Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-28

away over the two-mile course. the start
being placed just one mile above the bridge.
At 3.45 the freshmen Fights of Pennsyl-
vania. Syracuse. Columbia and Cornell will
race over the two-mile distance. and at 5
o'clock the varsity Fights. the eliminating
event Of the year. will be sent over the full
course of four miles.
Coaches and followers of the sport looked
forward to todays conditions with no little
apprehension. While good steady breeze
is blowing its direction lies Immediately
down the course, with no indication or
freshenfng. During the early morning
hours, when the tide was running strongly
on the flood. the water was exceedingly
choppy and the outlook not altogether in
wiling. but along toward noon as the tide
became slack the seas died away into rip
pies. With no change of weather the crews
will race under excellent conditions
1t seems safe to predict. however that no
records will be broken this year, for when
the varsity Fights get under way at
O'Clock the water will again be almost slack.
Without strong tide in it's favor no crew
can expect to beat the mark of 1888 %
set by Cornell In 1901. Rowing experts
make this prediction in spite of the fact
that Cornell is known to have rowed the
course this year in practice in 1924 fiat
beating the record by a wide margin. On
the occasion of this splendid squirt how
ever. both water and wind were with the
shell.
Poughkeepsie filled up over night as If
by magic Special trains have been bring
Ing college men, undergraduates and alumni
from all parts of the country. The little
city Is alive with college coIors Cornell
remains the favorite in the betting, and
with the experts In boating matters no
crew here admittedly has the polish of the
Cornell varsity eight.
Whether they will triumph over the sturdy
Drawn and grit of Syracuse and Wisconsin
remains to be seen. Pennsylvania, Column
bia and Georgetown are all regarded as
factors. There never has been a more omen
look to the big race.
Arrangements for the regatta have been
carried out on the usually elaborate scale
The river today was dotted with yachts
and every kind of pleasure craft imagin-
able Is here to add to the picturesuuesness
of regatta day.
A stiff northeasterly wind which sprang
up at noon put choppy top on the river
and rather dampened the hopes that pre-
vailed earlier In the day for good conditions
at the time of the race. Otherwise the air
was balmy and conducive to fast rowing,
mere was no practice of any account this
morning Between 10 and 10 o'clock the
various crews took out their shells and mad
dled up to the ice house at the one-mile
mark There the race officials had erected
d large tent to accommodate the shells
and mad established a rule requiring all
crews 10 be at that rendezvous not la ter
tlian pm After leaving their boats the
crews returned to quarters in launches.
sbo upo1's -. rom headquarters this morning
showed the men were in good condition
ana the little cases of sickness that were
TAXED ABOUT two days ago in the George
te"n, syracuse. Wisconsin and Pennsyl-
vanla camps were no longer regarded as
possible handicaps to any crew
Throughout the day Cornell continued IN
strong FAVOR In the betting. Outside of the
speculative element. however, there con-
struggle. 0 eNe''i"s
Inc river was dressed in gayest hues
oIlail craft flying Streamers of college COL
ors were everywhere to be seen. The great
11heie,on-1ke bridge held its hundreds. the
Poughkeepsie shore was lined WITH Tho
sands and over on the west bank the Oh
serNa.ion train with it's two score cars
moved up to the starting point