Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-27
FINE DAY FOR RACE
Weather ALI That Could Be Desired
for Varsity Regatta.
LITTLE BETTING ON THE RESULT
Columbia Rooters Lost Their Money
on Yesterdays Event.
STATISTICS OF THE CREWS
STATISTICS OF THE CREWS

POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y, June 27.-There
tons for the university boat race, which is
set for o'clock pm, the contesting crews
representing the University of Pennsyl-
vania, Wisconsin University, Cornell Uni
versity and Columbia University. The sky
was blue, with scarcely enough breeze blow
ing to sir the bunting with which the town
was pIOfusely decorated. The air was cool
and invigorating. Trains from below and
the river steamers began bringing in ex-
cursionists carly in the day, among the ar
rivals being number of college delegations,
all enthusiastic over the merits of their ia
vorite crews.
Cornell is always favorite with Pough-
keepsie people, and the success of the up
state university in the freshmen race yes
terday was responsible for a great deal of
added enthusiasm.
But Little Betting.
The betting today was very limited, one
deterrent being the poverty of the Column
bia contingent consequent upon the ardor
with which they backed the freshmen from
Morningside yesterday. As a general thing
the bets were Cornell against Columbia at
even money. Cornell against Pennsylvania
or Wisconsin at ! to ,; or Cornell against
the field at to IL. The Pennsylvanians
had plenty of money and most of them
We're willing to back their crew at the
same odds as quoted on Cornell, although
some of the daring ones offered and found
takers of Pennsylvania against the field at
even money.
Sam Boyle. who was captain of the Penn
sylvania varsity in 1897, said just before
noon: We have s20,OG0 to put up on our
crew, but are finding difficulty in getting
takers, although four of have just sue
n a no n III
Cornell at even money. We will bet that
way right along against Cornell, and we
will give to l against Columbia, and to
against Wisconsin"
The varsity course is a fOurmle stretch
beginning "a Crum Elbow and ending a
mile below the bridge. Wisconsin's position
:i25 feet from the west shore, with
Pennsylvania next to the eastward; Co
lumbia next, and beyond Cornell.
Hot on the River.
The sun was so warm on the river that
Ellis Ward of Pennsylvania house did
not send his men out for a morning timber
and did not even allow them about the
float. Up at CorneIl's quarters the varsity
boat. which had been rugged for the fresh
man race yesterday, had to be rerigged to-
day for the varsity crew, and to see that
everything was all right Courtney had the
men sit in the shell and take a short row
up the river. Their form was perfect and
they rOwed two miles at splendid pace
He brought them back to the float, and
after they had cooled off allowed them to
take a plunge from the float and they
sported around in the water for about half
an hour. Courtney said that every one of
them was in fine physical condition and
that if they We're beaten it would be by bet
ter oarsmen.
Coach McConville reported that his Wis
cOnsin men We're in excellent condition, but
that he did not intend TO send them out.
Some of Columbia's men were in the
smaller boats for a while, but Dr. Peet did
not put them through any regular practice.