New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-07-20

mile Of struggle saw the same unpleasant position
close upon them again. The Wesleyan, on the other
| hand. felt that the eyes of Middletown were on
| them and did their best The bow in the Connecti-
| cut boat apparently was little excited for the
| steering was far from good, and the crew carried
| away two flags in their mad career Moreover tire
! Princeton pulled in good form as they have
done in practice. steadily and prettily, but somehow
they did not manifest desirable power. At the mile
point the two were neck and neck. The race was at
! its climax. Cornell was pulling in splendid shape
| at the van, steady as machine, WIN
| the appearance of unlimited strength for
| an emergency. Columbia tapping llar-
ward. but Harvard's nose was almost
line with the Cornell meas ruddcr keeping them
"on the jump" and rowing better than anybody had
ever seen the Harvarls before supposed they
could row. The trouble with their boats had been
quietly surmounted, and they rowed like strong.
powerful crew. as they are pulling quick stroke OF
80 to the minute squirting to 40. They were push
ing Cornell without doubt; and there Is always
something to be feared in an unknown crew like
this Very freauently was heard in sentoran
tones the favoritc cry of the Cornell captain, it
her up, boys ~ whcreat they would hit her up "
with a vengeance, aud leave Harvard little every
time. Columbia was still close up at the mile, bnt
at that point had surprising attack OF bad steer
/ lost again and made it matter of pleasing uncer-
taiuty whether or not Union woald not yet take
that third position which the Jealous landlord OF
their lakeside quarters 50 confidently believed was
TO be their portion.
From the mile and quarter the positions OF the
SIX crews remained the same, and they padded mp
the lake with every doing all he conld to ho'd
his own. Cornell at the two miles had heightened
! her lead TO two or three lengths, and Harvard,
! Columbia and Union almost n row. The
! rear guard was composed of Wesleyan and Princeton
close together the former slowly increasing her lead
inch by inch. Harvard had great deal TODD to wln
and at the two and halt mile she made Il push Tor
II that commanded the admiration OF all who saw n.
! As the crew ncarCd tue Grand stand they i"uied
flag. and for a moment looked ragged; but they
straghtencd up in couple Of seconds the stroke
| ouckened from - to IA, ali the men put on q
few extra pounds of muscular effort, and the boat
slid ND 10 Cornell The bow of Harvard and rudler
| of Corn II for a moment were almost together. 1t
! Looked like going by and friend and foe alike
! shoutad applause to HarvlTds gallant burst; hut
| the gTuf tones sounded over the waters, - hlt Hcr
up Loysl' Six old bathine-hats suggestive oi q
hard days hoeiug bent ov& the.ruars, and Harvay"
seemed for moment to stand still. gap opened :;
waeucd TO 10 feet, 20 feet, with everybody roaring
! together Oh tine Grand stand oyeIhead. ichEth
! more vet and the Cornell men are over the me, Win
a length and a half of lead on Harvard Columbia
was four lengths further back then Union with
two lengths aud the captain taiuting; then Yves
leyau and then Princeton, somehow or other last III
| the line once more.
Coruefs veterans win again, bit Harvard aud
Union. the green crews, fairly divide the honorS
! with the victor; and there was many a man about
| who would have buuahcd for the Two crows with
| will if somebody would only have started hun.
heard one unparalleled old gentlemen IN pJroEysn
Of sympathy lnyeighug against mature men like
the Cornell crew pulling against boys OF 10, which
! is Harvards average. The race over, the steamers
! puff up TO the Grand Sand and the official time Is
announced as follows: Cornell, II minutes and y
seconds; Harvard, II minutes and ID seconds;
| Columbia, II minutes and ISL seconds; Union II
/ minutes and 27I2 seconds; Wesleyan, II minute,
! and ssh seconds; Princeton, IS minutes and lOl
| seconds.
After the University race ihorc is always grand
| connection The ladies stand upon the highest
seats Of the Grand Stand and crane their necNs over
to see the victorious crew, and there is much rus
/ tie Of silks aud waving of parasols, The crowd
/ Of men on the lover seats rush mp and down the
shore tunultuously. The college mates Of the VIE
! tors rush into the water and pull them cut oi the
! boats hoist them their shoulders, ami all yell.
Men in fiat skifs row round exciteily in front Of
the Grand stand, and the referees boat with the
press boat buzzng after IT, comes up 10 the sigal
station while the referee announces the "icia time
i'm the great race. Tins morning these DID, familiar
scenes were reproduced, but rather fcehly aud on
small scale, as if tIrougns the small cnd oi
telescope and new and not encouraging feat e.
was Introduced IN the shape of large proportion OF
the not ovcr-large crowd leaving for town without
waiting to see the other races. The ceremonies
mentioned having been gone through with, the
steamers buzzed away to the Start ior the single
! scull race.
AT THE FINISH.
! The growing intensity Of feeling on the part Of
spectators OF grand race, like that of The Univcr-
sity crews here this year. is always felt the most
! fully al the finish. This year was like all Others IN
this respect. There wa, first the dulncss of waiting
the aroused attention dCe TO the start, the excite
Inent cause by the bo1s coming IN sight, and the
uulimitcd enthusiasm at the close. This year the
University race was preceded by the usual delay,
caused this time by the mddcr of Columbia's boat
giving ont Just as the had pulled into line AZ
the start. The boat had 70 return to shore for
pairs. Such was the general kindly feeling
among the spectators, however, that, 50 far from
grunibliug the immense coEcouTsc Of people bore
the delay with the most perfect good humOr. In
| deed, general hlarity rcigncd supreme
At length, at 1920, gun booming far mp the lake
| suddenly arrested the attention Of all. Ii WIS tie
| warning 10 get ready. The signal station was
thenceforh closely watched for the dag that was to
he hosted for the start. Shortly after half past ten
it was announced from the signal stand that the six
| university crews had started. Every eye was
strained 10 catch, If possible, the position of the