The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-25
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| NEW LONDON. June 24-The direction aud
| hour for rowing the annual Yale Harvard four
mile university race were decided upon this
| afternoon. It will be rowed down the river At
1850 o'clock on Friday. June 80. The reason
for selecting such an carly hour is that II the
race is put OF until later in the day II will un-
doubtedly have to be postponed in consequence
OF the coming in Of the southerly wind. which
in juno invariably springs UP shortly before
noon. Besides being dead ahead. the wind
creates sea so rough that the shells cannot
| make good time.
II was the Yale 'varsity's turn this year to
mako the formal call upon their rivals. and
| this afternoon Coach Cook. George Adee. and
| other members OF the Yale Navy. and Ca pt. Ives
and his crew steamed down to Red Top and
exchanged the compliments OF tho day with
Capt Vail. Coach Perkins. and the Harvard
giants. A pleasant half hour was passed.. and
before the visitors left the hour OF the race was
| fixed.
Tho Harvard crow trained hard to-day.
There was very pretty brush between tho
varsity and freshmen crews Of Harvard this
started his youngsters in for a half mile with
| the giants. and for two-thirds the distance
managed to keep IN with them. Then the
varsity crew drew ahead, The freshmen
rSwed in The best form that they have yot
| In the varsity boat Perkins rowcd for time
In rlnce OF Fearing ut No. D. in consequence OF
| fenring,s being trained down so fine that his
work is in danger OF being impaired. Davis.
at No. = is rowing rather poorly in conse-
qnrnce OF a bad hand. Capt. IerSins said to-
night that there would positively be no change
in the boat from now on. Harvard cannot con-
| ceal her satisfaction over the recent changes
IN the Yale crew. especially the dropping Of
Tains; There L. general belief abont Red
help to the crimsoLs-
Tho Yale crew rowed tonight as made up
yesterday. In consequence OF the absence OF
Paine. there Is still an unsettled feeling in the
boat Cook positively denies a sensational
story that Goetchius. at No. ), was to he re-
ievsd and Treadwav. who pulls at No. in the
race is so near that such change would be
very hazardous.
Harvard will mako an attempt to row tho
race in the old paper shell. which she recently
tho crew viii fall back on q new G0-foo cedar
shell.
The two Fights passed over hal, mile Of
other. and the blues were timed to be forty sec
onds faster than the crimsons Harvard was
not pulling her hest. however.
Columbia's little freshmen are constantly
To- them hy many in the triangular. race next
Wednesday. Yale. II Is expected. will win this
event. Harvard's chances have been hurt by
the injury to Derby. The latter's foot is cut
quite severely. and he was not able to enter the
boat day.
Lewis pulled in his place. Derby will row
in the race. however Duf1ield did poor work
to-day He strained himself yesterday. and
or h time I, was , teafed that he might have
Yale's freshmen MADE half mile in 2:3l to-
day. and all three Of the freshmen crews
rowed over the tWo-mile course on time