The sun., 1891-06-27
HARVARD WON IN A CANTER
r.,r DID NOT HAVE TIE GHoSr OF
SHOW WITH THE CAM
BRIDGE SCULLERs

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They Failed TO Get the Necessary Speed
mt Of Their Bont, md at NO Time In
,b, Race Were They Dangerous-Har.
,.,s. Although n Lighter Crew, Failed
. Fine stroke. and Led IRON start To
Finish = Gould. Stroke Oar for Yale
seemed to Have Lost His Head. SO Did
u.cerman-The Harvard Shell Had =
Marrow Escape from Collision with a
Tur-Scenes and Incidcnts In New Lon
do. Refore aud After tho Race-Sorry
for One Thing In Cambridge.
Nrw LoSpoS, June 2G.-1Inrvnyd won the
bont race to. day without once being pressed
Tho Cambridge shell took the lead ut the stnrt.
Itforecd steadily ahead at each half milo flag
and the Yale crew found thems elves further In
tho rear Struggle as they could It wns use-
lass They wero nc match for their lighter or
moments. Bob Cook saw that Harvard was
going to beat Yale ns quickly rs any one else.
but lie did not give up until the crimson-t tippsd
mrs had dirped the water for the last time ut
Nefnish. 1t was a bitter pill for him to swal-
low. but he guiped 1t down without murmer.
The crow over which he had spent so much
fine. and which he had in Philadelphia for
three weeks early in the spring. 30 that he
might pound the rudimeats OF the Cook stroke
into them the better hal not gotten within a
dozen boat longths OF the finish line when the
Harvard oaismen shot across 1t. The winners
time was 81 minutes 23 seconds. Yale crossed
thirty .four seconGs later.
The greater porti n OF he transient populn-
tIon OF New London did not so to sleep last
night Many Of them would have liked to. but
II seems the college boys were not consulted in
the matter. and when they heard that few
perso,s had gone to led they callel them
"Pokey" and decided that no Que should get u
wink without ther permission. 1t is hardly
neces AIRY to say that they succeeded admira-
bly, All night long groups OF hilarious college
boys marched up and down the hotel corridors
shouting and singing at tho tor o: their voices.
Tho early morning trains arrived with extra
cars attached. At 0 O'Clock the first specials
began to arrive. From then until noon the
three railroads centring here had their
hands full. 1t was about 1890 when the
first New Haven train arrived. 1t reminded
ono vividly Of New York elevated or Brook
lyn Brdg, train during rush hours. Before
the big locomotive had stopped throbbing q
stream OF dark blue began to pour from either
end OF the coaches. 1t seemed as II the coaches
never would run dry. There were young men
and old men. young women and old women
Blue bouquets bloomed from the cossaRes OF
blue dresses. and blue flags hOated in tho air
1t was blue. blue. everywhere.
Al group of half hundred students, decorat-
cd profusely in their college colors. tumbed
out OF coach upon tho platform. and an.
nounced their arrival by singing:
Onward, Harvard oarsmen. bending to the oar.
With crew Of Brewster rowing before:
Might and right conquer and strength must pre-
vail.
Here's to George S. Brewster and the crew Of Yale.
Closely following this first train came another
and another. and yet another. Some were
solid masses OF blue and white. others were
interspersed with the crimson co!ora. The
blue prevailed. however. but it was noticeable
that many Of the fair young ladies' who came
troopinR along with their brothers and their
girl friends wora a ombination OF both colors
Some had blue bouquets and rcd naes. and
others had crimson and blue ribbons tied to
the handles OF their parasols. Others. STILL
wore rod blazers. with dark blue decorations.
They were beautifully uncertain as to the re-
suit. and they did not mean to be on the wrong
side. After the race the blue bouquets. rib.
bons. and flags had disappeared.
d The crowd principally confined itself to the
railway station and the water front waiting for
the observation train to pull up and the steam
boats to throw out their gang planks While
the gay crowd waited fakrs dllfted about
selling nsh horns. patent crackers. and col
lege colors. Tho big open space around the
railroad tracks was solidly packed with Wis
itors. When the observation train backed
down there was a frightful rush by ticket
holders to get good positions. Young mon
and old men scrambled upon the dirty fiat
cars with their circus-like seats. IN many
instances young women glanced quickly about
them to see that no one was looking. and then
colusftishly climbed after the men. All were
eager to get a good seat where they could SEQ
everything that was going on. With the
undergraduates, however. it was different.
They made o break for the hotels. where the
book oKmakers were doing rushing business.
The Yale men seemed to have more money. at
ieast they had moro to throw away appar-
emily.
An awful buzz filled the big hotel corridors.
1t was the college boys conversing in animated
tones about the coming race. All the stores on
the several business streets were buried be.
meath banners and streamers OF blue and
crimson. and flags 1uttered from the private
fagstats of many residences. The crowd OF
young men dressed In white fannes and diff
fsrent colored blazers oscillatel up and down
state street. the PRINCIPAL thOroughfnre OF the
town. In an aimless manner. trying TO pass
the time away. And ut Lass when the hour
arrived for the boats and train to leave for
the starting point this crowd drifted down to
the station and docks In perfect swarms. The
observation train. composed OF thlrty-four
cars, WINS distributed about on various tricks.
!, was sight to see the people board It, Whom
the thirty -four cars wore hauled down from
the yard they were free from all color except
the cheap whitc cotton canopy which was to
keen the sun IRON shining on tho heads OF
those who had paid all the way from 81 !oSi
i1r he privilege OF sitting on one OF the hard
blanks
few minutes after the train was thrown
oren 10 ticket holders its appearance changed
entirely. The nlain cars, with fher rinDrovisod
Thalsed seats became iilled with life and color.
Ihe cod bare appearance quickly changed
Whole ears became n blue or u cardinal color
ssome oi the collogians bought cuts II Cam
bridge and decorated the cars While Whiting
Tor ior the train 20 pull out ,ho young men on.
i9ye Themselves BY singing nad shouting.
a little fellow. with a deep bass voice.
got w in tho middle OF n car very suddenly
and yelle Now give en- u ood one, boys"
The 'rah, 'rah, rah ~ Yale thIndered from
tho bunch ot blue. 1t was taken up by the
hext car: aud then went all tho way down the
HE. When the train pulled out for The course |
IKE y. "a huge serpent the crowds amused them
The harbor presented n pretty picture.