Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-06
COLLEGE BOAT RACES,
They May Be Rowed the Hudson River
at Newburg.

at Newburg.
The intercollegiate Rowing Association
having finally determined to abandon New
London in favor of the Hudson, its regatta
committee, consisting of C. ]. Shearn, rep
resen.ing Cornell University; Z. B. Beau
mont, jr, Of the University OF Pennsylvania,
and George Woodruff, Yale's old-time FAM
GUS oar, who is now Pennsylvania coach,
has been devoting the last few days to the
exploration of the Hudson, with the view
of finding suitable course for the races
The choice has narrowed down to the stream
at Newburg and at POughkeepsie, with Newburs
decidedly, SO far at least, the favorite in the
judgment Of the committee. The reason for
the preference is plain. At Newburg a four.
mile stralghtaway course can be obtained, ex-
tending north of Fishkill Ferry up to Dams
hammer Point. 1t is sheltered from all winds
except the eastery, and SO, considering the
time Of the year when the race is rowed. smooth
water is practically assured. The current runs
at rate of but three miles an hour, and as the
stream at that point swclls into q sort of bay
over o mile wide. all the crews can keep over
to the westerly shore without the danger OF a
channel favoring one or other of them.
The stream at Poughkeepsie on the other
hand, which finds the favor of Capt. Mckee OF
Columbia, does not afford three-mile stretch
anywhere north OF Poughkeepsie bridge unless
the crews row across current. Worse than
that, the stream is but 1900 feet wide and
there Is strong midchapnel, so that the mid
die crew would obtain a great advantage.
The accommodations for the crews at New
burg are also superior. The crews could each
have q large farm house for their training
quarters, while the towns board Of trade,
backed up by such prominent gentlemen as ex-
Recorder Waring Judge Brown of the court OF
appeals ami the Hon. John j. Adams. has
agreed to erect boat houses for as many crews
as shall row there, besides advancing from
%. 600 to $4,000 to defray training expenses.
Poughkeepsie will afford the use of her
bridge as a grand stand and will also add the
monetary item, but the training quarters there
are not so good and the committee seems to
think that the close vicinity of the Vassar girls
may interfere with steady devotion to work.
venient for New Workers, and the eye OF New
York is wha: the association wants to catch.
II the committee does finally decide on New
burg a unique advantage will be offered to Wis
itors-an observation train running on the
West Shore road parallel with the crews and
only q few yards distant from the river will &C.
company them along the course without o sin
gle break in the view of the race.
The crews using the new Hudson course
whether at Newburg or Poughkeepsie, will be
from Cornell, the University of Pennsylvania
and Columbia. Princeton and Bowdoin may
possibly Join next year, and it is quite on the
cards, according to an authority in Varsity
boating circles, that il the new course turns
out a success Harvard and Yale, at the expira
ton of their five years agreement to row q,
New London, will also make their headQparteri
| there.