New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-29
DETAILS OF TIE RACES.

on the morning Of the Harvard Yale races
New-London usually lies hot and baking in the
sunshine, dusty from the scurrying thousands
that are dumped each hour into the little city,
and full of miscellaneous discomforts. The gen
eral impression changes from that of a salty,
seaport and windswept town of the night before
10 a place where crusty and stringy ham sand
witches hold sway and where the peanut and
stale chicken Iunchmen become the leading cit-
zens and do all the talking. And the col
legians and their friends hailed with welcome
the start for the two early races, which was
made about II o'clock. The observation train
for these races returned TO town about 1870
2. m. and it was not until then that the real
bona hde crowds began to gather for the big
struggle. Then the situation became that de-
scribed as "seething Masses and the station
was quickly choked with horde. The two OBJ
servation trains were all in readiness, and the
one that was 70 go up the East bank was filled
in a twinkling. The other was by no means
go well patronized.
ON THE WAY TO THE START.
II was at ! o'clock that the long train of
canvas capped fiat cars futtering blue and
crimson, rolled out Of the station and crept its
way carefully across the bridge. The shores
on either side were black with townspeople and
country folk who had driven in for the great
gala day of the year, and II was a toss up as
70 whether the cleaning white yachts on the
river or the dingy country buggies on shore
were in the majority. Forming a long lane
which ended at the bridge lay the yachts and
every other sort Of river and harbor craft. all
swinging lazily anchor with the tide. Huge
Sound steamers. towering over the graceful
yachts and sailing sloops, lent air Of ele-
phantine dignity to the scene, which was height
ened by the pesky little patrol boats darting
about and swapping constantly at the heels OF
their betters. A full mile UP the course lay the
City Of Lowell heavy laden and gay with a
profusion Of flags.
The winding and 1uttering train sped on. up
the river toward the start leaving far beEind
the steepled New England town clustering
among the hillside trees. Up in the north the
clouds were gathering darkly, and they changed
the surface of the water from a sparkling blue
10 futtering black A squall with rain its
wings seemed imminent, but suddenly the
storm clouds passed and the sun came out smil-
irgiv upon the river at the starting point.
Both trains were in their places and the crowds
were beginning 10 cheer like mad. The Harvard
crew was all ready and out in its shell the
river Yale was slow to appear. Fifteen min
utes passed and the referee showed signs Of
inpatience Then suddenly Yales boat was
seen coming around the bend and the Yale men
lesped 10 their feet.
"A long cheer: everybody in it; everybody
yelling.' was the inspiring shout which the Yale
leaders set up, and everybody in that
cheer with a vengeance. Then Harvard took up
the refrain and gave each member Of her crew
g sendof
AWAITING THE WORD.
The shells were backing down to the start
now, and the cheering became hushed until one
could hear the lap, lap of the river against the
stones. The weather conditions were simply
perfection. The tide was flowing toward the
sea and the wind had died away utterly so that
the flags huttered idly against the rnasts The
river looked like a shimmering mirror set on