The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-06-30
YALE PICKED TO WIN;
ODDS or TWO TO ONE
LITTLE BETTING EVEN AT THIS
RATE ON VARSITY RACE.

One Slate That Gives Harvard the
Freshmen and Four-Oared Contests
Glowing Reports of the Speed of the
Big Crews-Record May be Broken
Under Favorable Conditions-Crim-
son Wins Choice of Position in All
Their Races.
New London. June 2s.-The annua'
regatta of Harvard and Yale oarsmer
scheduled for the Thames river course
tomorrow served to transform this old
town tonight. Throughout the after
moon and during the early evening
thousands of visitors poured into thii
quaint little city and the crimson q
fair Harvard and the blue of old Yalt
mingled in easy style.
Almost every person interested in this
coming contest took weather observa-
tions after day that promised poorly
Tonight the sky was overcast and
light fog drifted up the harbor and set
tiled over the river. Weather sharps,
however, predicted with much show Of
certainty that the conditions tomorrow
would be favorable. The wind was
out of the east, but those who ought
Ito know suggested the likelihood of
switch around into the northwest. This
would mean fair weather and exceed
Iingly satisfactory water conditions. In
fact, it was pointed out, such wind
would make possible successful at
tack on the 'sS record held by Yale OF
20 minutes, 10 seconds, held for the
Thames course.
Word came down the river late in the
Afternoon that the two varsity crews
are remarkably speedy, and that the
mtsst important of to-morrow's races,
the university eight, would be heart
breaker. While this serves to render
the enthusiasts. it does not keep up
the usual amount of betting. During
the early hours of the night practically
no bets of Importance were registered.
The prevailing odds were on Yale to
l. AT one Of the hotels a slate Of re-
oalto tiicl oCCiiiCQ W l<1Vt SOlllt sup
porters, had it that the four cared race
would surely go to Harvard; that there
twas every prospect Of fairly stiff
fight between the freshman eights, with
probabilities in favor of Harvard, and
that the Yale varsity eight would win
the big race after gruelling contest
However likely this forecast may prove
ito be, it was remarked that the sports
from up river were strikingly consist
ent to the effect that the two big crews
are probably the best that ever repre-
sented the two universities. Old oars
men who spent the afternoon at Red
Ithis evening and brought back glowing
reports OF the speed of the two crews
AS a result the atmosphere was sur
charged with enthusiasm at the pros
pect Of record breaking achievements
up the river tomorrow.
The spectacle in the harbor tonight
is brilliant, and more yachts than ever
before probably, are anchored In the
lower bay. Above the bridge there
was also an imposing array of pleas
ure craft, whose owners were bound to
be early enough to secure good posi-
tions near the finish.
| In the toss for positions late this aft
ernoon Harvard had phenominal luck
and won all three choices Captain Dill
bingham chose the west land for the
university eight and four cared races,
land the east lane for the freshman
event.
The last real work of the oarsmen
was done in the cool of the evening
land was nothing more than a paddle
and tries at racing starts. At the quar-
ters Of both crews it was announced
that every man was in perfect shape.
Conditions permitting, the events win
be rowed as follows:
Freshman race-Two miles, from
railroad drawbridge UP stream at 1o:3o
a. m.
Four cared race-Two miles, from the
navy yard, up stream, Immediately aft
er the freshman race.
University race-Four miles, down
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