The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-08
BOAT RACE IN
! ENGLAND TODAY
Harvard and Cambridge,
Trained to the Minute, Meet
IN International Contest.

Putney. England, Sept. 7.-Breaking the
.inost universal custom Of English uni
Nersity boat races TO rest quietly the day
preceding the contest both the Harvard
ana cambridge crews today INDUCED In
snort practice in the presence OF thous-
ands or rowing enthusiasts gathered on
Lne banks OF the river. The Cambridge
row NJ he out Ilrst and did two-minutes
minute A little later Harvard had a
sp'h OF minute and half. They started
= the rate of forty strokes to the minute
out soon slaCkened the pace. For n full
minute they rowed at the rate OF thirty
AA 70 the minute. No protracted work
vas Gone, however. and Cambridge seemed
~ show perhaps slightly better form
%etner crew gave the slightest sign Of
SSttSsiLSness ali being in the pink of con-
International Interest.
The open character OF the great strug-
eie. quite apart from the international
cement gives II an interest exceeding
Snat which has attached to any previous
The last few hours have seen a tre-
5nendous scramble for seats from which
70 view the race; Thousands OF tickets
harms. railway bridge which marks the
commencement of the final reach. and
late-thls evening many Americans vainly
ehdeaVored 10 get seating accommodations
near the finish OF the post. The North
Iake hallway companies will run excursion
rams rom All parts and. tomorrow be-
tain 10 be q record crowd.
Queer Betting Odds.
The official betting prices still favor
Cambridge. but the moment American
money is offered the betting becomes
even.
= In the matter Of weight the crews are
pretty evenly matched. In height the
HarVards are the more level the tallest
being six feet one inch. and the shortest
i've feet nine and One-half inches. OF the
Cambridge men the tallest Is Traynes. six
feet nine inches. and the shortest Ben
nam. five feet eight and one-half inches.
For the first time flags VIII be dropped
az Salient points on the course. and il a
record Is being made II will have to beat
three minutes, flfty-two seconds at the
Bammersnith's bridge. eleven minutes
fifteen seconds at Chiswick Steps. thir-
teen minutes thirty-four seconds at
Barnes bridge and eighteen minutes forty
seven seconds at the finish.
Both Teams Confident.
Coach Wray is perfectly satisfied with
the capabilities and endurance Of his crew
and thinks they have a more than even
chance Of winning. Harvard's captain
also is confident and says that if the
Americans are beaten IL will not be until
the nish OF the race. DR.. Goldsmith,
president Of Cambridge University Boat
cub said today that he thought the Eng
lsh men will win, but there would not be
much space between the boats at the fin
ish. He considered the Harvard crew as
years 0xfords. and he was satisfied SIZED that llf
the former would row Il out TO the end
or the race. DR.. Goldsmith expects the
Cambridge men to take a little lead at the
start. but he believes the struggle will be
close one.
Ambassador and Mrs Whitelaw Reid
viii follow the race in launch Jointly
chartered by Harvard and Cambridge for
the accommodation Of their friends.
The Harvard men. who have arranged
70 sail for home Sept. Is on board the
American line steamer St. Louis will
spend Sunday at Cambridge and so 10
Wrest park on Monday as the guests OF
Ambassador and Mrs. Reid.
Has an Important Bearing.
Whatever may be the result OF the race
Il Is likely 70 have an important bearing
on the future Of English boating. The
Introduction OF the swivel oar lock is al
most certain. It is used already by all
English scullers and has been advocated
By prominent boat builders here, who
however have been handicapped by the
conservativism Of the crews themselves
built boats will he adopted rests on the
result OF the race The difference in
weight between the two boats is fifteen
S Sa sSc 1 who IN f bT q 6hs
boat. explains this by the fact that ow-
ing 10 the short notice he had to use
from stock heavier cedar than he would
have liked in building the new she'll
Comparative Weights.
Following are the latest weights. that
Of the Americans being stripped and that
n the Englishmen In rowing costume;
Harvard.
r. NJ. Tappan, Cbow), 1e9.
No . s. NJ. Fish, loo.
No g. ] G. Morgan, jr., 176.
No T. Flint, 10
No 8. J. Richardson, 1872.
No 6, r. I. Bacon. 1S2.
No Z, ID. A Newall, 1s2.
Stroke. o. d. Frley, 1872.
Coxswain NJ. =. Blagden. 100.
Cambridge:
a e CIose-Brookes Dow. III
No 2 J. r. H Fenham, 1861.
No g II NJ. Goldsmith. 40.