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

men pull like veterans There is an amount OF re-
served power in their boat which no one suspecleh;
They arc rowing well within themselves ana
Go umba is pulling q hopeless stern chase'
The Columbia men show signs OF %Nhaus-
tion. Their stroke is not pulled through, DuI
clipped short, and they scramble huTrledy iorwatI'
The men are rolling badly IN the waist. h3ryaru ~
showing little careless rowing. In their zeal some
OF the men iocg,tto swing straight, ana the slar
board olrs are dipping too deep For moment tno
boat is unsteady, but RECEIVERS as 1t nears the las1
half mile
Suddenly "C-o-l-u-m-b-i-aw rings out from
the Grand Stand below. IL sounds IN the ears oi
the New-lork bows and they mantully answer th9
wild shouts of their friends There are haggaru
faces aching muscles and dry. parched throAts
in that boat, but the stroke Is quick
encd 10 thiriy-nne. But though the men put
their last ounce into their oars, the boat draSS.
Harvard keeps up her hlrty-siX strokes and the gap
of clear water between the shells wldens rather
than dimiuishcs. The Columbia men are rowing
racgedlv, AMI the chccrSfTun the excited students
ON The shore fa to give fresh strength. Inc mar
ward she'll shoots evenly on the men ROWING WIN
precision, with plenty of power aud win plenty
more behind IL. "Rth-Rah-ltah Harvard comes
mp from he shore. Then the mcE swing Their oacAS
down and lash their oars through the wafer cross
ing tho ni III Live with handsome fpurt, iuIl iOur
lengths ahead, amid the cheers and pandtlnonium
of Whistles Bnt there is no inclination for
quicker -,roke among the Columbia men. lhey
c"'nc down close in shore, and finishing their pucky
Fac' The mon double up over their oars hhi WEI
;hcir heals with water. The Harvard mon, puiihg
tmir boat s;nrlly around, with faces flushed Dn'
WIth no l0ol. of exhaustion, row to ioat near ny
where their launch ith thcir clothing awaits thcih
ELDuoGr, or COLUMBIA OyERcoME.
There Is a Sudden stir around the Columbia boat
Eldridsc, No. .. whose glazed eyes and
pinchcI face showed that ho was reaching
the laet limi; Of endurance, has dropped his oar
and fallen buck fainting m the boat The
judges boat comes uu and Goodwin. getting into
tho shell, Gasho- water on the Iloicss oaiHinans
flrr. who l- held up, limp and inert, pahihi con-
trast % the active vigorous man VINO stepVri lu9
. fft.. e .ft.. lfs 1.
s.us-css, iatO the JUDGES boat There ar. others
who are little better of. The stTok" COWlcs, sts
with his head bowed o. his hands and Reckhart,
Lynch aHd Montgomery snow deep lines on tneir
face, ana circles under their eyes. which now the{
arr nearly worn out The n'n ar all wei.
pumped, IN boating paTIance but they have uoh'
their best and deserve all credit.
Ihr lIary .rl men don their gray knicSerbockers
ON tho ti0at and ride back - quarters I'D tleir
launch. Eid1lge ls taken to the wLIrFcs, plt INTO
clrragc AMI driven to tlr IrocArr iious', Nhcre
physician Il sunmuncd. :, was only tam Iur ht
from oycpXhIustion, aud nothing serious is appro-
h"ulrd.
The tull time was: First mile, > min; se'ond
mile, 10 ain. 30 Sec; third mile, l6 min; ,urth
mlr, Harvard - niin. - sec; Columbia, Il nm
to-day NAV bee inferred by comparing this TIME WIN
that OF recent crews over the same cour>e In .>lS
Harvard defeated Yale IN 20 min. - 80 see ~
1879 Harvard AGAIN won m - lnin. - sec. ana III
$50 ale turned ia" tables, and Won tLcIacc from
Both crew. roNcd in Waters paper bOatslNlth
considered 20 have made an Unexpectedly cAccll'ht
showing. and the general opinion - that they hal
pcu'y of T-- rye power at the finish, which WGlld
have cuahl u them to increase their lead had thy
Wished. The race wa. fOreg0ne conclusion ir)'u
the second milo and therefore not 80 interesting :s
a more even contest would nave been. Tn" TN
Was gOol. but Harvard could have made n
better Her chances for the Yale race rank
much hiphrr The ale men, who followed the
boats in their launch. apparently have gained an
added rspcc, for their rivals No especial preparl-
uon- wcrr iutlc for TINS race. Columbia rOHcd
on lcr ow % actDuu and asked no iNOTs of th' CIti-
z.n- Commtt-, here. Which. however, was rcl'ly To
gt-ui tEc!n. and has eyIuccd uO spirit oi hostility
whatever The press boat was lurnished as an Act
OF courtesy.
CONDITION or TLDIIpGE.
Evening -Eldrdscs physician states that his
back gave way in the final spurt, and this over
straining of tho muscles caused the fainting ht,
which lasted ten minutes. There is some congestion
about the spinc hut probably no spinal trouble.
M. IL now doing we'll b1t the physician forbid' him
ro thuk az rowing for tt least tn days. This will
pr.,tut hi, ROWING IN the Columbia four al Phila-
,lriphl. Guodv Ia says he knows OF no bow-oar To
take hs place The COiumbIL crc~ leave here to-