The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-28
RIVAL CREWS EQUAL CHOICES
HARVARD AND YALE MEN SEEK
EACH OTHERS MONEY.
Old Ell Youngsters Win Freshman -Four
Dared Race. while Crimson Grads De
feat Biue Veterans In . Half Mile Tilt
Programme for the Races To-day.

CARED Hace, WhIIe crimson Gfans Dos
feat Biue Veterans In o Half Mile Tilt
Programme for the Races To-day.
Now LONDON, Conn, June T.-The hrst
Harvard Yale boat races on the Thames.
though not scheduled In the annual regattA
programme. we're rowed this afternoon.
There were two events. The first one. be-
tween the freshman four oar orews, was won
by Yale. Harvard being two seconds astern
when the mile was finished. Tn time was
8 minutes 30 seconds. Harvard took the
lead. and was looked on as o winner until
the youngsters from New Haven spurted
200 yards from the flag and won. The two
crews were made up as follows:
Harvard Stroke. J. Cutler: No. 8. Hanfstaenglo;
No. Z. Butler; bow. Wood; coxswain, Arnold.
Yale Stroke. Livingstone: No. 0. pomeroy; No. 2.
Glenny; bow, Babson; %coxswain, Rand
The second race between graduate oars
men Of Harvard and Yale was won by the
Crimson crew. The distance was only half
q mile and was rowed In 2 minutes rs seconds.
The Harvard men appeared to be In much
better form than the Ellis and received an
ovation when they returned to Red Top.
These crews were as follows:
Yale-BoEue, stroke; Griswold. No. 7: Hsrtwell.
captain. No. O.; Graves. No. s; Folsom. No. d; Judson.
No. Q: Cameron. No. 2; Williams, bow: BaIfalov.
ooxswain.
Harvard Blake. stroke; Woods. No. 7: Perkins.
captain. No. Q: Lawrence. No. 8: Ayre, No. 4; Ban
croft. No. 0 Marvin. No. 3; Morgan, bow; Blagen.
ooxswain.
There already, has assembled. in port a
have taken positions above ths bridge a.
chored on the east and west side Of the four
mns. course e., and |, the ,Sgs re Sr5 GE eatb,sTs.
course %i : also have passed through the draw
arrived are 'V the safsnac' Fiorence. Diana,
venetie. Invincible. ,Charmery. Roxana, Vic
tor, Nanchal Mayits, cerS asfIo FRlG mrnss
eSrde, Emerald. Constellation, Elmlre. IN
X A4aEt; Imorita. Seneca Aloha and
KestreT., Marjorie and Wait q ah, and the
fo hos races tomorrow VIII De F0"eo a.
10 A: M,rressmsn Isss Two miles up s1r: .S%
100 <. G:-FoSr Dared race. immediately AFTER
ing a, the navy yard and ending at the head Of
the soSTse, Gppos!,e Red Top G;r r,,., .ow,,,r.,n
ending a, the bridge.
Special efforts have been made by the
various completes In charge OF the regatta
notice sent Out, to captains and pilots reads:
boats. nsphtha launches. &c. shall not, move
across the course for fifteen minutes before
the start Of each n rscs E. ! Launches p.aa ~ from on,o the
regulations. but the committee appeals to
owners Of small craft to lessen danger by
Viii be suspended BY orders Of the Secretary
OF the Treasury.
No steamers. yachts, excurslon boats or
on the day Of race oyer any part Of the course.
are requested to avoid interference with
Aana an tina MIR
draw Of tho Thames hiver bridge will remain
s siS,fd ,e from m fh,f,y a %ieq' it. o tIi Sos Sscn are eac te
he anchors at the frish outside the police
lines one hall hour before The star. OF each
TO insure quiet water AZ the finish. and are re-
ouested to remain at anchor ten minutes
after tie last crew has crossed the line to
The indecs' boat .Aqnillo viii be anchored
at the finish and Will be notified by wire on
start of the varsity race she sill Are one gun
and a second at the finish Of the race. All
y vac sf are rec reaI npisS n ao the TO r are their cannon
betting ct both Harvard.s and Yale's train
ing quarters Is even on all three races. iale's
men who are willing to risk their money, on
the Cambridge oarsncn. .\nd nj Red. Top
The statsn'cnts is made in turn that iale's
guarantee Of 600 faith. ! hroIeraCe firm
II town received SHN from nea0nnaFIerh Inls
afternoon to bet on Yale, and representatives
Of tho company were having a hard time
trying to place any Of III, coin.
Al Harvard's camp the story is current
that one man had $l8S 10 bet on the varsity
race. and not being able to, make a wager
al Gales Ferry sent the wad to a friend on
the Boston Stock Exchange in hopes that he
the city are crowded tonight. and the cots
which have done temporary service during
regatta weeks for nearly twenty-five years
have been busted once again ard are coming
money for the proprietors. The hotels at
the harbor's mouth. Peauot and Criswold,
also report big business.
Fair weather is predicted. with light varia-
able winds, and Il would not be surprising
II some Of the records made on ehe, course
are broken. In the toss up for post ions to-
morrow, Harvard won for the varsity race
and chose the west side. She also won the
toss for the four oar and chose the east side.
Yale won the choice for the freshmenevent
and chose tho east side.