New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-21
HARvARD'S EASY VICTORY.
co,1MB,A oUrRowED FROM THE START.
BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT OF THE BLUE AND WHILE
LADs-THE CRIMSON STROKE THE THING
Inr TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE.I

.aens feel at the result OF the Varsity race roweo 10
day on the placid Thames Harvard won IN z4:z anu
was nearly half mile ahead at the finish Tue deIeas
n hitter thing indeed for the Columbia men, Ihey hao
,,ocad great confidence in their crew. IL was tAe
heaviest one that they had had Tor years Inc mon
rowed magnifcently. They we're IN spiehio Pns Si0i
condition Their pluck and staying qualities were I'M
snrpassed and yet they beaten. Disappointed as
thew are they bear their defeat manly. They were
. came 10 the end but Harvard's had more beef
In their boat, rowed faster and apparently
with more The condltoh vi ""'oi
and wind were in their favor Ihey wc'e
certain of their victory from the very start lhey hau
the west side OF the course the wind was better TOT
them than for tho Columbia But the Columbia men
urge none things in exenuation OF their oe'o
They met than their match ana were Iairy oe'"
Columbia cheers for her crimson opponents anu pays
her bets without particle Of malice or bitterness
IL cannot be denied that the stroke OF the nc" vi '
buo and white is scentfc and beautiful and they Kept
up to thccnd. In view Of the victory however oap
tain Starrow. Of the Harvard varsity eisn"
has greater confidence In MS S'roAo'
Ono of Columbia's coaches says that he cannot eA-
plain the defeat except by atrbutinC IT to tho heavier
xyeigbt of Harvard and the excellence OF their now
stroke Tho result complete surprise 10 'ho
trainers of the blue and white $3.50
The Thames banks presented as charming aslght
rs one can sec in long journey all on summere day
The day itself such rarely seen except oeheatn
ngland skies the air invgorang, there were
intermitting sunshine and Clouds ana part Oh 'ne .o
bracing fresh breeze. 1t was the decline OF ioVey
afternoon and western sky was just showing p'
of crimson color indicate the preferences Oh 'he
sun for Harvard a slight superhuty OF neat
left from the excess of MONDAY. The water OF tho
Thames beneath the paper shells at our rect anu ar
away between green banks sparRled bright ana oe
in the breeze and sum- Here were rppios
md there were spread out broad patches
smoo,b and CLASSY On both sides of the wide
stream the gently rounded hills fell away IN
the distance and the verdure both OF grass ana trees
was in its prime. and there gray rocks breaking
the green added variety the landscape. From the
start up near Gales ferry ut Columolas ooa' nO"so
down 10 the finish at NewLondOn on both sides OF the
Thames groups college students and New Lohuonefs
were TO DO seen. There not a hundred 'hous"""
spectators but there was fair number. Inc navy
Yard on the left bank about midway OF the course was
occupied by some Of the shrewder ones, for from thht
,o,,t with good glass both tho start aud nnsh can he
seem and the entire contest could be watched. Inc
grand stand the finish was comfortably hied rs won
as the excursion boats which followed the shells
The prevailing sentiment or the lOokeTsoh was lot
(oIumbia for the mass of students Columbia mon
Moreover tits a weIlknown fact that although Yale
College in Connecticut. the residents oil New-Lohoo
are friends of the lads in white ana blue IMAM OF
the dark blue or crimson Columbia they has shown
immense plnc continued defeat and mOdcsty ana
inanness under all circumstances. But yet newton
doners do not grow wildly excited days over any
of the races they did when these incidents were new
Then they send for the band at Fort Adams
TO help their musicians make merry music from
morning till night Everybody came from everywhere
in this part the State then Now they come only from
the Immediate neighborhood College races are no
longer new things. Neither have the more glddy New
Iondoners put up much money on the results OF the
races this year. They leave that to coHegians buI
generally speaking to-day there has not been great
deal ofbetting News came last night from New-lorA
that I'm small dark corner OF the University Club into
which Harvard had withdrawn and whlther the
Columbia had pursued them. wages ci . TO III
favor OF the blue and white we're aid put TINS
ferry and was told possibly Tor puDcaon ohy' T cs
ba students backed their brayey when they got
any chance set financial value on their oplnIol'
talking the coaches and the men nor watched mar
vard sigla Mill nsl ~ Ia orsht points Now how
they wish that they had bet on tbe exp h crew.
past rather than on the good chances 'ha' INC GU"
of this year seemed ~ have.
CRIMSON IN THE VAN TO THE FINISH
Z The time Of the set for $50 D. H. AT that
hour the tide had been flowing out for an hour and
quarter The higher the the better the chances
yond be for Columbia. which had the east side or the
eel.grass course The Columbia were anxious TO
begin on time foreseeng where they would be at the
end They their quarters for the boathouse AT apo
quarter Of ana soon reached their noa Goodwin fol-
lowing In the launch AT this time there were no signs
OF life the neighborhood Of Harvards house Her III
tie teakettle without life at the edge OF the
stream but surface OF the river near the start
was beginning dotted with steam craft OF various
all well nilel Win people !"
sec the beginning OF tho contest and to follow IL TO inc
cnd The referees boat Nercd steam yacht be-
longing to Frederick OsgoOd, OF Norwich, who kindly
lent il for the occasion George A. Adee, OF Newfork
acted as referee For Columbia L. Cornell was judge
and r. McCook performed the Same Office for
Harvard The timekcepcrs were for Columbia q. u.
Lee and j. r. Goodwin; for Harvard. Messrs
Alexander and RUSSELL substitutes for the Varsity
Eight At the finish l.. DesbourS was judge
for Columbia, and ii. Remington Tor Harvard
In addition to the Nercid there were the osprey
loadcl with students mostly Columbia men the Man
bassett provided Nr the press by Captain James +.
Smith and the Surprise, the Julia, the skip Jack the
Wellington and two or craft Tho launches
of Yale Harvard and Columbia also out with all
colors Aging
The breeze from the south began to die away about
this time but IL was evident that the water
,vo,H he some what rough. At o'clock the
,histe Of the referees boat blew signal
for Harvard to got ready II dd not make great sur
over at the point the crimson flag waved but Vc
minutes after whistle hOarsely called again AT oZo
the Harvard men stepped from their boat-house WIN
their shell on their shoulders Presently Their crimson
blades dipped into the water hoy padded over to
the start, close by Columbias boatbouse Meanwhile
tho Columbia men and white striped Jerseys HAD
stepped into their she'll and had taken Prollmi
nary paddle up the stream, but they quick
ly returned and placed themselves side py
side with Harvard touched the stake boat
In moment the Jerseys OF both were pulled on
and sixteen gigantic young men win bodles DrohIe9 "a
the sun aud naked from the waist np were revealed
Every muscle IN their backs, chests arms ana shoulders
seemed perfectly developed They SrasPed ny n gS
firmly and with determination ana pOsed themselves
for plucky contest the course, Tour miles sti
away with tie finish at on ma watebea the
brown back OF the before hlni. HaiNWu ineIi
esmSs lads Ioosei Ike young giants The Grim
son heads sat higher in their boat hot Ohy BECAUSE
they were taller men, but because tncif '. "e'0 0A
AT 5's7 the word was given to "go," the sixteen
liant fls