The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-23
Predictions Made That Race
Will Be Greatest in His
tory of Sport.
COACH BYCk BELIEVES
II IS EYERYB0DY'S RACE
Hen Are Working Hard Over
the Four-NIiIe Course
Twice a Day.

POUGHK EEPSIE, n. Y. Jure o.
All the crews that viii participate in
the intercollegiate regatta are now
here. and the town has taken on live
ly appearance The regatta is likely 10
90 down in rowing history as one Of
the markers in the sport, for it is con
ceded by all the coaches that the varsity
eight -oarcd race viii be one Of the most
heart breaking that has ever been row
ed over the four-milc course on the
Hudson. This opinion has been induced
in great measure by the lateness of the
season. which has deferred the northern
colleges from getting ont in the open
- carly as usual. aud by the entry of
the Naval academy crew, which has
been under no such handicap of weather
conditions. The desire of the coaches
10 get 10 the course as quickly az pos
sibla was voiced BY Old Man Courtney,
who arrived with the Cornell squad.
1t seemed better to come 10 the Hud-
son early said he, because the
season on Cayuga Lake was so back
ward We thought better conditions
might he secured here. And we need
the best conditions procurabls, for the
squad, especially the varsity eight, Is
nowhere near the Cornell standard. and
this standard must be attained to win
this year.
Coach James s. Ten Eyck is another
who does not think the outlook for his
crew is very bright, The Syracuse
sweepSters have had much hard luck
this year. after starting the season with
high hopes and good prospects, for Capt.
D. \. Davis, Of the varsity eight, is
far from being in form and Peterson,
the best man in the freshman boat, left
college TO 90 TO West Point. The men
who arc hliing these vacant benches
are willing workers, but hale, who has
taken Davis : place, and CTapo, the
new man in the freshman boat, both
lack the weight of their predecessors.
The coach is reported TO believe that
the varsity contest viii he anvbody's
race, and he is not much more hopeful
for the outcome Of the four.oared race.
The Syracuse quartette is speedy, but
light and the men are somewhat
cramped in their shell, which handlcaps
their work 10 some extent.
Columbia s coach. Jim Rice. Is saving
but little. but he has his men out twice
daily. IL is recognized fact that Col
umbi9 has 3 better crew this year than
has represented the blue and white for
many years past. and IL would not bs
q great surprise 10 see her hnish second
or third in the pig race
Coach Murray Russell of the George,
town university crew has the result Of
the big race All doped out. The navy
he has named as first, with Cornell
second. and Georgetown, in spite of her
many haudicaps this season and her
light crew, Is scheduled 10 win third
from Syracuse. with Columbia and Wis
consin fighting for fifth and sixth
places Coach Russell has been working
unusually bard 10 get the crew into
shape. The eight is the lightest that
Georgetown has put out in years. They
have been rowing ut thirty-four
stroke, but will gradually increase t5a
speed 10 thirty. eight Considering the
many setbacks which the crew has ex-
perieuced this year, Russell SAYS that be
viii br well satisfied il his crew finishes
third in the race