The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-27
YALE And HARVARD READY
Crews to Race on the Thames Late
This Afternoon.
The Crimson Eight FavOrife in the
varsity Event-LfttIe BettinE on
ssse ether COntests-The COnstitu-
ton Among the Yachts Present.

NEW LONDON, Conn, June 27.-The !
staid little New England town Of New
London is today rejoicing in its annual
opportunity to become, If not a college |
town, at least a college mans town in
every sense of the word, for the crews
of Yale and Harvard contest for su-
prernacy on the Thames late this after
noon. The town, as usual, has wrapped
itself impartiaIly In blue and crimson, and
though kingdoms should fall in the course
of the day, or some other Notwithstanding
event should happen, there would be lit
tie interest in such matters here The
hearts and minds Of the big tilrong know
but one an-absorbing topic Of thought
and conyersation-the boat races this
afternoon It was generally conceded that
the three races. varsity eight, varsity
four, and freshman eight, would De the
most closely contested events held here
in years.
Popular opinion this morning slightly
favored Harvard in the varsity race. and
there appeared to be practically no prefer
ence for the other races.
The schedule for the races arranged for
the freshman event at o'clock, the var
sity four Immediately afterward, at 4:3o
O'Clock, and the varsity eights, at $50
o'clock, in the coolness of evening twi-
light
Race day opened clear and warm. with
promise of rather too much heat when
the sun got high and scarcely enough of
the south wind to ripple the placid waters
of the Thames The old racing men look
ed out ana commented sIeefulIy on the
! prospect of excellent conditions for the
struggle. The weather snarps talked
wisely Of probable showers late in the aft
/ eraoon ard declared that down-pour
! was inevitable on the day of the dual
/ contest anyway.
| HARVARD LEADS TIE BETTING.
| Harvard led in the betting for the
| Varsity race this morning at odds of FIVE
to four and five TO three There were re-
markabIy few wagers placed in the vari-
ot5s hotels aad cafes last night but things
/ livened up this 1norains when the crowds
began to pour into the town from the Bos-
/ ton and the New York trains. 4 number
OF bets were reported al $50 to SO and $50
/ 10 SO q few at SEA to SO and there Was
/ q large number Of smaller wages placed
/ privately There was apparently little
/ betting on the other races. ali active spec
| uiation being centred on the varsity race,
/ the event Of the day. though the Yale
/ freshmen appeared TO have a number of
undergraduate supporters. anxious TO
back their favorftes.
/ The strokes of the rival crews are very
/ similar and only differ in minor points
+ At the catch Yale puts in use simultane-
- Ii I'D la
/ Ieg-drive follows almost instantly. E. c.
| starrow, coach for Harvard. however,
puts much Importance IN the cIeanness
ard sureness of the catch, 50 that the
3erfEn.son crew anchors the sweep and then
slides
The regatta committee OF the New Lon
don Board Of Trade has taken precautions
10 have the course OF the race free from:
interference E. Y. ChappelI, chairman
of the committee. this morning issued the
/ following official notice and regulations
Of the regatta:
| University race. four miles, viii be
started ct 6:90, and rowed down stream,
| finishing at the drawbridge-
Freshmen race. two miles, viii be
started at 1 p m at drawbridge and row
| cd up stream finishing at navy yard
| Substitute race four oars two miles.
| will be started Immediately after the
freshmen race ends, at navy yard and
rowed up stream to the starting point of
the four-rafIe course.
| NO steamers, yachts or excursion boats
VIII he allowed to follow the crews over
any part of the course, except the official
boats There viii be no press boat Cap
tains of Loats are requested to avoid in
reference with flags on the course BY
special order OF the Secretary Of War, the
rr~z ~
main closed from fifteen minutes before
the regatta until five minutes after II
Special attention should be paid TO this
ruling.
All boats are to be anchored at the
/ finish, outside the police lines one half
hour before the race starts, as the bridge
VIII be closed at that time TO insure quiet
water at the finish and are requested to
| remain az anchor fifteen minutes after
last crew has crossed the line. to avoid
danger to the crews The harbor master,
| in a steam tub, and special police, in
launches, viii be on duty above the draw
| bridge to assist the revenue cutter in
keeping the course clear The judges
boat, PaTthenia, will be anchored s.t the
finish and Will be notified by wire on the
arrival of the crews on the river At the
start of the university race she will fire
one gun Il second gun at the finish of the
university race. Navigation in the river
is suspended during the races by vTder of
the Secretary of the Treasury, and the
revenue cutter Dallas Is on hand to en-
force the regulations OF the day
THE C0NSTITJ TI0N THERE.
4 big fleet of yachts containing pleas
ure parties now dot the harbor here
Among them are the Cup defender Con-
stitution, Thomas ". Lawson's steam
yach Dreamer. Archibald Watts Amer
lean. ] P Nforgan's C0rSacia, flying the
Harvard crimson; Lloyd Phoentx's Intre-
pfd. the steam yacht May. the schooners
Atalanta. Sea Fox, NIayfarer, and Emer-
aid. United States revenue cutters Gresh-
am, Algonquin, and Dallas, and the old
Essex
W. II. MiekIeham, Of New York city.
will oficiate as referee in all the events.
About 10 o'clock the referees boat, the
Nuska, steamed up the course with Mr.
hfiekleham aboard to view the wind and
tide conditions. They found a southwes-
ter kicking up a heavy sea and rolling up
white caps galore 1t was rougher wa
! ter than has been seen on the Thar-as
course for two weeks and made the col
Iege coaches look dubious when they in
spected it, Unless the wind dies down,
the chances favor a postponement of the
two minor races of the day
This viii, of course, make no difference
with the varsity eight or main race of
The day, which is sure to be held approxi-
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