New-York tribune., 1905-06-26
VARSITY RACERS GATHER.
Columbia, Overlooked By Enperts.
Man Prove Surprise.

Poughkeepsie. N Y, June 25 tspeciaD-Ihe town
is filed with the advance contingent OF the COZ
lege enthusiasts who want to see the races mere
next Wednesday. The rooms in hotels and board
ing houses. which engaged weeks hso' are
being filled up by their lessons and the streets TO-
night crowded with groups OF adherents OF the
six universities. which are TO DO Dattie on ehe
water for the highest trophy OF lntercoiesiate
aquatics. There favorites In the race 50
far as numbers of loyal supporters are concerneu'
no college so remote-not Wisconsin-Whlch
has not its quota of men TO cheer ana wear i's
colors. But chat is pure sentiment. Coid caicuia
ton reveals the fact that there is pronounceo
favorite for the varsity eishts race WHICH 10 'e
star contest OF the day.
Cornells oarsmen. has been the rule lot tile
last five years. the public choices. Inns Is -.
spite of the fact that Syracuse last year delsate
Courtney's men In two races-the only ones in which
the Orondagas entered. syracuse mas prdc''-
callv the same boat as last year. all except TWO
OF CorneIrs conquerors having seats Apparently
1t is Just as fast crew in every way out Coi
nell has the call -,
The reasons for this that Cornell mas t"ice
covered the course in time so fast that eNperts
declare its like can hardly be expected again III
twenty years. A rushing tide, booming iull tl'
with the wind. made these performances poss'oie'
and therefore Coach Courtney does not expect "
see them eaualed in the But they were las-
enough 70 Justify Courtneys remark that he con-
sdered the Cornell crew one of the best IN years
a statement he delivered with his whoe bearing
indicating that he could not well contain MS pieas
ure at the work OF his crew. "One or the pest
crews Cornell has ever had" means good the
1901 boat which holds the worlds record OF 10
minutes SO Is seconds for four miles 1t is small
wonder Cornell men say. that Courtney is pleased
Syracuse has not been willing to risk much
money on the chances of the Salt City crews. In
deed II seems as If good look at Cornell had
served to modify the rash predictions OF the
early season that Syracuse would sweep the river
Ten Eyck has been loath to predict victory. All
fe nrAx
same. my styles the same. my boat is rigged the
same 1 hope for the result
There is element in figuring on the out
come of the race. It is that has been neglected
by some the experts. That element is Columbia.
The New Yorkers have been doing so much Of
their work on the upper that few have had
chance them. Only recently it began to
be known that Columbia had good a crew as the
Blue and White has turned out. The men In
the crew in the finest shape. principally be-
cause Coach Goodwin has a splendid system of
training They are on the keen edge of fitness and
have been brought up 10 this point so gradually
that no man is danger of overrunnng the line.
The time rows of Columbia have indicated that
the New-Y Workers., If they do not win. may be
pected to fight hard for second place Further
back than third the Columbia men have no idea of
finishing.
The other crews are considered negligible guam
titles and all save Wisconsin may be counted such
on the form they have shown. OF course. there Is
always a chance of a surprise as was the case
with Syracuse last year.
The crew men went to church this morning,
passing the afternoon loalng around the quarters
Or taking launch rides. The odds on the various
bets other than those bearing directly on the
places in the being discussed Even
money is being offered that Columbia will finish
one two three. Columbia offer to that
their crew will beat Pennsylvania. and even money
that thev will defeat Wisconsin. The quotation
that Columbia will finish ahead of all the crews.
save Syracuse and Cornell. Is to s. with Columbia
on the short end. Syracuse against the field, with
Cornell barred, is ranked a 2 to chance George
Syracuse men think it a to choice they will win
same odds on the same proposition pouu.,.,-
vana I'm 'hf are eSna at while
| is at evens. Syracuse, Cornell and Pennsylvania
weather conditions have considerable effect on
the chances of one college or another & In the a.
| row are concerned. The courses are numbered from
e to Sx S m feet from the Hghand shore and
the remaining positions lie so feet apart toward me
crews toward the centre of the river get the full ad
Of the tide " Me ta4ss saek water
there is strong head wind or rough wafer; G me me
| hills on the west bank . .,u,o.
| Under average conditions. the crews In courses
this basis s % in the varsity eghtoared race Wis
varsitv 20 four-oared. Cornell and Pennsylvania and
| in the freshman race, Columbia ana cornell M Inc
| drawings, according to the complete programme
| are
oclock-TUo-niIe race for university four cared
from the % ssOe 9um6a 6s TO sS tae No
| Pennsylvania: No. g. Wisconsin.
3:45 oclock-Two- for freshman elght oareo
| crews from two-mle mark to the nnishLlnsioe
course Pennsylvania No 2 Syracuse; NO D. Coiunloia
| No. 4, Cornell
S do~n for
No 5. Pennsylvania No. g. Cornell.
The Syracuse crew is the oldest in the VARSITY
race averaging almost twenty-four years Wis
consin's 175-pound the heaviest while Penn
syIvania's men are the tallest. Columba's are the
Youngest and Georgetown's the lishtest The sta
| iistics of the varsity crews are