New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-26
COLUMBIA BEHIND AGAIN.
HER FRESHMEN DEFEATED BY HARvARDs.
HOW THE RACE WAS WON AND Losr-'AI1ANi
WORK BY COLUMBIA, BUT ALL IN VAIN
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WORK by COLUMBIA, BUT ALL IN VAIN
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Nrw-LoypoN. June 25.-Columbia comes OUT
of the boat races this year with reputation ioi P
and good style Of 70 wing; but that Ia ABOUT al Inc
txo.me race between her freshmen crew ana Har'"fu
this morning ended IN bad defeat Tor tno Diuo anu
white and Gallant victory for crimson The wea'her
to-day WAS pleasant and q fair crowd assempcu ~ .
finish and also filed comfortably the boats "hlon ioi
lowed in the wake Of the shclls. There were 'So" nv
steamers OF ali kinds Most conspicuous anons w
smaller ones was the little steam launch peonBns "
Law oould,s Ataanta Mr.. Could was on her, asoompa
MED by some friends. His son, Edwin oolu was SUI
stItute for the Columbia freshmen, when accounts
,robablv for his fathers interest In the contest
Tho time set for the race 1890 a. Mi put IL was
later before the start made owing 70 'ro"'o 'o
getting the stakeboats anchored. Columbia was reaoy
with her crew, at the Navy fard whon'o s"o ~
started. on time, but Harvard was late When her
sosnoo, arrival the wind was dead ahead, and the
vvas cboppy points in favor OF Harvard, as her
men were heavier by nearly not quite nine pounds
They arc also somewhat older These dierehcos wore
anparent as the sat In their shells readJ W Ao 'o
frat sroke but both Fights were then seen 10 DC ao
nm NJ fine Looking boys with wedeveoped muscles ana
hrood hacks which should tell in races hereaf'er'
Columbia had the west aide course harVaru '' oA''
side. -,
After much padding about lying start was sNo W
the referee Mr. Adee, at quarter past L. fol YOU
seconds Columbia took the lead, ana durhs 'h"' oioi
period the hearts OF several Columbia men among no
lookerson beat high with JOY. THEIR coiorS' ior o
this year. werc ahead. Columbia was rowing ior'y
troIe. IN the minute and Harvard thirty eight But
the citation in bueand white breasts speedily gave way
TO n feeling OF mourntu resignation, the frame OF Hiha
common to Columbia at this season oil the year. haVru
suddenly rowed faster and her shell sho, aneaa Oh er
OF the crimson lads begin to tell Under
able to them There was some spashing oy ne cr,o
.,.la m
tha boat The all In good FORM III was cuIIous
TO notice that mendscious niue baIVaru ,ha Wa
yard crew had not had bit OF professional auVice nun
Faulkner, Boston oarsman who oy tine wyi f XII
oar and himself with ease that he must nave come y
naturally he had no ISina The lads
pulled gaantlyi De sibourgs stoke was kYo' No a
,ha bi head hack every time as II he meant to throw
il of and the spectators shuddered lest ne hhouu
AZ the finish headess trunk but all the same No
nniIrd powerfn stroke and he never tagged from the
At the end Of quarter of mile Harvard had lead
Of A length, and was rowing easily. Suddenly ne
sIbourg bent his back to quicker stroke ana p tne
Columbia she'll gained perceptibly This starter rYr.er
from his ease and quiokoning his stroke the shell I'M
PEELED by blades shot forward and az me
baItcile Harvard was two lengths IN advance she mad
rowea from the start 20 the nag at this point IN MN,
seconds Columbia got ssTs IN ,4oke. and
Columbia thirty-eight TO the minute. ,,.
At this point II wa; evident b 'nss chneg The minds
Of the urinterested spectators was what lne
at uoe OOatS
ing this thu Columbia men on ne OSPREY arg ns nd
craft following In tho and by the SIDE oheerd ana
shouted like good fellows to encourage te h hn.
enthusiasm really seemed TO give ie 70 tne sne
But alasl whenever Columbia spnrted. the Harvard
faster too and the lead was again heightened when
mile Of the half way was nnished inc crimson
was 2ia lengths ahead. AT this point both Haryards
Coumbas blades cut the water 70 me tune 81 80 70
the minute The former had made tho entire mile IN
minutes and 81 seconds. Columbia had been minutes
AS the third half mile nag was approached tho boys
who. II they had had anything ON worth nenuonng
showing that their reputation for clean grit ana IN.
daunted pluck wen deserved. They were doing Al
frLes TO the minute while cheers and yellr both from
Harvard and Columbia hrOsts melted both crews 10 tue
utmost Harvard had sure thing that her stroke di1
,cot en- nretv lesurely Yet except FOR a second now
and then his shell kept putting greater de alice ne
tween IT, stern and t. rivals s4aIP POW S9 ,
was passed bv Harvard In minutes ahi % scconls
rom the start and her boat Wa o2 e1Sihs neyonlt
wnen Columbia came ny, minutes and % seconds from
the start. -. -, H., -,
course The naked. bodies in Harvard. shell
moved backward onG i3rTsrd mo,s 9.c1S Sn nc ne
evident intention Of making the as..hep S,nia
80 afratned to bring 20 down. Forty two rnrs IN
minute thc crimson .a , NV y,i IN and
out only one stroke minute 40 Hcr. bni lorty one
stroke. or iany more could not have HsFed '0u1D'
seconds more crossed the nnlsh s half length fnrhsr
In advance. Columbia pulled on plucky 20 nc ii.n;
while the crowd shore and phoa checred ana N'rl
,,erbta fired on thef "a Mr. GOulds yhcHt ala mol,
Consdcrlng that 10 freshman race good leh o.
osc vas made in which the IN BOTH SHELLS Joined
uarvard reached tho huith In y ~ according 10 tue
time kept the pres boat ANA w me 81" tut en- huu
CiD,,f, I'm t9:5 This l. official time; hu unfort-
nnstsiv there was no o'lelA time Tie iinr keepers
we're I'm tho Harvard launch which M paYeny dd not get
np steam enough follow the shells closryto the wrath
oi every one on board. ~
Tie names Of the and the usual Statistics con
cerniug item are thesei