The Portland daily press., 1899-06-29
HARvARD-YALER RACE TODAY
Great Aquatic Collegiate Event
of Year.
Odds Are ON Yale For the Varsity
Race and ON Harvard's Freshmen.

New London, Conn.,. June 2s.-The
two great American universities are
|again face to face ON the eve of their an.
nual contest for aquatic supremacy and
the question whether IL will be Yale and
Harvard or Harvard rand Yale, very
vital question to many. will probably be
decided within the next "a hours.
Singular as 1t may seem, there appears
TO be perfect unanimity.of feeling at the
Yale and Harvard headquarters tonight
as to the probable outcome Of the three
races which the college crews will row to-
morrow.
Both agree that Yale, barring acci-
dents, has the better chance in the great
varsity race that will be rowed for four
miles down the Thames just before sun
down.
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 the forenoon !,
while as for the four cared race between
tho varsity substitutes over two mile
course after the freshman race. Harvard
has certainly the preference.
The facilities for viewing the races this
year ars far better than ever before. In
stead OF one observation train on the
right bank Of the river. there viii be long
trains on either bank and those that take
the cars on the left bank will have an
unobstructed view of the lass two miles
Of the varsity race, as well as the entire
freshman race In the morning.
The police arrangements this year are
also improved.
Above the bridge the auxiliary cruiser
Prairie which steamed into the harbor
looms up majestically and threateningly
with her black kfivs-inchlguns. AS an added
attraction in sight Of the fetish, lie the
two fastest yachts afioat. In American
waters or as overy loyal citizen believes,
In any water--the Columbia and Defen.
der.
The same confident feeling seemed pre-
valent at Gales Ferry. among the Yale
men as on many previous year. while
at Harvard the absence of the depression
which has on many similar occasions lost
race before it was rowed, was psrh APPS
the most noticeable feature The result
of the Harvard and Yale ball game al
Tuesday has sinRularly enough changed
considerably the feeling at Red Top.
This feeling was also echoed In the
corridors Of the Crocker house tonight
and odds on Yale that were to yester-
day, dropped TO 8 to 8 and 8 to today.
1t appears tn be q general sentiment
among the sporting fraternity that the
Harvard Grew has a dash that may win,
In spite of the long experience and steady
training of the eight men from Yale.
The freshman race will start at ten
O'Clock tomorrow. The course Is two
miles up stream with the finish at the
two mile varsity mark of the navy yard.
Immediately after the finish of the
freshman race. the subs of the two 'sarsi-
ty crews will pull four cared race,
continuing up stream from the navy
yard and finishing of the Harvard quar-
ters at the starting line Of the varsity
race. ~
A roundup Of the twenty men who
will pull for the New Raven University
tomorrow, revealed a situation entirely
encouraging from q physical standpoint,,
Not a man seemed over-trainsd and it
was stated with some equanimity that
none was dangerously .nsar the s'too tine'i,f 4
limit. aqr