The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-03
ON ROTH SIDES OF THE RrvEB.
How the Crowds Amused Themselves Before
the Race Was Started.

NOW the CrOWd0 Amused themselves Ho9orO
the Race Was Started.
Po%UGHKEEPsIE. July 1.-TWO mongrels troe-
ted along the street in front of the Nelson
House this afternoon. Cornell enthusiasm had
bedeckcd one caudally and gaudily with q red
and white streamer. Pennsylvania had cap
tured the other and tied about his neck .
rosette of red and blue. Tho two ours APP
preached each other. stopped, growled. bristleds
and advanced cautiously.
Then tho Cornell animal made some remark
In an u~ncompllmentary tone -derided the other
dogs colors, perhaps. The Pennsylvania ro-
torted sharply. The Cornellian advanced two
PAGES and intimated that he could wipe the
ground with the other. Thereupon the Penn
sylvania pup called the Cornell cur out OF his
name and the fight was on.
Some ffty-odd college adherents OF the human
species were sitting in front OF the hotol trying
to persuade themselves with fans that it wasn't
really so very hot, but no sooner did the sounds
OF combat reach their ears than they became In
terested. and when they noted the insignia
which the dog were sporting there was a gen
eral rush for the middle of tho road where the
matter was in lively progress.
"Cornell's doing him." cried n youth with O
hat band louder than a brass band.
Not on your life! Pennsylvania on top
retorted an adhercnt for that university.
The Cornell dog has torn or Pennsy's haR.s
remarked u Columbia man. Its a good oven
scrap
"Sic EN-, Towser!" shouted tho crowd In gem
eral with much enthusiasm. Tear the ear on
him, CORNELL" Now you got him, Pennsyi-
v~anial' Hes got Cornell by the tail. There
go the red and white colors!' YES. but Cor
nell took a chunk out OF him that timer
Tor dollars on the Cornell dogl' shouted o
tall young fellow with q freshman crew cap on.
Take him up. some OF you Penn men," adj
vised the Columbia lads who had no personal
interest in the struggle. "iour dogs got .
good chance
I'm take that" said n man with n red and
blue flag: "of course youll give the regular
odds, 3 to / on Cornell against the field"
The crowd shouted and the Cornellian pro
tested.
III they were In the water Id give you the
odds" he said, but this Is IA dog fight"
Look out! Get out OF the way - shouted q
dozen men. A wagon came down tho street
at full speed, scattering the crowd and all but
running over the belligercnt dogs. who only
separated when the horse was right upon them.
Then both turned tail and disappeared. Thai
ended the dog fight. but the spirit evinced In
the demands OF tho Pennsylvania endured.
1t was Cornell everywhere. Nobody could soc
anything else. Cornell had signally defeated
the other crews, ana gono on rowing just for fun
afterward. Cornell had the confidence Of
a former victory back OF her. Finally
Cornell, with her lucky cent, bad won
tho toss that gave her the outside course.
ON which all the other winning crows had
rowed. Therefore the lthacans went about
waving green money in the air and crying aloud
piteously for somebody TO cover II, but with
little enough success. Now and again q PENN
sylvanin or Columbia man would put up u small
amount, nskins from 8 10 l to . to l on Cornell
against the field. and usually accompanying the
wager with a seml'apologetic remark.
probably you follows will win, but the ~