The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-19
THE COLLEGE REGATTAS.
UNIVERSITY AND FRESHMEN RACES
TO TAKE PLICE TODAY.
The Freshman aud single Scuu Races Post
Doncd on Account Of the High Wind-rhe
Latest PrOgrn NINE aud Spcculations.

The FRESHMAN aud single ScuiI Races POST
poncd ON Account Of the High Wind-The
Latest PrOgra NINE aud spec ulations.
SARATOGA, July 1S.-Three attempts have
been made to day 10 get of the single scull and
freshmen race, but cpch one has failed, and they
havs been postponed until tomorrow. In the
morning the spectators went out to the lake aud
found that fresh breeze from the southwark
had covered 1t with white caps. A postpone
men' was made until noon, but as the water
continued rough the referee decided to wait till
tho afternoon. At $3.50 y. NJ. bulletins were
posted up In the ho!els stating that the events
would probably come of at 530 Those who
went out found the water perfectly smooth, but
at five thunder saull came up, and tn spec
tators returned to town to be laughed at by
those who had remained awaiting more definite
information a. to the condition ~ the water.
The hotels are pretty well flied, out the inter
est evinced in the regatta cannot be compared
with that OF prcvious We r.. There not many
students mere, and many OF the visitors are tbs
reaulnr.. who care little or nothing about row.
ing. The grind rush, however. is always on the
day Of the university race, and there IL no doubt
the e will be many more here tomorrow, when
AL three races will be rowed, wind and weather
Opinion az to the winner IN the freshmen's
race continues about equally divided "a regards
Harvard and Cornell. Columbia's chances are
not REGARDED as excellent. "a II Is thought Itar-
ward and Cornell will OveTpower her. they
reckon without their host however who under
ratio the Columbia Youngsters. Though lisht,
thev are fun Of pluck and pull a pretty stroke,
ana have gone over the course ON time within
a Nv seconds uf the other crews.
AZ to the university crews, nearly every one
concedes that victory lies between Cornell and
Culum bia. Though "A few mystertOusly wink and
aNude to dark horse winch may wear the
magenta OF the Union
In conversation with Capt. Cook OF Yale
this morning, he told me that he felt confident
that Cornell would win. lie said he hardly
Thought Columbia was as good a. last year. one
Of tue Columbia boys, however, told me as "a
guOd joke that Cook got his views from seeing
the crew Mt the end OF a three-mile pull, when
perfect form could scarcely be expected. Cap
tain GOOdW in had also worked out Of his shoes,
aud naturally was giving an Inferior stroke to
his men.
Cornell Is certainly superb crew. but can
not diVest myself of a belief that she has not
got the sure thins claimed for her, aud that tho
cudncss Of the blue and white cOiOrs for rea-
sons previously stated, are better than most
people think.
II Harvard had won the freshman race to-
day, II - reported that she would have out the
treshren in Is the university crew. such an
ar hgen ent would b. perfectly allowable.
ne reg hta committee at lU.JU o'clock this
evening Issued the following Togramme Tor the
races to morrow Ihe UNIVERSITY race will be
ro~ed al 10 n. NJ, the single scuils l0i0. and the
trcshncn race 1T llaO. Ii the water IS rOngn
the University rae vii he postponed M II NJ,
aud II still rough TIL 3 Il. VI.