The sun., 1899-06-29
CRIMSON AGAINST BLUE.
TRIPLE CONTEST BETWEEN HARVARD
AND TdLE At HAND.
sturdy Onrsmen of tho Rival Universities
Meet To-Day on the Thames-Promiso of
aCIose struggle for the Honors-To Race
Morning and Evcning-Overnight Gossip.

Meet To-Day on the Thames-Promiso of
a Close struggle for the Honors-To Race
Morning and Evening-Overnight Gossip.
NEW LoNpoN, June 2s-The six crews repre-
| senting Harvard and Yale universites are
ready for their struggles on the Thames to-
morrow. According to programme. the first
race will be between the freshman cights. to
be started nt 10 O'Clock sharp. The eights will
be sent away from what is ordinarily the finish
mark Of the fourm course and will race up
! stream two miles to line of the navy yard
| From that point the rival four-oared crews will
he started and will finish two miles further
up the stream. Tho latter event will be
| started as soon as the freshmen conclude their
| efforts, that there will be plenty OF time
| afterward for lunch before the big varsity
| race Is rowcd. This contest will be started at
s 30 o'clock from the time -honored mark off
| Gales Ferry. and will be wound up four miles
down stream near the railroad bridge These
arrangements will be strictly adhered to- pro-
viding water and weather conditions are
| proptious.
Tonight the skies have a threatening look.
and there ia quite some wind blowing the
| harbor's surface into chops. but the managers
| OF the races are in hopes that they will be
favored with the conditions that prevailed at
| Poughke eepsie on Monday and Tuesday. The
| sharps are not making many predictions 1t is
matched. Men who have looked them over in
tho past week say that they can see no per-
| centible difference In the style OF oars
| manship or in physical makeup. At
! both quarters there Is quiet confidence
| tonight. but neither side is dead GER
| tain of victory. 1t IL appreciated by both
Yale and Harvard that the will be close
| and that there is need Of hard rowing from
start to finish. In the old days when Yale was
|
come here prepared for defeat. But now that
the former Yale coach. Bob Cook. is not in au-
thorty. there ia feeling among Harvard men
that the New Haven crew can be beaten. 1t is
not the idea that DR.. Gaaudet. Iaes new
head coach. is not as effective Cook. but
there is feeling that the wearcrs OF the blue
will miss the veteran who used to All them
with domitable spirit and ginger
Strange to say. there is similar feeling
among Yale men that Harvard's coaches. the
Storrow brothers and George Mumford. will
have no more success than did r. c. Lehman,
Yale men have enjoyed so many victories over
Harvard crews coached by the Storrows that
they fail to see how things can be changed.
Both varsity eights have made fast time in
trials. but that does not go for much. A crew
might beat the record alone but when pitted
against a rival eight that could fight for every
inch OF water 1t might lose heart or collapse
from both nervous and physical strain. A boat
race Is far different from practice spins. and
for that reason little stock is taken in the
stories OF secret record breaking performances
by the two crews.
The varsity shells will be manned by un-
usually tall men. who are not over weight and
have been perfectly trained. Rowing experts
declare that Sale's eight is "slicker" in stroke
and action than Harvard's That ia the only
comment which leads one to the belief that
Yale is preferred among the aquatic railbirds
Harvards stroke is about the same that has
prevailed at that university for years. although
some improvement has been made in it through
the advice of Pat" Donovan. the instructor Of
the Weld Boat Club OF Cambridge. 1t is said
that the recovery is quicker than formerly,
which should be an Improvement Yalc's
stroke will be the same that Bob Cook first
framed up. with one or two minor changes 1t
has proved an invincible stroke against the
Crimson, and therefore there appears to be no
good reason why il should be changed.
While many visitors have come to town. both
from Boston and New York. there is very little
betting ton ight Even money and take your
on may be laid either way tomorrow, de-
pendent. Of course. upon which university has
the most money and confidence.
syening' e,in me WAFER 1@4s IN pretty Go2h con-
the Yale shell. who is, giant and one Of the
cramps all day. Cant Allen: however, said That
would probably he all right tomorrow. The
crews did not practice starts but rowed in
stretches Just to keep imbercd up.
There is Just as much doubt about the result
| OF the freshmen race. as the crews are thought
ever. is expected to win handily from Yale's
| four. as the Cambridge men have been rowing
m Tne viii " be- "s btnG any an
| on the preliminary events until tomorrow
morning and then rot great deal. as the
| m pf thn w hn h1r N lima to
see them. The managers did not look FOR
great crowd in the morning. and consequently
trains. but the arrivals this afternoon were SO
numerous that it was finally decided to run a
grand stands on both sides OF the river when
the varsity crews meet.
The harbor tonight is filled with crack
yachts which have been arriving here for the
past week. Many of them brought enthusiasts,
crews H the rVer The arrival apete Of Goumbn @
Defender and Navahne about o'clock this
were soon putting down to the requot, House.
of which III" flyers w.rG anchored The bat;
members Of their crews are rolling up and
down the streets OF the town talking rowing
The principal topic outside OF to-morrows
events Is the great race race, at rouGhkeepsse be-
day. Many who saw the struggle have arrived.
and they have discussed the finish o! tn" struG
St sDS sTaM aSa % Raa the Essn s
congratulated; They say that they are
satisfied with their showing and will
do better next year. some persons havo
been trying to convince listeners that Wiscon-
sin would have won II the course had been
properly policed at the. finish. 1t is alleged
that the police boats did not keep the course.
or lane. wide enough and that Wisconsin by
| holding the shell in a straight line from tho
| bridge was controlled 10 row in among
III" small boats. Such was not the case.
| however for unpreIudiced persons who saw
the race are positive that the Wisconsns'
CoXswan lost his head and steered badly.
That is the real excuse. although tho Badgers
are anxious, to shield their little heImsman
| from any blame. Is is said. though, that
Coach McConvle who WAS on the Pennsyl-
| vania launch with Ellis Ward actually yelled
| through mNgaphOne to his coXswan to
alter his course as the Wisconsin men went
under the bridge If this Is "A fact it further
proves the statement that Wisconsins failure
to do better was due to poor steering. The
catching o' crabs 10y two members Of the West
err. crew was attributed to "9sG, Of rattles duo
three and one-third miles had been passed
There is n story in circulation that the official
timekcepers at PouGhkeepsie made so many
hiunlers that the figures given out were
worthless 4 man who says he was witness
to the incident told THE ST y cOrreSpOnlent to-