Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-07-16
THE UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE,
4 Spirited Contest.
COrnell's Second victory.
Especial Correspondence Of The &ar.1

SARATOGA, July H.
A very stiT breeze was blowing this morn
ing, but notwithstanding word was given
ito come in line" and the thirteen crews
took their positions. At Il o'clock exactly
the word was given, and away they new
Cornell and Harvard leading in turn AT
first only the glisIening oar blades were
visible, but when the different crews could
bed1stinctly seen the excitement was intense.
All the boats seemed nearly in line, but at
the end of the second mile the sturdy
CORNELL BOYS MADE A SPLENDID spirit
and then there seemed no longer any doubt
as 10 the winning crew. They rapidly drew
away from Harvard, and then the Columbia
bow called on his men for a sptart, and they
responded nobly. They, too, passed Harvard
but when near the lire an oar snapped, and,
but for that accident, might have repeated
their splendid victory of last year. The Cor
nell crew kept up their magnificent squirt till
they had crossed the line, far ahead of all.
| (Time, 165S4.) They rowed in the same
style, and won the race in the same man
ner as did their Freshmen crew the day pre-
vious; and all were unanimous III saying,
They both pulled splendidly."
THE OTHER CREWS.
Columbia retained her second place TO the
finish, closely pressed by Harvard, and then
followed Dartmouth, Wesleyan, Yale aud
Amherst. The Princeton crews disappointed
Their mary friends, coming in last In both
races: Inc stroke OF this crew was
mile. The rough water was especially inju-
riouS to Amherst; they were Obliged 10 plll
account of the worthlessness of their new
one. The Harvard boys were almost wild
with JOY at their unexpected victory over
Yale, and throughout the streets the ran
ran rahs! for Harvard were almost as fire.
bia. A.
Another Account.
The New York SJal has the following: At
last, Just before noon the steamer took its
position, and every thing seemed 20 be ready
for the start. \ few more minutes of paiufil
plSpS intprVpOpH Ia ,ol,-
bred horses or fox hunt held in the leash. the
seventy eight young athletes naked to the
waist with oars poised ready 10 catch water,
impatiently await
THE STARTING SIGNAL.
AT last il comes. The clear voice OF the
starter rings ont, "Are you ready \ few
seconds later he pulls both barrels OF his gun
and shouts Coz The gun didn't 90 of. but
the rowers did, and the start being an excel
lent one the umpire did not call them back.
Quick indeed must have been the crew that
reaped any advantage out of this start. Al
most simultaneously seventy-eight oars
flashed in the air, then descended into the
water, and the race was begun. There wa a
light southwest wind and the water was a
tTihe lumpy. The wind, however blew
nearly straight up the course. and did not
seriously interfere with the row ers. At the
starting point Williams was nearest to the
western shore, and ranging to the eastward
were Cornell, Amherst, Bowdoin, Brown,
mouth, Yale, Hamilton, Harvard. and
Union, in lie order named. The press boats,
! which by the way were slow and utterly use
less for the purpose intended, were stationed
| a mile from the starting point, and it re-
| quired "a powerful glass 10 pick out the ap-
| preaching crews. On they came, however,
and at about the first half mile the fay lead
| ers were easily discerned. Cornell on the
west and Harvard on the east were plainly
| Leading. In the center Dartmouth and Co
Iumbia were about abreast and Tapping the
| leaders. AmheTt, BOwdoin. and Brown were
punched together just behind. and Wesleyan
ana ale next. The distance that separated
me last five was, however, very slight.
hamilton and Union We're falling slowly
back, and Princeton and Williams did not
seem to be doing as well as their admirers
expected. The dark blue of Yale did not
show very well 10 the front, but her adher.
| ents found no cause for alarm I'm this, as
" Ith her slow stroke il was calculated she
would he led by several for at least one mile,
! ifnot two.
| AT THE FIRST MILE FLAG.
one mile had been roved over, but there
| was no time then TO see how quickly. 1t re-
| Jot down the positions OF so many crews,
| and TO more than note the leaders is diff
| cult task. The positions remained I'M
changed, except that the lead of Harvard
| began TO be more clearly defined. 1t was
| plainly TO be seen, however, that in Cornell
| the other crews had no mean antagonist.
Her stroke was neat as well as a powerful
one. Next 10 Harvard at the mile flag were
| dartmouth, Columbia and Cornell, with lit
| Tie 10 choose between them. Brown, Am
| herst, Wesleyan and Yale came next. The
| latter still took il easy, with stroke but
| little above thirty. The Wesleyan boys
seemed as fresh as when they started, while
The PrincetOns were not doing so we'll as
their friends expected they would. At the
| one and a half mile Harvard still CALAMITY
| Kept the lead, with Columbia second, and
Yarmouth tapping Cornell. At the tail end
| of these four were Brown, Amherst. Yale
and BOwdoin. About this time Yale began
TO pick up, aud IL looked as though her splen-
dld, regular stroke was beginning TO tell at
| last Williams was now falling astern and
Hamilton, Union and Princeton appeared To
be having struggle for last place. Half the
race was low over, and yet the winner could
| not be predicted with any certainty. The
New York city crew was still pulling SPLEEN
didly, and Harvard gained no further lead
| on either her or Cornell. The green colors OF
Dartmouth also held their own, and kept
abreast OF the blue and white of Columbia
Another quarter OF mile, and another
change was apparent. Cornell had crept up
| TO Harvard and was about on line with
her, while both were pressed hard by Dart
mouth and Columbia. Brown and Yale
were about together, just astern, and WeS-
leyan was gaining on both. The pace told
or Bowdoin, and She fell back astern of AM
herst. Williams, Princeton, Hamilton and
Union tOiled pluckily on in the lear.
THE LAST MILE.
In about these positions they reached the
second mile row OF flags. There was but one
mile TO go, and the students end OF the
grand stand was wild with excitement The
adherents of the different crews raised their
war cries, and the sound, family heard over
me lake, inspired the young athletes with
almost superhuman strength Swinging
steadily backward and forward like the
walking beam OF an engine, the crew of Cor
nell quickened their stroke and slowly but
surely ran their bow tip past Harvard. CO.
lumbia spurted and SO did Dartmouth, and
both lessened the distance between them and
Harvard. AT the halfmile Cornell had OBJ
tanned decided lead over Harvard, and CO.
lumbia and Dartmouth were fighting flu
Iiously for third place. "Where is Yale?"
The adherents Of the dark blue sent forth
lusty notes OF encouragement, but the Yale
boys failed to respond, and in vain struggled
TO keep ahead of the Wesleyans, who were
abreast OF them and slowly but surely going
TO the front. Cook called cheerily on his
men for another effort, but the day was lost,
so far as they were concerned.
A better or more scientific stroke than
theirs was not seen on the lake to-day, but
the final struggle showed that the crew was
not in as good condition as ii was last week.
Yale has been heavily backed, and her
friends loudly cheered her on, but without
avail. CONSERVATION was also apparent in
the Harvard ranks. Their wild 'sRahl rah.
rah!" rang out on the air, and Otis, the
stroke, rallied his men for a squirt at the
close, hoping to retrieve the fortunes of the
day. Following the Wesleyan and Yale
crews came Amherst, who had taken prece-
dence n Rrowp latter fnrpa1 <,,,t