New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-24
HARVARD
CORNELL.
AGO rreigr. Weight
THE SPECTATORS GRIEVANCES.
POOR ACCOMMODATIONS. HIGH PRICES And A
GENERAL FEELING THAT THEY WERE
BADLY TREATED.

DAHL i'NrsNA am
New London Conn. June % (speciaD -N"w-l Lon
don awoke this morning with eyes heavy from lack
~ sleep. \ holdover race had never been dreamed
o. Tho town was utterly unable 20 cope with the
bowling and disappointed rooters Those who
undertook 20 negot!ate me proposition OF the
great triangular boat race .; lS9s will quietly but
iudeibiy write Il down On their mental tablets. and
Il will never be overlooked. on all sides nothing
could bee heard save criticism at the postponement
~ the race the day before However il had TO be
ma !e ne best OF. and those who had remain
over or. rather. those who were determined to see
tho Il I, took all summer. turned 20 the serious
task OF getting pla'e to sleep Tor the night.
There rooms 10 De found. Everybody VINO
had a room took in many friends as 1t would ac-
commodate. that Is. hold Three slept in bed ana
the rest on the floors and radiators Many walked
The streets all night Chairs In the hotels We're
secured by certain fortunate individuals. and were
held firmly onto a sure resting place for the
night All in all. II was a sick crowd. II was
enough to drive saint 10 drink and no wonder
that many fell from grace
The FIRST thing In the morning everybody took
glance at the weather and 1t looked favorable. But
50 II did the day before. There few clouds
In the sky. and the carly air was chilly although
az the day advanced It grew quite warm. The
water on the river good The race must De
pulled OF anyway. rain or shine. There was no
such thing as another postponement The crews
was raging so the crowds made preparations for
an early start.
Many had left yesterday and did come back
to-day Thor We're many vacant seats on the OBJ
seryaton train when 1t pulled out ana the number
~ craft fell on
Let II be written down FOR the benefit OF future
generations that outside OF a good race. there was
not "A single satisfactory feature in connection with
the whole affair. No doubt the New London people
and the local Board OF Trade had the best Of nten-
tions when they bid for the race. but subsequent
events have demonstrated that as sample II
bold audacious highway robbery, nothing has ever
egualled the attempts OF cerLaih coihercia in l
tu,ions in this town IN hotel acc H mo
which were simply extortiouate. Little single rooms
were held AT s. and so on the European plan The
prices OF all articles on the bills OF fare at the
hotels were doubled and ,rebcd. At every turn
these conditions prevailed II looked az II Ne~i
again and were determined to squeeze the last cent
ont OF those unfortunGtes who had PLACED them,
G"n h,a sounded It's own death knel. II is pre-
dicted right here that II the colleges ever decide
TO row another on he Thames II will prove an
r-hrn the course must be considered. The great
ma jorty Of unbia ssed rowing enthusiasts who saw
rour-m,ie course with two turns. There is no
such thing fairness and justice IN tire whole
proposition The tides combined with IN. weather.
which changes during every hour OF The day with
wind that blows hard each day for Ss5 days out OF
every year. form combination TO produce sur
face.watcr which can never be depended upon.
The present na.co has given ample proof OF this.
After having been postponed one day on account
of bad weather the race was finally pulled on under
conditions which could not have been much worse.
To add the constant annoyunces on every hand
q wreck on ~ railroad threw all traffic into con-
fusion Some New Workers who went up spert
thirteen hours or the trip As a matter Of advice
II is suggested that no questions are asked those
who went 10 New-I.ondon regarding their expert
snces There are lot OF sore people In this To-
ralltv lust now and il will not be wise to disturb
2 Helr gloomy meditat lions. The sentiment At Yale
ia EXPRESSED I'm the following editorial Of The
Yale News" which got out an extra. the first on
the streets of New London. after the race.
The race is rowed and lost. That is a brief state
rnent OF the case l}ut IL does not tell how was
rn,yed with the grim resolve not to allow defeat
IN the last stroke pulled how the
sponded 10 squirt after squirt: how they rallied In
I ne last mile and how they showed the Yale
muck and endurance. Perhaps after all that Ia
The most important part of the fight though II
may not take the place of JOY and victory. Yale
is disappointed but not disheartened. She
knowIedges the skill OF her victors and congratu-
ates them on their success. only trusting that at
another race the order may be different The
thanks of the University are due 10 Captain Whitney
He has merited the deep praise Of all Yale men.
graduate and undergraduate alike BY his deter
mination and devotion he has put crew upon the
water Of which the University is In no way
ashamed. He has led his men through unusually
irving circumstances and hindrances. and has de-
veloped an eight which. while not victorious
one is a credit the University. Our coach, Bob
Cook has worked WELL and in defeat We can only