The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-29
GREAT VARSITY RACE

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Which Takes Place on the New Lon.
don Course To.day-Yale Appears
TO Have the Better Chance.
NEW LONDON, Conn. June 2s.-sln-
gulsr as It may seem. there appears to
be perfect unanimity Of feeling ut the
Yale and Harvard headquarters to-
night us to the probable outcome Of the
three races which the college crews will
row tomorrow. E
Both agree that Yale. barring acci-
dcnts. has the better chance In the great
Varsity race. that will be rowed for
four miles down the Thames Just be-
fore sundown.
1t. 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 tho
forenoon. while as for the four-oared
race between the Varsity substitutes.
over two-mile course otter the freeh-
man race. Harvard has certainly the
preference. I.
The facilities for viewing the races
this year are far better than ever be-
fore. Instead of one observation train
on the right bank Of tho 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 ruco
as well us the entire freshmen race In
the morning.
The police arrangements this year are
also improved. through the kind Offices
OF the treasury department, and there
Will be but little crowding OF boats at
the finish near the bridge, @ disagreea-
bic feature In gone by years.
That there will be great fleet Of
boats to witness the contest Is assured.
for already tonight dozen or more
steam yachts have taken up positions
above the bridge. while the auxiliary
cruiser Prairie. which steamed into the
harbor, looms up majestically As an
added attraction. In sight of. the finish
lie the two fastest yachts anoat In any
waters. the Columbia and Defender.
They came sailing grandly into the har-
Dor this afternoon after q hard five
hours race from Newport. l1t
Tonight odds on Yale, that were five
to two yesterday. dropped to five to
three and five TO four. 1t appears to be
general sentiment among the sporting
fraternity that the Harvard crew has
dash that may win In spite of the long
experience and steady training Of the
eight from Yale.
The freshmen race Will start ut 10
o'clock Tomorrow morning, the crews
getting the pistol fire at the line near
the bridge. The course Is two miles up
stream. with the finish Mt the two-mile
varsity mark. off the navy yard.
Immediately after the finish of the
freshmen race, The substitutes of the
two varsity crews will pull n four
cared race, continuing up stream from
the navy yard. and finishing off the Har.
ward quarter at the starting line OF the
varsity race.
Barring delays, these two races will
be finished by noon.
The third race will start opposIte the
Harvard quarters, and the crews will
pull four miles down the river, finishing
Just above the bridge In the midst OF
q cluster of steam yachts and excursion
steamers. y,
The positions In the race are: Fresh
man race. up stream; cast shore, Har-
ward; west shore. Yale. Four-oared
race. up stream: east shore Harvard:
west shore. Yale. Varsity race, down
stream; east shore. Yale; west shore,
Harvard.