Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-24
HARVARD TO
ROW CAMBRIDGE
Plans Concluded for a Race on
the Thames on Sep
tenber is.

BOSTON, July 24.-Arrangements have
been practically concluded for q race on the
Thames river. England. between tho Har-
ward University crew. which defeated Yale
at New London last month, and the Cam
bridge University crew. which beat Oxford
last April The race will be rowed over the
regular Oxford-Cambridge course, which ex-
tends from Putney to Mort lake, a distance
OF four miles and three fIriongs.
me Cambridge men have suggested two
dates, September or III. either of which
VIII be satisfactory to them. Harvard viii
choose the latter. Several members of the
Harvard eight are now in Europe, and the
others will SAIL on the Cedric next Friday.
The only member OF the crew who cannot
go at that time Is Morgan, at No. s. He
Is attending the Harvard summer school
the session Of which viii continue until Au-
gust 10. He will sail for England the next
Jay; ana VIII arrive in time to have three
weeks in the boat with his associates. In
the meantime he will row every day on the
charles river here and keep In condition
Two men from the Harvard freshmen
e.sn.. Fauikner and Lunt. viii go as SUBJ
seltutes- The party will also include Emer-
son, as manager; Whitney assistant man
ager; Charlie Hart, the boatkeeper: DR.
Manahan. who has looked after the physi-
cal condition of the Harvard oarsmen for
TWO years. and Wray. the Harvard coach.
Prolonged Negotiations.
negotiations looking toward a race have
been under way for several weeks The
harvard interests on the other side OF the
water have been looked after by F. L. Hig-
glnson. jr, who was captain of the Har-
ward crews of 1899 and 1900, and is now in
business In London. and Rudolph c. Leh-
man, the weH-known English coach and
oarsman. Mr.. Lehman. 1t will be remem-
Dereo. came to this country and coached
the Harvard University crews in 1897 and
1888 Since then he has taken a lively In
terest IN Harvard rowing
ne race with Cambridge has been ar
ranged chiefly through his efforts The
Harvard men want 1t distinctly understood
that the race next September will not be
Tor the international collegiate champion
ship. They cheerfully acknowledge the
pre-eminence of Cornell. and the race In
England will be purely for fun and for
sports sake. The Harvard men say that
incidentally they hope to gain from their
English opponents some additional knowl-
edge about rowing
Little Is known here about thu arranpa
ments which have been made on the other
side FOR the quarters and training of the
Harvard men. but these matters will be at
tended to by the Harvard representatives
In London.
To Train on Thames.
The Harvard men expect to train on the
Thames river at some place near London
las they will arrive in England on August
4. and the race will be rowed on Septem-
Der 10, they hope to have time enough
to become acc1imated.
In the annual Oxford-Cambridge boat
race on the Thames river this year-eam-
bridge won by " lengths The time was
10 minutes "a seconds. Cambridge was
favorite in the betting at to /. The race
was rowed on April I over the regular
Putney-Mortlake course. Cambridge took
the lead at the start and was never hard
pressed.
Harvard defeated Yale on June % at
New London by two full lengths, after
race that for three miles and half was
one of the closest and hardest fought in
the history of eight-oared shell racing.
Harvard's greater endurance told at the
end, and the crew drew out and won in
decisive manner. Harvard was beaten by
Cornell earlier in the season in two-nlile
race on the Charles river,
The statistics of the Harvard and Cam
bridge crews as they rowed this year show
that Harvard will have an advantage of
eight pounds in the matter of weight. The
makeup and weights of the two crews, as
they were boated, follow: