New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-07-20
rErIING AMONG CITY GRADUATES.
HOW TIE NEW, WAS EtcENfD-LiNs GENERAL
EXCITEMENT T.IAS ~ PREVIOUS lEAH>-OrIN-
IONS ~ To FUTURE RACES.

HOW TIE NEWS WAS EtCElyFD-Lros GENERAL
EXCITEMENT T.iAS ~ PREVIOUS rEaE>-OfIN-
IoNs - To FUTURE RACES.
The excitement over the contest did not
reach the hight IN SrwGork tbs year that 1t dii either
III ls-lorI-75 and va. FOR most part confined to
college graduates. few pools wcrr sold on Tuesday
evening and wednesday morning. Cornell LEADING ~ al.
with Columbia rs second choice Probably more money
changed hand, on the single scl than upon either
o; the Others Frluri.s icnd.DcIn. very confident but
the college men aid not seem anxious To stake innrh
money On the result At 10 O'Clock yesterday morning
there was a large gathering at Broadway and Edph-
-, where -. Cornell ia the city had their head
quarters Columbia aud Cornell men were in the ma.
pry ana seemed confident Of the sue r's 81 their re-
spcciiye crews. As the kilograms brought Information
OF Coru,s continued Victories, the wrarcs ~ the car
na IAN and white became very dcmon,triiFc' ana "htn
TIE final result announced. and they were assured %
success. IN every race their enthusiasm broke ont INTO
loud and repeated cheers. The following telegram WAS
s,t q; once e. the victorious crews by the resident
graduates who present:
HEADQUARTERS COHNELL USIyEHstTr,l
No. roo BROADWAY. Nm -loth.
JoHN " O-TEoH. d. T. MAsoS, Gld CHARLES ,. fENs,i',
Congress nat, S.DdlDJa, y. J.:
WHO have done uobiy 10: Cornell lOn can never dO
more; MAY you never do less.
TIN, was signed by VI. r. CouLln. NJ. J. Nouugs. I'd
Nichols. G.. \. Isclu, John Frankenhrimcr Clarence
Berbc De b. Wilu.ot L. g. Rosoublatt Id. Kent c. T.
W. slckct H. H. spsaguc, G. X. Urquhart, Chas Bccbe
j. : Ieliuaicr j. ID. Mc,-nrr G. W. Raymond, y. H.
IaYkscy, ". x. sherman, and many others
The feeling among tue Columbia College men was that
OF a severe disappointment they had expected at all
events. occupy the second place An argument was
put forward by members Yale that this virtually
II victory for their college. they had beaten Harvard
much more severely than Cornell had done but they
found few ,ympathzcrs. IL il generally Acknowledged
by the college men that II Is IN every respect Well
earned victory ior Cornell Courtney who was FrancisS
coach" stated yesterday that although Ills phl 'h
Was good by few seconds a. that OF Kennedy o
Yale last year. yet DC thought upon even match Fran
cir would stand - good chance Of defeating Kennedy
There Is a sentiment prevalent among college men gen
orally that this be- the last the Saratoga inter
collegiate races that this system has served It's tlme'
and must make way for something better YALE Trinity
Amherst and Dartmouth have already Withdrawn. and
even at Cornell there decided feeling among the SUI
dents that this should be their last year What VIII "nc
coed the present organization Is not quito clear at pres
emf Probably one OF two plans 1t Is thought, Will DO
adopted; either an association Will be formed OF the
Eastern and another 81 tho Middle States or after tho
manner OF the ball clubs. each college crew VIII eha
lcngo another whenever they wish to with them IL
ia claimed that in this way large part Of the expense
will be- avoided aud many advantages gained
There wa, more interest manifested In the races yes
torday at Turf Exchange than at Johnsou' or Nor
r,scys though pools sold at each place for an
hour two before the start.
Following the number Of tickets sold In the French
pools at the Turf Exchange: Freshmen race-Cornell'
lOs Harvard, J1O Columbia 30. University race
Cornell, 1886; Columbia, 100; Harvard -; Union ID;
Princeton, 10; Wesleyan y. Smglcscull racc-Franc.s
IS; Danforih, TO- Parm.ey, 1s Weeks. 10.
At ohnsons the University race, Corne! stood 70
to Columbia's sc, all tie others being very low The
singlcscull sold under: Francis, 80 Parmley,
o; Weeks, .; Daniorth, D. The Freshmen rsce-Corne,
10; Harvard, IS Columbia, 20.
At MoIr.sscy's, Cornell led IN everything but the
Freshmen race. where 1t stood second choice, with
Harvard first. Fiyc-doar tickets upon the University
race brought $40 81 the Freshmen race, ell Az on
the Slnge-scull race, IS l5.