The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-24

pointing formati that no tickets woro TO DO
had for love or money. He was also asked a
Thousand times about the condition of tho
course. and whether todiy's race. would be
postponed In clsc of rough watcr. His general
answer was.
T water is q bit rough nov, but II the wind
dies out the rae, will DO rowcd up. stream be.
tween $50 and 2 o'clock. W. have laid out the
course, and are praying for favorable condi-
Coach Courtney was bcsieRcd nil the morning
% %o wanted to ret a iii,e on ! heir crews. Court.
ncy was non. coinlnitta ~, exec Jt 10 say his mon
, MoTs II r 9 no eceiaen nhI in.c HS ere I" With u tho m AZ H fhs
action in choosing the iusido course. or rather
the ono nearest The west bank, after winning
those who have, made n study of the tide cur.
rents here, They reasoned That he knew
something" and had made u move calculated to
benefit his crew in somo way or another.
1.-THE question Of tide" , said one local pilot,
ia runninr out strong in the middle OF tho river
IL Is liable to make a counter current, on each
started at n time whom the tide is flowing en-
tirely In one direction somecrews may get into
The fact that Yale had drawn the outside
course. or the position in the middleof the river.
gent, who evidently were not figuring on any
Thing in the shape pc Of G ,hn e ats , or rough rna hN water ynan
quarters this was conside red to be a most i'm.
portant factor.
RIVALRY GROWS KEEN.
The Harvard followers remained very UNI
demonstrative up to the timo of starting the
race. But as tho moment for beginning the bat,
tie drew near. the rivalry between Cornell and
outside sHiS anG the Sols % T HOUSE n about j ) o z there
was a sudden stampede. and within the circle of
youths .SoD Ono was a Yale man, or rather he said
he was, and tho other wore the oolors OF Cornell.
Don't you grin SO sarcastcally at mel ex'
who's grinning at you y asked tho Yalen-
{, sl' hear =" Jo %i4 9.ii ETinn ssik about Bout y b %st'' FSo s"i he
put on an gnmistakable grin. and tho Cornell
IF YOU grin at me again. said he oxcitedly.
I'm bet you 10 to sthat we willbeat your hub-
The Yale man grinned audibly, and then said:
.Anumbcr Of sober Cornell boys intcrfered at
Don't give odds, Iorry, He's Kidding yopl'.
"Idon't intend TO queer Cornell" shouted the
S blum By Offering odds" 'N' "''
Put upi',, cried the Yale man impatiently.
S SoOm ne, on Nv with it, inM1 money! You said 10 to D.
The Cornell man was silent 2 moment and
Hnd SO i went unssiff the crowd began, to troop
r pHSn eyerybo siy'G across to Highland, where the
observation train stood waiting on q side track.
BOARDING THE A R
The crowd crossed the stream very early, and
at 4 o'clock the train was, comfortably filled:
The women were out In large numbers, and
lTSs yc of then sa SSrg.sd w dl@ss m ana aafis X ppeTersi
cars. and nearly every man carried q phone
with which to convey his feelings to the men in
The fnkirs were everywhere. They were run.
ming wheels Of fortune. which were not Literally
70 those who wished to guess the whereabouts
Of the little pea under the dexterously handled
shells. Men with peanuts, lemonade. cigars and
chewing gum foated mp and down the tracks
and programmes galore were distributed to
eager purchasers. and altogether there was
There was a heavy breeze from tho south
blowing up the river at 4 o'clock and the water
everywhere, and those who were praying for
smooth water looked blue. -
The wind will die out when the tide turns"
said an old inhabitant, and in this assertion con-
siderable faith was placed. T. Two revenue ,Ss cutters
tho Officers issuing strict orders to vessels to
anchor before any OF the crews sh h;3u a1ppe ar
bridge at tho regular finish of the usual four:
mile stretch. the pleasure craft. yachts and
lnHsSh ss Uf miles sem up stfea@ no a Al 81 t aS0y yachts ias
were bountifully decorated with bunting and
made a pretty picture.
CORNELL STARTS THE CHEERING.
Tho first cheering was done by Cornell. With
Ithaca let loose the old familiar yell:
oS 9ef! y ! iHit:u'
Cornell!
Then a carload of Harvard mon broke into
crew climbed up among them. Yale also did
some cheering as their brawny oarsmen. led by
by $3.50 O'clock there were probably 1000 per.
sons on the cars, ana the ferryboats were bring.
With men and women. and the bluff back Of The
railroad held many more sightseers. Everybody
river was scanned up and down for a let-up.
The steam yacht Helvetie, which was the
about shortly before 5 o'clock. on board were
the H. r% officials s. including cb W Gdds MEL Meik feh T., Of
Ned storrow, judge for Harvard: Charles
Courtney, judge Tor Cornell; Walter Camp
V 1%d. and md Fred hetfi White HI timer foP e seanss .0f mar
The only guides for tho coxswains Of the crews
iias Isli fSst eTSa 80 sse Wei 8. : hai'h no wese w ShfsS I Snns
from the GiTders Of the bridge. The starting line
%ss ma ~ %b Sy three moes aT %hife Sa r0%Soa SSt in thf
The finish line was an imaginary ono drawn be
At 5 o'clock the observation. train. half filed
moved slowly down opposite the start. A tele
graph operator, who was working an instrument
men Of their bali teams victory over Yale, and
the crimsons went almost wild with delight.
water was becoming smoother every minute.
THE CREWS APPEAR.
About 5 80 tho Harvard launch. with the crew
on board and the shell in tow. appeared under
the bridge, and, after q wide detour over neal
Cornelis boathouse,c came back and down to
we'll up the river, also carrying the oarsmen
The Cornell men, however. did not seem to be II
u hurry. as they had but q short distance tt
As the Harvard launch steamed slowly owr
opposite the middle OF the train Capt. Goodrich
OF the crimson varsity yelled through his mega
phone to the freshmen In the boat:
Harvard. seven; Yale. ve-baseball!!"
The young oarsmen waved their caps exult
Harvard. Quickly from tho Yalo car came tn,
Well-known cry:
Brackety. KaI, KoaI. Koax.
Brackety, Kax, koAx. KoaI.
BOrup. Borup;
Hullaballoot
H.Rrv-Hr-d.
This piece OF sportsmanship and courtesy b,
Yale created a very friendly feeling for the blue
and there wero cheers on all sides. Just theI
tho Hclvctia steamed rapidly down the river
announced through the phone:
".The freshman race has been postponed unit
half past six!'
As the water was comparatively smooth a
this time. 1t was not surprising that there wer,
answering cries of: