO be a skiff. par-oar now comes by.
hugging the west shore. with Gunster Of Williams
and somebody else at the sculls and Washburn. the
Williams bow, with the figure Q, which denotes the
position of the crew IN black paint his
back holding the bow of the College she'll
which they towing down TO the start. The
wind Is going down again. No white caps now
10 be seen. and on shore Things look more and
more like a race. At 7:l5 the sun il taking
his parting smile at the occupants of the
grand stand. Dartmouths boat Is coming
down behind skif and the Cornell are the object
Of the loudest screeches which the judges boat
be persuaded TO utter. The water roughens little
AT 20 minutes past bang goes the field piece again.
and we begin TO look for a middle like that
of last year. A delegation of journalists from
the shore reports that a Columbia man has Just
taken his final primng for the struggle the shape
of an egg. Three Corneiis Clarke, C0rwin. and
Henderson, appear IN boat. They don't want to
row. The shrieks OF SOuthgates steamer are ex-
plained. She has broken her shaft. Sprnheld is
OutGone Half-past seven has come and not
boat is IN line Still the disguised observer feels
puzzled sense of the beautiful the hall dozen
II many colors gradually come from the crowd
and place themselves III their boats. Dartmouth Is
first and takes her place at her stake
boat. Williams No. Q, is next. and Harvard
next 10 Williams The ina steamer meantime has
gone 10 tow the disabled SOuthgate steamer ont of
the course and darkness Is fast coming down upon
a scene not unlike the memorable finish of last
years race. Referee WOnd, according TO
one gentleman. i- running up and down the
bank If he practclng for the
Bennett races. The PrncetOns get in as Harvard
pulls off TO her place at stake-bOat No. D. The boats
are empty, which is another failure 10 add 10 the
list and the boats must start by The oars if al all
The sparks through the smoke-s;ack are dismally
apparent as Cornels boat approaches, showing that
1t is getting dark.
Eight minutes of and IL il getting darker and
vet no prospect of start. Trinity. Princeton now
come. Columbia next. then Yale and Wesleyan.
Cornell is last. 1t is fairly dark. The crews are
or is the cry. The long lines Of nine shells stretch
ing across the lake can be dimly seen
moving away from the stake boats where
they have been respectively held by The
oars. No. they are not going somebody says
and is decided that there Is General con-
fusion ensues. The last remnants of daylight fade
ont of the sky. and Dartmouth, Wesleyan. and Yale
iiy past Us homeward bound the sparks tiy up
ward in the dark sky.