Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-26
Great Preparations for the Hud-
son Regatta Today.
MANY COLLEGES COMPETE
Seven Starters for the Varsity Cha!-
lenge Cup.
GEORGETOWN IN GOOD SHAPE
Big Race Starts at 6 O'Clock-Mid.
shipmen Enter This Year for
the First Time.

shipmen Enter This Year for
the First Time.
| POUGHKEEPSIE, N Y. June 3.-Au
Poughkeepsie was early astir today to pre-
| pare for what promised to be pleasant
| day-the rowing OF the thirteenth annual
| intercollegiate regatta on the Hudson river
this afternoon
The first race the university four-oared
shells for the Kennedy challenge cup,
brings together Syracuse. Pennsylvania,
| Columbia and Cornell, In a contest over a
| two-mile course. This event Is scheduled to
| start at o'clock this afternoon. The Sec
ond race. the freshman ought -oared Shells
sends Cornell. Wisconsin, Syracuse Penn
| sylvania and Columbia over a two-mlle
| course for the stewards cup This race is
| scheduled to start at 4:45 o'clock. The uni
versity eight-oared Shells over the four
| mile course. for the Varsity challenge
| cup Will find seven competitors at tho
starting line. Columbia. Cornell. Syracuse
Pennsylvania, Georgetown. Wisconsin and
Annapolis.
Cadets Are Starters.
This will be the first appearance Of the
Naval Academy boys in the Poughkeepsie
regatta and the midshipmen from Annap-
oils. who are here on practice cruise aboard
| the United States monitors. will see the
| race from ten cars on the observation trains
| which have been reserved for their use.
The big race 10 scheduled to start at Q
| o'clock.
Tho weather was hot and sultry today
The sky was slightly overcast while over
| the river, which lay like a broad winding
! band under the wooded shore Of the islands
drowsy haze lifted in the hot rays of the
sun.
A fickle. fitful breeze. which came in cup
fuls out Of the west. hardly disturbed the
shimmering waters of the Hudson. and the
crews were happy in thought of what prom
ised to be q smooth-water contest.
The crews were up and about quarters
with the coming OF day. but the coaches
told their charges to take things easy. All
| the crew members appeared Mt. though the
coaches admitted that IL. perchance. there
was postponement of the contests the
men would stale rapidly in the hot weather.
Trainers Are Confident.
Reports from all the training quarters
| early today were satisfactory. and, while
the coaches did not make claims of win
ming, they all expressed themselves as con-
| hdent of making a good showing with their
crews. All through the day the coaches
| kept the men under close scrutiny to OBJ
| serve those peculiar signs Of nervousness
| man. but all the men seemed fit for a
grueling contest.
Trains from four compass points today
brought thousands of spectators to the
races and all day long a steady stream of
people struggled bravely up the hill to the
center Of the city in the scorching heat to
await until the time came to start for the
| racing course. Pretty girls. gowned in
white, their sleeves dashed with their ia
vorite college colors, carried parasols from
which fiuttered long colored streamers.
while college boys hatless and oblivious of
the heat, proudly marched the streets in
groups. and, bubblng over with enthusiasm.
gave rousng cheers for alma mater. Smart
appearing naval cadets mingled with the
| crowd and to admiring bevies Of girls ex-
tolled the prowess of the Annapolis crew.
Yachts and Warships.
With seven colleges represented in the
big varsity race. Poughkeepsie played no
favorites and automatically welcomed the
college crowd with decorations Of Ameri-
can flags and bunting. instead Of college
colors The flags and bunting were flung
from flagstaffs and every available cornice
In the betting on the varsity race early
today Cornell was the favorite.
Swinging at anchor today near the finish
line a mile below the towering Poughkeepsie
bridge rode q fleet of gaily decorated steam
yachts while just below on the river were
the United States monitors Nevada. Arkan-
sas and Florida. The white turrets OF the
monitors, which flashed in the dazzling sun,
bristled with heavy guns, and the appear
ance of the vessels was In sharp but
not unpleasant contrast to the sleek, trim
Racing paths will be kept clear during the
contests by United States revenue cutters.
Dark Clouds Gather.
Secretary of the Navy Victor Metcalf,
with party Of friends, arrived here short
ly before u o'clock on board the gunboat
Yankton, which anchored near the finish
line. When the Yankton was sighted COM
ing up the river flying the Secretary of
the Nays flag the monitors fired a salute
of seventeen guns.
When the crowd began to move to the
Hudson river this afternoon dark ominous
clouds filled the sky and rain threatened
momentarily.
The little ferryboat which carried the
spectators from the Poughkeepsie shore to
the Highlands side. where the observation
train was boarded. careened from side to
side from the jam of people
West Point officials succeeded today In
inducing the railroad to put four more
cars on the observation train for the use
of West Point cadets and their friends.
These four cars will be coupled next to
the ten cars which will carry the naval
cadets, so that both the young wings of the
army and navy can root together for the
success of the Annapolis crew.
Cornell became a stronger favorite with
the coming Of the early morning crowds.
though ali the crews had many friends
who were ready to wager on their chances.
Bad Blow for Harvard.
RED TOP. Conn, June 2G.-Gordon
Glass, the strongest oar and the heaviest
man In the Harvard varsity crew. will
not be able to row In the Yale-Harvard
race tomorrow afternoon. He was taken
with a chill last evening and had a high
temperature during the night He col
lapsed while out with the crew for prac-
tice this morning, and DR. Manahan has
forbidden him to attempt to row tomor-
row. The loss of Glass is a hard blow
to Harvard.
Capt. Bacon will take No. in Glass
place and Lunt will be transferred from
the four cared crew to Bacon's place at
No. f.