NEW HAVEN, Oct. 27, 1896.

The annual fall regatta was held on Lake Whitney last Saturday. The races were rowed before a large crowed and under very favorable circumstances. The first race, between the 1900 and '99 S. crews, was won by the latter in 4m. 53s. The junior crew in the next heat easily defeated '99, finishing two lengths in the lead and covering the course in 4 minutes 55 seconds. The final race of the regatta between the Academic junior and Sheff. freshman crews was won easily by Ninety-eight.

The News is conducting a mock election for President and Vice-President of the United States, in all departments of the University. The polls were opened this morning and will remain open until tomorrow evening. The result of the election will be announced on Thursday.

The university eleven played two games during the week. In the game with Wesleyan on Wednesday the team on the whole played with a good deal less snap than in the game with Dartmouth the preceding week, although the individual work at times was of a high order. The Saturday game with the Carlisle Indian School eleven at Manhattan Field was one of the closest and most exciting football contests played this season. The team work of the Indians was magnificent and the rushing of their backs was a feature of the game. Yale, however, won mainly by her superior punting.

The annual fall handicap games of the University Track Athletic Association will be held at the field Saturday afternoon and will comprise the following events: 100 and 220 yards dashes, mile and half mile run, high jump, broad jump, pole vault, two mile bicycle race, mile walk, 440 yards run, 120 and 220 yards hurdles, and an interclass relay race.

The statistics in the graduate department give a total of 213 students enrolled as compared with 176 last year. Of these, 121 graduated directly from Yale, 18 have received degrees both at Yale and some other college or university.

Professor James B. Thayer, LL. D., of the Harvard Law School, began the W. L. Storr's course of lectures for this year on Monday, before the students of the Yale Law School. The subject of his lectures is: "The Law of Evidence." These lectures are open to all departments of the university. Hon. George W. Ross, Minister of Education in Canada, delivered the first lecture in the Dwight Hall course Monday evening. His subject was "National Problems of Education; A Comparative Study."

During the week the regular work of the various debating societies has been carried on as usual. At the meeting of the Scientific School society, the following subject was debated upon: "Resolved, That England should Depose the Sultan of Turkey." The Yale Union met on Friday night and debated on the question: "Resolved, That the character of McKinley better fits him for the Presidency than does that of Bryan."

THE YALE NEWS.