New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-29
ALONG THE COURSE.

time even being quicker than any preceding eight
cared time III America.
ALONG THE COURSE.
SUCCESSFUL ARRANGEMENTS OF THE LOCAL COMMIT
TEE-THE MOVING GRAND sTAND-ENTHUSIAsN
OF THE SPECTATORS RECORD or FORMER RACES.
IRON SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF TUE rRIBUNEI
NEw-LONDoN Conn. June est takes n Con-
necticu Yankee to manage college boat race, after
all. Saratoga and Springfield must stand from
under now. Tins Yankee is greatin an emergency.
Though he never saw a boat race in his town be-
FORE he knows how 10 arrange for it when II comes
upon him. He finds it easy as IL Is to make
a pin machine cotton loom, or an eight
day cuckoo clock His genus never deserts
him. He has a fouduess for details wei as for
ensembles and so it is that this Regatta Committee
of New-London stands almost alone among COM
mittees as able to accomplish successfully the eX-
act work for which it was engaged AID to do 1t
with few words and little friction. To cite par
ticuars: From the grand stand everybody could
see the entire length of the course all sailing craft
which i'm ordinary tmess considerable ~ the river
waspostiyely withheld from entering the course; the
steam tugs which carried referees judges press men
and favored guests kept up with the crews-a posi-
tive virtue IN tug-boats which was never conf
spIcuous at Saratoga Springfield; the moving
grand stand on the railway track kept alongside
the crews all the way, and not an accident Of any
kind happened 10 IT. newspaper called The BodtRd0c
Bulletin giving that practical information which
every visitor needed was printed and distributed to
the extent of several thousand Mayor Waller
was foremost among those who have labored inces-
sanity to secure those ends, and several citizens
gave him thorough and efficient assistance.
The moving grand-stand was great success.
Every seat was filed and hundreds Of people were
turned away. One engine pushed the train up
the river to the starting point and two
engines. followed by two passenger cars, pushed
If down. Youth and beauty were conspicuous
among the passengers. The " blue" and the "crlm-
son auttered on the shoulder or the jaunty hat OF
many sisters and sweethearts as the gentle breeze
from the nofwest whstled among the paTasoIs' the
ribbons and the light wraps which Jack or Charley
was taking care of. There were baskets of fruit
and sandwiches along; fans and fed-glasses flied
many White-gloved hands, and the small boy from
his fathers farm stared vacautly from the top
81 the rail fence at the strange spectacle while it
nossed. Some Of the cars were open 20 the blazing
sun Int others had awnings above them. There
were many white clouds in the blue sky, and they
frequently crossed the sun and shut out for while
its unmcrciful rays. When Yale came into the line
oud cheers went up from the rear end of the tram,
apdmanv blue handkerchiefs filed the air along the
line. Harvard, quarter-hOur later IN her coming,
l,ronobt other cheers and many handkerchief into
air and the crimsOn-headed and crimsOn-Oared
crew moved slowly from their boat-house to the
line half mile away. When the " Go" was
heard train and crews moved together, Yale beng
first TO take the water, and the locomotive the last
TO start. A Yale man at my side had said Wheh the
crews were in line, yale Will win this race" and
he said it believingIt. When Harvard shot ahead
in the first eighth-mle there were crimson cheers
Il, 10 train nd IA he rl
the full mile until she several lengths ahead
shouts redOubled in energy and number. a mile
further on was rocky Mamakoke rearing its wild
head above the still water, and far ont
into il from the shore; the Navy Yard
with IFS two lonely brick buildings and curious
manof-war silent even as MamakOke, near the shore
beyoud. The crews showed two more lengths gain
for Harvard. and the train went into cut secluded
there from view Of the river for minute or two.
On the brow of MamakOkc were picnic parties be-
meath the pretty shade trees, and they cheered
loudIy. Harvard girls were there, but they waved
loss If the crimson than their sisters Of Yale did Of
the blue.
Nov from train and following boats came many
words to urge on Yale. II was believed by many OF
nor friends that she had reserved her strength until
the last half Of the race But all that train and boat
Gould do awaited little. There was 10 hope of q
change. The race was already won, and on the long
train this was apparent to all dspassionae lockers
On. The Yale man who had said his friends would
win sat 0nietly and unconcerned at my side, and
did not take the time any more, nor inquire "haI IL
was. :. a.. t.t.o. o,,,o
Now the splendid panorama in the harbor came
into full view from the tram. Squarciy facing lhe
north was the grand stand crowded ~ every seat,
and along the low bluffs near IL great throng Gx-
tended along the curved southern BANK OF the
cove. Out in the river, a third of the way across
was barren rock rising few feet out OF the wafer;
and on il sat a picnic party with sun umbrellas ana
baskets. Stretching away to the southwark and
across the river and along its eastern SIDE were
a dozen large steamboats,, crowded on every dcck,
and hundred pleasure yachts, with sails mapping
in the light breeze, and flags and bunting hung
along the ropes filling every space OF water except
the narrow channel reserved for the oaTkmen.
Harvard has at last rOYed race where she mas
wished TO row ono for many years, ana mas won.
The extraordinary success of the local committee
in arranging a race 20 accommodate the people VINO
came to see it, and the thorough success OF the
course, have put New-LODdOn far ahead In inc est-
nation of college men. Everything now points 70
long series of races in these waters. Inc only
source from which trouble can be feared
Is the weather. The southerlY winds OF June
have full sweep up the river and might easily rum
q race. But then objections prevail against every
course that has been tTied though with less force
perhaps than against New-London At any rate'
the town is happy tonight, and believes It has III