Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-06-27
READY FOR THE RACE.
Yale and Harvard Appoint Ref
erees and Other Officials.
FINISHING TOUCHES FOR THE MEN
The Hour For the Battle Set and Prepara-
tions ComPleted-Coaches Busy Giving
Final Instructions In the Starts and Evo-
lutions-Freshmen Race Today.

| The Hour For the Hattie Set and Prepara-
lions Completed-Coaches Busy Giving
| Final Instructions In the Starts and Evo-
| lutions-Freshmen Race Today.
GALES FERRY, Conn, Juno 27-The
long anticipated race between the univer-
sity crews of Yale and Harvard will DO
rowed on the Thames river tomorrow
evening at 6:45 O'Clock.
This was settled upon by the represent
atives of both clews in conference, and
Hermann Oelrichs of New York is the
| referee agreed upon by tho same gentle.
men. Alfred Cowles of Chicago will be-
the Yale judge, and George Adee will be
| the Yale timekeeper. Either Nelson Per
Sins or Coach Keys will take tho time for
the Harvard men.
All the crews were out on the river
practicing starts but not doing any fast
work except in short spurts of less than q
half mile each. The only eight cared crew
| which has attempted time on the river
| was what Is termed at the Harvard quar-
ters the gents crew, which was COM
posed of the same individuals who beat
Yale
All day long the hills on the sides of the
liver echoed with voices of cockswains
singing out in stentorian tones, Ready"
| "Go!" Hold" Back herr 'Port!'
Pull starboardn' and similar expressions
| as they kept their respective crews at
work practicing starts and performing oil
the evolutions which under ordinary cir
cumstances they will be called upon to do
tomorrow.
All Confident of Winning.
The Yale adherents are us confident of
success as though the race had been rowed
and won, while tho Harvard men simply
smile and shake their heads with know
ing shake as much as to say, 1--WE will
show those poor deluded Ellis what rowing
really is" Those who have seen the two
crews row are loath to express an opinion,
for both are rowing in good form and
manage to get the boats through the
water at n rapid pace.
This morning the course for the fresh
men was tagged by Captain Beckwith,
whom New Londoners assert is Harvard
mascot, as he tagged the course the last
time Harvard won and in the two proceed
ing years when that crew carried away
the pennant. The men in setting the
freshmen flags discovered some overen
thusiastic man had stolen the mile flag
for keepsake, nocessitating printing an
other.
This was placed in position today, and
on tomorrow the varsity course will DO
again inspected to make sure that mono of
the flags have slipped their moorings by
even SO much as an inch.
The freshmen race failed to awaken the
interest expected, and the river boats
which had made arrangements to carry
crowds for the round trip varying from so
cents to $3.50 reported very few applica-
tions in advance for tickets. The big
steamer Block Island, now in New Lon
don, will follow the freshmen, but not
oil oh int rfa axx-it n bn
The referees boat steamed up the river Mt
q rate of speed that made the Yale launch,
which was following, look as If she was
standing still. There is no doubt that the
Helvita will be able to keep up with the
crews, judging from the speed attained rs
she wendell her way up to a point of an
chorage off the Yale headquarters.