Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-29
HARVARD TAKES TWO
Wins Preliminary Events at
New London.
READY FOR BIG RACE
YALE SEEMS TO COUNT ON THE
UNIVERSITY CONTEST.
Attendance of Spectators Much Smaller
Than Usual-Apparently Less
Public Interest.

NEW l-ONDON, conn. June "a per-
feet June morning, without a cloud in the
sky and with a gentle breeze ripping the
incoming tide. was natures greeting to the
oarsmen of Yale and Harvard universities
on this, the day of their annual regatta on
the Thames. The northwest wind, which
for three days had whitecapped the river
where the tide runs strongly and which
last night threatened to cause a change in
the plan of rowing the varsity Fights, had
entirely disappeared. The harbor was
filed with pleasure craft, and as soon as
"colors" had been sounded today they ran
up flags and bunting and moved up river
to anchorages above the drawbridge and
began to form the long lines on each side
of the course.
Out-of-town visitors were few last night
compared with previous years, and
aside from displays of university colors
there was little evidence of that hustle
and hustle which is an interesting feature
of the event. = ~ -
Twenty-Seyenth, Race.
This is the twenty-seventh regatta day
on which Yale and Harvard crews have
met in friendly rivalry: Eighteen times
the.sons of Yale have led the way over the
finish fine in more or less hard rowed
races.,s-SeYen times the, crimson has gone
back to Cambridge the victor and twice
both universities have taken part with
were defeated. 1t is now six years since
Harvard sent a winning crew to the
Thames, and prior to that it was way back
in 1891 that Harvard broke Yale's string
of five consecutive victories.
The freshmen crews of the two universe
ties have raced for nearly a generation
and in these events Yale has also been
more successful than Harvard. 1t is only
since 1899 that the substitutes on the var
sity crews have been given an opportunity
in four-oared shells to show speed and
Harvard only once been defeated.
1t was arranged by the committee in
charge 10 row today's four-oared and fresh
man two mile races down stream at half
past TO- with the chief event at some hour
late in the afternoon. In order to avoid the
confusion of last year the crew captains last
night agreed TO meet at o clock and def
niteely decide the direction and starting
time of the varsity race. 1t had previously
been arranged to send the crews away at
40 O clock starting from the draw bridge
and going up stream, but the high wind of
the past three days led to the belief that
The water at that time in the afternoon
might be too rough. So perfect were the
morning conditions, however. that it did
not seem likely that the crew captains
would decide to alter the original plan.
The failure OF friends of the crews to fill
up the hotels and boarding houses as they
have been wont to do in years past and the
early hour of the freshman and four-oared
races made the crowd which witnessed
them the smallest ever known here 1t was
feared also that the attendance at the var
Sity race would fall far below that OF any
other year.
Oarsmen Early Astir.
The oarsmen were astir early at their re-
spective quarters. Capt. .Filley of Harvard
reported that his men had all had a refresh
ing nights sleep. The Harvard captain
broke the -quiet OF the morning for his men
by engaging in little handball practice in
front of the quarters. while afterward the
oarsmen. keeping as far as possible from
the suns rays. lounged about on the piazzas
of their quarters.
Capt. Filley said: MY. men are fit. L
think we will be able to a hard race.
The conditions seem to be good for an ex-
cellent day of sport. | feel that Harvard
will contribute her share toward a sue
cessful regatta ''il T7Tf
Harvard had high confidence of taking
the freshmen race. and seemed hardly less
expectant of running away with the four
cared On the varsity, however, the hope
was far less for it is known that Harvard
has been erratic in practice during the last
few days.
The Yale men. like the Crimson, loled
lazily on the piazza fronting their quarters.
Every man had passed a good night and
the hopes at the quarters were decidedly
optimistic. IT'S a great day for a race"
said Coach John Kennedy "and Yale is
ready for the contest. No. 1 am not say
ing as to the result. but do feel that Yale
is not badly handicapped by the loss of
DAILY from the varsity eight
Yale seems to expect to take the varsity
believing the freshmen a practical loss,
with fighting chance of taking the four
cared.
Arrival of Spectators.
The first specials to come in from the
west were three from New Haven shortly
after o'clock. Then for the first time the