New-York tribune., 1894-06-28
TOO MUCH WIND FOR SHELLS.
THE FRESHMAN RACE AT NEw-LoNDoN
POSTPONED UNTIL TO-DAY.
YALE FINDS CONSOLATION BY WINNING THE
YACHT RACE-PRosPECTs OF STILL An
OTHER PosrPoNEMENT-R REASONS WHY
BOTH CREWS SHOULD WIN.
Icy TELEGRAPH TO The TRIBUyEJ


New-London June g7.-There is general flavor
Of mild dlsappointment about the college lighthouses
and quarters on the Thames tonight, because or the
failure of the freshman crews 10 row their race
In AT Gales Ferry the disappointment Is teHpere'
somewhat by the fact that in the races between 'he
Yale and Harvard yacht cubs Yale scored VIC
tory: not q famous one indeed. likely TO live
in song or story but stil victory which VIII count
with the enthusiastic undergraduates who own the
tiny sailing craft Twenty-one OF these t"elVe
owned by Yale and nine by Harvard sailed
away from the Pequot House. over fourteen-fnie
course with canvas reefed and the water wash'ng
over the decks In a manner calculated to make the
youngsters feel very IKE the Jo'hest anu oo'' VI
old salts.
The wind that provided the element OF excitement
IN this race however. made the rowing race be-
tween the freshman crews Of Harvard Yale ana
Columbia impossible 1t was decidedly Dr'Sh
southwestern breeze, and 1t toused the surface OF
the Thames vigorously that the referee ana not
care 10 send out the racing shells. The water was
decidedly mmpy. and had the crews ventured out
IT is more than likely that the spectators would nave
been treated to the sight OF swamped shells ana
crews nounderlng in the water. Anxious az ue
young oarsmen are to have the race over they
could NOT contemplate such a probability w'ih IN
difference There no likelihood at any time "i
the day that the race would be rowed and after
formal postponement from $50 TO o'clock II was
given up for the day and the time hXed lor Al
o'clock tomorrow forenoon
Now. the eyer-logca wseacres specu.aiins
as 70 whether or not the freshman and university
races are likely 20 be rowei before Friday The
time agreed on for the start OF the latter -
G:sO tomorrow afternoon. Should the wind con
tlnue 70 blow all day to- morrow rs Il has blown Tor
the last f0rty-cight hours there VIII have 20 be 4
postponemeni. which will be gr!evousiy d.sappo.ni-
ing 20 thousands instead OF hundreds OF Vs''or7'
who are not disposed TO look so phiIosoph.caiiy at 4
h.T AZ
townspeople OF New-London 20 whom this IS ne
annual week OF financial harvesting. Ihr i,i" WI
turn - ate on frday ma u , W. 80 h', l,y
sibe TO row the race IN the al fl"Ito"i. o. M ~. &
II there ls posiponemenj ot the un''.rs.'s &c.
midday on Friday There1t local hoie-kcepcrs ami
iyeryinen Will not complain.
race but I;te Intelligence Is 10 be added 20 that
. published heretofore. Herman oerchs. VINO per
formel The same duty IN ls> AMI lN1. "..l be ihe
referee. Yale VIII have the east course ana ha!rN
The yes' This latter Circumstance has chtny a
gate the Thames River for iy'h".t VINO "''a', LII ~
that the east course ls preferable 20 ne W. anl
smeins. of :he hroa, and dreams = wicked eel
fong the ambitious efforts 81 M Gre" ,In'
Tack Hunsbylsms who VIII tell you that there is
aGvan:Agr f6r lhe boat In the upper hal y the
Puf,ing this and tha, sni the alleged purpose OF
the Harvard crew TO hit up an extremely lively
stroke at the outset and keep II up long enough
oyeTcome together an effort Is making TO stimu-
late hope for a victory for the crimson II must be
confessed that there IL not much heartnes- IN the
enort The Judges OF form are favorable 10 Yale.
and though they know that race Is never nm
ished III Il is rowel they are encouraging the con
viction that this race rs a. good az won py fhle
alrendv and that the sentimental hackerS or
Harvard might as well hand over the money Tor
the celebration But though Giberts logic il
very good in a comic operetta, II Is not convincing
here and shall know more about nc rae" h'''t
the frat boat has crossed the finish lins 49,,
In the freshman race the referee VIII % NItrcI
Covles ir Of Yale. who rat In tho winning bohts
Of 1855 and 1886 and the losing boat 81 ls' Yale
win have the middle course with Columbia east
ana Harvard west