Year: 1874

and will was to do it, they might be the first


GOING UP THE LAKE.


AT a few minutes before ten O'Clock the CommO-
dOre Brady, the boat provided for the press was
on Columbias house. Columbia had, indeed, as
the great city from which her boys hailed from
would have done. thrown open wide her doors and
mad given temporary shelter to half the crews
who were to contest to-day. The blue field, with
COLUMBIA" in bright white letters, 1oated
over the house Of the crew which, with a
warm welcome, courteOusiy greeted every boats
crew, whether IT wore the orange or green
the magenta or blue. the purple or lavender, and
offered them the rude but genuine hospitality
which their roof afforded. New York to-day may
well feel proud OF her sons. The lessons which the
great city itself had taught were here carried out
by her own boys, whose first paddle was on the
Harlem River. And little did they think when first
they commenced their work this season that ere
the summer was out they would be receiving
under their roof, just before the great inter collie
gate race, the crews OF i've OF the universities of
our land who were to contend with them for the
honor Of victory.


SPLENDID DAY AND FINE WATER.


A more delightful day could not have been chosen
for regatta. The slight breeze which was blow
ing from the southwest famed the surface of the
water harmessly-yes, most delicately. There
was scarcely ripple yet there was enough OF a
zephyr TO temper the rays of the sun, and make 1t
agreeable ior the oarsmen. Not indeed, that they
paid much attention to ITS influence; but then to
those who were looking on and not working 1t
was some consolation TO know that the Oarsmen
were not roasted while they rowed or without
breath OF wind to refresh them during the strug.
gle. Never was water IN better condition Tor a
boat race than was Saratoga Lake this forenoon,
and mad the Regatta Committee taken the advice
OF more experienced heads than theirs the Univer.
sity race Of IA could have been rowed Yesterday
in the forenoon But no. They threw away every
chance but one and depended on that, and thar
one chance oeluded them.


THE CREWS COMING OUT.


At ten O'Clock precisely Cornell pulled out from
the Coumbia's 1oat. AS II TO make amends for
their delay Of the previous evening she was now
the first boat out and pulled away up under the
shady Dluffs OF Snake Hill. At eleven minutes past
ten the Princeton boat was in the water and
started down towards the stakeboat The
second gun was fired Just as the
Princeton boys pulled OF. A movement
was again seen on the shore. "Here's another
boat" and the Magenta OF Harvard told who they
were. Dana took his seat FIRST his men following,
feeling and looking confident and determined
Twenty minutes after ten and the Dartmouth
giants, as they are called, got in their ship and
followed In the wake OF Harvard. Now came
Williams distinguished by her royal purple
head gear, At ION. 46m and Just about the same
time Trinity might be seen rowing across from
their quarters on the western shore of
the lake. ''Where are the Methodists p,
querid one. ''Yes, where is Wesleyan r' asked
another. "Never mnd,r quoth third "rhe wear
ers Of the lavender mean business and will give
good account of themselves at the close Of the
race" But the Metnodists were at their posts
under the shade OF the trees which lined the shore
short distance up. The dark blue OF Yale was
not visible, but that her boat was not far of was
evident for she was at her post alongside of
Harvard when the last signal was given
Here comes Columbia" the last out from
the noat With hasty adieu to those on shore
the boys pulled away merriiy determined to work
as they never worked before. ''God speed YOU ),
was the hearty wish which went with those merry
itght-hearted boys, as they dipped their oars and
rowed up to their stakeboat. All the boats were
now at their places, and after a slight delay the
referee addressed them the usual caution then
the pistol of Commodore Brady, the starter was
raised in the air. and at exactly 1Oh 42m 34s. the
University boat race of1SH was started.