New-York tribune., 1910-06-30
HARVARD CREW FAvOR|TE
Yale Stock Goes Up After Draw
ing First Blood.
BLUE CUBS WIN A RACE
Crowds Gathering in Force for
Annual Water Battle on
Thames.
rBy Telegraph to The Tasune.l J

Telegraph
New London, Conn, June 2s--Everything
peiuts TO ideal weather conditions for the
annual battle OF the water between the
crews Of Yale and Harvard on the Thames
hare Tomorrow Clear skies and q moCe-ate
breeze from the northwest-just the thing
thar will pe favorable for the varsity race
late in the afternoon-is the weather pre-
diction for the day.
Yale drew first blood in the curtain raiser
of the regatta this afternoon when the
Blue freshmen substitutes, boated in four
Dared shell. defeated the Crimson fresh
men by three-quarters OF length Con-
seouently there is jubilation in the hale
crowds that swarm the streets to-nlght'
ana confidence pervades the Yale training
quarters at Gales Ferry such as mas not
been noticeable in two years. The victory
Of .he Yale four is taken to presage much,
and gives promise Of greater things on the
morrow.
-uroo- gained credence late this after
noon that Colonel Roosevelt was 10 attend
tbe races as the guest of Robert Bacon
on the Yacht Roxana, which is anchoreo
;n the harbo- When the evening tram
csne In from Boston there was large
crowd at the station waiting to greet tfle
former President. He did not get OH ihe
rrair however, and a party OF harvard
graduates, who had just come from the
commencement exercises at Cambridge
said that Mr Roosevelt had planned 10
attend the regatta but had announced al
the alumni meeting that sudden clla-ise
,r -lans made il necessary for him TO re-
main in Cambridge
In sni,e Of the optimism in the Yale camp
,be Harvard crew is favorite for the Dls
ace Of the day at odds varying frpm TO
3 10 to 3.
zr-a..he- wind end water permitting, the
.,-s-e;+1, four-oar crews VIII struggle Tor
,he mastery at 1870 O'Clock tomorrow
morning. following which the freshman
Fights will fight IL out The varsity eight
DARED crews will take the water between
$40 O'Clock and in the evening
The hotels are fun of undergraduates AMI
a1urani tonight. Every train to-day o1s-
charged its load Of partisans Inc 6afS
b-eezes of Long Island Sound are taIlteo
with the vapor Of strange autoiaooiles Inc
herbor is a-twinkle with the lights OF
hundred yachts Up the river al ere"
quarters. the forty oarsmen VINO within ="
few hours will fight for the glory of their
colleges are asleep in their early oeos
under the watchful eyes OF coaches aIo
handlers.
Captain wodeIl. of Yale won the toss TOT
nositions this afternoon, and with the priv
-ites,e Of selecting the lanes in which Two OF
bis crews shall row chose TIE west course
on the New London side OF the river lor
the varsity eight and four Dared races
Cartafp Waid of Harvard TOOK the
sane course for the freshn2,-l' elsht-oate"
race the only privilege left him The pre-
veiling wind on the Thames * from me
u,.sr and under normal conditions Nales
POSITIONS tomorrow VIII give her crews
the advantage OF slightly smoother water
Both the Harvard and Yale graduate u
r.ctors arrived at the respective framing
Quarters during the day. ". F. Garcelon,
Of Harvard. reached Red Top late IN the
afternoon. and spent some time with jim
W., coacl, Of the Harvard crews, while
J,I,jan t-Irtiss. chairman OF the Yale row
tng committee, spent the Gay al CAFES
Ferry.
The Vale freshman four did not row an
;r,,pressive race hut it defeated Harvard ia
the last furlong ny a splendid squirt. HaI-
ward got the Jump al the gun, and was half
q length in the lead after pulling the nrst
half dozen strokes At the quarter mile
the Crimson tour was rowing finely and
holding OF in good style. The Harvard
cubs increased their lead slightly al the
balf-rnile mark and put on extra power fof
the er,1Irt TO the finish. half a mile beyond
For few strokes the Crimson succeeded
in throwing off the Yale youngsters, but
NOT for long because the New Haven lads
came back with tremendous burst OF
sneed. and wore down the Harvard four
stroke for stroke A hundred yards from
the finish the shells were pIoughing along
on even terms but there was more left il
the Yale crew and il pulled out half 4
length in the lead. Th1 time was $50 1-5.
Harvard put graduate crew on the
river this evening for the sentlemens eight
cup offered by Oscar Graves. Of Yale, and,
IN the absence of a Yale crew. rowed over
the course alone. Yale men say that their
failure 10 muster alumni crew was due
70 the fact that the regatta came a week
sfter commencement, when TOO few of the
graduate 0arsn1en were on hand TO make
Up a crew
After rowing over The course. the Har-
ward crew stopped at Gales Ferry and gave
vent 10 some good-natured badiliage. 10
which the Yale men replied as best they
could under the handicap. Harvard men
hold that this default on Yale's part en-
titles them 10 claim the Graves cup as a
permanent trophy, having won the cup
four times before. The understanding to-
night however. is thar Harvard viii not
lress this claim.
The loss OF Tucker at No ? in the Yale
VARSITY within the last week and the re-
placing of Appleton by Howe, as stroke OF
the freshman eight. lessons the chances of
the Blue FOR success Ne changes of any
Importance have been made in the Harvard
varsity since its arrival here. although the
Crimson four has been shaken up several
times.
Valentine Chappell. chairman OF the re-
sstta committee, entertained the officers of
the revenue cutters at luncheon at the
Thames Club to-day, and with the example
Of The recent Poughkeepsie regatta in mind,
made up plan of action 10 preclude the
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