Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-17
BANNER CROWD
At POUGHKE[PS|E
Pennsylvania Crews Attracting
More Attention Than Any
of the Others.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
POUGHKEEPSIE. N T., June I6-The
Hudson river was alive this evening with
the college crews which next Saturday af-
ternoon viii contest for supremacy In the
intercollegiate Rowing Association. Should
Harvard defeat its oid-time rivals. Yale IN
the New London dual race. then the wal
ner Of the Poughkeepsie regatta can well
be hailed as the champion college crew or
America. for Cornelrs sturdy eight. the
favorite for next Saturdays varsity race
here. has already decisively beaten the
crimson crew on its home waters at Cam
bridge. Cornell is looked upon as al
most sure winner here on the known form
of the crews. but there are four miles or
water between the starting point and the
Judges boat, and the slightest accident or
sudden weakening on the part of any MEM
Der of the Ithaca crew may upset all cal
culations.
The Philadelphia Crews.
The Pennsylvania crews are attracting
more attention perhaps than any on the
water here. and the Philadelphia oarsmen
are looked to to redeem, in part at least.
their failures OF the past two or three years
The Pennsylvania varsity eight Is regard
ed as the strongest which has been boated
in a red and blue shell within recent years.
The men are going into the race with a bet
ter spirit than they have ever shown since
their first defeat at the hands OF Cornell
In 1901. The men are all In splendid phys
ical condition. fact, by the way, which
seems to apply to all the oarsmen here.
The health of the camps Is exceptional.
Pennsylvania has introduced a novelty
over the Poughkeepsie course by bringing
an octopede crew, crew composed OF
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in their practice spins down the Hudson
and in their time trials over the four-mile
varsity course. Needless to say the shell
has attracted an unusual amount of atten-
ton, and Its value from a training stand
point Is expected to show In the race which
the Pennsylvanians will put up In the
championship contest. The Philadelphia
crews were only few days behind Column
bia and Cornell in reaching their Pough-
keepsie boat house. and are showing vastly
improved form as a result of familiarity
with the water hereabouts. They and all
the crews quartered here during the past
week have had the advantage of the most
ideal rowing conditions which have ever
preceded Poughkeepse regatta. Cool.
bracing weather, with smooth water both
morning and evening. have given the
out of their fnen. In all three races on
the regatta program Pennsylvania is stu
ated In a manner which gives the support
ers of the Red and Blue a vast amount of
anticipatory comfort
Courtney Apparently Pleased.
Cornelfs oarsmen are going about their
training tasks In a way which pleases 'Old
Man" Courtney immensely. The varsity
eight has already had several time trials
over the full course. and. although no fig
ures have been given out Is generally
understood the thine was fast enough to
satisfy coach and trainers that all that is
.rty hatp
race is to keep the men fit. Cornell holds
her usual strong hand in the freshmen
and four-oared races, well as the var
sity. and the Ithaca collegians are already
willing to wager almost any kind of money
that the carnelian and white crews make
a clean sweep of the day.
The arrival of the Syracuse crews the
latter part Of the week gave the observers
something new to talk about. The rise Of
the Syracuse oarsmen in the field of coli
lege rowing has been one of the marvels
of iatter-day athletics They have come TO
be factor seriously to be reckoned with
among the big colleges. Last year SYRIA
cuse had to be content with winning the
four-oared race and taking second position
in the freshman and varsity contests This
year they are hopeful of even greater sue
cess. The sturdiness of the men who viii
man the boats and the smooth manner
of their practice Is winning them many
friends. if friends were needed Syracuse
however. has always shared popularity
throngs. Thousands of the admirers of the
orange will be here next Saturday to cheer
the men from Syracuse no matter where
they finish In the various races
Practice of the Georgetown Crew.
Georgetown's crew. which will be one
of the factors In the VARSITY eight-oared
race next Saturday. had its first practice
over the Hudson course this morning and
was out again late this afternoon. The
men arrived In good shape yesterday after
noon and are quartered at the Georgetown
boat house, on the Poughkeepsie side OF the
river, just above the Main street ferry.
The Georgetown men attracted much at
tention when they made their first appear
ance on the water and were Justify cheered
by the other crews as they swept by the
various lighthouses. Georgetown's pluck in
sending a crew to the regatta In the face
of seemingly insurmountab BILE obstacles Is
generally understood and admired here |
The creditable showing of the eight in last |
years big race, when they finished third. !
won them many friends. The fight they |
put up when seemingly about to be nosed |
out near the finish. was a thoroughly game |
one and if this years crew shows the same |
stamina and grit Georgetown may not be |
Strengthening of the other crews.
Coach Dempsey was very much pleased |
with the work of the men today, though |
he did not give them too difficult a task |
after their long and hot journey on the cars |
yesterday. The men were greatly refreshed |
however, by long rest last night and the |