Morning journal and courier., 1893-06-17
AMONG THE COLLECIANs.

Harvard Conf1dent-Cornell Fresh. man Crew Arrived-A Sketch of the
 Yale.Harvard Boat Races-Makeup
 of the Yale Team for TO.day,s Game
 at tNewYork-Shef. Senior CIassBoolk
 -Other JottinGs. Fl
 The news which comes from Gales Ferry seems to show that Harvard is pretty con- fdent in the excellence of her crew this year. Many good judges say that they are confident of Hsrvard's success this year even more 90 than in- 1891. A dispatch from New London yesterday ssys:
 "The Cornell freshman crew arrived here at Il 80 this forenoon, and they are e sturdy set of looking boys as ever represented any college on the Thames. They stopped in Palmer, Mass, over night, and proceeded to this city this morning, reaching here in time for lunch at the Crocker house. They took a practice spin this afternoon and if they can establish 8 criterion for ability to row we'll by their appearance on the river, there is no room for doubt. The Ithacans will row against Columbia next Tuesday. The Cornell youths are very eager to race the winner of the triangular race between the freshman crews of Harvard, Yale and Columbia, and if they can arrange such race, they will make arrangements to stay over. The New Londoners, and there are not few who think that this same little freshman crew would make either of the big crews hustle to cross the line ahead of them in two mile race. However, the difference between the strokes is apparent, and it is evident to those skilled in boating matters that the Cornell crew could not cope with Yale's long, steady pull or Harvard's staying | qualities. All of the races are sure to be close. and it is said by boating men that the season of 1893 will witness some start. ling occurrences at the Thames"
 YALE HARVARD RACES.
 The first boat race between Yale and Harvard, which took place in 1852, war won by Harvard, but no time has been preserved. In 1855 Yale and Harvard each entered two harges, and Harvard easily won the two first prizes in 22 minutes This race was ct Springfield, on the Con nectiout river, the course being one and one half miles down the river and return After this, from 1857 to 1870, series o1 knine races took place on Lake Quinsiga ! three miles and including turn. These races were open to all the New Englani colleges, and out of the series Yale wor two and Harvard seven. Thefastest time
 IS minutes 9 seconds, was made by liar
 yard in 1869
 The next three races were again a
 Springfield, on the Connections river, ove
 three-mile course, straight away dow1
 stream. Numerous crews took part il
 each contest, Yale winning one of the thre
 first prizes, while Harvard obtained two
 second prizes. Phe best time, IS minute
 33 seconds, was made by Amherst in 1872
 Next came the two race on Saratoga lak
 in 1874 and 1875. Neither Yale nor liar
 yard won first or second place in either o
 these. Nine crews rowed in 1874, and tel
 in 1875. After this Yals and Harvard de
 cided to form g series of their own. Thi | plan went into effect June 80, 1876. Tn
 first two races were at Springfield, on tn
 Connecticut, but ever since they have beel
 rowed on the Thames at New London
 During the seventeen years the races hay
 resulted as follows.