The Washington times., 1905-06-26
COLLEGE E|GHTS
At P0UGHKEEPS|E
Cornell, Syracuse, and Col
umbia the Contenders.
PENNsY BOOKED FOR LAST
Georgetown and Wisconsin Are Not
Picked to Finish in the
Money.

POUGHKEEPSIE, June M-AIl the
crews which are TO take part in the
great intercollegiate regatta, at Pough-
keepsie. on Wednesday. are now on the
ground and are busily engaged putting
on the finishing touches. The Wisconsin
men were the last to arrive. making
their appearance on Thursday, and
buckling down to hard work without de-
lay.
The Hudson in these parts presents a
most business-like appearance. AS yet
the crowds of students and their friends
who will jam Poughkeepsie and the
surrounding towns next week. have not
begun 20 drift in, but by tomorrow the
advance guard will put in it's appear
ance, and from then on till the day of
the races the army will grow faster than
that Of Oyama in Manchuria.
According to the view of experts the
varsity race in which the main interest
centers, lies between Cornell, Syracuse,
and Columbia. Wisconsin and George
town may have a show in but it is
doubtful while Pennsylvania is general
ly regarded as having a cinch on last
place. accidents barred
Have Better Shell.
Coach O'Dea. of Wisconsin, has his
crew fit and hopes to put 1t in a much
higher position than last year. The new
shell is much better than that of last
year. being shorter and higher forward
in order that It shall not ship as much
water as was the case with last year s
boat. 1t has been tried in rough
weather. and came home practically
dry. Four old men will row in the
varsity boat this year. They are Cap
tain Miller, at No. I. Davis at T. Van
Meter at 5, and Bur1ing at bow. Three
of last years freshmen crew are m tho
boat, and one of the 1906 freshmen. The
mems condition has gained wonderfully
within the past few days. and they are
showing a great improvement in their
work
Dempsey Satisfied.
Pat Dempsey is more than satisfied
with the recent Improvement shown by
the Georgetown crew.
Coach Ward, OF the Pennsyls, has had
trouble all season with his crew and is
far from satisfied with the present con-
dition of the boat. The varsity eight is
now rowing In the following order:
Bow. Shoemaker; No. 2, Roberts; No.
| g. Herman: No, 4, Brown; Nc. 8. Glea-
son: No 6. Stevenson; No. Z. Taylor,
and stroke, Atkins. with Lamb as cox
swain. Ward thinks that his freshmen
| beat will give a good account of itself, bu.
he is not bit backward in saying tha.
the varsity eight unless it shows great
| Improvement will not figure in the big
race.
! Courtney's youngsters are the finest
| looking lot Of the six. and their work
| In the boat can be described by no other
| word than beautiful They are conf
dent of taking first place, and unless
there is some unforeseen happening they
will be favorite in the betting.
Syracuse Strong.
| Ten Eyck's Syracusans are dangerous
and 1t is regarded as certain they will
| be in the money. One great advantage
| they will have is that most of the men
| were In the boat which finished first ir
| last years regatta. Columbia, now
/ looked upon as the third best eight, has
| shown wonderful Improvement since 60
| ing to Poughkeepsie. They have been
longest there and have rcwed the course
under all possible conditions. The race
| between Cornell. Syracuse and Columbia
should be a record breaker.
| Harvard is showing such great i'm
provement IN her varsity eight that the
event on the Thames is no longer looked
upon as procession. Good judges say
that the Crimson representatives vii
| take lot Of beating Yale, however
| is still ting fayorite.