New-York tribune., 1890-06-28
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hmcd in their prescient wisdom For the fifth
time in five gears Yale defeated her old rivals,
which would he cause enough for Babel Of ex-
ultont noises forty times as loud and ten times
as cacophonous as that which the wcarers Of the
blue are making tonight II was a bitter cup
for Harvard without the dash Of wormwood
which Columbia's freshmen added by defeating
her freshmen in the two-mie race. hut such con-
ISOLATION as is 70 he found for tho defeat, knowing
herself ovcrmatched and that her men struggled
only men can struggle who reckon nothing as Of
value compared with the honor of Alma Mater. is
hers Her men put in the last ounce Of their
energy, hut II could not avail against the
hSficr Drawn. the finer physical condition. the
better training and the more perfect skill Of the
crow from Ncw-Iavcn.
As for Yale, let her glory in the thoucht that
in addition 10 having now won five successive
victories she has with this last triumph put TO
her credit the ono which gives her an even two
thirds of the fifteen races rowcd since the
cirht-oarcd contests were begun in 1876. OF
The thirteen rowc1 on the Thames, eight
arc hers. They are safe with all the memories
which thrill the collcpan's heart.
\ GALA DAY ALONG THE RIVER.
The day which saw this addition to the glory
of Yale was not without its features calculated
10 awaken anNiciy The Harvard Columhla
freshman race had been SGT for the forenoon. but
il could not he rowel All through tho morning
The northwest wind blew freshly down the course
and troubled the waters 50 greatly that had a
crew attempted 20 row the shell would surely
have suffered the fate which overlook Yalcs boat
in 1856 Hoping for better conditions at night
the referee adjourned the freshman race until
after the university race should have been rowcd.
and eager oarsmen and more eager spectators.
who with every steamboat and railway train
were gathering by scores and hundreds and even
thousands were left to spccnations about the
results and the prospects II an exciting race AZ
noon there came brief hut smart shower OF ram,
which the knowing ones said would heat down
the water and improve the chances for Go'd
race The wind yccrcd about 50 that II blew mp
the course ard ever aud anon the sun hnTsf
tbrourb lis cloud wells and smiled hcucdictlon
which tho gliSeninc water returned soon the
last vcstige of dogbt concerning the race tax
ing place was dispcllcd. and the preparation"
10 deck ont the beautiful natural panorama
afforded by the river and It's wooded and hilly
banks IN style which should proclaim the popular
interest in the sport and the Institutions which
were 10 contest for supremacy went gayly for
wa-d The Yachts which had silently been
Gliding into the hnrbor for days moved mp through
The great draw WHICH II lhN NV 'i'l PiA'' 80
Ncw-London. though II represents in a manner
the dccldcncc Of the industry which established
her IN importance and founded her wealth, and
RANGED Themselves on either side of the course
To the picture as II has met tho gaze OF visitors
~ ,hc races for thirteen years the bridge addel
a ncw and not altogether unwccomc feature,
thoueh II also added an embarrassment al the
finish IT. noble middle span outlined against
the skv was a welcome landmark 20 the coNSwains
in the boats. for whom It marked the goal a.
their predecessors had never seen II.
YACHTS GAY WITH COLLEGE CoLORs.
Seen from a mile or 50 up the course thr hridGe
closed a vista through TWO rows of graceful water
craft the majority OF which were so covered wltA
nurterinr iiags and pcnnans that they made the
fringe of the watcry lane 10 glow with color
whenever the sun flashed its light upon them
I, was chiefly Ncw-Yorll that thus dccked ont
,hc raccconr>c. for the majority of the yachts were
those Of the Scawanhnka Corinrhan Yacht CAD.
which had come mp op their cruise the day ne
fore Most varied and graceful IN their outHh'S
and rigging we're the sailing vessels. BctWcch
them and the steam yachts there was almost al
equal division. and when the guns on board th'
,c, scls began their encouraging ah'phohs ~ INV
racing boats dashed past down the open H'i'' II
seemed ~ If a naval engagement was III progress
between TWO lines of tiny mttI"ShiN. l"l'" 'I'
,.,,oo many other yachts rode ~ anchor. and
.l,oae,hc, thcrc we're probably fifty OF the pretty
and costly payihnGs in the harbos. 'liV'r d.
Icnniugs's nquowa, IN full dress OF huntlhs' ""H
thc referees boat, and in tie NcwNorK c'h'!h-
cont might have been noticed The Mcdlsi, MI'Ii'''
Iroouois Huron Noruna, Nynph, Minerva h'J'''
Clara Oneida Oricnta, Radha, Electra M'''' -
Nc,rIa. rlly. Nampa, Theresa, Marguerite an"
] in be
Thistle. nying PIlnccton's colorS; the Da'm'F T.
'l|,,;,., ,,,I, crimson in honor of Harvard, and
| the Oneida, blue from S'e"h " '''''' "
greater glory of Vale
! ,I ,l... craft ana n score Of smaller vessels
,ro cro,ydcd with slght-sccrs while the large
| -, .,,ore Klock Island City OF Worcester Elm 'i'A
| d phodc Island which took positions near '"'
Gnis, line carried IA Sast asscmbaSc oil pb>s'"S'''
Tho observation train numbered thrtA 'o"i '"' y
each seating scvcnty-ivc persons Inc "'''S'
,rordcd another excellent observation poih'~ anu
,y,,uId doubtless have been crowded had ho' lIr
railway compamy shut on entrance To IL pH ""'i''
iug o,tes and admitting only iaVorcd Ic"'
rta,d. stood On the shore at the finish, ana
,o cav that from eight to ten thousand people
witnessed the race i, not cNtrAVaSant
READY AND WAITING FOR THE WORD 10
,rl,o hour fixed for the start was : o'clock, ana
the excellence Of the preparations ana d'sc'P''"'
-, ,ho ,rcvys was disclosed i'll the circumstance
A., so,rceI,. five minutes had elapsed before the
h,ots we're ready for the word from inc lc''i'''
,,cu,on ,lclrichs of Ncw-lork. At that time a
dccn peacefulncs, had fallen on the scene 'hlS
g, fcw dccks Of faded crimson warmed the horih-
crn sky but as if big with significance cohccrnihs
the outcome in the west were banked huge cloud
mountains Of deepest blue. Nature seemed 10
have dcckcd her skies in the winning colots'
showing only enough of sunset glory 10 do
sc,r. courtesy TO Harvard. The water was
DIoc;d and the wind had fallen almost to calm
The tide was ebbirg but not running FAST ana II
was evident to the knowing that II the record was
=, bc beaten phenomenal rowing alone would d'
il For the few moments elapslng between tn'
/ arrival Of the crews at the stakc-boats ana th'
| a.... ,hn irtensiiv Of the interest ielt DN the