Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-27
MAY Be PENNSYS RACE
ouakers show Best Form for This
Afternoons Big Annual Regatta
At Poughkcepsic.

The Poughkeepsie regatta VIII oe-
cupy the lime-light of the boat racing
world this afternoon. In this, Cornell,
Pennsylvania, Columbia, Wisconsin and
syracuse will contest. Constance ;.
titus, retired champion oarsman at
sweeps and SOULS of America believes
the Pennsylvania crew to he the best
of very poor lot.
saws Titus: 1.-The Poughkeepsie re-
gatta OF 1908. VIII go down in inter-
collegiate boat racing history as the
closest ever held am led to make TINS
confident prediction after a careful
study of the crews now training for
the event at Poughkeepsie. They are
the most evenly matched set of oars
men that ever went TO the starting
line in the big boating classic of the
American colleges. But. although !
firrnlv believe that the race VIII be a
most exciting and close one. am
equally convinced that none of the con-
testants in the regatta will ever startle
the rowing world by their brilliant
workmanship.
PENNSY'S CHANCES BEST.
"Just at the present time Penn
sylvania appears to be shade better
than the other crews; but one never
can tell what "Old Foxy Courtney or
Cornell, will do at the last minute We
all thought that Courtney had reached
the climax of his surprises last year
when only two weeks before the big
race he began a big shake-up, broke
up his varsity crew because the men
were lacking in discipline. and then
came out with an entirely different
makeup with which he defeated the
excellent crew from Columbia by three
feet in the closest Intercollegiate race
ever rowed.
After two days observation of the
various crews in action, the Y. of p,
representatives appear to me to have
the best workmanship. They get in
together and get out" together better
than any of the other crews. They
have a very good body swing but are a
little short in the rench. All OF them
are big men and have very long arms.
They appear TO have good deal of
SNAP In their stroke and / believe that
If they get into a tight pinch and are
put to II hard they win be abe to hold
the pace with any of their opponents
and be a little In front at the end.
physically the pennsylvanians look
TO be in fairly good condition but they
are not very much tanned. This may
have been getting out of their class
rooms late In the afternoon. doing most
of their rowing in the dusk
CORNELL UP IN AIR.
Cornell has been running In "A streak
of hard luck this year Several things
have combined to try "Old Pa" Court
ney's patience to the utmost, but az
that he may fool the wise ones as he
/ did last year As he says. "It matters
| not how much you win by 40 long as
| you win"
The lthacans are rowing more of u
| scullers stroke than any of the pro
! spoctiYe contestants In the regatta
! Cox, who strokes the crew, is the
| most pronounced in his sculler style
! a. the finish OF his stroke his chin
! Vs. close to his chest and he has de-
| clded 'Rculler's hump In his back
Many OF the other members OF the
crew row In the same style.
COLUMBIA LACKS SPEED.
1T H. true that Columhla's crew has
| me plettiest body awlng of any OF
| them but they do not seem able To get
| the speed out OF their boat. They dc
| not catch the water altogether ant
| there is a question In my mind as e
| whether or not they can go the route
| Coach Rice has worked his men yer,
hard.
Wisconsin If wen togeter ant
| worthy OF watching. Syracuse Is layinl
low and thoy viii not be far bohins
the winner"