New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-26
READY FOR THE RACES.
COLLEGE CONTESTS ON THE HUDSON
TO BEGIN TO-DAY
TEN CREWS TO TAKE PART IN THE REGATTA
WORK OF THE VARIOUS oARsMEN AND
THEIR CHANCES FOR VICTORY.

THEIR CHANCES FOR VICTORY.
THAI. Going 70 he some desperate racing In the
oores. raga,ta that is scheduled to take place on
the Hudson at Poughkeepsie to-day and to-mor-
row And the struggles of the sturdy oarsmen VIII
be made worth going far to see
American oarsmen have no regatta tnat CORE
srords 70 the English Henley at which the leading
amateur crews OF Great Britain compete for sew
60, aavs in short-distance races. But the races
today and tomorrow will correspond more nearly
- Henley than anything else that VIII De heio TINS
.oor for no less than seven eght-oareo crews VIII
h.,d their backs the struggle, while three -FOUR
I'D boats will also Four universities VIII
he reDresented. and they have sent to the huosoh
-. cbo!cest representatives of their Drawn and
,Im Large crowds expected 10 go up the
,Trnson to-day for the races. but far more VIII
-ake the tourney tomorrow. when the big varsity
- which is the chief object Of interest. VIII De
rQwed
PROGRAMME OF THE RACES.
There viii he in all three races. all to be rowed
ionn stream on the ebb tide The hrst VIII De
~ af.ornocn at o'clock when the four-oared
.r,,s NJ Cornell Columbia and Pennsylvania Will
ba the con,os,ents. These are made up OF the
leading substitutes for each of the varsity boats
Al = o. m to-day the eight-oared freshman crews
% tho same three universities will race. Immediately
~ the conclusion Of the substitutes race. The
eirh,-oared varsity struggle will be rowed at $3.50
- N tomorrow Observation trains for all three
races will he run along the line OF the West shore
Railroad. which follows the course close 10 'he
waters edge for the entire four miles Inc onY
worry that spectators have is whether rough water
may not interfere with the rowing of the races on
schedule time Poughkeepsie. on the east side OF
tho river Is pretty little city. but has not &C
comrnodations for several thousand people over
nieht should 1t become necessary TO postpone any
race till the next day. In 1926, and again IN 1885,
there we're some vexatious postponements' ana IN
n he
by the rough waters
Aside TON this difficulty the course at Poueh-
keepsic is an Ideal one. The water stretches away
in an unbroken sweep for four miles, without turn
or twist while the prospect is a delightful one
with he green banks either side OF the gieam-
Ing river and the dim. blue walls OF the Catskil
Mountains lying far to the west The course mas
been slirveyed and tagged with unusual care THIS
vcar and tse Utmost caution Will be taken TO pre-
Won, any interference in the by ordinary river
craft At about The three-me point the Pough-
koepse Bridge high in air. crosses the river and
the race course and this is to be lined with
eager watchers for the crews they come speeding
down the course.
WHO WILL BE THE VICTOR?
As 20 TIE pr.caaIe outcome of the varsity in
which the for --aws will row. It has been extraor-
dinariy difficult this secure adequate
data upon which TO base a prediction, for the rea-
that the last week OF practice has been so
than twice have the crews had chance to
get full days practice. and their form remains
good deal OF an unknown quantity. pennsylvania
was certainly the furthest advanced in form and
probably IN speed when the crews came 10 the Hud-
con, and Iepor,s ven S for NILS on saturdaV Six
out Of the eight Pennsylvania oarsmen sat in the
boat which won the three-mile race al SARATOGA
last year. and the other Two are the pick OF last
Years freshman boat So Pennsylvania certainly
had the best Of material 10 work with Coach ELS
Ward has had his men rowing together for months,
and Il is not strange that the Quakers should ngure
lhemse out having the best chance for We
weakness Of the Itch. The oarsmen do, not get
that fierce grip on ne water that Is generally CHAR
upon the leg drive. Coach Ward has developed this
BY any other crew on the Hudson or the Thames
to-day But the boat checks tTae after e son
stroke and the sum Of tNese little checks In four
mile might amount - hoat-Iengths
FORM OF OTHER CREWS.
However excellent 'Pennsy's" chance for first
place may appear ny who have watched the work
of the crews closely declare that Cornell will be at
the front when the finish line is reached Coach
Courtney has been heard more tan this spring
10 declare himself as dissatisfied with the work Of
the crew but II must be borne n mind that Mr.
Courtney's rowing ideals very lofty. He has
not had good material usual Il work with. and
the crew does not have the look of those that de-
feated Yale and Harvard for two years in success
full is I'm the boat, and on the day OF the race hat
easy sweep that has brought so many victories to
this year by oarsmen quite strong enough to win
but IL would be strange II Cornell came In worse
than an exceedingly close second. The oarsmen
from Ithaca get splendid grip the water and
row the stroke through with power al every point
Columbia is acknowledged to be rowing in excel
lent form ana 10 have a powerful set OF men \ ct
The time made by the crew does not appear 20 be
speedy, and few watermen pick out the Blue and
White rs winners The eight strong
that In killing IL is quite possible that their
superior endurance might be the winning factor
No ventures prediction as TO the Wisconsin
eight though the men themselves seem serenely
confident OF acqutting themselves with credit. At
the Saratoga race last year the Wisconsin crew
came in ahead OF Columbia. but the form displayed
thus far By the rsmen is not encouraging. They
row an apparently happy lucky, rough-and-
ready stroke with the greatest vim and determine
ton and the oarsmen all 1.-THE. clean-lmbed
and powerful But an irregular stroke will punish
them terribly In the last mile OF tour-mile race.
and. moreover, II the water be at all rough uneven
form will send the spray flying badly.
In the races that scheduled for this afternoon
the Columbia freshmen declare that they have the
fastest "freshie that has been turned out for
wears They expect to win. and the Pennsylvania
four-oa red crew also lays claim to popular VIC
tory in the substitutes four-oared race.
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