The Portland daily press., 1874-07-16
THE SARATOGA RACE.
The Princeton Freshmen Win.
Yale Next and COntesting.

SARATOGA, July 15.-Owing to roughness of
the water the Freshmen aud single scull races
to-day were postDoned from half past o'clock
TO between and o'clock. Long before the
time liked, the places assigned to spectators
were all filed and there were in the village
hundreds anxious to secure conveyance TO the
lake.
The programme said that the single scul
race would take place first between and
O'Clock. The usual guns fired at the starting
point down the lake were heard, and at length
it was announced the contestants had started.
Soon they were seen, and then it was found
that the Freshmen championship sx-oared race
was on. Shortly after it was seen that Yale
was ahead, Blown next and Princeto in the
rear.
These positions were maintained for nearly
two miles when Brown, which was nearest Yale
aud hanging with great teLacty on her stern
made squirt. Yale gave tremendous effort
and in dozen pulls shot ahead three or four
lengths. The last of the three miles was then
reached and the Prncetons, which was holding
It's position on the west side of the Lake a few
lengths in the rear of Brown, went into gal
lop and shot ahead with great speed. In half
dozen strokes Princeton overhauied Yale and
IN a few minutes Topped on her. Yale now
having shaken off Brown in apparent dsmay,
saw Princeton rowing up the home stretch
like race horse, and tried to equal the pace of
the new contestant but her strokes were moth
ing like SO powerful as they were when
challenged by Brown, besides Yale
was off on the east side of the
Lake, where the ending Of the line of the
course was further off than it was on the west
side. up which Princeton was dashing on a bee
line, Yale turned her he ld to meet a forward
view, apparently to shorten the run, when,
with her weakened stroke she suffered dsad-
vantage instead of an advantage. On came the
fIinceton, gaining at every stroke, and crossing
The line about two feet ahead.
The race was given to Princeton, and the
Princeton flag was hoisted upon the flagstaff
above that of Yale, but the decision was dis.
puted, on the ground hat Yale had rowed over
the longest course, owing to the way the clear
ing line wHs put across the lake, and it was
stated a reconsideration would be granted.
The usual explanations of the causes of Yale's
defeat were made by her friends Among other
things 1t was said the race was rowed by foui of
the crew, one having broken down on the first
quarter mile and the other was base ball
payer, and could only row his own weight and
balance the boat, but it was the universal ex-
preston that a race was never more gallantly
rowed than this was by Princeton, who ap-
peared to husband their power for the last mile
and then put the boat through the water with
the most wonderful speed The time OF the
Princeton was Is minutes, 12a seconds for the
three miles,
The Single Scull Race.
AT o'clock the signal gun was fired and the
boats OF Coroell Yale and Harvard were seen
hylng from the starting point On the home
stretch it was evident that Wilcox of Yale, had
the race and he came in handsomely one boat
length ahead.