Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-10
RACES ON THE HUDSON
TO BE ROWED ON THE 23D

Special Dispatch to The Star.
POUGHKEEPSIE N Y, June 9.-Witn
the annual regatta of the Intercollegiate
Rowing Association but two weeks away.
the races down the historic Hudson river
course being set for Saturday afternoon,
Uune %, the FIRST Of the college oarsmen
have reached their training quarters here.
Columbias crews are the first on the scene.
the men from Morningside Heights. N. Y.
having come early in order to get as much
training as possible over the four-mile
stretch Of water. Pennsylvania is expected
any day. Then will come Cornell and SYRIA
cuse. with Georgetown and Wisconsin prob
ably the last to reach their Hudson river
lighthouses.
Drawing for Positions.
Already the drawing for position in the
different events of the regatta has taken
place and a new scheme has been devised
In placing the crews so as to do away with
any possible advantage. which it Is claimed
have attached to certain Of the rowing
lanes in the past
The announcement Of the drawings for
position IN the different events has been
made by Francis S. Bangs, OF the board
OF stewards. Following the suggestion
made by Mr. Bangs last season after II
was found that the crews were not rowing
under similar conditions the courses have
all been moved further out into the river,
50 as to eQualize any advantages that may
come from currents or wind-shelded POSI-
lions. The courses number l. and 3 have
been moved out so al to bring them under
the second arch of the Poughkeepsie bridge
from the west shore OF the river Courses
No. I. and will be under the third arch
heretofore the races have been run under
Sha first and second arches and II was
claimed that the crews having the shore
position had a 1IsadyaOfaOa Of -
two lengths The drawings this year are
as follows:
Varsity fours-Cornen 1: Columbia 2;
Syracuse 3; PENNSYLVANIA 4. Wisconsin, <
Freshman eights-Columbla I; Syracuse.
z; Cornell. 3; Pennsylvania 4; Wisconsin, 3
Varsity eights-Syracuse, l; Columbia 2;
wisconsin,. T. Cornell, 4; Georgetown 5:
Pennsylvania o.
An Unsurpassed Course.
The Poughkeepsie course is unsurpassed
as 20 natural scenery The Hudson. which
IS unusually wide at this point, runs be-
tween high hills. which at the time of the
regatta are fresh in the verdant colors OF
early summer. on one bank of the river
Poughkeepsie nestles among the hills Vas
sar college is to be seen IN the distance.
just across the river on the west shore
lies the village Of Highland The West
Shore railroad winds along this bank. and
during the regatta an observation train
IOliONs the crews rrOm start To finish. one
mile from the finish line the Poughkeep-
sie-Hi ghland railroad bridge a gaunt skel-
etOn Of steel hundreds of feet in the air,
spans the river. II is from this vantage
point that the positions OF the crews as
they sweep toward the finish are announced
by a series OF bombs fired into the air.
The final results also are signaled from
the bridge by system Of college flags.
Last year the signals were very much
mixed on the four-Oared race. and the re-
suit was changed four or five times. II
was not until late in the evening that the
spectators knew definitely that Syracuse
had captured the prize. 1t is claimed that
a new system has been devised this year
and the annoying error VIII not be re-
peated.
The Three Races.
, As usual. there will be three events on
the afternoons program. The hrst race
will be FOR varsity four-oarc smells with
out coxswains at two miles. for the Ken
nedy challenge trophy. a beautiful silver
bowl presented IN 1893 by Davidson Ken
needy OF the University Of Pennsylvania to
be held by the winner for one year. This
trophy is now IN possession OF Syracuse
University whose crew won Il last year
after it had been held for four successive
years by Cornell. Entered IN the four
cared race this year are Syracuse Cornell.
PENNSYLVANIA, Columbia and Wisconsin. the
entrants being named in the Oroer OF last
years finish
The second event will be the freshmen
eight-oared shells at a distance OF two
miles. for the Stewards cup. presented in
1910 by Francis s, --angs Of Columbia Uni
Nersity. "A member of the board OF stewards
OF the Intercollegiate Rowing Association.
y ne cup is ltlu by the winner FOR one year,
ana is now in the trophy room at Cornell.
last year the nnish IN this race was Cor
neil, Syracuse. columbia and Pennsylvania.
These crews VIII be the ones TO compete
on the sd, and IL IL reportr. that WiscOn-
sin Is TO send freshman eight 10 Pough-
keepsle for the first time. The entry OF
the crew from the western university has
not been officially made as yet. but, act
ing on the tentative announcement. the
stewards have assigned the -sadger fresh
men a place on the river for this event.
1886 when Il was won by Cornell. Wis
consin sent her first youngsters To the re-
gatta In 1900 the first year the present
magnificent trophy pitcher was offered. and
the westerners overwhelmed their COMPETE
tors The Wisconsin crew was missing in
lgO4 and 1905. There Will be general salts
faction here II the university sends a fresh
man crew, for the pluck OF Wisconsin in
sending its crews such a long distance and
at such great expense Is everywhere ad-
mired
The last race OF the day, and the principal
event OF the year viii be the four-miie race
event that Georgetown will make It's only
appearance. The varsity challenge cup
presented In 1898 by DIR. Louis l.. Seaman
OF Cornell II was won that year and the
two years following by Pennsylvania Then
Cornell won the race in 1901 1902 and 1903,
being defeated in 1904. most Unexpectedly,