The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1879-07-22
How ID Stirred Albanian Blood.
Albany Journals report.

Albany Journals report.
Aud by the great Neptune what a
race il was! For the first half mile, so
mighty was the pulling in each Of the
five boats, SO determined was each
crew that mono of the others should
obtain the lead, that nobody was
ahead, the line being rs straight as
when the starting boat was left That's
the sort Of fight that stirs fever in
the blood Of age, arouses youth 10 Its
highest pitch Of enthusiasm. and cans
as gentlemen who invest in pools tO
knit their bruws and shake their heads.
Tho green banks that enclose Saratoga
lake rang with the cheers OF the de-
lighted, excited lookers-on, diversified
by such stimulating cries as, "Hoop
her mp" "Now, hit herr" "What 'yr
bout there" The half mile passed,
the phenomenal Hillsdales who came
to Saratoga the (anythiDg bu) great
unknown aud left the great knowns,
put on a terrific spnrt. The time-keep-
ers on the press boat said the stroke
was AZ, and, TO the amaZement OF ey-
erybody, they "left the Shos behind
them" AT this change in the situa-
NAVn up AhNhit VI ~
vocal cyclone. sweeping both banks,
the grand stand aud the crowd at the
foot of the hill below Moons Hotel -
In response the Shos let out their last
lirk and followed after the Michigan
boys. But the latter had no thought
OF being overtaken and increased their
speed as tho Shos increased theirs. -
Aud now every crew in the contest
jumped its course and made for the
west shore. The consequence was that
the Wah-wah whose position
was No. !, counting from the east
shore, fouled with the Mutuals, Sc
riously interfering with the progress OF
the latter, and we'll nigh throwing one
OF the crew from his seat. About the
same time the Shos veered from their
course and fouled the Elizabeth shell.
At the three quarter mile both the
Shos and the Wah-wah-sums showed
signs of distress, the Mutuals were
pulling in capital form, while the Hills
dales, who retained the lead, seemed
fresh as ever. At the mile flag the po-
sitions were, Hillsdales / Shos 9, Wah-
wah-sums 3, Elizabeths 4, Mutuals 3.
The home stretch remained, and each
crew, still realizing that until the fin
ish is reached there is hope, seemed to
be inspired with new vigor, especially
the Hillsdales and the Shos. The
stroke of each was desperate, and it
was difficult to say which was the fast
er The finish was we'll nigh finished,
the Hiilsdales still ahead in spite of
the frantic efforts OF the Shos. We
were all declaring in the press steamer
that the race was the Michigan boys
that il was impossible that they could
be overhauled, when, Of sudden.
''look at the Shos" 20 voices exclaim.
ed in concert, while the banks thun-
dered with applause. Look at the
Shos with a stroke that was ahead oi
anything i ever saw before. and which
seemed as IL it must carry the shell out
OF water and seed il flying over the
course, they accomplished the distauco
that separated them from the Hills
dales. and gained first place. The
tlillsdales, dismayed for the first time
in the race, steered off at right angles,
and the result was bad foul between
them aud the thos. Before they could
right themselves the Elizabeths dashed
over the finish--the first crew in; time
s.37.