New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-15
CORNELL'S VICTORY.
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nj. Weed, prospective Democratic candidate
for Attorney General Of this State, and otheIs All
this wile the crowd keeps growing, till the men IN
t,c front row are sitting the sand ITSELF and their
tcea t,,ch the water The crowd while away the
hon, of waiting just crowds always do
I,ustc. who is rowed in boat to the very front oil
this immense audience. and plays old-faSmoned
airs ON u wheezy ACCORDION, is received with
a burst Of applause and roar of laugh
ter. The crowds of pretty girls who
make the rising stand seem like
terrace of Aowers look more interested VIXEN
chubby little boy rolls his trousers up TO his chubby
knees. wsdes out into the water 30 as 30 face his
audience and sings modern melodies in sweet,
fresh voice He gets money as well as sqlbs ana
applause. and he brings ont a genuine guffaw,"
when he Turns to the Press Stand and tells the CORE
pondents with all the impudeDce OF native TO put
that in the papers. man appears on his back III the
water padding about in Boyton suit, and smoking
cigar He is a nIe-nnutes wonder. But he can
not sing and smoke cigar at the time, and 50
the crowd give him up. and go back TO their accor-
deor and small boy. The water skirting The shore
here IL filed with miniature craft OF
Embellishments kind from half grown shells to full
grown scows. Some of these. by their harmless H.
cursions into tho water of the course, occasion
great anxiety to various busy people, and man on
the Press ST. and keeps up constant yelling at Them
And wildly brandshing an antiquatcd teicsc"e rs
he couId brain the occupants of the boats at aJ ti
lance The crowd breaks out into occasional cheers
for what nobody knows, not even those VINO cheer'
inst about this time discover that the stand winch
l. supposed TO be sacredly reserved TO members OF
the press is honorcd by the presence OF MI John
Morrissey. This confuses me. i see th"t MI
Norrissey must be a member of tho same con-
fraternity as myself. and am puzzled 10 doelae
whelher AIN gambler OF Mr.. Morrssey a journal
\ fho hal
night "a hope to be gambler. and that Sir Morris
sey must have sunk 10 tho level OF debaSed ana
GceatiouS press.
II was afternoon before the waiting was ended
and fhc signal man was seen tugging wildly at the
rope that was to lift the Stars and stripes on
an Embarked sapGng, as token tha'
the boats had started and the race was begun. The
rope htched and hitehed the more, the more II was
tugged There was faint hiss that was
drowned moment afterward IN a ioar'
n. the signal showed that the rare
was not only began. hut that cornell was 'heau'
When this died away there succeeded that strange,
hoo,s. ;;ounur that never seemed to die away
until the last shout had been given, and that
sscmcd only TO be submerged by the lOudes ToaTs.
TWAS Ike the loud hum of Babel. without cadence
and without break. Now and then, Ia tn"
anxious waiting for the next signal, there were
led cheers and cries from the upper emu
of the stand where tho students were
Tricky packed, md these the crowd
below answered with roars that were
entirely friendly and indiseriminate This crowd
did not wait for a protext. 1t roarcd on general
nrinciples The next signal was, Cor
nell still ahead Dartnonth second. and Har-
ward third" where's Yale - screamed mocher
neay me, Where's Yale p THIS question
WINS answered in the anxious looks of every
blue-rihboned boy ard girl within the reach
of his voice. The third sgaal showed DAFT
mont, leading followed by Cornell, Princeton
and Wesleyan Still 10 word Of Yale. "Whcrrs
Cool ?" WAS the question in every Yale mans mind
"Where's Yale,~ Where's Yaler
CoENIII STILL. AHEAD AT THE INCOMPATIBLE
MuaS STAKE.
Now the boats are visible TO Tie naked eye, the
long oars flashing in sunlight, and the whole line
appcarag 20 move forward wi;h the steady Swoop OF
nm army the referees boat putting fGFously imne-
sial,ly behind il. Two and a-half miles, ajd
the boat, seem close upon us forging through the
wafer like mad. Up goes the signal, COiheh Tiiii
Mt the FORE There rises yell like the lor OF
devils inst unclaimed. The great crowd leaps
60 lie feet along its whole length. No" begins
pandemonium itself. Tongue cannot describe nor
pcn portray the fury OF that crowd the QUICK
shueLs and wild cheers tho loud huriahs OF en-
,ourar., W. and underneath it all that hoarsc and
car fairy sec the cords II ,hc rowois arms ughten
as th.y pull Now is tho TIVE that your blood be
GINS 10 Jingle in You toes and run cold in tle small
of your back. You can hear the very s-s---h
of tho boats th'U slap piOW'
cut tho water Deficient in c9icmp0faneous
human mterestr Ii looks like it, az every map
sucks through his teeth all tie brath that his
cheers have left him. Deficient ia coienporaneous
human interest r. have not a particle Of feeling
nbout the result, bat NY pencil goes way and my
pa,cr ,uothor. Iusc words not down in tie hymn.
book. and veil Like one possessed. 1t must be east
irun that can take notes on that last mag
nifeept sweep of 800 feet. Cornell rowing like
amonstcx with six arms without a break or fault,
Az steadily ard seemingly deliberately as i'll lTdc-
tcc-puil. Ibcreis destiny III that slcauS, tolIioie
stroke.
Far on the other side Of the lake is Harvard,
cplashing up little nsts of spray in its excited row.
ing but holding itself well in the ahead Of
Yale. as every Yale man secs with pang. Colnm-
bia rows bravely, and the Two in quick glance
10 be about even.
CORNELL WINS HER SECOND Victory.
Bnt Corners steady, swift stride is nearly ended.
Her bow cuts The water like knife across the finish
line and the raco IL over.
TIKI END.
The hronzed backs of othcr oarsmen drip
with sweat. and they drop their oars
In the relapse that follows such ten
sion Columbia wins the second place, coming
three IAN gtIs behind, and Harvard the third, half
length behind Columbia. Dartmouths distance is Il
length and half behind Harvard, and that of the
Others as follows: Wesleyan, fifth, about length !;
Yale, sixth. about third OF a length; Amherst
II.