The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-29
READY FOR THE PISTOL SHOT.
YALE-HARvARD BOAT RACES VILE
BE run THURSDAY.

Used-Men Who Compose the
Crews, and Their Experience-The
Contests VIII lie watched Wits
Great Interest.
Gales Ferry, Conn. June 2s-The hnish~
ing touches have been applied the hard
practice is over. and the crews whicn
VIII represent Yale and Harvard on the
Thames In the big regatta are practically
awaiting the pistol shot which will send
them off over the courses on Thursday.
The close of the training period finds all
of the oarsmen of the two universities in
perfect shape physically. with no indica-
tions of overwhelming. except perhaps q
little fineness In the condition OF two men
in the Harvard Varsity eight
The work on the river has been more
than ordinarily delightful this year, ON
account Of the cordial feeling which has
from the first existed between the rival
oarsmen. In fact, the utter lack OF se-
crecy, the open and frank methods ot
practice, and the exchange OF courtesies
between the Yale and Harvard settis-
ments have done much. according to the
coachers and graduates on such universi-
ties, towards putting intercollegiate row.
Ing on new footing. The contests are
awaited with much interest, Ia view soE
the fact that the managers have con-
| ceived. and this year, for the first time.
are about 20 carry out the scheme OF
regatta The events Of the meet win be
| crowded into one day, in order to meet
the convenience of visiting spectators.
The contests viii begin in the forenoon
Thursday and viii find a climax in tho
early evening with "the big" race be-
tween the eights of the two universities.
Wind, weather and water permitting the
University fours will row their race ae
1870 a. m. the start being just above the
drawbridge.
The course VIII lie up stream for two
! miles, this race finishing at The two-mlle
| nag, off the navy yard
Immediately after this race, the two
freshmen crews viii SO on for a two-mile
| pun from the navy yard up the river 20
the Varsity eight starting point opposite
Gales Ferry. Laie Ia the afternoon the
| Varsity race Will come.
Harvard. First I'm Betting.
Harvard has first in the betting for two
| out Of the three contests However, last
minute changes have been made In tho
| shell of the late four, two heavy oarsmen
have been succeeded by lighter men and
the boat moves more rapidly. AS result
a hot race is looked for On form the fIar~
| ward freshmen are the superiors OF thu
! Yale youngsters and their shell has splen-
| did speed.
with the two big eights the situation fs
4 different. Harvard Is reported 10 have
/ made faster time on The river than Yale.
| On the other hand, the Yale eight is
| markedly the superior thus far as 70 form.
! The men pun much more easily, apparent-
| Iy and have a vast amount of endurance
/ and ti,a
| moreover, Is largely d veteran aggregation,
/ q factor which tells not a little In a race.
The course of the Varsity eight race 10
the old Yale-Harvard course which was
| abandoned when Cornell became a third
| crew II starts on the west river bank
and makes straight for the navy yard.
| where with turn almost insignificant IL
| reaches straight down the river to the big
| railroad bridge.
The Official arrangements have been sat-
| isfactorily completed. Observation trains
will be run on either side OF the river, af-
fording good views OF the race.
Yaie's Good Material.
The Yale eight OF this year Is made up
| Of well-trlcd material only two OF the
| men, Neidecken, No Z. and Brown,
| No. 5, being without previous varsity
| crew experience Both, however, rowed
| with freshmen crews. Brown having been
| captain OF last years eight
OF the other SIX men In the varsity boat
| two, williams, stroke, and Breenleaf bow.
| have roWed only one year previously with
the big crew. The remaining four not
| only have been among the varsity men
| before, but also Towed IN their class or
| the freshmen crew. The statistics of the
crew are as follows:
w. 3. Williams, stroke oar, is a member
| OF the class OF 1900 He came to Yaie
from De Lancey School. His home Is at
| F9averford. Pa. He weighs 100 pounds, 10
| feet 10 inches In hight, and 20 years OF
ege. He was stroke Of last years varsity
crew. and he also stroked the freshmen
| crew.
j.. II. Neldecken, also in the class Of 1900
He Is No Z. in the varsity boat He
rowed No. last year, and No. on the
| freshman crew. He s n years old, feet
| and Y inch IN hight, and weighs ITO
| pounds IL prepared at ST. Paul's SCHOOL,
| Neldecken comes from Milwaukee.
Capt Fred w. Alien, No g. rowed In the
| sdrne position IN the ~ and 9S varsity
boats lie weighs $50 pounds, Is p years
Of age and feet tall. Eie comes from
| Walpole Mass, and he fitted at Andover
Academy, and Will graduate next year.
w Gordon Brown who was captain OF
last years freshman crew. rows No. 5
He Is The heaviest man IN the boat, weign~
ing 100 pounds He also IS The tailest man
IN the boat, his hight being feet and
inches He is 19 years Of age. Browns
| home is Flushing, l.. L. He prepared at
| Groton School. He Is IN the class OF 1901
II. p Flint. '99's, Of Los Angeles, Cal,
rows No 4. which position, also, he rowed
| on last years varsity crew, and on the
1900 class crew. lie prepared az I.awrence-
| VILE His weight is l70 pounds, age y.
hight feet.
w. r.. S. GriswoId was No. Of the 81
university crew, and he also rowed on the
| 80 freshmen crew. He Is No. of this
years eight. He weighs i7s pounds, Is
feet and y inches In hight. and p years
Of age. HIS home is at Erie. Pa. Hc pre-
pared at Black Hall School. and Is a mem-
Der Of the class OF 30.
H. r. Wickes. No. 2. has had two years.
experience at that position. having rowed
| there on last years big crew, and also
on the 1909 freshman. He fitted az Ando-
yer. and comes from New York city. He
| 10 a member OF the class of 1900. Is 20
years OF age and 5 feet l0lA inches In
hight, and weighs 1853 pounds.
j. G. Greenleaf. 80. bow oar. was No.
on last years university crew. He Is