Show COLLEGE BOAT RACING tt Is a Greater Honor in Sense Eyes to Belong to the Crew Than lie President The annual intercollegiate bat races u by no means the least interesting events of the commencement season To b a victor in that great struggle of strength and endurance endur-ance to be one of the triumphant crew i considered more glory and a greater honor than to b valedictorian and spout ones wisdom wis-dom before I crowd of friends and alumni This year the Yale and Harvard crews w meet on June 2 at New London on the Thames Both crows havo boon in strict training for some time past I training pleasure Well I try it yourselves and find out that it i only by indefatigable energy and vigilance vigi-lance that allows no detail to pass unnoticed however slight and by steady grinding and perseverance that they ore able to make I creditable shoving But they are willing t sacrifice all personal pleasuie for the sake of one short fifteen or tent minutes rowing provided tho prestige of their alma mater shall be sustained How proud that young giant must feel after a hard earned victory to have some fairy like figure run to him flushed with excitement and joy throw her arms around hi neck and cry I know yon would win you old dear Yale nlwjvs wins or Harvard always wins as the case may be The girls are stanch loyal supporters of their college colors b it crimson or blue THL DAY OF THE HACK On the day of the race crowds and crowds of mothers brothers friends sympathizers alumni and students flock to the scene of notion no-tion Special trams are run packed almost beyond endurance But every ono i happy in Ah but there will be m anticipation wi b many a disappointed one by night 1 Many a youth of sporting proclivities will look in vain for the huge wad of bills he wagered s confidently con-fidently and last of all think of that disappointed whose colors have been appointed college who clor bn lowered to their bitterest foe At the 10er thei bitrest fo scene of action everything is gay and attractive Trams of mile line the river These Ti cars longlmethe river The are nothing more than open freight cars with temporary seats and gayly decorated with flowers and flags Money is plenty every where and so are the cries Even monoy on Harvardl I Bet you C to 5 on Yale Put up your stuff 1 People turn to see who it is that stands ready to back his crow so eagerly Her and there one sees I group of animated students full of expectancy frantically waving their money in the ah hoping to catch tho eye of some youthful sport Hello Charley what oddsaroyougiving Two friends of different colleges gvg Give you 3 to 2 but ycuro throwing away your money i you tako m j up Thats all right old man were going t show you a few things about rowing Ill take 0 to 4 tno t Ta tel College boys are always confident HERS THEY COMEl Ah I hero come the crews fine muscular gnt every one a perfect specimen of physical phy-sical manhood See how proudly they walk to their boats What beautiful shells they row ml What can bo more exquisite with their delicate curves then sharp prows p fet finish and light airy beauty They are s narrow that the oarsmen are obliged to ptbei hair in tho middle to avoid capsizing cap-sizing and to keep the shell perfectly trims trim-s it is sid I wonder i it i true says a young and pretty miss to her escort Of course says he with mock gravity Then they laugh at the same old moss grown joko that i sure to b heard at every bat I Tho On nil sides race cheering commences n1 side a heard the Rah Rah Rah Yalei R I Rah Rahl I Harvard Sometimes Some-times Princetons sky rocket yell i heard Rahl Hah Rah tigersizeboomnh They are not entered in the race but they i ore standing for ono of the colleges Colum bin with her Rahl Rah Rah Co1 u m bIa there tries tooutshout bi a I i ter Every man trie toouthout his The then hi neighbor gentler sox wave thei handkerchief flags the noise deafening tho confusion indescribable The men are in the boats Now they are ready Ready all Give way TI ASia OFI They nro off Wasnt that a fine stt 0 flab flab sissboom Rah Yale Rl Hh sibom Hh tigerYale Rahl Ah Harvard Sothoykeop it Hhl Haard S keep up shout after shout Tho prows of the shells cut through the waters with a swish the oarsmen bend to their oars and pull with a strong steady stroke How evenly matched they are I Rah Rahl I Some undergradu a who has been yielding to the persuasive force of mellow old King Corn takes it upon himself to outhoot tho multitude Ho keeps up Incessant Rah flab A number of minutes utes havo passed the boats have turned the stoke they ore on the homestretch Tugboats Tug-boats and little steamers follow In their wake so a not to disturb their course Yale leads Harvard leads bursts from a thousand throats The down the thud thrt Te cry comes dow th banks of the river is rve and 1 caught up andjre snoutea Dy tnousanos ot excited men re one boat leads The rear crew is rowing a strong steady stroke and is slowly overhauling the leaders Can she catch her before they have finished the last 10 yards O they come like the windWhistles Whistles screech The shouting i terrific Hats the air Hato up in air Flags ore waved frantically meat Every one is seemingly crazy with excitement excite-ment How slowly that rear boat moves I Will it never catch the leader How that leading crew i fagged ontl These exclamation are heard on all sides But the men are straining every muscle the gap i closing up DEFEAT VICTORS I Whats that commotion What means that cry of dismay from the crowd Blasted hop empty pockets tears and curses jes curses sonietinea of disappointed ones No 2 of the leading boat has broken an oar over he go the oars ore mixed the poe of the boat l retarded and whero victory seemed s certain defeat is inevitable The rear boat shoots across tho line a win ner by u scant half length but a winner nevertheless Bedlam is let loose There i a rush for the winning crow Strong arms raise the men in tho air and cry them to their quarters You did nobly Rah for nsl What a time there will b In town tonight to-night A victorious student i a queer creature crea-ture money is no object it has been won easily and it will fly away just a nicely Champagne will flow The horizon will turn a rich crimson color and drop the curtain over the weakness and excesses of tho boys In tho morning many a tired voice will exclaim ex-claim Oh my poor head But it was a grand victory I wouldnt have missed it fort for-t n such head Oh not |