Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-30
All Preparations Complete for the
Intercollegiate Regatta.
FIRST RACE PROBABLY at 5 P. N.
Tide Conditions Expected to Pre-
vent an Earlier Start.
THE PROGRAM IN FU LII

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readiness at II o'clock. Every conven-
fence for thousands of spectators had been
arranged. The observation train Of fifty
cars lay waiting below Highland station.
The flags had been fixed the bridge;
two ferryboats, much larger than those
about which there has been complaint In
former years, were busy between the city
and the west side of the river. and big
yachts were getting into place about the
finish line.
The races today are scheduled to begin at
O'Clock, the indications having been that
there would be a good ebb tide at that
time. but because Of a continuous southerly
wind the past few days the ebb will be
delayed probably more than an hour. The
program laid out Is as follows:
Four pm.-University four-oared shells,
without coxswains, distance, two miles;
trophy. the Kennedy challenge trophy, pre-
sented by Davidson Kennedy, University
Of Pennsylvania, to be held by the win
ner for one year. Entries: Columbia, Cor
Five p.m.-Freshman eight-oared shells,
distance, two miles; trophy, the stewards
cup. presented by Francis 8. Bangs, Co
lumbia University, to be held by the win
ner for year. Entries: Columbia, Cor
nell, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin.
Big Event Scheduled for @ Pm.
Six p.m-University eight-oared shells,
distance, four miles; trophy, the varsity
challenge cup. presented by DR.. Louis L.
Seaman. Cornell University, to be held by
the winner for one year. Won by Penn
sylvania in 1898 and 1899. Entries-Colum-
bia. Cornell, Georgetown, Pennsylvania and
Wisconsin.
The officials in charge-Referee, Richard
Armstrong Yale; official timekeeper, E. ].
Wendell. Harvard; college timekeeper, Co
lumbia, Walton L. Oakley: Cornell, Frank
G. Scofield; Georgetown, w. K. Johnson;
Pennsylvania. VIM. H Patterson; Wiscon-
sin. Frederick Brown. Judges on referee
boat-Coiumbia, Hiram Thomas; Cornell,
Charles s. Francis: Georgetown, Claude R.
Zappone; Pennsylvania. DR.. Charles S.
the finish, Fred R. Fortmeyer; college
judges at the finish-Coumbia. w. H Wal
lace. jr.; Cornell. Herbert Howland
Georgetown, ]. Hadley Doyle; Pennsylva-
MIA, 3. II. Leboutillier; Wisconsin, VIM
Moffatt. Referee boat Gretchen, John s.
r. Reybourn. University of Pennsylvania.
The Weather Was Ideal.
It was ideal weather that dawned upon
Poughkeepsie this morning, and whether it
was to be ideal racing weather for the col
lege boat races depended entirely upon the
subsistence of the northwest breeze, which
blew rather stiffiy and which helped the ebb
tide into white caps So far as temperature
went. there had been such change from
Yesterdays humidity that in the early
morning people wrapped their thin coats
about them closely and the coaches at the
various quarters warned the crew members
not to unnecessarily expose themselves.
There a change noted by the ther-
mometer from 96 degrees yesterday to only
so degrees this morning. But with the cool
weather came clearness that was refresh
ing. after the humidity of the past few
days.
Ga,r i,kJn tor.
out straight and stiff and the stiffness with
which the flag held out gave practical an
nouncement that it was blowing at the rate
of :ifty-seven miles an hour. The wind
from the northwest was better for the
Poughkeepsie course than had it been from
any point but from the east and south,
because the hills of the Highlands shelter
the course considerably. 1t has been the
general observation that as the sun reaches
the zenith the wind abates and particularly
toward the hour set for the races. There
has hardly been an afternoon in the past
two weeks when between and Z o'clock in
the evening there were not good water con-
ditiOnS.
1t is the purpose of the committee acting
under the rules that matter how much
delay there may be in the starting of the
four-oared race, and the freshman eight
cared race, they shall not interfere in a
measure with the start of the varsity race
and the rowing of ii between O'Clock and
tions are good at O'Clock the varsity will
be rowed. and if by any reason the two
preceding races have been postponed an at
tempt Will be made to row them before
darkness sets in.
Cornell the FavOrite.
The betting did not open as briskly as an
ticipated. AT the pool room. which was i'm
provised last night, there was little during
the early morning. although a number of
private
Cornell remained the favorite at even
money against Pennsylvania and the same
terms against Wisconsin. The hackers of
the Quaker crew We're not frightened by the
preponferance of Cornell sentiment and
continued to put up their money whenever
the chance offered itself. There are not a
great many Wisconsin rooters here, but
this Is due to the distance that the badgers
are from home hence there was less back
ing of their crew than there was of Cornell
and Pennsylvania There was very little
field betting against any one favorite, but
quite a number of Wagers were made on CO.
lumbia beating Georgetown.
The growth Of the day saw no particular
dlminution OF the strong breeze from the
northwest. The river the east side away
was d mass of foam-tipped waves Little
white drifting clouds in the blue sky to the
northwest made the old river men shake
tHtd iltauS anu predict tnat the breeze
would not die down. at least until sunset
SiHgularly. the course itself was not very
rough. although the outside course was
worse than the inside. was evident from
tho heavy swirl about the outside stake
boats at the start of the two-mile course
and the start of the four-mile course. The
indications at II O'Clock were that the
first two races might be delayed, but that
with the lowering of the sun the breeze
would abate and the varsity race be pulled
off In time. This. of course, is merely
speculation based upon the assumption that
the breeze will not grow less during the
afternoon. The late hour at which the
races were set kept the crowds from arriv-
ing very early. and the yachts, too, did not
come up the river until afternoon.
Few Yachts Present.
There were but a few yachts here this
forenoon, but word came that goodly
number were on their way up the river and
others would come with the excursion boats
in time for the first race. Among early
arrivals the Enbla of the New York
Yacht Club flying the colors of Columbia
The revenue cutters Hudson, Manhattan
and Gresham. which have charge of the
enforcement Of the police regulations. went
up and down the course, assigning anchor
sges and distributing copies of the regula-
tiop', to such craft as had arrived.