Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-29
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HARVARD OR YALE?
Who Will Win the Three Great
Races, Today?
Yale Feels Sure of Varsity Race and
Possibly Freshman Race.
Hlrvard Base Ball Victory Cheers Crew And
They Feel Confident.

New London, Conn, June 2S.-Thc
two great American universities are
again face to face on the eve of their
annual contest for Aquatic supremacy
and the question whether it will be
Yale and Harvard or Harvard and
Yale, a very vital question to many,
will probably be decided within the
next - hours. At least the 2000 or 5000
college enthusiasts who have flooded
into the city within the past two days
are eager for the decision within that
time.
Singular as it may seem there APP
pears to be a perfect unanimity of
feeling at the Yale and Harvard head
quarters. tonight. as to the proba BILE
outcome of the three races which the
college crews will row, tomorrow.
Both agree that Yale, barring acct
dents, has the better chance in the
great Varsity which will be rowed for
four miles down the Thames just be-
fore shutdown.
Ii is also admitted by both that the
Yale freshmen crew will not have the
same advantage over Harvard in the
race Of two miles up the river in the
forenoon, while as for the four cared
race between the Varsity subs over a
Emile course after the freshman race,
Harvard has certainly the preference
The attraction of three college boat
races on the same day is Il new feature
Of the sport on this time honored
course. Last years thrce-cornered
race between Cornell. Yale and Har-
ward drew d tremendous crowd but the
sport, this year. seems destined to
make a record for boat racing between
these two universities. This. however.
lis subject to improved weather condi-
lions which are looked for. although
there are no suspicious suggestions Of
them.
\ dark. lowering sky that sent down
frequent showers, hung over the city,
ri day. and similar conditions still pre-
vail, this evening. Fortunately there
seems more Of a chance for igh.
wind or a calm for tomorrow's contests
than for blow from any direction ana
this is much to the satisfaction of the
b"a-ng fraternity, although if accom-
panied by rain it would certainly effect
he size of the crowd.
The facilities for viewing the races.
this year are far better than ever be-
lbI t ISLtSltl vi bIIt bDStl dllbll u Gil
on the right bank of the river. there
Will be long trains on either bank and
those that take the cars on the left
bank will have an unobstructed view
Of the last two miles of the Varsity
race, as Well as the entire freshmen
race in the morning.
The police arrangements, this year.
are also improved and there will be but
little crowding Of boats at the finish
near the bridge, a disagreeable fea-
ture in gone-by years.
There will be great fleet of boats
to witness the contests. Already. to-
night. dozen or more steam yachts
have taken up positions above the
bridge while the auxiliary cruiser
Prairie which steamed into the harbor
looms up majcstically and threaten
ingly with her black 5-inch guns.
AS an added attraction in sight of
the finish line. the two swiftest yachts
afoat in American waters or as every
loyal citizen believes in any waters,
the Columbia and Defender. They
came grandly sailing into the harbor,
this afternoon, after a hard 5-hours'
race from Newport.
Both Of the crews quarters, as usual,
the day before race, received it's
quota Of visitors. confined, however TO
graduates nearly all of whom had
pulled in previous races. The sam"
confident feeling seemed prevalent at
Gales Ferry, among the Yale men as
on many a previous year, While at
Harvard the absence Of the depression
which has on many similar occasions
hafnrp If rn\ynH
perhaps the most noticeable feature.
The result of the Harvard and Yale
EaH game Of Tuesday. has singularly
enough considerably changed the feel
ing at Red Top. Before that game the
Harvard crew felt firm determina-
ton to do and die in the attempt, but
today with Harvard victory to urge
thpm on. there seemed to prevail a
sentiment that the Yale crew as wei
~ the nine. may be much overrated.
This feeling was also echoed IN the
corridors of the Croker house, tonight
ana odds on Yale that We're to :. yes
terday dropped to > to 3 and 70 !, TO-
day. 1t appears to be general senti-
ment among the sporting fraternity
that the Harvard crew has dash that
may win. in spite Of the long expert
cncc ana steady training OF the eight
men from Yale.
The hotels and the streets of the
city rapidly filled, this evening and the
crowd with a great display of fire
works out in the river hugely enjoyed
itself
The freshmen race will start at 10
o'clock. tomorrow. the crews receiving
tho pfstol fire at the line near the
br;dgc The course is two miles up
stream with the finish at the tWo-mle
varsity mark off the navy yard. I'M
n,oliateIy after the finish OF the
freshmen race, the subs of the two
Varsity crews will pull 4-oared race
continuing up stream from the navy
ard ana finishing off the HarVad
CHARTERS at the starting line Of the
Varsity race. Barring delays these two
r,ces viii be finished by noon.
The observation train which will FOL
~, al The races will then return to
NV London. but will leave again at
o.clocjx for the start of the Varsity
race. -... ~
This third race will start opposite me
harvard quarters and the crew VIII
LII fnur miles down the river. flnish-