New-York tribune., 1906-06-23

consin. This may be a short estimate of the
ability of the crew when II is remembered that
Columbia negotiated a mile and half in 9
minutes and 80 seconds, only little slower than
Cornell did last year when rowing the first part
of "A trial that was done in Is minutes and "a 1-5
seconds.
The so-caned expert prediction is that Cornell
VIII win, with Syracuse second. Pennsylvania
third, Columbia fourth. Georgetown fifth and
Wisconsin sixth.
For the freshman race it is declared that Cor
nell will be a winner with Syracuse Wis
cons1n close up in second place. The four-oared
race is declared to be of the hardest TO pick
The exhibition given by Courtney's substitute
four on the river in the gentlemen's race this
morning has created favorable impression OF
the lthacans. They ought TO show up better
thtln pennsylvania or Columbia Syracuse is
tHe douDttuI member. Ten Eycks men are so
tough and hardy that they likely TO be
pretty hard customers in a short. scrappy race.
Young Jim Ten Eycx was in the SYRACUSE
freshman boat stroke this morning and rowed
about two miles, looking fairly we'll He is
mIch weakened by his siege of Illness. and he
VIII not be at his best if he rows Tomorrow
The observation train tickets are entirely sold
out, and not one Is TO be had for love or money.
The river is beginning to fill up with yachts, and
there VIII be a lot more by tomorrow. 1t is
the opinion that the south wind Of the last three
Gays VIII be blowing tomorrow. and that means
rough water The river was rough all day to-
day. Goodwin, the coach OF the Columbia crews.
is hopeful for his varsity. He said to-day:
The crew when it came here was not rowing
any too we'll, but since have been rowing
over the course for the last three weeks the
eight has improved greatly, and 1 think now that
IT is in shape 10 give a good account of itself
The stroke that the men are using is a little
longer than the one that we used in the Harlem
regatta, and think the crew goes much better
with it. The eight has some new men In the
boat, in fact. six of them have never before
taken part in a four-mie race. They are husky
men, however and think that they stand
the pace. We have a good stroke oar, and that
means great deal
Eight cared shell racing has been held on the
Hudson River the Poughkeepsie Highland
no "
the Intercollegiate Rowing Association. COM
posed Of Columbia Cornell and Pennsylvania
Columbia won the first race. and has never
finished first since. In 1896 Harvard. having
disagreed with Yale and severed athletic rela-
tiOnS, made a twO-year agreement with Cornell
and was admitted as a contestant on the Hud-
son. Cornell won that race for varsity crews.
and made what was at that time worlds
record for four miles of 10 minutes, % seconds.
In the year following Harvard and Yale made
up their differences, and were anxious to resume
their old relations. Harvard would not break
its contract with Cornell. and was unwilling to
row two races in different places. so Yale had To
come 20 the Hudson The New Havenites re-
fused to race against Columbia and Pennsyl-
vani, and Cornell had to row two races. Cor
nell won both varsity races-a week apart. Yale
established a record Of minutes. 1912 seconds
for the freshman crew.
In 1895 Harvard and Yale went back to New
London, and Cornell competed there and also
at Saratoga Lake. there being no racing at
Poughkeepsie. Cornell declined 10 row two races
in different places in 1899. and returned TO the
Hudson. Yale and Harvard declined invita-
tion to compete at POughkeepsie, and since then
have kept TO the New London course. WiscOn-
sin started in the varsity that year. beating
Cornell and Columbia and crowding Pennsyl-
vania hard for first place. Wisconsin won the
freshman race in the following year, and again
finished second TO the varsity. Georgetown en-
tered first in 1900. The following year Syracuse
sent crews 10 the regatta. and since that time
the varsity race has had six starters. In 1901
Cornell established record for four miles of Is
minutes 53 10 seconds. The Cornell freshmen
wiped out the old Yale mark in 1903 doing q
minutes Is seconds. In the four-oared race last
wear Syracuse won in 10 minutes II % seconds
The winners in the eleven years that the races