The New York herald., 1875-07-15
AFTER THE RACE.


HE CELEBRATIONS IN sARArooA-TERpsI-
oHoREAN STUDENTS ''MAKINa THE MOST OF
Ir'-REUNIoN OF HARVARD AND YALE.
The conclusion OF fair and square race has been
celebrated by the remainder OF the lett owe
In Saratoga In very hilarious and philosophical
manner. About four O'Clock In the afternoon the
boys OF Columbia joined by the boys OF Harvard
assembled in front OF the United States Hotel and
proceeded TO cheer for Cornelps victory and to
valute each other with those set and
peculiar college cheers which distinguished
bach academic community as much as It's
.olors There were about l5o, as 1t appeared OF
10 lies wearing Columblas blue and white in
badges and nat bands
There must have been 1000 ladies attred or or
namented with the same coors, waving scarls ana
kercniels oblue and white from the hotel piazzas,
being on their native heath. These metropolitan
ladies' had fine constituency, and there can be
no question that the regattas OF these past two
years have slgnally assisted TO bring Columbia
snrward ~-a ri-~~ 'sialr III Ine academic lore
ground lt occupied three quarters OF = century
ago. There were at least hundred Harvar ds
earrying the drdpe1u rouge and reddened
in various parts OF their attire. Last year
when Harvard and Yale had their memorable
iou and grew sulky and ceased TO be on speaking
terms, Harvard took advantage OF Columbia's
victory and took the initiative in greeting the
metropolitan college. Yale was thus left out in
the cold, and Wesleyan University reached out It's
hand 10 the discontented crew.
TO-DAY YALE AND HARVARD,
though beaten, began to grow kind toward each
other. They made Columbia the medium OF mu-
tual approaches. After botn had cneered Column
ba some time and sung college songs in the
streets IL was agreed that all colleges should unto
In a welcome to the two Cornell crews-ireshman
and university as they entered the village from
the lake. Accordingly the Cornell men, who were
waiting for their Champions 10 come IN from the
lake, took position with open ranks in Congress
Spring Park. They carried broom, after the
fashion Of Van Tromp, slgnifying that they
had swept the seas 1t bound with
the Cornell colors. Between them passed in or
der Columbia, Harvard Yale, Wesleyan, Williams
and Princeton, each cheering Cornell, and each
cheered back. Then all the crews but Cor
nell formed In the street and proceeded
TO run through each other. In this
diversion Yale aud Harvard were mixed
up, forbore to char each other.
and finally, Dy an impulsye movement mixed
their colors and paraded together, oheered from
every piazza.
When the two Cornell crews arrived from the
lake dozen pieces OF music were played In the
van the twelve rowers, bare headed walked be-
lowed Yale and Harvard, the boys with inter.
mingled arms across the shoulders Of each other.
TERPsICHoRg INTRODUCED.
SO the jollltJ extended far into the evening
when the balls commenced in three hotels stimuli
taneousy, and Cornell Officially received the
Freshman nag from Princeton and the University
nag from Columbia.
Captain COOK, of Yale, said In the evening that
the race was larly won and lost. he said his crew
had never rowed so badly even practice, and
that he rowed worse than any one OF the rest.
Columbia accounts for its defeat oy a vertigo
happened to one OF the boys The same was the
case with Princeton. Stl all admit that Cornell
well deserved the colors.
singular scene happened on the grand stand
after the regatta was done, while all tho people
we're still assembled. TWENTY years ago more or
less one Schuyler, a railroad official OF high con-
sequence committed a series OF enormous frauds
IN his connection with the New York central
Railroad and ned TO Europe, where he
died Impoverished. He had large and
elegant country place on Lake saratoga, within
a few rods OF this grand stand. There, according
to the local tradition which attends on crime,
mysterious occurrences and discoveries are made
The trees grow wild and ragged, as u forloru, Ike
Jacob, when he let MS beard and hair grow long
for sorrow. The grass takes OH the appearance
OF the lawn in Tom HOODS haunted house. There
Is said to be my thical stone ednce close oy the
mansion without a window In t or any
outlet or orilce. Year after year the schuyler
mansion has been sort Of lost something. For
two years the college ooys have quaftored IN it
before the regatta-hgh nope ana youth IN the
midst OF criminal reminlscence. To-day the VII
lage auctioneer at the conclusion OF the
race put up tue Schuyler mansion for
sale. The retreating people heard the
whats bidr, WHATS bid 20 and ''Golng
going, little aware OF the old aud dark transac.
tons comprised IL those familiar words. Nearly
century has elapsed since the first Schuyler
Old General Philip, Of the Revolution--ereeted a
lodge by this lake, and here blood kinsman was
gong down the aisles of posthunOus disgrace be-