"It's still early in the season for us, but anytime you have the biggest race around, you want to look good and have fun," Feeney said. "We're looking to win."

Charles S. Butt, who coaches men's lightweight crew, said, "Anything we get we'll be happy with."

"Harvard's academic schedule means we start later than everyone else. We want to do well but we haven't worked hard enough to have realistic expectations. We're several weeks behind the other programs," Butt said.

The Radcliffe lightweight eight, starring captain Layla D. Adolphson '97, will race at 1:30 p.m. For the heavyweights, captain Dana A. Remus '97 will be among the eight who will row at 4 p.m.

While the police may find the regatta's spectators a nuisance at best, businesses in the Square are looking forward to the influx of weekend visitors.

Au Bon Pain, for example, is projecting $17,000 in sales for tomorrow alone. While Associate Manager Shirish Bohra refused to comment on precisely how much of a boost that figure represents, he indicated that the weekend is one of the busiest of the year.

"We're stashing food and increasing staff," Bohra said. "We anticipate it being hectic."

Dimitri S. Tragos, manager of J. August, agreed that Head of the Charles weekend is one of the most lucrative of the fall.

"We only have two to four items for the regatta. Most visitors want Harvard gear. We're in the peak mode," said Tragos.

Curiously, Tragos said that Head of the Charles is not one of the busiest weekends of the year. He said J. August makes more on an average summer weekend than it does as a result of the regatta