Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-28
Cowles. is: Yale. HIS; Columbia. II
Harvard. IL SO.
CREWS EARLY ASTIR.
Movements of the Freshmen Before
the Race.


the Race.
GALES FERRY. Conn, June 2s.-Two
oranges one during the walk before break
fast, the other just before eating break
fast. oatmeal and hominy, two raw eggs,
steak and chops. and bread with cold
water, but with a plenty Of everything.
composed the breakfast Of the Harvard
freshman crew on this last morning at the
training tables, and this meal, with the
exception Of no fruit, was the same as
served at the Yale training quarters and to
the Columbia crew, but at the two latter
eggs, scrambled and boiled. were substi-
tuted for the raw article. and milk was the
drink.
The men were called at the usual hour,
6l5. and took their morning walk before
the sun had appeared with such heat as to
make the day unbearable. The usual morn.
ing rows were dispensed with, and after
breakfast the freshmen crews had nothing
to do but remain within hearing distance
OF the headquarters OF their boat houses
that they might at a moments notice be
summoned to board the launch and start
for the big bridge down near New London.
The eyes of ali the members OF the crews,
substitutes, heelers, walters, chefs and the
Inhabitants Of the villages along the Thames
were turned toward the river as soon as
the eyes could be made to remain open long
water, and then everybody bounded from
their beds, for the wind OF last night was
a thing of the past, and the Thames bore
an unruffied surface. 1t was indeed beau
tifui morning; hardly breath of air left
over from the high winds OF yesterday
remaining behind to cool the rays Of the
sun, which early made itself felt, and gave
promise of doing its best to make the day
more sweltering even than last Saturday.
Still the heat mas no terrors for the col
lege oarsmen, for Ions ago they had become
SO accustomed to the hot rays OF the sun
that their bodies had become impervious
to the best efforts Of old Sol.
By the time the announcement that the
race had been postponed last night reached
the boys in their quarters the coaches on
the referees boat had made up their minds
to order their respective crews out Ola ths
river for still another last practice pull. and
SO the evening was largely used In practic-
ing with the varsity men in starts. on
Red Top the two Harvard crews started and
stopped alternately for over an hour, never
at one time pulling quarter OF mile, ana
with Yale the same program vas carried
out. except that they went up into Clark's
cove to avoid too rough water and the pry-
ing eyes from the men from HARVARD Cni-
versity and the Colump!ans, the latter hav
ing It In for Yale, as they have learned that
some of the sdherents Of that college had
spoken disrespectfully Of their aquatic pow
erS
Coach Marshal NOVEL; of Harvard replied
to the query as TO how his men were feeling
this morning by saying: They are all right
and ready for the fray"
Have You got anything about their pros
poets of winning?
well, l tell you. the general newspaper
talk that the Harvard freshmen are no good
is way off. / think they are a good crew TO
pin to-"
by that you mean that you think they
will win this morning."
''Oh, no: l don't say that, but ! do say
they have been moderated. We are all
ready and only want to get or: end settle
the affair.""