The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-02
CORNELL EXPECTED
TO SWEEP RIVER
IthacanS Are Favorites in
All the Events on
Hudson.
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sity eight has ever rowed in a POUgh-
keepste regatta before.
few bets are being made at even
money that Cornell wins all the events
today. The absence of legalized pool
selling has thus far undsterred the col
lege bettors. who are making Individual
books, and thousands of dollars have
been Wagered-
Corr els chance to win every event Is
strengthened by the Illness Of X. T.
FSlock. stroke oar for Syracuse varsity
four, who was found % be suffering
from tonsilitis after practice yesterday
afternoon. and it is not thought he viii
be able to enter the she'll this after
noon L NJ. Bush viii act as his sub
stitute should r. ". Vanlengen refuse
TO allow Klock TO enter the race
KIock's temperature at midnight was
103 but this morning he was little
better, though his condition was still
regarded as serious
Syracuse Second Choice.
Syracuse had been CorneI's only for
EnIdable competitor. The freshman eight
is an impossible race 20 guess. hut the
Cornell men seem to have the best
chance AS the Pennsylvania freshman
eight is an unknown crew. all the POOLS
provide for a refunding OF the money
II the Penpsylvanians win. The wis
EOnSln freshmen are ut0U cLl HlA6H e-AN
Coach Ten Esyck has been giving much
time TO this crew. which is composed
Of the huskiest bunch Of youngsters on
the river.
All indications point TO a series Of
splendidly close races. The town is fill
ed with college men. and alumni who
arrived on every train that came IN last
night and this morning. Many OF the
late corners were unable TO obtain rooms
and paraded the streets all night sing
ing. Scores Of private Launches ana
yachts are arriving and the river pre-
sents q festive appearance. The pros
poets are that this years crowds viii be
the largest that ever attended 8 boat
race here Seats on the special obser-
walton train were selling for $50 apiece
this morning. and every boat in the
harbor is chartered for the races.
The weather indications ara fine. The
aiarnists who have been predicting
poor tide conditions were put 70 Tout
today By the announcement made by
the racing officials that the tidals were
all worked out in advance by the United
States GeOdetic Survey, which an
noIfnced that the swiftest and steadiest
tidal currents would be encountered at
4.15. while the freshman race is pro
crossing. The tide turns at f.Z9 this
evening. and the varsity race has been
set for O'Clock. when conditions will
officials Of the West shore railroad
with the crew OF the observation
II hin dEAANEu Ia kt=C CITY A-44S AtagA AAA1-
and made preparations TO handle the
huge load OF human freight
Badgers Missing.
The varsity four, Including crews from
all the colleges except Wisconsin, which
has no varsity four, Will start at
o'clock over a two-nile course, starting
one mile above the bridge.
The freshman Fights Will start over
a two-niie course. at the same place, al
s:45
The varsity Fights, which row four
miles. will start at Crum Elbow. three
miles above the bridge, at O'Clock.
Considering that positions are number.
ed from the west bank Of the river tc
the east, the following will be the posi-
tons Of the boats at the start
Varsity IOur-odr-NO. ], Cornell No 2
Columbia; No. g Syracuse; No 4, Penn
sylVania.
Freshman eight-oar-No. /. Cornell
No. 2. Syracuse; No. 3. Columbia; No.
Wisconsin; No 5, Pennsylvania.
Varsity eighI-Oar-NO. ]. Pennsyl-
vania; No. 2 wisconsin; No. 3. Cornell
No. 4. Syracuse; No. 8, Columbia
Gathering At Course.
With the betting practically at q
standstiII the crowds which thrOne
Vassar College town today began &c
drift toward the scene of the regatta
as early as 10 o'clock, many who were
unable to obtain seats in observation
train crossing over the highland and
getting place Of vantage on the high
nils which overlook the finishing point
Already the Government police boats
are oatroIllng the course assigning
places 10 the steam yachts which ar,
driving every few moments from dow
the river.
Scores of excursion steamers are load
ing tbeir passengers at the wharves and
VIII De anchored close to the finish line
DESTROYS Of getting as close TO ths
course as the rigid police inspectors vii
allow. hundreds of owners OF thirty
and thirty-IVe fOoters have captured
the best places on the last half milk
OF the course erecting canOpies over tn,
F-oc1ns az the boafs ,,nde1. which the,
are preparing to settle and wait tn,
required five or six hours.
The Cornell hackers have given uI
hope Of placing any OF their money
Before the Harvard Yale races Oddl
were asked by supporters OF the othel
Crows. but when the news Of HarvardI
sIashing defeat OF the sons OF Eli Wai
flashed 70 POughkeepsie, an incident a
ithaca on Memorial Day when the Cor
nell varsity rowe6 away from the. Grim
son Shirted Oarsmen was recalled, ans
enormous odds were asked.
Long Odds On Cornell.
One Cornell man exasperated at bein,
unable 20 place any OF his money final
IS offered two and a half 10 one tina
Cornell would defeat Syracuse. TIN
visitors FROM the Saline City jumped a
these odds ard about $500 was placed
None OF the other Comedians, however
would agree 10 the odds
The hundreds Of Ithacans who hav
come 10 Poughkeepsie every year wei
heeled say that this is the last tim,
they viii make the journey. and predic
that Poughkcepsic viii lose the race
next year on account Of the stringen
New York State laws, which preveu
The selling OF pools
Mayor Reyhurn's yacht Gretchen wit
che mayor Of Philadelphia and a part
Of Philadelphians GA board arrived 70
the races and saluted the Pennsylvauf
crews as they passed the quarters O
the crews on the west shore Of the rive
III the hir railrn4d hridga