New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-01
CONTESTS OF O.ARSMEN.
THE YALE-HARvARD RACE TO-DAY.

an EXCELLENT BOAlRACE ExPECTEp-THE ODDS
IN FAVOR OF YALE-ARKIvAL OF SPECTATORS.
ffROM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT THE TRIBUNEi
NEw-LoNDoN. June 3O--Everything is in readi-
ness for the final struggle The have taken their
last long pulls and resting waiting for the con-
test for which they have spent year in pre-
paration. The are all in good
ditiop aud this race Will be unmarried
by any tale of boils cramps sickness.
All look forward eagerly to the release from the
severe ordeal of training. wont cigar taste well
Friday nirhtW said Fuller of Yale enphaticaly to-
day, and the other oarsnen are strongly of his way
of thinking. Many expect to see the best college
race tomorrow rowed, and certainly
will be disappointed who looks for close, hard
fought contest.
Here in New-LOndon, where the Yale element pre-
valls, the general sentiment to be that Yale
will win. The place has awakened from it's normal
1ethargy On street and in other public places
the Is engrOssing subject of conversation
Many and wonderful the criticisms and COM
ments on the two crews, and fair amount of bet
ting, with the odds in favor of Yale is going in
quiet and underhand way.
1t seems probable that the water will ne in excel
lent condition at the time apponted-4 O'clOck-for
the race. 1t has been remarkably smooth for the
last two afternoons at that time, and there is little
or no danger of postponement over night In fact,
none of the three rowed here have been post
poned a day. The crews have agreed to leave their
lighthouses ~ quarter of 4, and he ready for the
word at o'clock sharp but it will he pleasing
novelty # this nroGramme is exactly carried out
line of p Tags from saT S
no rowboats of other craft of any description VIII
be allowed within zoo feet of this line There will
ing upon the shells as soon as they cross the finish
line There is need Of this for aQlt,t1ae Of boats
Norwich Line to New-York, viii lie inst above the
and America viii also be close at hand. The press
boat viii be the MonShansett, whch, it is claimed,
can keep mp with the shells. For the of the
Tssree Professor Aexander Agassy and the judges
& as steam sneS IT, E s shs nn
50 that the Judge will be close at hand should any
There were some arrivals this morning of students
&ho have just come from Commencement festivities,
sion at Cambrijsc, SThe Harvard men r'' feel that
their crew has chance and that is all said grad
ward men will find reason for encouragement when
they see the two crews, row.
Professor Agassiz will arrive Tomorrow morning
from Newport. The usual boatrace bulletin will be
Issued and the observation trains will run before
Seats the latter and at the grand stand in fair
demand. There is no rush yet, but many arrivals
hrs expected in the morning and by the special train
from New-iiaven in the afternoon. There win I'M
doubtedlv be very large attendance Yale is the
fav9rite in the betting, but the odds are growing
To-day it was noticeable that the Yale men have
aasightly oyer-trained look Their faces seem wcr-
too much work, willie the Harvard men appear
as thoush they would not hav, been injured by Sc
Jerer work than they have undergone
Yale's rowing last night was remarkably bad, and
excited universally uDfavorahle comment from
those following the boat on the Cece.
Jasper Goodwin has telcgraphed the Harvard
crew to use the Columbia launch whenever the
Yale men are not in need of 1t.
- Both crews were ont for short pnlls tonight
Harvard rowed in fine form Yale badly as to
excite strong suspicion that il done pnrposely.
yale men are anxious to secure even bets and the
betting tonight is Il to / against Harvard. and 3
to against Yale. Many Yale students are here
N mn 10 ont a. II ID
OF the Yale crew, was down hero at O'Clock to-
night with one of the Yale coaches and visited the
physician of the crew. The doctor, however de-
clared aftcrward that there no tronble with
Rogers. and that he knew all the crew to be all
right va
The judges will be r. c. Watson go, for Harvard.
and and George A. Adee 81 for Yale The timekecpers
will he Richard Trlmble 80, for Harvard and
Frederick Wood for Yale. The arrangements at the
course are the same as last year Twolarge revenue
enters and the trainingshp Saratoga here with
several New-York and Brooklyn yachts among
them the Mbatross, Ruth and Clytie