New-York tribune., 1908-06-27
~ releEraph 70 The Tribune. ]

Ponghkeepsie. y. Y. June 26-Poughkeepsie is
Iyelier tonight than has been for years on the
eve Of the big intercollegiate regatta 10 be de-
cieed tomorrow for the fourteenth time. Perhaps
It is just a normal growth Of enthusiasm but 1t
seems more probable that it is because the fore
rore conclusion that Cornell Will win is not abroad
this year. Syracuse is slight favorte, for some
reason not readily apparent TO many close STU
dents of rowing who have spent some time here
and Columbia. with much more reason as IL
seems is a strong second choice.
Columbia is by far the best represented OF all five
competing colleges tonight. and the New Workers
have an air Of quiet confidence In the aohts OF
their crew TO win that is convincing moreover
four Columbia substitutes rowed an impressive
race this afternoon against Cornell and PennsFi-
yaria beating a well trained quartet from Ithaca
l,, two fll lengths in the excellent time Of min
ures 50 seconds for a mile and half Thus, In the
race called either the 'gentle1nans s 1ours OF, as
in other years. the stewards 1ours' 'ne ->e"
York men drew first blood
Rice was more than happy. and Columbia men
.+ once made their varsity four g hot favorite'
They say their first four can beat the men VINO
won to-day three lengths in two miles, sho IL
y-ou1d take a mighty good crew TO do that- Cor
nell CHALLENGED desperately in the last quarter
mile, but Columbia met 'he spUit A was
aN-av et the finish.
r,~actica naadles were the rule for ell the crews
.o-6av No real work was done hut syracuse fe
,ojced exceedingly in the fine Job Hosie' ihe Ut
nell boat builder, made Of repairing tIe -
orange shell WHY it's q better shell man pc
fore" said Jim Ten Eyck, eANl'isl'' ~
f7e had looked Il over. IA,
As usual wisconsin is a sort OF dark h0fse' VIZ VIZ
few hackers. because the journey East y 50 .,o
,7,l,a unattached contingent that comes mere A -
races usually roots for the Badger crew.
they want to the plucky Mes'elAe
for their many trips 10 the HUDSON
T,r,.,,-s,,ia has a powerful crew. Ihefe Is hO
so,,,t AZ all that it can go the distance. put i
.o-7n has been growing worse lnsueau VA -.
= ,,,,a-4,at atle- speed has been shown 10 ollse.
this There is some Pennsylvania money - n,-,
.o-,;p,t and the odds quoted al u L 80.
l- was showing freely, and many layers
offer no better than TO J. Ali, ,orse
IT,, l,o-7,s regard Cornell as the real oaIk n ~
..,x-o will finish frs: or last. saao sii ~ -. =.
-, -o-r,ight THE Cornell crew mat iost ~
T,--ara would surely lose here to-lholfom' -
-. - had neither form nor speed ~hhe ''ie
- .,,+ zras or, the water to-day had ali 'fa4 i"''
-ss. has given the Ithacans nine victories '
too, races IT is all question OF aplli's !" ~
,ha shell through the water at me 'efiiHe P
cv-scuse-an amazingly fast two-riile creW-is sure
20 SET - --or
-e., e bet+i7g here tonight despite Governor
Hughes Mayor Sague. the police and the Aehe"-
Hart bill There pool selling, but lhero was
little last year Any one VINO "ahls 'o ~
bet can DO So He get G TO against SYRACUSE
10 / AGAINST Columbia il he is lucky, the Same
against PENNSYLVANIA s ! against Wisconsin ana
e Do i against Cornell Most Of the betting is De-
tween friends however and Columbia and syracuse
are doing the most OF if
The town has filed up unusually early. and room
20 sieep IS at a premium. That don't worry many
of The undergraduates much, because it seems TO
thern a foolish thing 10 sleep night like this
TIE weather promises extremely well for the races
to-mo-ruw- The air is brisk and cool there is q
fair wind the north, with touch of west
in il and the river. while it is lively is by no
means rough. Altogether. the prospects never
better brilliant race, and record-breaking
crowd is sure take advantage Of the perfect