New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-24

Hill." TO which an admission fee OF so cents was
| charged. of the further height of the hill above
the new speedway, and even OF the roofs of the
! big buildings Washington Heights. There
they stood for hours. patient and enduring. utter
ing no sound. at least none that made any i'm
preston at the bottom Of the great bowl-shaped
incosure; and the last thing remembered OF
them Is that dusk settled the closing feat
ures Of the contest they looked like nothing so
much a great wilderness Of wind-swept reeds
standing stark and stiff against the haze OF the
western sky The true-as regards
4 their patience through it all-of the thousands
assembled on the viaduct. Many of them arrived
at their places before 10 O'Clock in the morning,
! and for more than seven hours they hugged the
cold iron railing of the towering structure, for
getting their hunger maybe. or trying to, thirsty
undoubtedly. but with no of quenching
that thirst except to relinquish that which they
/ had gone to so much pains TO secure When the
/ orange went down they melted away in the fall
/ ing darkness like mist before the sun. and the
squad of officers breathed deep sigh of relief
when the last one had disappeared down the
long stairway leading to the elevated trains.
A DAY FOR ALL THE PEOPLE.
1t was peoples day. and the masses gathered
enjoyment from 1t by the gross ton. Had there
been rain the viaduct would have been almost
deserted and "Deadhead Hilr' would have been
too smooth for security.
But all things worked to perfect the carnival
spirit The mist of early morning. which seemed
to promise rain before the day was done, disap-
peared, leaving perfectly blue sky. with no sign
of moisture however remote save in the light
scud of clouds none Of them large enough to
shadow the sun. 1t was such day as New-York
can furnish when the weather sharp is on his
y.oLn >hA ,l1ox.a ,iarnt hntn natl
toned for bracing atmosphere. but 1t was just
what was needed to encourage the populace.
There not the remotest danger OF soiling
| fnery and there was little need Of heavy wraps.
With the sun above them and office cares behind
them, people begal gathering near the gates Of
the field long before noon, at which hour the man
agement had announced that the gates would
be opened. At 1870 o'clock there were two lines
of men In waiting. One ran along the fence on
the Eighth-ave side clear to the members en-
trance. Then 1t took curve out into the avenue
and curled back upon itself until 1t had almost
reached again>the starting point. Another began
at the gate on the left and extended back on One
hundred and ffty-ifth-st. to the west under the
vaduct line beyond tie grandstand gate. Then
II formed an S curve. returning to the avenue,
crossing 1t to the curb OIL the opposite side. A
dense crowd took beseging position right in
front of the gate between the ends OF the twin
lines ignoring the invitation extended to await
their turn in line and making no reply to the
| officers who strove to bring order out of chaos.
TRICKS ON THE GATEKEEPERs.
Vigilance of the most exacting kind was neces-
sary for lot of men and boys had slipped into
the lines and massed themselves In the miscel-
laneous crowd about the entrance in the hope
of being able to take advantage CT the ticket
! takers
Not many Of them. II any at all. succeeded In
this. because of the completeness Of the arrange
| ments. Some, II learned did gain admission
on spurious tickets issued by certain specu-
ators; and others, again. after passing IN, threw
their checks TO the outside where they were again
sold and admission secured by the purchasers
! This trick was observed, but 1T was difficult t
check even the sporadic practice of It, As the pur-
chaser was generally an innocent party and the
check genuine.
At 1890 o'clock the gates were opened. and
then II was easy to discern the cause for so
much throbbing anxiety the part Of the early
comers They were ali nearly all holders OF
! general admissions and desired 10 secure places
along the boundary fence. BY that time too.
| the trains were rolling into the platforms above
! crowded to the gates with enthusiasts, VINO
| rocked not of man woman nor child, in their
wild rush to be at the beginning. EXpostula-
tions were almost useless from the blue-coated
officials who present, to the number OF
some hundreds, in charge Of Inspector McCui-
lagh Assisting him Captain Allaire, of
the Steamboat Squad and Captain Wiegand'
and any number of sergeants
| once inside the grounds the crowd was or
dery enough saving. of course the part pur-
| pose Of It's coming namely. to cheer It's chosen
| on to victory Yet the officers were judlclousN
| posted within bounds and I'm the stands ana
fha,A alV-lyF
| for an emergency Accidents are likely TO nap
pen, and the Inspector took no chances.
ADJUSTMENTS OF THE CROWD.
| Before the gates We're opened the crowd
| amused itself in various ways. but 1t was eyi-
| dent that no true-blue college men had ar
| rived The cheering was faint. and the yels
| abortive 1t not until seven minutes after
| noon that the first instalment OF out-and-out
| students arrived. This a coachload OF
| Princeton men, who had goreeousy labelled
| their vehicle as from the Colonial Club Two
| other Princeton coaches followed, and then there
| were two coaches with Yale men. St another
| Yale coach sandwiched between two covered with
| Princeton vocalists and. after that simon
| pure democratic Fifth-ave. stage drew toward
| the gates done up in orange and blue. hand
some drag bearing burden Of female lowell
| ness-the first to appear upon the scene-came
J next and Yale and Princeton alternated in the
succeeding pairs followed by miscellaneous
assortment of carriages and coaches and what
| not The last Of what may aptly be called the
! first division of the long cavalcade, which uti-
| matey found place In the grounds. was
| stunning sx-in-hand. bearing Yale colors and
select crowd Of men and women.
The players themselves were driven UP In
coaches and did not arrive until II time
| for them to dress for the game. There were
wells a-plenty as the coaches passed the entrance
| gates but they did not carry that convincing
| sorority which was to make them terrible and
| notwithstanding when cast from hundreds OF
| throats working In unity.
While the coaches were being stationed in
place near the fence the north side OF the
| grounds the STUDENTS stood around stretching
| their legs and indulging In much good-natu.ed
| chaff once in while the ear would catch