The New York herald., 1876-07-19
THE COLLEGE RACE.
COMPULSORY PosTPoNEMENT OWING TO ROUGH
WHARF.-THE RACES To-DAY-How CORNELL
AND COLUMBIA SHOW FOR FIRST PLACE.

COMPULSORY PosTPoNEMENT OWING TO ROUGH
wArER-THE RACES To-DAY-How CORNELL
AND COLUMBIA SHOW FOR FIRST PLACE.
SARATOGA, July Is. 1870
The morning broke with cloudlcss sky, and the flag
on the Grand Union dropping so listessly that
every one was talking Of what capital day had come
for tho racing Even till eight O'Clock the breeze was
hardly felt in town. but by nine IL had grown at the
lake until il OF white caps, and the wind
driving nearly straight down the made all out
rigger racing manilcstly out of the question. De-
spatchcs at forwarded TO all the Saratoga
Hotels announcing that there would be racing
before twelve and later that tho single scu
event would stand over until four O'Clock, the
Freshman till Ave. Meanwhile the portion Of
the crowd who bad ma 10 early coming
down by hundreds and continuous OF vehicles
over the four miles from Saratoga to Moons and
Oh the grand stand made the well watercd look
it used to last year and the year before Now aud
then there would como brief lu and all grew hopeful
and seemed in no hurry to get back TO town. The
Argonanta four from their boat house in the compare
lively sheltered cove thought they might venture out
their she'll hut only managed creep tmdly across
the mouth Of Fish Greek Excellent rough
as they are strong Bardon glass showed that
the lake far up sheet Of white caps while the
word down from Corncil's quarters at Snake Hill
to the elect that shell could live.
NOON BETTER,
nor at three o'clock. But now the wind got around
more TO the northward, threatening clouds gathered,
and for the first time o-day the white caps dsap-
pearcd The word teegraphcd to Saratoga that
the racing would commence at half past hve and hun
dreds OF carriages again under way. But five
minutes alter this the water which had dropped to
almost dead calm was again white with foam Tor miles,
and sharp angry squall put end TO all thought OF
racing to-day OF course, none OF the crews did any
work today. and there are changes to report no
sickness, no felons or other rowing annoyances Tho
interest In the morrow contest seems only whettcd
by the delay
spEcuLArING on THE CHAN cEs OF VICTORY
(Which can win, Columbia or Cornell?n is the alb
sorbng topic and tho why think the latter
is because 1t does not get ragged early in the work
Columbia has been more carefully coached is less
inclined TO shorten its stroke when driven, and claims
to have bettcr crew than last year, while Columbia
has not improved SO fast good coaching would have
made her. and Cornell often beating her last
years practice timo III the work on the Ithaca water
Moreover, her confidence which she tries In vain 10
conceal is based her accurate knowledge OF all her
rivals efforts here and Of how her compare with
them. Next to these two the popular crew here is
Union. II she does not like most crews, over
and demoralize the first hall Of the work. she
may be third, but her companion in the next lane Is
Princeton aud if she overtoes herself to beat Harvard
who can probably boat her ncighbor Wesleyan, may
happen in third. Good judgment will avail both
Union and Harvard much on the morrow; and while
Union can get the place. Harvard may do so. Prince
ton Is indignant al ocing consigned TO NTH or sixth,
but II is hard to think tie verdict incorrect mainly
not because $40 cannot row. Out because snc cannot
'say." lfhcr form and pluck put her NTH, Will be
onlbwhat we expect On the other hand If there is
surprise in store for tomorrow 1t is that she may
strike up to third but the Wesleyan, from lack Of beef
andships, seems kelest to be last and another
prise may be that Harvard will wrcste with her for
this honor
RuMOR
has gone about here to-day that tho Harvard Freshmen
can beat tho university crew, and had their
OF to-day and they won they might be found rowing
instead Of The university crew on the morrow. But
this is not likely, aud, now that both looked
for 10 morrow morning, cannot well be- IL tho
smooth in the morning there will be of
interesting and hard fought races TO describe The
captains OF all the university crews have just agreed
that, II nothing prevents their will start at
morrow morning. The single scu will follow il
sharply, and the Freshmen will close the races
and, perhaps, provo the best of all