New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-28

TfDIDGE or TIE COLUMBIA CREW, PROS
TRATED.
lay TELEGRAPH TO THE T7rnCSEt
] NRw-LONDOS Conn. June 27-Thsre 10 no BALM
= in Gilcad Tor the wcarers OF the blue and white
They have folded their ribbons and sileatly stolen
away Thrifty shopkecpcrs are replacing the Coum-
J ba colors ln the windows by Tie blue Of Yale, and
the Columbia mon haze shaken the dust Of New
LONDON from their foot BIT tley have no shadow
of reason to feel ashamed Of their crew. The Co
umbiq eight pulled = liant race rowing for every
ounce they were worth and they wcr, beaten SIM
PLY becausr their opponents were better crew with
/ better STROKE.
The morning broke with % slight northcgs. wini
and gray fog which sormrd coming from the
lowering clouds. In the lobby OF the Crockcr
/ House ~.vcnty-fyc or or hundred Columbia stu
dents. twenty Of whom hai com in the night boat
were "a ,horcj anxousy talking over the chances
o. our fellows Harvar WI. almost entirely M
represented. Orly thrco wcar.r- Of thc crimson
v'ro visible at TIE hotel. Bl. the h'!.s Of New
London 7toncd for the deficiency hy the hows and
/ loops Of crimson ribbon which they displayed ~
thcy tr,oprd down toward the grand stand m gay
parties soon after 10 o'clock. IlIlf-pa,t 10 came
and the 0oom Of n cannon was heard ND the river
signalling thc crews 10 cct really. Th' black raN'h
Columbia la1nch an. Carrie Goodwin which was
70 hc uscd 90 the judges boat lay putting at tho
wharyes unil the rrfrr'c Francis C. Brown, OF the
Nassau Boat Cuh New York. appeared, accom-
pguiel hy X. Cliaorl Watson and J. r. GoolNia,
tn jnlg-s respectively for Harvard and Columbia,
and Walter rrimblc lIar~ari -, the tim"kocpcr.
Then ,hc ned u, ihc river followed by the pgcs'
boat. the CyCpr tc Mantle and thre or fonr other
launches auI excursion boat. Although II was
then quarter 90 o'clock. ther' wrrr not 400 peo-
be ~ tho grand stand ami it was evident that the
ATTENDANCE t. be s'nlll. Bat it WA there that
/ tnc Columbia students were posted tp rally their
crew by their SHOUTS on the Inst half mile The log
had lifted and disappeared The uo9hca't vInd
la died ava, Go an almost mperc"ptbe br'~1e.
The broad stretch of the river ms mooth and nm
raicd meath the heavy gray clouds stirred only 10y
an o,casoual Jaw swell
1HU CEIwE GETTING rrApY.
A the Cyglot reached the Starring line no signs OK
life wcrc seen 40 the quarters Of th" cr2s although
II Was then q quarter past II. The Carri' Good
win steamed u shore a; the CO. mbls farmhouse ca
the hll aud q group clcrccl fru.n the apple trees
and climbed on board. Th~ro were Viimp-cs of blHe
and Witt jerseys underneath thcir coats, which
/ showed thein to Dee IN" Columbia crew. What
side have you got p shouted someone they passed.
Inside. wcsi hank" wa, the reply. Their launch
Icp ou u the wharf opposite thc Yalc~ quarters,
and tir crew III appeared into their boat-hou>e.
Then ih. Harvard nru showed Themselves b. front
Of their euarter. Meanwhile 'he rcn of IA" Yale
CROW ..t nm tr,-r dot ,,;ih th.ir launch in
r.,J,n,-. h..ilc them. waiting ~ run down
and got noiut. ON Harysrd7 In the COM
ing race AZ 1885 the Columbia men
had akrn their places in ticr boats and pushed oa.
Their stroke looked likely 90 c>hlu,t thcu. There
sa- too long ewing and hr,athlcss rush forward
~ tl-r hodics ou the recover. They wogr blue and
lit, ,-., ;..,.-,.eyr -- ,,--7,,ar,,lat~ With the
execution of NJ. :. who seemed 10 have been for
cotton when the uniform. ,,er, passed around
black n,hts and white ha.s with b'uc baud,
Their h.a, ya4 % li.i. unsteady bG IL was 700 late
- ,orr,; muo. fa0lt. for tLa tim Of ;he strnes'"
had comr. Tics received t.r n'irrrr'- Instructions
iu case of ac, id.ut. aud th" captain shouted
chocrv " Il would bc a. accident ~ sc got left on
thr start wouldn't itt'
Now % Is aVn that the door ~ tho Harvard
hoat-hou-' is open, AMI at ciglif'"n mnu'"s
of H. the -aeil is carried down while
the laie mcn. who har" coin" down in
their lounch, stti"n themselves nearly Opposite
to 0a.rh tEc.r uya's. seven minutes later ihc
Harvard boat sio"tr across ihr rV'r the ere" in
white Jerseys. with the stafhoam oaisman ana
co kew9i" wearing crimson and O." othcf' WHIT"
h,u1her,''i'.s twisted around their heads. "Ihat,
'uo old Harvard ttroAc. x'lAims boating nan
O.. th~ crr,y sweeps hy. Tie mru are rowing bea'lii
wlly. ia" oar, r1p thc water hard on the begin
niug oi tne stroke. and the cisht bra"ny back
,,yiur to and fro ~ # moved by the same impulse.
OWNS ... 80 .
IHt sI"' """' D'''' - 'No'.
NO" thc boat mc ~ hhr az lhr START the rn'1'r
of each held 10y man IN r0whodt
o., t.t ~ .,r;, on ,l,oir i.r.c,.s and
"' i''' '"' r .,.,.-,..i,., l,,l.
ihr"" lI.m u" ,1' S''i.'' i" '"'"
auNi0usly down the smooth water unruhled save 10y
,b ,,si,,.l lc,p Of a fish 10 where the spin, OF
,t.,. ,,i,, and ,,,,,. il, rho sortbvrs,
Nc"-ho"""" S''" "''n """ N'"' ~ -.
Tho tide is still very slightly moving ir, nut ncttcr
,..,o- far 81 r,c. roild NOT be- asked There is
....,o,.... "r.,d,.rr and t,e mon slide
moment oi SlsP'h''' r''u9 ""' ''' '".'