The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-07-30
AFTER the BOAT RACE.
The Entry to the TOWn-.Cclumbia
Boys Crazy With Delight.

the Saratogians received was from
Times reporter, who was so lucky as to
secure a 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 thrice. and
the Columbus formed a solid phalanx
an 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
anti they discovered brass band, with
an affiuence 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 a 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
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atm, like young demons of discord,
winding up with 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 a round of cheering for the good
Wesleyan boys, second again. These
were given with the heartiest good will,
and in response a Wesleyan brought
out splendid Wesleyan lavender silk
banner, which he dipped three times in
graceful acknowledgment of the com
pliment. The Yale men, who, without
a-pun, had been looking very blue, were
10y 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 i6ituni, for about thousand
voices. and, catching some stray Wes-
leyans, they with affectionate force
pushed them into 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
victors 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-
bia, the Gem of the Ocean,"
and shouted like 100000 boys.
From the Grand Union they
marched to the Clarendon, where they
gave three cheers for the friends Of the
Columbia and Harvard, and then treat
ed the spectators to the amusing spec
tacle Of an intercollegiate rush. The
Harvards formed in two lines, facing
inwards, and the Columbia dashed
through. The performance was re-
peated. but the parties were transposed,
the Columbia forming the walls and the
Harvards doing the rushing. This is
considered a high college mystery, and,
though some authorities believe it to be
a species Of running the gauntlet, there
are others who consider it refers to the
chasing Of new college men by the secret
societies. After this exhibition was
over, three rousing cheers were given
for the ladies, and then the boys de-
parted down the street, yelling as
before.
On their road they pounced upon one
of the victorious crew, E. S. Rapallo,
and they insisted on giving him a tri-
nmphal entry into the hotel on their
shoulders. He was modest and de-
clined, but they would not be denied,
and hoisted him on their shoulders By
the summary process of Selling his legs
and lifting them into the air. This
was done so suddenly that the unhappy
one fell over the crowd, but they were
strong if not expert, and soon had him
in an erect though uncomfortable posi-
ton, where they kept him, marching
him meanwhile about Broadway until