The New York herald., 1875-07-15


TAX on the referees boat and apparent confusion.
1t seems that one OF the gentlemen had insisted
on placing at the last moment a number TO
mark the boats more clearly which was which.
The others opposed this and an unpleasant wran-
gle ensued, During this delay the boat by which
the stern OF Yale lay started ana arlfted down
80 rotiCeaOy that the referee ordered It's anchor
taken up and that 1t De brought back into post
tion. Instead OF eleven O'Clock sharp, as many
had expected, Il was seven minutes twelve sec
onds past twelve whom the crews got the word.
Harvard and TO the surprise OF almost every
man who saw herr Dartmouth were the first TO
break from the rank, holding the LEAD during the
second quarter. The crews next following were
Columbia and Cornell. All had been through
terrible ordeal ana one that should never have
come, In being forced to git for almost o whole
hour under broiling midday sum-
Even at the quarter-mlle, which Harvard, lead
ing, had carried In I'm. 20s and long after it,
eaoh-well trained as they were--showed the ter
rife strain; and instead of their usual
stroke and the stroke they had agreed it
should be along in this part OF he race, they
were. almost all of them far above It. Cornell,
for instance instead OF her 35 was making
nearly or quite 10 ev n at the half mile. Barvard
was doing no less Williams likewise; Wesleyan
had even worked up to the old-fashioned score
OF as, whlle Yale seemed the coolest and stea6lest
which all knew would be her number some even
counting her once at out 49, When the haf-mile
was reached they mad not separated much but all
rowing beautifully together. Harvard plainly had
the best OF IL thus far, leading every thing else
by goOd portion OF a length. She was followed
closely by Cornell, far away on the western edge
OF the lake. Yale had not yet begun to nor did
she expect to snow well at tile start In the first
hall OF the distance. Columbia, in the middle, was
holding her own, as ali thought she would 40, not,
however, coming up to the expectations
Of many by being ahead. While Dart
mouth would not be shaken Off the rear
crews were sticking to their work ia most de-
ternIned way, and the time in which the first
/ mile was covered by even the slowest OF them,
| did them much credit. When Harvard passed
the mile stake scarcely five minutes had gone,
! Cornell's lead Of the western half as had been
! predicted, was noticeable from the first,
| while her pace was steadily but surely in
creasng Just after passing the ba-mile
! Columbia was so wen up to her that 1t
| was difficult 90 see which was ahead while one
| or two other middle boats were but q small ais
tance behind. Harvard taking care of the right
OF the neld, was gradually drawing away from
every one Of her neighDcrs, and never rowed in
better form, the only one that she really most
feared seeming TO do al this point
SURPRISINGLY SLOW WORK.
Princeton had already dropped behind both
Amherst and Wesleyan The felon on Mr.. Parm-
ley's little finger was beginning TO do its work
The half length that Harvard had MADE in the
first half had Increased 20 length Yale
seemed TO be creeping up, but only for a moment.
Cornell and Columbia were still almost
abreast the former having a little advan-
tage. Dartmouth, rowing well throughout
her first mne long before the second
was reached began TO show that she had been
underrated. In fact, the majority OF those VINO
had had opportunities OF watching her WORK
closely believed her tough and enduring; but so
rough was her WORK, especially in the earlier
days. that, perhaps, no greater surprise has come
in this day so iull OF genuine surprises than that
caused by the way she came 10 the font
Still keeping tolerably well together, there yet
began 10 lie visible separation between the front
ano cerrrh clusters and the central and rear
ones. cornell was keeping her place surely in
front at the west ana Columbia was getting
good place 10 the lead. Harvard with
the length size mad at the mile, long
before the two miles reached had in
creased IL 20 a decided gap between herself and
the leading noats-eading Yale by all OF three
clear lengths, ana with her known endurance and
abundant power sne seemed certain TO be the
winner. In fact it see med questionable whether
she had NOT worked too hard through
ont the second mile; at any rate Cor
nell, whose steadiness more marked
than that or her Freshman crew yesterday,
was bucklng down 10 her WORK In way to prove
her quality wesleyan was doing better than
those who did not know her had expected.
several times IN the race her steering was faulty
so much so as 70 cause her to strike tue buoy5,
four times, says her ex-captan, Mr.. Eustis,
having been delayed by this cause. But
the most striking Improvement OF any
ba urgt
that o. Dartmouth When she reached the two-
mile station she nac put herseli in company with
the two leading crews cornell and Harvard.
Princeton was in no way improving. She was
sin showing her orange cap more aud more to the
rear to the surprise OF every one; for it wiz
be remembered tnat many, though not all
OF those who have seen her during the past ten
DAYS, delighted with her pluck aud spirit, had
been disposed TO take her az her own measure.
she certainly has s1own as much confidence
prior 10 the race as any crew here, and this con-
adence has doubtless deceived no one more than
her own men.
UNION AND HAMILTON
were nghtino their battle bravely. They had Sc
lecied each other at the start. as the story went,
and were attending TO their duty as faithfully as
could De expected OF men making their maiden
effort In the greatest race in the world Bowdon,
as has been suggested, was beginning to 1nd tnat
she did not know how to use her great strength,
and was staying well back, with no immediate
prospect Of bettering her condition.
narvards lead OF the field at the two miles IS
settled by the RERALD courier Joud all ques
tlon so that she was two lengths then IN 'front.' OF
columbia ana more than three ahead OF Yale.
This was equally patent TO the observer on the
eastern shore, ana 1t was ten 70 one
-shen that she had the race where she wanted
it. But what Is this9 In the next moment
COLUMBIA HAS DRAWN UP
level, and 80 too has Dartmouth. The wide gap
was covered so swiftly 1t took q quick eye to
catch the change Up to this point her lorm was
capital, and with so great lead and so fr on
toward the close there must have been some
strange reason for SO singular aud sudden d
eaki1g down. ana so there wss, ana
in the last place one would look for