Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-28
HARD PRACTICE OVER
Yale and Harvard Oarsmen in Perfect
Condition.
YESTERDAYS RACE At POUGHKEEPSIE
Unexpectedly Fine Showing by the
Wisconsin Crew.
CURRENT SPORTING NOTES

GALES FERRY, Conn, June 2s.-The
finishing touches have been applied, the
hard practice is over, and the six crews
which will represent Yale and Harvard on
the Thames in the big regatta are practi-
cally awaiting the pistol shot which will
send them off over the course tomorrow.
The close of the training period finds all
of the oarsmen of the two universities in
perfect shape physically, with no indica-
tons of entertaining, except, perhaps, a
little fneness 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 ac-
count of the cordial feeling which has from
the first existed between the rival oarsmen
In fact, the utter lack of secrecy, the. open
and frank methods of practice and the ex-
change of courtesies between the Yale and
Harvard settlements have done much, ac-
cording to the coachers and graduates of
both universities, toward putting intercolle-
giate rowing on new footing.
Interests in the Contests
The contests are awaited with much in
terest in view of the fact that the man
ayers have conceived and this year for the
first time are about to carry out the scheme
of a regatta. The events of the meet will
be crowded into one day, in order to meet
the convenience of visiting spectators
The contests will begin in the forenoon
thursday and will find a climax in the
early evening with the big race between
the Fights OF the two universities.
Wind, weather and water permitting, the
university tours will row their race at 1920
am, the start being just above the draw
bridge.
The course will lie upstream for two
miles, this race finishing at the two-mile
nag, OF the navy yard.
Immediately after this race the two fresh
man crews will go on for a two-mile pull
from the navy yard up the river to the var
sity eight starting point, opposite Gales
Ferry. Late in the afternoon the varsity
race will come.
Harvard has the best in the betting for
two out of the three contests. However,
last minute changes have been made in the
shell of the Yale four, two heavy oarsmen
nave been succeeded by lighter men, and
the boat moves more rapidly. AS result,
hot race is looked for. On form the Har-
ward freshmen are the superiors of the Yale
youngsters and their shell has splendid
speed.
Harvard Fast Crew.
With the two big Fights the situation is
different. Harvard is reported to have
made faster time on the river than Yale
On the other hand. the Yale eight is mark
eddy the superior thus far as to form. The
men pull much more easily apparently
and have a vast amount of endurance and
reserve power. The New Haven crew,
moreover, Is largely a veteran aggregation,
factor which tells not little in a race
The course of the varsity eight race is
the old Iale-Harvard course, which was
abandoned when Cornell became a third
crew. 1t starts on the west river bank;
makes straight for the navy yard where,
with turn almost insignificant it reaches
straight down the river to the big railroad
bridge
The official arrangements have been sat
isfactorily completed. Observation trains
Will be run on each side of the river, at
fOrding good views of the races.