The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-23
FREsHMEH! RACE TODAY
First of the Intercollegiate Contests
at Poughkeepsie.
Yale's Good Luck Is Still
With Her.
An the Men Arc In Good Condition and Sure
OF Victory.

Youghkeepsie, N. Y. June 23.-Ths
freshman boat race between Harvard
Yale and Cornell will be rowed up stream
on the Hudson at $3.50 this afternoon.
Cornell has drawn the course on the west
side OF the river. Harvard the middle
course and Yale the east course, nearest
the middle OF the river. The time origi-
nally set for the race was 430, but at q
conference OF the representatives Of the
different colleges last night. the later
hour was fixed, as II was thought that
at that time the tide would be more fav-
orable and fair to all.
The contest will be interesting as prob
ably in measure forecasting the out
come Of the big varsity race of Friday.
The town has already taken on gala
appearance and the afternoon trains yes
tcrday brought in large additions to the
colony Of rooters who will I'LL the boats
and the observation train. A festive
bookmakcr Is In town and the fakirs
are arriving also. The local police
have been reinforced by a number Of
Pinkerton men, and the city Is very
lively. an indication of much more live
Insss on Friday. The crews that row
this afternoon vary In weight from an
average Of III pounds In the Yale boat
to 167 pounds an the Cornell boat, and
there Il difference In. average Of IA
pounds to a man between the Yale crew
and the Cornell, Harvard coming in be-
tween.
Captain Stoddard. who will have
charge Of policing the course for all the
races, anticipates little trouble from the
private vessels and will devote most of
his attention to the excursion boats.
As fast as each of these boats arrives
the cutter will run alongside and Cap
tain Stoddayd will personally hand to
the captain of each vessel a copy OF the
rules or the course. as approved by the
secretary OF treasury according to an
act OF congress, and any captain who viO-
lates the same will be liable tosa penalty
Of $500 fine.
The representatives Of Yale, Harvard
and Cornell held q protracted meeting
yesterday afternoon to decide upon rules
and other preliminaries as well as to
choose courses for today's race. In
this ceremony the proverbial yale luck'
asserted itself. Two sets of slips, one
set bearing the names Of the colleges
and the other set numbered from to 8
were placed In two hats. First college
was drawn and then number. In this
wos Cornell got No. 1. which Is the course
nearest the west shore: Harvard got the
next one. No. 2; while Yale got the outer
course, No. 8. 1t has always been
claimed for the Poughkeepsie course
that there is very little variation in the
tide, whether close In shore or in mid
stream, but II there Is any advantage
to be had 1t will belong to Yale, as her
course Is almost in the middle Of the
river.
The varsity race on Friday has been
set for $3.50 y. m, down stream. II 1t
cannot be rowed at that hour 1t is to be
rowed up stream not earlier than 6:45.
II 1t cannot be rowed then, 1t goes over
until Saturday at $3.50 p. m.
The colleges have selected the follow
ing men to look after their respective
interests in the races: ~
Harvard-Judge, r. @, Lehmann;
timekeeper, E. c. Storrow; representa-
tive, George s. Mumford; Judge at the
finish, c. III. McDuffie.
Cornell-Judge, Benjamin Jde Wheel
er; umekeeper. Charles s. Francis; rep
resentative. Walter c. White; judge at
the finish, F. G. Scofeld.
Yale-Judge, r. 5. Cook; timekeeper,
Walter Camp; Judge at the finish, ].
]. Mccormack; representative. not yet
selected.