Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-06-23
Full Particulars.

Full Particulars.
Poughkeepsie, y. Y, June 23.-To-
day is the day of the great intercol-
legiate regatta and the town is rap
idly filing with visitors from all
parts of the east, who are eagerly
waiting for the great events of this
afternoon. Probably never before has
the interest in the intercollegiate con-
test of oarsmen been as intense as
this year and those who are in po-
sition to know believe that the races
will be more spirited and closer than
tor many years. Last year Cornell
wen the principal event the Varsity
eight race with ridiculous ease, but it
seems to be the general belief that
the Cornell crew will not find it so
easy this year to carry off the trophy.
Syracuse, always particularly eager to
defeat Cornell, has been hard at work
and their crew has done some eXcep-
tionally good work during the past
week. Pennsylvania and Wisconsin
also have sent splendid crews and
their practice work justifes the belief
that they will give good account OF
themselves this afternoon.
From an early hour this morning
people began TO stream toward this
city from every direction. They came
on foot from the surrounding districts,
in buggies, carriages and automobiles
on bicycles and motor cycles and
every train from the north as well as
from the south empt,ed a large num-
ber of people into the depots. The
ferry between Poughkeepsie and High
lands, usually not oyerburdened with
passengers, made trip after trip and
going and coming it carried heavy
loads of passengers. Hundreds OF pic
mic parties started from here and
other places in this vicinity during the
forenoon and occupied every spot
along the shore on both sides of the
Hudson, from which a good and un-
obstructed view of the course may be
had. Particularly near the finish line,
which is about one mile below the
long bridge, the hill sides are already
swarming with people. The observa
tion train with its endless string OF
fiat cars, bearing rising rows of bench
es, is standing on the Westshore Rail
road tracks, ready for the thousands
of people, whom it will carry up anG
down the shore, following the strug-
Cling crews. The arrangements are
practically the same as last year anC
promise to give general satisfaction.
There will be three races. The first
race, for Varsity four cared shells
will start from up the river at
O'clock The distance is two miles and
the winning crew will be awarded the
Kennedy challenge trophy, presented
in 1899 by Davidson Kennedy OF
Pennsylvania, TO be held by the win
ner for one year. The alignment oi
the crews, from west to east will be:
Cornell l.; Columbia 2; Syracuse, 3;
Pennsylvania 4 Wisconsin 5.
The second race, for Freshman
eight-oare shells, will start at 4:45
o'clock. 1t will be over a course OF
two miles, and for the Stewards cup
presented in 1900 by Franklin S
Bangs of Columbia to be held by the
winner for one year. 1t is now held
by Cornell. The crews will be aligned
as follows: Columbia / Syracuse 2;
Cornell 3; Pennsylvania A; Wisconsin
five.
The third and last, as well as the
most important race, for Varsity
eight cared shells, will start at
o'clock. 1t will be over a course OF
four miles, and for the Varsity chal-
lenge cup, presented in 1898 by DR.
Louis l.. Seaman of Cornell, to be held
by the winner for one year 1t is now
held by Cornell. The alignment vii
be as follows: Syracuse l Columbla
?: Wisconsin q: Cornell 4 George
town 3; Pennsylvania 6.
An important change has been made
in the arrangement of the courses as
compared with former years. The
courses l, 2, and are laid under the
second arch of the POughkeepsit
bridge, near the Highland side. The
other three are further out, under the
third span. This change helps tC
equalize the conditions, and the crew.
further inshoTe are not under the dis
advantage as in previous years. Form
erly an outside position under certain
weather conditions was easily worti
one or two lengths to the lucky crew
assigned to that position.
Cornell seems TO be the general ia
vorite and many bets are made on the
success of the red and white. Syracuse
has many friends among the specta,
tors and il would be a sad disappoint,
ment to them should Syracuse be the
loser in every one of the races. Phila-
delphia has made a good showing, bu
it's friends are not as enthusiastic as
those of Cornell and Syracuse. How
ever, at the present time 1t is impos-
sible to foreshadow the outcome o.
the great regatta, probably the mos
interesting ever held in this part OF
the country