The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-07-15
t.rnphic Account of the University
Race.

NEw YORK, July l4.-Thc New York
TriJ,ulcs special correspondent at Sara
toga, gives the following graphic account
of the University races:
At l0:45 the signal gun doomed the
word of command to the crowd TO gather
ut the starting line. The threatening
breeze did not deter them, and they began
slowly to centre at the rendezvous
that speck which appeared on the water
just now put forth its long legs with an
instantaneous Darwinism, and grew from
II dot to line and from line to an ar
row, was Bowdoin, her white caps rival
ing those on which she rode. She was in
line at l. o'clock and waited for her
more tardy contestant The Union soon
made her appearance, pulling over
from the south side of the hill. Cornell
followed. pulling in good form, aud now
an object of eager attention, since the We
tory Of yesterday gave birth to predlc
,ons of another success. Brown now
took her station by her flag, and Williams
came next. Harvard was next in order,
not pulling in the best ot form. Princeton
was the seventh boat to reach It's place,
while the Hamilton, Amherst, Wesleyan
and Columbia all preceded Yale. When
this boat approached, the fsvorlte OF bet
ters and sportsmen and the pride OF so
many friends and foes, it was impossible
to rcpress II cry Of admiration.
This might not be the winning
crew there might not be here
the pluck or luck that secures thu victory
but this was the poetry of motlonn
the steady stroke, the rise and fall OF the
body, the rhythmic sweep Of the oar, and
the perfect unity of the crew made the
entry ofthe Yale crew one OF the epochs
OF the day. The six oars moved like one,
and | dare say each heart beat Ike
"sisty." The Dartmouth was the
last, though not least, MS the
sequel showed her, the big men
hammering away at their snort,
quick stroke, AS usual. Tse gathering
was worth review. The half naked
boys. brown as Indians, were the hover
of physical development of American
Colleges. The muscles stood out full and
firm ss iron, and the beauty OF their
tanned backs and shoulders was enough
to convince one that flesh color ought /"
be bronze. In each boat the SIX heads
bend as if by machine, the oars ny
back, the long, brown boats crouch
like dogs held in leash. Every cord
is strung in waiting for the word to hy.
At last they were ready. The antique
gun missed fire, and Mr.. Gunster, re-
duccd to natures signal called out,
"Are You Ready"
A moment of dead silence and sus.
pcnse, while each man counts three un-
der his breath. Then GO They are
shot like the arrow from the bow. The start
was made at l2:02!; the seventy.eight
oars flashed at once, and in all the line
not II boat missed its stroke. The Harvard
crew, according to its tradition, gained
the best start. The Cornell crew, the
men of the hour, gained the next best,
and pulled away neck and neck with the
Harvard. At frst the difference was
scarcely pcrceptible, but soon the Cor
nell was seen to pass the Williams on
the extreme West Of the line, and to have
An apparent lead of everything on her
side OF the course. On Snake Hill side
the Harvard shot out dropping the Ham
ilton on one side and the Union on the
other and it was not long before she had
a lead on the Yale. The centre boats
were pretty we'll punched. The green
cans of Dartmouth and Browns and
Weslevsn's were well TO the front. At
the one-half mile point the position of the
crews were as follows: Cornell, Harvard,
Dartmouth and Columbia in the front
rank. with Yale, Wesleyan, ,Bowdoin,
Brown and Amherst close up. Prince
ton and Williams were slightly behind
these. Further back Union and Hamil-
ton already had matters to themselves.
The race at this point was very tne.
Harvard ahead, Cornell pulling