New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-24

The referees boat took Mr.. Van Duser the
! college representative. up to the several boat.
! houses during the morning to inquire II there
was anything to be suggested. but he returned
| with the word that everything satisfac-
| tory. About II o'clock the wind from the south
blew up stronger and. throwing the water
| against the tide. which was strongly ebb, made
choppy sea that by noon had whipped up
whitecaps. The wind remained strongly set In
| the SOUTH however.
GATHERING OF THE CROWDS
At Highland opposite Poughkeepsie. there was
crush Of people from 3 o'clock right on to
the time when the observation train moved up
to take Its load over the railroad portion OF the
course. At o'clock the people who had not
secured seats on the observation train began to
take up their positions on the West Shore Rail-
road track. Boats containing pleasure-seekers
and private yachts began to anchor at an early
hour the finish line. Many of the boats
anchored In long string down the side OF the
last half-mile. Among the yachts and other
private vessels were w. H. Langley's Sultana.
the tug Astral, with Yale men on board; the
Scionda. A. E. Towers Zsra Frederick w.
Yanderbilts Conqueror. the Nirvana, Archi.
bald Watts Golden Rod. Commodore Hatch's
Huron. Of the Larchmont Yacht Club, and the
Vailina, of Ogdensburg.
At o'clock the Yale launch steamed down the
course and landed the members OF the University
crew at Highland. where they boarded the ob.
servation train. The Harvard launch followed
closely In their wake bearing the Harvard Uni.
versity men TO the same destination
When the hour Of i:30 arrived the observation
train moved down slowly to the start, stopping
just opposite the stakeboats The referees boat
was jumping about the river. going first to one
quarter and then to another. The heavy wind
had dropped down. the rivers surface was less
troubled than earlier in the day. and everybody
was looking expectantly for the belated start
when the referees boat came down and an.
nounced a postponement OF the race.
Harvard had come down to the float at the
start by this time, and Yale could be seen coming
slowly down the river, but there was not move
in tine Cornell quarters The referee announced
postponement until 6:30 o'clock. and when his
boat came around again at about that hour tho
crowd said, All" with great fervor. But again
there was disappointment for the referee
megophoned the crowd that the race had again
been postponed. until O'clock. because OF
rough water above the bridge"
THE RAGE BEGUN
At Z o'clock he concluded to let the race 60
and at 7:10 the crews. having lined Up and
answered individually that they were ready to
row. received the word and the pistol shot. Har.
ward got the best clip upon the water and In Q
few strokes drew to the front. closely followed by
the Cornell crew. with Yale almost quarter.
length TO the rear.
Harvard and Cornell started at thirty-Ave
strokes tn the minute. and Yale at sweeping
stroke Of thirty-four. At the eighth-mile Yale
finding that she was trailing behind. increased
her stroke to thirty-six and began to draw up.
while Harvard and Cornell dropped down =