New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-02
Victorious COLUMBIA FRESHMEN.

THE uARvARns BEATEN EASILY By THREE LENGTHS.
The third race between the Freshman crews
of Columbia and Harvard was rowed In eight-oared
shells on the Harlem River yesterday afternoon The
Columbia Freshmen by three bOatengths OF clear
wafer Long before tue time announced for the race
the balconies and float of the Columbia College boat
house were gay with young colleSlans dccked in the
blue and white cOors Of that cOeg, and women Of all
ages and types beauty glad 70 endure the heat for the
privilege Of waving their colored paraso!s aud hand
kerchiefs at the two crews
On the float and in small rowboats the river the
dant Freshmen mopped the Precipitation from their fore
heads discussed the probabilities OF winning and grew
hotter and hotter tie lime for the race drew nearer
The river was covered with tugDoas, steam-launches
end smaller craft vyng with one another In making as
much confusion as possible. There not breath OF
air stirring The hot and sulry atmosphere made every
one anxious for the close Of the days sport
II was a little after 2 o'clock when the Harvard
Freshmen in their abbreviated costumes, and with
crimson handkcrchies about their heads appeared ON
The float with their handsome shell In which the har
ward University crew last year defeated tue Coiuuoa
men AT New-London They soon Ia thelr boat anu
rowing up the river for the starting-pOnt al hleh
Bridge After short delay. the Columbia Freshmen III
their striped JERSEYS and soled and besrimrd knee
hrceches followed the example Of thei" opponents
hearty cheer from Freshmen on the mont Sent
them no the river in good spirits meanwhile INC
Columbia's boathouse was scene OF activity. more
students with their friends kept pouring INTO IT,
and by the time the mad begun there was hardly
room enough 10 work a handkerchief or ply IAN
About 3 o'clock the Gathering Of hOois on the pal
comics overhead gave the signal to persons Deo" tat
the crews had started. Immediately there were CLOSING
of parasols and unfolding OF ribbons by the ades'
All aboard TO the race" shouted the arGus-eyeu
nilot Of battered stean-launch All aboard 30 cents
a head I"
eve don't want so cents a head" replied talented
Freshman on the float: we want fifty lengths ahead
long groan from the bystauders greeted this effort
The crews were now fully under way. and we're dc
scending on the Doat-house ike the wolf on the od
.aurrah hurrah, hurrsh, C-O-LU-M-B-A-AT bel
lowed the Freshman
"Rah. 'rab, 'rah, HarYardF Responded ashailei anu
disconsol elooking group
The start at High Bridge was nearly even, neither
crew getting much advantage OF the other. Colutnola
was pulling a strokes to the minute and WORKING In
good form Harvard started with AZ strokes to the
minnie but soon fell OF al. At the end OF tne hrs
mile Columbia had dropped 10 40 strokes ana mar
20 36. Al The end OF the mie-and,a-ha Columbia
The latter made desperate euof ~ reduce
the gap by sparng Up to AZ be the
crews was about the same until the unish
The Columbia men crossed 'I iead,ng the Has
wards y three boaen gins OF clear water tne ~ MN
utes 90 seconds the Haryrd crew th Poatbcuse
and they crossed the line about tweiVe secohs
The course was two miles dunsia rre:ime1 oy a
fine spuri drew out oeer after cheer from their Trends
VINO followed them on tho tuS-ooAVs me- &c, ,nn 80
cneering rom the al-hOuse at the close OF Tue aec
that opened every pore and wilted every collar Ae1
every man In the Columbia BOAT had been cheeIeu "a tc
echo and cheers Of sympathy had been gwen
for the Harvard men, the crowd ah SSs
the latter crew lhnd huu pliub
their boat into the house Columbia crew Followed
They had stepped upon the noat lnhn Ihey
were taken up bodily carried GU the snouucIS VI
their 1berant classmates TO the balcony AZ soon as
tne race mad psDcd the result wac telegrahel
,hs i,rsdauarters of tine COluPDia University ere" NJ
oudon. The Harvard men did mol STOP 10 make
eSo,ses or say anything about eelgass The names OF
- rews with tneir weights, ages and height, are A.
falla