New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-01
TO ROW BOTH RACES TODAY
TIE FRESHMAN CONTEST AT NEW-LONDON
TWICE POSTPONED.
SOLD DY
DRUGGISTS

THE HARVARD UNIVERSITY El1HI N"Lihi
PREPARING FOR THE GREAT RACE OF TO-
pAY-MANY VISITORS At BOTH HEAD.
oUARTEEs-MAKEUP OF THE CREWS.
lsr TELEGRAPH TO THE TKIBCSZl
New-London, Conn, June 30-Ths crowd VINO
have here to see the college boatraceS mee
with q double disappointment today, for the imc'
Harvard Columbia freshman race was twice postponed
II WINS originally set for IL O'Clock this morning ana
everybody is regrcttlDg now that It was not rowed
then. Although the water at the upper end OF the
course was rough, the river was reasonably calm Just
above the rauad bridge where the start was TO be,
and the rest Of the twomile course was
not so tad 10 prevent tile race. The
Harvard freshmen were anxious to have the
contest decided at once. but the Yale ana Columbia
men preferred 70 walt for smoother water. The
referee accordingly fixed the time for o'clock fhs
afternoon the start 10 be up the river and the finish
near the railway bridge. The brczc grew sitter,
however. and swept up the stream AT velocity That
klckcd mp nasty white caps. Toward 5:3o O'Clock
pelting rain began Its close found the Thames com
parauvcly smooth but the had been put oil until
10 30 o'cork tomorrow morning Tho three crews
are reported to be In excellent trim. Yale Is
the favorlte In the betting, with Harvard next and
Columbia ont In the cold. The Interest in this con
test IL unu~uay great.
The sun vent down IN a blaze n FURNISHED copper
glory tonight, aud the old captains abont Newton
don said they guessed the weather WOMB De III
tomorrow For a number OF years the big Harvard
Yale rce on the Thames has not been marred by
ratn and people here have 20 believe rinsorm
on the DAY Of Tint contest unlikely as snow
STORM Yale and Harvard both worked twice
TODAY morning and evening The Yale men are In
capital condition. except Van Iluyck, tyro Al rowing.
whose nervousness incrcrcs with his sleep This Is
nothing OF serious consequence. however. The crew
pas ed the dsy apparently without thought OF the
morrow They secU little concerned As II rowing
races were the most ordinary pasumo.
The Harvard PLAYED little baseball
and football to-day. and Acton entertained
them with some pleasing airs on the hue.
Tonight there Informal entertainment,
with music. ny members Of the crow and cake walk
by some Of the darkeys Of the neighborhood. a
oIIer lot Of TOYS than the Harvard giants could not
easily De found. Not n is nervous and all
are ready for a Joke no any time. Incidentally all
are Republicans except Rantoul. The wife Of Gov
ernor Russell was a caller ~ the headquarters To-
dry and the Governor himself Billy as the Harvard
bows know him. will make call tomorrow.
The stream OF visitors TO the Yale camp was con-
slant today many Old oar,m"n calling 70 pat their
successor, In the New Haven shell on the back.
Among them were Fred" stevenson captain In
III b az: W'%lcoti. bow In 20; Rowland and
En- ri the 81 crew, and Fowler, captain % Bob"
Cooks crew OF ~. Brayton Ives and cXJudgc How
mud dropped IN for chat
nnd viii te rOwcd downstream. G.. L. kvcs,
Columbia. Ii to he referee. Charles +. Adams, IIar-
ward, and George a. Adee. Yale. are Judges; +.
Nelson Perkins. Harvard; and X. }, Cook. Yale.
timers and {. r. sadr, Harvard. and John Rowland.
Yale judges at the nnlsh. The crew, arc made up
follows: