Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-10


! Last year Cornell regained the trophy, and
| Is favorite for this years race. All six uni
| versities in the Intercollegiate Association
will be represented in the varsity race. The
| order of finish last year was as follows:
Cornell, first Syracuse, second; Georgetown,
| third: Columbia. fourth: Pennsylvania
| fifth, and Wisconsin sixth.
Georgetown's Experience
Georgetown entered the varsity race for
the first time In 1900. when the crew finished
last In field of five In 1901 the oarsmen
from Washington improved their position,
| finishing fourth in a field of six In 1902
| however. Georgetown's crew again slumped,
| and brought I'D the rear of the procession
| of six shells.
Then came the eventfuI race of June
| Il. lSO3. when Georgetown fairly startled
| the rowing world by finishing second to
! Cornell In the fastest race but one ever
| rowed over the Hudson course Wisconsin.
| Pennsylvania. Syracuse and Columbia
! trailed down to the finish In Georgetown's
| wake The enthusiasm aroused among the
| washington oarsmen over this impressive
showing was somewhat dampened the fol-
| lowing year. when the best Georgetown's
! eight could do was to finish fifth barely
| beating out the Badgers and avoiding the
! lgnominy of the tail-end position George.
! town never rowed a more pluclxy race than
last year. when thecrew finished third after
a erueiing contest with Syracuse, which
finished second. and Columbia, which fin
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cally walkover for first honors winning
| by from fifteen to twenty lengths The
| Ithaca eight rowed like machine from
| start to finish. and there was not varis-
| tlon IN the stroke at any point of the race
| Georgetown's chances in this years var
| sity race are problematical as usual but 1t
| Is generally believed that the crew must
be even better than last year to maintain
! anything like third position at the finish.
| Reports from Washington are not encour-
! aging 1t is said the Georgetown men
| are not showing anything like last years
| form and unless they pick up materially
| in their work after arriving at Pough-
keepsie the supporters of the Blue and Gray
must be prepared for disappointment.
Cornell's Eight
In the first place, Cornell has a crew
| trained to the minute. II has already
| had the advantage of a race when It easily
| defeated Harvard's eight on the Charles
| river, Cambridge, two weeks ago. II any
| thing was needed to harden the men for
! the four-mile dash down the Hudson this
| race accomplished the end. 'Old Man
| courtney in charge of the Ithaca crews is
| without peer as rowing coach appar-
| emily, and year after year he has brought
| the Cornell oarsmen to the races as fit az
| thoughtful care strict discipline and wise
training could make them. Cornells pres
| tlge In intercollegiate rowing does not seem
/ to be threatened this year
| Cornels eight Is declared to be the best
! Courtney has coached in ten years IL this
De true the other colleges may just as we'll
| give up nope of finishing first. Last years
crew was simply inVincible and IL there
| had been any combination in the regatta
| TO race with them new record for the
! Poughkeepsie course undoubtedly would
| have been hung up.
The Other Fights.
| Syracuse is expected to send one of the
best crews that ever wore the orange to
Poughkeepsie this year, and the race for
| first position seems to lie again between
! Ten Eyck's men and Cornell. Both SYRIA
cuse and Cornell have the advantage OF
being near to Poughkeepsie, and both also
| have the advantage of lake coures for
J training purposes. Rowing is probably the
| most popular sport at both institutions
| and every energy is bent toward sending a
| fast crew to Poughkeepsie, matter how
| Indifferent may be the years showing at
| base ball, foot ball and other games
| With Cornell and Syracuse both strength
/ ened over last year, when they finished one
! two, II becomes necessary to consider the
! strength OF the crews that finished behind
| Georgetown last year to get an approx
mate line on the chances Of the Blue and
/ Gray boat. Columbia finished fourth The
| crew this year. however, is not so good as
las, years eight. Georgetown and Co
4 lumbia may be considered on even
1 terms. This leaves Pennsylvania and Wis
/ consin to be reckoned with and here comes
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! meager. but the rumor is current that the
/ Quaker eight is rowing in top form and is
| expected to make the best showing of any
| Pennsylvania crew IN the last four years.
| The coming OF the Pennsylvania crews is
/ awaited with much interest. 1t was only a
| few years ago that the Quaker oarsmen
| held the position in college rowing that
| Cornell now occupies. II the 1906 crews
| are anywhere near as fit as rUmor has
! them the men from the Schuylkiu win be
! dangerous factors in each OF the three
/ events scheduled.
| Another disturbing element viii be Wis
| consin. Every man in the Badgers var
! sity eight win be a Poughkeepsie veteran.
| This means great deal, and there are few
| experts today who would be surprised to
| see the Wisconsin shell one OF the first
| three to pass the line al the judges boat.
/ For a long while there was some doubt as
| to the ability of the Wisconsin crews to
come to the regatta this year, owing to a
| lack of funds. This doubt. however, did
| not interfere with the training in the least.
Popular subscriptions finally were resorted
\ to and Wisconsin's presence at Poughkeep-
sic became assured two weeks ago
Columbia's Four Promising.
The Columbia crews being the first to
take the water here have attracted a great
deal OF attention, but so far their practice
has not inspired confidence as to any
chance OF victory for the Blue and White
combinations. except IN the four-oared race
Here the Columbia supporters have good
In this event lies the best opportunity for