The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-26
NAVY BOYS PREPARING
FOR DUAL REGAI IA
On June 26 Naval PrOteges
viii Clash on Hudson
River.
Tribune Special Sporting Service.

Tribune Special Sporting Service.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. May 25.-Fhe
real work of the United States Naval
academy crew squad started in earnest
this week, for with the dual regatta
against the Columbia eight out OF the
way all thoughts of the oarsmen VIII
turn toward Poughkecpsie, where, on
June %, the naval protegcs OF the
republic will clash on the waters oil
the Hudson with the leading college
crews of the country. Each year lnc
magnitude Of the intercollegiate re-
aat7a has increased an5. with seven
VARSITY cights, one representing tnc
Government school ut Annapolis, com
peting and Pacific coast college
knocking at the door, the future OF inc
Highlands Poughkccpsic regatta appears
to hold ever greater promise IN the
way Of intercollegiate sport 10 com
! pcte IN this event Is no small hoNoi,
as the sailors here know. and every
! preparation that foresight can suggest
| will be taken by the Naval academy
! crews in order that the initial showing
of the navy eight may be something
that both arms of the service may lna,n,
/ he proud of, even though victory sniil
not perch on the bow OF the Annapoils
shell as the finish line Is crossed by lhe
| toIling sweep swingers.
The special interest which IS attached
IN the addition Of the Naval academy
! TO the list Of entries IS the tacl VhaG
the new contestants will be oooy OIL
Youths whose training and practlce are
obtained upon conditions which are dil !,
ferent in many respects from those ot
the other crews, though 1T would he d
mistake to hold that the conditions
at Annapolis are such as TO hanulcap
the crew in It's contest with the others
AS a matter Of fact, the place OF attn
letics at the Naval academy is such
that its athletic teams may DC nam
nered TO some extent. but IN other WaIs
they are distinctly benefited IN their
There is no doubt that the time
actually devoted 10 practice IN rowing
at Annapolis as to other sports is less
than that devoted so it IN other III
stitutions. The midshipmen are driver
very hard by. their classroom Wolf
and their routine of drills and prac
fical exercises, and, as a rule, but
short part of the afternoon can o'
Given TO sports. However, when there
* a period Of rest the whole squat
can always be present, the routine
which has prevented them from as
snmb6np earlier compelling them al
TO report at the boathouse on inc mn
; ute. ready to make the most oil What
| ever liberty they are allowed.
There have been some doubts eS
, pressed as to the showing which tn
navy crew is likely to make at IN
four-mile distance, in view of the fac
that its races have always been for hal
{ that distance There is no doubt tha
the midshipmen can keep up a las
clip for the Longer, distance as inc
: are in splendid condition, that being
j characteristic Of all navy athletic a,G
e oregations The course at Annapoli
has its start about four miles frol
r the clubhouse and it's finish two mile
= nearer so that the crew is used !
:. pulling four miles to the starting pom
: and almost always keeping 1T up clea
back to the house; For TINS reason u
: four miles on the Hudson will not seer
particularly long. Coach Glendon Ia
expressed great satisfaction with
the conditions surrounding the wor
Of the crew this season.