The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-29

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 of the course at 10:3O for two-nile race to the navy yard. Here the fresh man crew will be in readiness and it will be immediately started over the two miles to the 'drawbridge. Then, at 4:S0, from the drawbridge the varsity eights will be sent away for their four mile pull to the finish line midway be- tween Red Top and Gales Ferry, but close under the west bank. A varsity race in this direction loses it's spectacu- lar accompaniments. Several times 1t has been so rowed because of an upset of the programme either through high winds or bad water, and the finishes have lost their flavor through lack of the thunderous salute from steam craft which usually anchor above the draw bridge, the wild enthusiasm and burst Of colers of the winner from the ob- servation trains on the bridge, and the ringing cheers of city folk massed on the river banks. The finish upstream will be easily seen from the observation trains, but the volume of noise from the thousands of enthusiastic sight seers will be lost in the wide expanse of country. It is thought likely that the revenue cutters which will patrol the course will not permit large craft to go up the river beyond the navy yard by reason of the narrow channel in which the crews must row and the shallowness of the water on either hand.
 { The advance guard of college men to- night was mostly of Harvard tenden- cies, and few of them were inclined to go seeking Yale men who had money to lay on the Blue. Harvard demand ed liberal odds on the varsity event, with Wariness in taking offers, was willing to give slight odds on their own freshman crew and accepted even money on the four-oared race which, it is admitted on both sides, may prove to be the best of the day,
 The particular feature about this. years race is that Harvard for the first time, having abandoned graduate coaching, will present crews which have been moulded into grand form by a professional. What Yale has done under Coach Kennedy in the past is a glorious record in the opinion of her men; they are confident that she will do as well in the future, and they look with interest to see what Coach James Wray has mplished at Harvard with the material which came to him last fall. Yale has never paid much ,atten- tion to the freshman and four-oared races, preferring rather to concentrate all energy upon the only race which actually counts-the varsity eight-and in winning which brings the greatest honor to the college, save that of the football championship. This year Yale's two lesser crews have been well looked after and much is expected of both. The recent removal of Cornelius Daly, a veteran, from the varsity eight, and the change of Ortmayer from the four cared to Daly's seat, has upset predtc. tions not a little as regards the four cared. A rowing expert who has care- fully followed the work of the oars- men in both camps is of the opinion that Yale will win the varsity eight, that she will lose the freshman eight, and has an even chance to get the third event. Yale has in her Varsity shell a crew that is almost as good as last years remarkable eight. It has the same smooth style of using the oars, and the same powerful drive and great endurance. Harvard, this same authority believes, has better crew than for many years, a crew which at a low stroke, about 26, is almost a counterpart of Yale's, but on a higher stroke is unable to use either it's pull or leg drive with the same power as has been noticed in the. boat of its oppo- nents. Physically there is little to choose between the two crews. liar yard men themselves do not feel con- fldent of winning this race, but they expect to fight it out to the utmost of their speed. Of the freshman crews the expert says that Harvard has an eight which on form and achievement ought to win, for the men handle their oars like veterans, and are very strong lotof youngsters. Their stroke is iden- 'tical with that used by the freshman four to-day in the race which the Yale four lost, and which was promised by
 
 It is to the Harvard freshmen that Coach Wray points with considerable pride. The Yale crew has been shaken up several times, which has hampered it's development. In her four-oared crew up to the time of the change of Ortmayer to the varsity eight, Yale had the finest four since this series has been rowed. Hoppin, who went to No. ?, is a heavier man than Ortmayer and the difference in weight has slightly al tered the balance of the boat. This aside, Yale is we'll matched with the Harvard four, and an exciting finish is looked for.
 There is the usual feeling of conf1- dence in the rival camps, and good na- turedly the men are awaiting the hour for their appearance on the water. The men will break training immediately after the races, Yale returning to New