The Washington times., 1908-06-25

Scores OF water craft of all descrip-
tions. each gayly bedecked in the colors
OF the rival universities, lined the
course today. and many additional ar
rivals are expected this afternoon IN
time for the big race.
with Captain Idle. OF the Yale crew.
the question Is quick change OF
stroke-a caargc Of adjustment 10 the
styie employed oy Harvard, who VIII
likely get away fii'st. Then in the finish.
IL is the flelG-ihe struggle for steady
gains, an inc. Al Il time. and q final
spurt for :iss iiHe For all OF this. the
sons OF p chanting upon the river
today.
With c. richardson. OF Harvard
the quests, rather an open one. He
has one of Gnest. If not the very
finest, crews '-v turned out The men
are in the pln-;- u condition, They have
strength and nave been drilled until
they work together ike the parts OF
Swiss watch. To Harvard, the great
problem should oe worked out bY get
ting away quickly SomPeIliiIng conn 7IiIss sSS s3 4
ate s6nishs try to get into their hearts
some OF the, Yale staying powers; II
tiey weaken ever so little they viii 20
home as they have done d9r years
sorry. disappointed melancholy.
Yale Favorits.
Yale is favorite in the big race. but
only by a narrow margin and this mar
gin. can be attributed d-more 90 confidence
in Yale luck and Yale spirit than TO
any great superiority Of the Blue crew
trpthe matter Of form.
gHarvard has a, crack eight. notwith-
srandinCs all the noise that has been
made about the disqualification or Flsh
at No. q few days ago. Cutler. who
reulaced inin, while a smaller man, has
fitted into the gap wonderfully well,
and Is swinging a splendid oar. The
Crimson crew averages both heavier
and taller than the New Haven men,
and Is working together much better
than the eight which met Yale last
year All OF the men are in splendid
shape, and at no time in the past half
dozen years have the Cambridge lads
stood a better chance OF winning.
But Yale is the same old Yale that
has in tWenty-nine years rolled up twen-
ty-one victories against Harvard s
eight II would be hard 20 find a flaw
done little in the way of sprinting or
setting up fancy practice records, the
men are in perfect condition are row.
ing in almost perfect form, and are
confident they are going 10 win
Conceded Race
The four-oared varsity presented a
different proposition, Harvard virtual
II, conceded. this event 10 Yale before
the boats went to the stakes.
The taking Of Cutler from the Crinl-
san- hot 70 replace Fish in the varsity
eight and the disbarring Of Morgan az
the same tine as Fish early blasted
Harvard's hopes OF winning this event
ON the other hand an apparently equal
", lop-sided proposition was offered by
TIE freshman event, which appeared
certain 70 result in Harvard victory.
The youngst ers having shown much bet
ter form all season than that displayed
by Yale freshies.
Il Uofa 10 n-r-- r-N -
ed the city. and as the hour for board
ing the observation trains approached
there were riots OF rival colors, while
yachts. launches. catboats. and motor
boats by the score filled the little har-
Dor. and during the early, hours there
was a good-natured scramble for an
ChOTaRes Of vantage along the course
An hour before the time set for the
frst event. the police Doats had lined
up all the craft in parallel lines on each
side Of the course and the picture was
q stirring one. as each craft unfurled
10 the breeze its gaudy full-dress i'm the
form Of scores Of flags and pennants-
Harvard Men Rejoice.
There is much rejoicing among the
Harvard contingent today over the vic
tories last night OF the Harvard fresh
mems four. The fresnies won by two
Sad half lengths. While the Yale grad
yates were beaten three-quarters OF a
length in that race.
The varsity eigits ere Is fellows:
Observation-Disclosures bow, Ia. Cutler,
No > is2: Severance No. g. IL. Lunt.
No. T. 11s; Wai6, No. s. IL; Bacon, No.
G re: Richardson. captain. No. :. 1sS;
Sargent, stroke, 16S, Blagden, cOXswain.
lo2- Average weight. Ia: average
height. s feel y inch.
Tale-Auchinclcss, bow, 15T; PeysOn,
No.I2. ls1: Rice No. 5, 160: Hunt. No. I,
IN; Dinkle, No. ;. rs; Howe, No. S,
IS7: Ids No. =. 1S3. GTiswOld. stroke.
151: CoSs. Coxswain. los. Average
weight, 10; average height, feet liz
inches
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