Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-28
A HOT RACE is EXPECTED.
Contest Between Yale and Harvard, Pcpap-
tory 10 he Great Thames Race.
~ WIN bo on Thursday Ncxt-Iioth
crews In Perfect Condition liar.
ward the Ravoritc.

Gales Ferry. Conn. June 2s.-Thc nm
ish touches have been applied, the hard
practice ia over and the six crows,
which will represent Yale and Harvard
on the Thames In the big regatta, are
practically waiting for the pistol shot
which viii send them OF over the
course on Thuruday.
The close ~ the trimming period finds
all OF the oarumcn u the two UNIVERSE
ties In perfect shape. physically, with no
indications ~ overwhelming. except.
perhaps. a little fncncss Ia the condl-
ton Of the two men In the Harvard
Varsity eight. The work On the river
has been more than ordinarily delight
ful this year on account of the cordial
feeling which has from the nrat cN-
listed between the rival oaumcn. The
utter lack ~ secrecy tho open and
frank methods OF practice. ana the rN-
change of courirHlga between the
Yale and Harvard settlements, have
done much toward putting iutergulluW-
ate rowing ON new footing.
The contests are awaited with much
interest in view M the fact that tho
managers have conceived, and this year
for the first time are about 90 carry
out. the scheme OF a. regatta, Tho
events % the meet win Doe crowded
into one day ln order Go meet the Clu-
yrulrncc ut visiting spectacle.
The contests Will begin In the fore
noon Thursday and Will nnd climax
ln the early evening with the "blg race
between the eightH OF the two uniNvr-
stiles.
Wind. weather ana water permitting.
the university fJurs viii row their
race at 1850 "a, M, the starting being
Just above the Drawbrldgc, The course
will be up stream Tor two miles, this
race finishing AZ the two mile Has on
the navy yard, Immediately after this
race the freshmen crews VIII go on for
two mile pull from the navy yard up
the river To the Varsity eight starting
point opposite Gales Ferry, Late IN
Inc afternoon the Varsity race Will
come,
Harvard has the best OF tho betting
for 9 out OF 81 the contests. However
last minute changes have been made
In the shell OF the Yale four two heavy
oarsmon having been succeeded by
fighter men. and the boat moves moro
rapidly. A. a result hot race Us looked
for
on form the Harvard freshmen are
tho uporlorH OF the Yale youngsters
and their shell has splendid speed
Al IIdpryut. Harvard Us reported ga
have made faster time ON the river
than Yale. on the other hand, the Yale
eight IL markedly the superior thus far
ms 10 form The men null much NOR,
easily apparently ana nave Nnh'
amount Of endurance ana reserve pow
20. The New Haven crew, moreover
H. largely veteran aggregation a
factor which tells not q little In race
Tho course " the Varsity race y
the old Ynlc-ilnryard course Whlcu
was abandoned whom 'orholl beg9n,
"A third crew. II starts on the west river
bank. makes straight for the navy yaltgl
where. with u turn almost lnHlsnlh'
cant. IL reaches straight down the rlNel
10 the big railroad bridge,
The official arrangements hhN'
been satisfactorily completed, ohseril'
tIon trains will be- run on either Side
Of the river nffording good Views OF TIT
races.