The Washington times., 1909-07-02
lthacans Are Favorites in
All the Events on
Hudson.
PENN AND BADGERS
HAVE SLIM CHANGE
Syracuse and Columbia Are
Picked 70 Force Courtneys
Pupils in Varsity Fights.
By HARRY T. HEUsTIs.

POUGHKEEPSlE, N. Y, July
z.-One hundred and six broad
shouldered and brown backed ath-
letes, the pick Of five universities
who viii participate il the great
American Henley here this after
noon, are the most unconcened of
the thousands and thousands of per-
sons who are anxiouSly awaiting the
time for the start Of the races.
While the city is filled with cheer
ing enthusiasts access to the river is
as quiet as a church yard.
If Cornen's stu 'dy freshman eight can
win the freshma1 contest Il is believed
the Cornell crews viii sweep the river.
Cornell bettors have made Cornell the
heavy favoTite 10 win every event in
the. regatta today, as Harvard did at
New London yesterday. II they do.
they viii repeat the performances Of
1902 and 1903. aen Coach Courtney's S
crews made a clean sweep Of every
event
Cornell followers are forced TO give
odds of to / on the varsity eight-oar
crew against Syracuse. the second
choice IN this event, in order 10 get
down any money at all. The Cornell
men are vainly onering 10 TO that Cor
nelfs varsity eight defeats the whole
feld, and some bets as high as 3 to /
have been recorded on the Cornell var
sity four, against the field.
All sorts Of combination pools are
being made on the varsity eighfs. with
Sorneil invariably picked to wiz, with
syracuse a heavy faVOrite for second
place, with Columbia and Wisconsin re-
eeiving even play for third place, and
Pennsylvania last There is little Penn
sylNanis money in sight on the varsity
races though some even money can be
found that Pennsylvania viii win in the
freshman eight. Bets at 10 TO S that Co
iumbia finishes ahead of Wisconsin in
the varsity md plenty of money on
both sides.
The oarsmen arose this morning
promptly at o'clock breakfasted on
steaks. chops. eggs, rolls, eoffee, ard
then the coaches devised schemes TO
keep the men from thinking about the
races, and TO relieve the strain which
they are ordinarily under
Coaches Ward and Courtnev. sent the
Pennsylv5nia and Cornell squads over
The hills through the pine woods for an
uNNf : walk
Talk about anything but the race"
Coach Ward cautioned his men.
The two groups OF oarsmen passed
each other quarter Of a Hile above
the Oaks and exchanged pleasantries.
Early this morning word was noised
about that private pools were being
made on the races outside the 5urisdic-
ton Of the local authorities.
There was not a dollar Of Pennsyl-
yania money in sight. and the Red and
Blue crew was consequently barred
from the betting in the field Of the var
sity race
4 special train from Syracuse carry
ing thousands Of Orange suppor-
ters arrived IN POughkeepsie at 3 a. m.
There was plenty Of money in the,
crowd. but they wanted 20 bet to 8
that Syracuse would defeat Columbia
Cornell men asked three for one that
they would sweep the river, and ulti-
mately accepted two for one. Consider
able money was placed at these odds
Those giving the odds bank their homes
on Cornell losing the freshmen race
Judge Frank Irvine, for a number Of
years president OF the Cornell Athletic
Council and a close follower of boat
racing who hasn't missed a race in
tWenty-four years said TO The Wash
1ngtOn Times representative, "CorneIIs
varsity crew Is by no means the best
crew that Courtney has turned out. but
We think that the crew that wins over
this eight VIII have 70 row fast race
inexperienced Crew.
Keen observers declare Coach Court
neys men are in the finest possible
thin. although none Of the Cornell var
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