Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-07-01
FRESHMAN RACE POSTPONED.

Means Defeat for YAle-Retting Even
Tho Yale Freedman Crew Thought
the Best-Great Interest In the Races
There Will Not be Professions.
New London is intensely partisan.
Every girl or boy is "a Yale" OF ga Bar
7ard" and can tell you exactly how the
ace will result. The whole city presents
! variegated appearance of red and blue.
The sentiment of the people along the race
track is for Yale. Harvard already has q
strong delegation to New London. Among
the pretty girls the larger number carried
the pale blue and white of Columbia,
either because the colors suit their COM
plexion better or because the brothers of
pretty girls go to Columbia A gilt edge
has been put on the price of everything.
A plain glass of water can hardly be got
in the name of q disciple. The
early trains yesterday morning brought
a large number of the friends of the val
liant freshmen, expecting to see the race at
II o'clock. At 1000 the excursion boats
steamed up the river to the point midway
on the varsity course where the race was
to begin. The water was rough and
slight breeze was blowing. The conditions
we're unfavorable for race, but not pre-
ventive of It, The managers of the fresh
men crews, who had not yet learned what
every farmer in Connecticut would be
willing to teach them free gratis, and not
charge them for it either, and that Is to
let good enough alone, decided to postpone
the race.
Up to the middle of the afternoon the
weather was fair and train after train on
the Shore Line brought in ite band of Yale
rooters from New Haven. About 4 o'clock
the skies darkened over, the wind began to
blow and soon the rain came on. The ex-
cursion boats, with the flags of three col
river. Every bit of sunlight, peeping
through the clouds, was watched for, but
when the storm finally blew over,
the water was 81 rough as to
preclude a race. The steamers went
mp past the crews headquarters, receiving
salute from the launches of each crew
and their passengers in turn cheering for
their crew. 1t was then announced that
in q conference of the powers
THE RACE HAD BEEN POSTPONED
Till II to-day. Then in calm sea, with
the eastern sky lit up in glorious sunset,
the excursionists steamed back.
The varsity race this afternoon is over
shadowing in intere the freshman TRAN
gular race of this morning. Betting has
got to be even, although in this city bets
have been offered of 800 to $75 on Yale.
A bet was offered in New London yester-
day of $500 to $50 on Harvard. The bet
ting, however. has been slight SO far.
The whole situation has simmered down
10 ha oil al,
overcome Harvard's superior strength 1t
is question of skill against muscle. Yale
is rowing in almost perfect form and time.
An old oarsman called Captain Hartwell
THE MOST EFFICIENT CAPTAIN
coolly and is very quick in emergencies,
alert for every favorable circumstance.
Harvard is decidedly the strong.
er crew. She will start al
a minute and keep up fast stroke to the
end. Their beefy stroke is equal to the
strain of a quick stroke: the endurance of
the men behind him is nearly equal to his
Yale will start off with thirty-eight strokes
| and may drop back to thirty-seven. It il
expected that Harvard will lead in the
start, but the long, steady "Bob Cool
stroke" is relied on to bring the blue ir
the lead past the last flags.
A larger interest than usual seems to b.
taken in the race. More people will wit
reason for this is that there can be no ques
ton but that the race will be close one
| a very close one, and in very good time
Yale is no longer thought to be in athletics
the college of destiny. Is she strong
enough to change the reverse of last year
At all events the race will not be pro
| cession.
The observation train will have forty
cars, each seating eighty-four people. The
train will leave the Union depot at New
London about 4:30 and follow the crew
back on their course. An engine will pre-
cede the train as pilot and one will pull
while another will push the heavy human
freight. Those fortunate enough to sc
cure seats near the middle of the train vii
get the best view of the race.
SPECIAL CARS FOR NEW HAvENERs.
Special cars will go from this city t.
New London carrying Mayor Sargent ant
party, Redmond V. Beach and party. an,
others. Excursion boats will b
stationed along the line of tn
race, but only the Munatawket will follow
} the crews. This boat has been reserve
for the use Of about forty members of tn
press and sixty well-known athleti
authorities. Caspar w. Whitney, tn
writer on amateur sport in Harper
Weekly, will be present in his privat
, | launch.
The matter of a boat is still vexe
question at the Yale quarters. Capital
: Hatwell favors the old paper boat, moi
withstanding that it Says in the middle
t ! while Bob Cook likes the cedar boa
Jimmie Olliver's new paper boat has al
rived and been made as nearly like the oil
, paper boat as possible. For all that, it
+; felt that change to this boat just befor
the race will be heavy handicap for YALE
The men feel strange in it, less at thei
ease. The old paper boat weighs IL
pounds, the new one 40 and the ceda
t shell 1921.
The Harvard men are hoping for heav
head wind. With this the superior strengt
of Harvard would tell against Yale Wit
a smooth river and a favoring wind, Val
stands very good chance, but if Neptun
, | and Aolus forsake her, Harvard is likel
, | to beat through her great weight and mus
: Gle. On the condition of the wind and tn
river tomorrow afternoon between an
6 o'clock, Yale's chances for success large
ly, if not entirely, depend.
; In the triangular race a choppy sea
| thought u moau VICTORY IOr COlQmD1a.
The crew from that college is kind 9
/ unknown quantity this year. Yale
heavy oarsmen are thought to have th
best of it, with Harvard second; but n
one can tell exactly how Columbia wi
! behave.
, Bob Cook said of the freshman crew
yesterday: "You can't tell anything NOR
about those youngsters than you ca
judge of heifer what sort of a COW sh
will make. Our youngsters are smar
lot and think they won't be left in the OF
grass exactly"
Michaelman of Columbia will refere
| the race.
THE WEIGHT OF THE CREWS.
Following is the makeup of the fresh
man crews who viii, engage in the trian
gular race to-day:
Position. Age. Height. Weight
| Cameron, bow. ......... 81 Gil ISL 10
| Richardson, No. 2,,., 10 s: 8 152 -
| Briggs, No. 8, captain. 20 So 1862 q
| Potter, No. 4.......... 10 5:1l 1855 q
| Grant, No. 5............. u $40 ITO q
| Eddy, No. 6............. 10 6 1T 9
| Purdon, No. 7........... 10 SIS $50 g
| Davis, stroke. ........... 10 $40 1853 q
| Frazier, coxSwain. 900. LOG /"