New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-28

mis- morning upon another perfect day. All tne
,.,s. hId inhabitants. all the water men
who are deeply versed in winds and weather
80 .nxiousIv consulted as to the prospects
r,.y cooked their eyes up at all four corners OF
,ha heavens snat upon their hands and held them
,,n for q nossible breeze and then announced
..s. the dav would be fair So the little oaho
~ Students from Columbia. Cornell ana rem
svlvania that had stayed up all night SO as 10
maize sure of weather breathed more easily anu
talked OF taking a nap. There were vague
,nors that in the small hours OF the nigh' '"ei'
had been a scrap" between some over
columbia and Cornell undergraduates out WIG"
, 80 ,hera were no signs of enmity
and the innkeepers declared that 'neie """
.1- been a better behaved crowd IN TOWN.
rha ear,v trains and boat brought people from
,o~,h and south. and every hour saw the stIee'.
r,ors thronged The race was not scneuui.u
until early evening. but the long june va,
not seem to pail on any one Ihere was p'e"N.
IN do In the first place. the jon!
from Ithaca had to tell over again. anu
g,anhic details to all their friends ana " ga"
another the story OF their great 'i0'o''' 20
49, Co,unbia and Quaker freshmen were VI
."e on,,aaa ~ explain with elaborate gesture
- aarnast plea lust why it was that tnei'
cen. were behind instead Of in front iio'
,oroenselv clever we all are. any way anu
bon, s,unid Il would be to be anybody else,
,h. refrain OF all the little freshies' ana NV
.orrasa for all the world like the FAMOUS o0''
darlog of the Jungle Stories.
TALES OF FORMER RACES.
w.. 49, ,resbnoen are privileged and more
over have more TO be happy o'ei 49, ,o,r
,son,e Ola rrads.-"hoary heads Is the Term
a,aa.rca and II was incumbent upon thein ~
,a.hor an adnniring circle and tell OF those sooU
IA aavs beside which the races OF the ud'
..a tame affairs; OF those gallant oarsnien
-rho cat in boats decades ago. and VINO oo"iu
.o,y about A mile minute with ease Inc oiu
grad 10 a privileged character. too ana MUS.
horne with patience. Besides when II 10 nv
heh ~ YOU get on the fringe OF the cil'ie,
NAT Won can steal away, II need be- al the nun
recital to-r,Aa
Az tba morning wore on parties were 1olnieu
"a 90 down 10 the river and make
,,sn.ct,on Of the course. They lnVat'aoY
sor,sA that u was still there. and as the WIN
s,so rant away iov continued undated Llgh'
Sauzv clouds stretched themselves no" anu
tben across the face of the sun. but as the Terry
caodain said Now. them amt got no VIM
IN em." The Nelson House was throneeu d"
6av and the men and youths trod on one an
~.sar,s toas with eood-natured abandon. AS the
hours feared the meridian the press grew ciose,
10 crowd however. Is worthy the name until II
-. a. nsvav and surge with excitement
Aboot Q n. m. the Nelson House crowd reacheu
that stage and "swayed and surged all 'he Ies'
OF the afternoon.
MONEY WON AND LOST.
Thu nett,ng was pretty lively at times Last
night the Columbia adherents 'wnom inoSI pe'-
MIA IN this way consider to be possessed Oh D"i
rails OF money. because they come from Ne"
yorlo dropped about $4,000 on the performance
n, their freshmen. Some say S5'Voo' NO oh'
knows lust how much except the losers an
they won't tell AT any rate 1t was uuy NUN
sun,. and the Columbia men were tnerelor'
rather "cagey' as to further wagers' Ahe'
were willing to back their varsity even aea'i'e
the lanky Westerners from the Badger ola'
hut when 1t came 70 wagering with Corheh vi
Pennsylvania men. the eNewsf orkers were NOR
a,scrAst Plenty of Quaker money turned vi
even against Cornell despite the opinion ina
was growing in favor OF Courtney's men. An
so confident were both the Pennsylvania AM
Cornell men that some of them gave eve
money on their Fights against the field Bets o
this kind were rather eagerly snapped up b.
what Sports there were here, Cor there ar
many chances for luck affecting the result Wit
four crews in one race. Cernells chances Wer
favorably affected, 1t was thought by oettor'
through her luck in drawing the outside course
Cornell has had this course several times be
fore and has won. But 1t was Coach Courtne
who was foremost in urging that this year tn
races be rowed further out in the river. so q
to give advantage 10 none OF the crews AS h
advice was not followed no one can complain
because his crew may have profted by the II
suit.
Wagers on all sorts Of propositions were lai
in the billiard room OF the Nelson House. wher
under the stern eye of a heavy-handed guardia
Of the peace in blue uniform iourshing bus
ness done. A brokerage of 81 was charge
on all wagers up to $50 and over that the f
was per cent About o'clock, the exodl
across the river began and by o'clock Il
streets Of the city seemed completely deserte
N DETAILS OF VARSITY RACE.
The observation train that lay all the ear
afternoon like dull brown chrysalis along II
western bank OF the river. blossomed out into
brilliant butterfly about o'clock, and an HOT
later had its wings spread in gorgeous ARA
There were Cornell cars all red and Whit
Quaker cars robed not in sombre gray. but
gaudy red and blue; Columbia cohorts clad
light blue and white. and here and there tn
flaming scarlet Of the Wisconsin shouters.
first the train lay opposite the finish, where tn
waters were crowded with rainbow hued Graf
Yachts with lots of brass and dngy tugs wit
no brass at ALL tall. white excursion steamer
from up and down the river and little putin
naphtha launches. all hustled around togethe
while nnumersble little rowboats darted TO an
fro just from under the paddle wheels
on the Poughkeepse side of the river. tn
high, steep banks that had been yellow and sur
scorched were blotted out Of sight and covere
with the thousands who were content to witnes
the struggle from free grandstand even if
was across the river from the course