New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-04
CHANCES HERE AND THERE.

A Harvard graduate who saw the recent boat race
at New London when Yale added one more victory 10
her fine record, in discussing the race afterward Jana
what graduate did not discuss - said that he was
more than impressed with the overwhelming I'M
portance and advantage OF correct stroke. lie had
once sat in VARSITY boat himself, using an Old
school stroke, and this adde greatly to the interest
of the race lone only needed to that race" he
said TO realize the utter mpossbility OF winning WIN
an inferior stroke, however good the men, however
admirable their strength and endurance and however
great their COURAGE. | am convinced that had the
Harvard men been individually far superior TO Yales
brawny eight their stroke would have prevented them
from winning the race. This seems to me to be
shown BY the first half The boats went through the
water side by side, oar to oar as II they we're one,
Both crews were physically magnificent They were
so evenly matched in strength, pluck, fire and superb
determination that they fought on almost even terms
for long time after the start But In the long race
the terrible pace told on that crew whose rowing
consumed the most energy aud muscle TO achieve the
same result. That was Harvard
al have not seen nobler set Of fellows than sat in
Harvards boat In themselves they had all the sturdy
qualities to make them victorious. But while for two
miles they could in almost sublime effort contribute
enough extra force to make them equal 10 Yales men,
they felt the Of that expended vigor at the end
Yae's powerful, graceful and apparently natural sweep
Of the cost her men little possible. That
could be seen when each time that the line of superb
shoulders backs went forward in perfect time and
That the Harvard were worthy foemen Of their
splendid rivals is shown BY the heroic way in which
they took the punishment which their style Of rowing
imposed upon them. They fought terridcally to the
hopeless The grirnness and stubbornness with which
our from every college struggle with absolute
the future such V men mar are made Of noble stuff They
will make good citizens, and II they are called upon
gallant soldiers in battle"
When a city man moves into the country he is subject
call
him something, buy something or trade something
The writer sitting on tho veranda Of friends
house In the country the other day when shamblng
boy with round, red face came along carrying tin
pail lie and nl nsg 81 ,S for naS
drawing his words out slowly aIt's good cheese
want 70 buy it There oW WAS no SeT sn1 Gr
Or it viii spoil That was a convincing argument
but IL did not convince.
THAT Is nothing said the owner Of the place, TO
what suffer have had men here who wanted to
| sell me dog, COW and horse One fellow offered
! to buy the hay the place. There are four acres
OF It, His offer generosity itself. He would cut
it, remove H. and give me s2 besides preferred %
keep the hay and cut it myself. one man came in
one day when I was at dinner, and advised me %
have the roof reshinged lie told me the history OF
his family for three generations, retaed all the gossip
of the town. and assured me that ne TOOK Isi.eFS
interest in my place had me greate' dinnsr He
wound up BY Offering to Single my house for $50,
and referred me 10 the Town Council ssan ans cars
am, ,he worst character have net came to me
when I was starting 10 catch my train. 4 see'' ne
! said that you have some straw out IN the oarn
! Would Won like to sell II 10 mer thought would
| 4 think said he its worth about 81 twohorse
load don't youP / did not know why don't you
90 10 Mr. Brown. my agentP asked on ne
cheat Just quick as you would ne sald fa iticr
reelection he answered slowly, About one one horse
oad$ worth, He followed me to ne train; are W
Brown would cheat him.
An amusing and yet pathetic incident occurred on
a Pennsylvania Railroad feryboat the other morning
A party Of deafmutes numbering eight or nine We're
| on board and there had been some trouble among
them for they were all violently agitated when they
| camo on the boat When tho boat was IN MID
| stream one Of the male members OF the party nan
| Of whom were women. made some beigerent signs In
the face Of one of the men. and the fighting signs
flew back and forth with ghtnngke rapidly for some
| time when the women nterfered and put stop To
the quarrel with a series Of deprecatory signs that
were illustrated their faces By shocked expressions
All the other passengers were mute during the scene.
which for awhile. highly exciting although not a
| word was spoken y any one. Mnen tne , uoIs
his antagonist severe blow in the face and left the
boat amid the inarticulate cries Of the women me
intervention OF the passengers put all ehd 70 inc s'
The average commuter suburban trains has most
prof,und contempt for the ordinary mortal who upon
running out of make visit shows his ignorance
OF local train service. The unfortunate man VINO does
not know that there Is tunnel Just ahead comes III
for full share OF unSpohcn abuse. He hears all the
windows slammed violently, but doesn't know why they
| should be closed on so warm day' ulalVeS ua
| whitening scorn cast at him by the veteran con-
muters and when the train shoots into the tunnel ana
Of dense smoke comes pouIhs ,,h sseiing
omen window he draws down the glass WIN IecI,Te
- shame some CONllnuter
| doirfullv at the choking smoke. ana wne ulc udIn
hss passed through the dark hole. raises his window
n'ciir and gazes I'm amazcment at the hapess pun
dcrcr who Is strange TO the mysteries OF suburban lo''
| Some one sends 10 The Tribune slip OF paper, OH
which is written suppose YOU notice this little Joke
The little Joke" Is cent piece of pure lead the
noor counterfeit being pasted over the line re"
people would regard this AS a Joke IL Is 'oi'o,'
| supposed that the who finds that oouh'eiie"
coir has heeu passed upon him IS " mad enough l"
on1, Ru, The pity Of the thing is that he seldom
nus whom, 10 fight The only preventive assn ~
This vexaclous afiction Is caution Any Is I"' co.
, dos NOT nav the counerfeter 70 make so small a
coin unless he makes II al lc bu. 80 terpes or
are e"s Syd srS their change without having time to
count it, much less TO examine H. so o cans under the
od ones lust so long there Will be couiit ,o nre
IN Circulation and lucky is the man VINO on' ''A0 '
rs Joke
....o,,r car conductor was lamenting the degrada
lion OF the surface car the othcr Ihs"" - -,
time he said when I knew some "' the o.ste''
mon In New York so we'll that they always Spoh' ~
mo ,rhen they got on and of my car hair'S'h
=, -. ,. ,hev ride on the elevated trains. THIS
.rface car business isn't what II used TO Pc Ou,
Standing isn't so high Abou the only W, rV tonn,nv
hnr veil now IS the president OF tnis conipttH.
M rdes with me pretty frequently bur Wy 10 SHOW
him that have known too many yaf sre pretend I9 tat
d A., rscornIe him and ask him for his rare. lie
bou 70 90 down in his pocket and look FOR ms pas
Ther nppear to be surprised. lie never catches -"
10 my trick.
arh.,, have been good many changes in the
horse ear line first began bob-tal and II was
tho best lob ever had. There weren't so MANY