The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-27

Poughkeepsie. N. Y. June 27.-In
was first, Syracuse second, Columbia
third. Wisconsin fourth, Pennsylvania
nth.
Awoke With the Sun.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y. June 27.-All
Poughkeepsie awoke with the sun to
welcome perfect day for the inter
collegiate regatta on the Hudson in
which the crews OF five colleges, Col
umbia, Cornell, Wisconsin,, Pennsyl-
vania and Syracuse were entered to
compete. The ideal weather served
only to whet the fine edge of enthu-
siasm over the big event of the three
race regatta-the varsity eight cared
race-and hundreds arrived here
during the morning keen and eager to
witness the contests
Rarely in the long history of these
intercollegiate regattas has there been
one in which rowing experts were so
widely at variance. Syracuse, Column
bia and Pennsylvania we're almost
equal favorites; but the other two,
Cornell and Wisconsin, were not with
out their ardent followers.
The big yellow revenue cutters
which police the course moved slow
~ up and down as occasion demanded.
A summer sun beamed brightly but
none too hot upon the limpid waters
of the broad Hudson, which lay like
shimmering golden band between the
steep, wooded banks of the west shore,
and the clustered houses of the hilly
city streets on the east. htful breeze
came lightly out of the northwest and
hardly ruff1ed the surface of the river.
With every promise of weather and
water conditions holding, the coaches
indicated that Cornelrs record for the
four mile contest of Is minutes SO is
seconds. made in 1901. might be ap-
preached.
All the crews were up betimes but
there was little to do but await the
call to the starting. Shells were care
fully inspected and the crew members
looked after by coaches ready to de-
tect those signs of nervous tension in
dicative of the over trained athlete.
Reports from the quarters were salts
factory and the coaches declared them
selves content, though Coach Courtney
frankly stated that CornelPs best time
over the course in practice was 10 min
utes and q seconds and indicated, as
he has done all along. that he did not
believe this time was fast enough to
return Cornell a winner.
Pennsylvania and Syracuse are said
to have made better time than this in
their practice.
The early trains today brought hun
dreds of spectators from all directions.
A fleet of steam yachts flying the
colors OF their favorite colleges and
decorated from truck to rail with the
moved lazily up the river and anchor
ed near the finish line. Around these
big pleasure craft, with glittering
brass work and spotless sides turned
back the sun, myriad of launches
darted about.
The first race, scheduled for p. m.
is for the university four cared shells
without coxswains, over a two mile
course, for the Kennedy challenge
trophy, presented in 1899. by David
son Kennedy. Four crews are enter
ed. Syracuse, Cornell, Columbia and
Pennsylvania.
The second race scheduled for 3:45
p. m. is for freshmen eight cared
shells, over the same two mile course,
for the stewards cup. Five crews are
scheduled to start. Syracuse, Wiscon-
sin, Pennsylvania, Cornell and Column
bia-
The university eight cared SHE'LL the
big event of the regatta, will start at
D. M, wind and water permitting.
Five crews. Wisconsin, Cornell, Penn
sylvania, Columbia and Syracuse are
entered to compete for the varsity
challenge cup, presented in 1898 by
DIR. Louis L. Seaman, of Cornell. This
contest is over a course of four miles,
beginning miles above the great steel
bridge, and ending mile below 1t.