Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-28
READY FOR COLLEGE REGATTA.
Poughkeepsie Now the Mecca TO
Amateur Rowing Enthusiasts.

Once more is the lethargy of old Poush-
keepsie aroused over an intercollegiate re-
gatta. Hundreds of graduates and under
graduates. partisans of the six colleges
which will participate in the annual aquatic
event today. are discussing the prob
able winners of the three races. The town
wears a holiday appearance, the colors
of all the universities represented being
displayed conspicuously in the principal
streets Every train brought its quota Of
enthusiasts. The influx is expected to be
In excess of anything ever known at
Poughkeepsie regatta, and 1t Ia predicted
that the largest crowd that ever witnessed
a rowing event in America will see the
rival crews struggle for honors.
The water was rough yesterday and
only after cruising about to find smooth
water for some time on the Franklin did
Coach Dempsey call the Georgetown crews
out Then they padeled about for half
hour.
Following are the officials of the race:
Referee. Richard Armstrong. Yale.
Ti1nekeeper. Everett ]. Wendell. Harvard.
Judge at the finish, Fred R. Fortmeyer.
secretary Of the National Rowing Asso-
citation. rn
There Is little betting at Poughkeepsie,
unless 1t Is In private AT the public bel ting
ring Cornell sold at $40 as against SIS and
in the freshman race Cornell sold at $40.
against 81 and 81 for the field. No
wagers are being made on the four-oared
contest.
The official program of the Intercoliegi-
ate Rowing Association announces that
the university four oared race will be the
first of the three events to be decided.
According to the present plans of the Off
GERS in charge of the regatta, this con-
test will be started at pm, and will be
rowed down the river. The conditions
call for tours without coxswains. to row
two miles for the Kennedy challenge
trophy to be held each year by the col
lege whose crew shall win it. The Sec
ond race will be started at 4:45 p. IN, and
will be a two-mle contest down stream
for the freshman Fights with the Stewards
cup the trophy awarded. The varsity
contest will be the last struggle of the
day. and while both the four-oared and
the freshman races will attract their full
share of attention and applause, yet they
only serve to whet the appetite of the
thousands of rowing enthusiasts for the
fOur-mile struggle.
The big race will be started at pm,
stream for the varsity challenge cup. pre-
scented to the l. r. A. in 1898 by Or.
L. L. Seaman of Cornell. This trophy.
like those in the minor contests, is held
for one year by the college whose crew
wins the race. and the name and date of
the victors and victory are inscribed upon
the cup For the four-oared race Colum
bia. Syracuse. Pennsylvania. Georgetown,
Cornell and Wisconsin have all entered
crews. and there Is nothing to indicate
ing when the starting signal Is given. The
freshman race did not fill as we'll as last
seasons. and neither Georgetown nor Wis
conSin will enter an eight in this race.
This leaves Cornell, Columbia. Syracuse
and Pennsylvania to fight 1t out between
them. In the varsity contest all six col
leges will be represented by eight-oared
combinations