The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-27
4 REeAFEA IN CONFUSION.
AlluhAUS and RFFSFs IN ths intercollegiate
1aess On the Hndaon.

| 10 10 not likely that there will b soon
again an intercollegiate regatta at Pough-
keepsis under the conditions which marked
the composition last Saturday The varsity
eight cared crews we're sent away from
the mark In such water that Columbia. on
| the far outside course. and Wisconsin.
neEt 10 the Morningside men. might a. well
have packed their shells In the morning
before the race. for all the chance they had.
/ COlumbiAs was a crew thrown away
Weighing lsik pounds 20 the man. the light
est on the river. the New Workers had tho
toughest course II was made all the worse
In that four privately owned launches ran
ahead Of the coaching boats on this side
of the course and gave the Columbia men
a liberal wash adding 20 the existing evil
conditions. A. 2H miles the Columbia boat
was taking In water rapidly. and AZ the
bridge water was sloshing about the ankles
OF the mon. Columbia was rugged extra
high 20 that the water vas unusually deep.
COlumbia's tactics wers 10 rate the first
part Of the four miles and 20 apuH tho
last hAlfmile The New Workers had been
covering tho last half mile % ~ strokes
a hoatioad Of water A. the inish the
water vas half way up the legs Of the oars.
men On the way TO the hOathOuse they
twice had marrow escapea from being run
down by errant motor boats In tho dark
no one could zee much Of what Was happen
nE. COlumbias experience and VISION
stn we're much alike Down near the bridge
motor boat even cat In ahead OF the COlum-
bia launch ioOo. and although Coach Rice
gave the signal TO reverse. the bow was
badly acraped
Pennsylvania on course / inshors had
the advantage Of protection from the
ruughnesa by reason Of the conformation
- -. To- - ~ -
Quakers stuck Close 10 the line. 10 h hard
20 realize that between course I and course
5 there 10 500 feet difference This means
much under the water conditions Of last
SATURDAY A. soon ~ Cnmell could she
steered over Close 10 Pennsylvania. and
neither crow was In its proper water AZ the
bridge. The Syracuse CreW vas 20 much
Overmatched that even the ADVANTAGE Of
good water cogldh'i keep the Orange men
up with he procession.
Cornell and Pennsylvania were dead
level a. three miles just below The bridge
Pennsylvania ran into very rough water
u" Terry boat, churning aNay 20 keep IA
~ slip. sent out rollers which set the Quakers
rocking u vas here that tOnell got away
Just about the distance that the lthacans
Won by
The coaches didn't want 70 send their
crews ont for The varsity race 81 all and
only v hen The referee suggested TO Columbia
that ~ CreN would do well to get out diu
The New Workers Weld 10 persuasion. The
idea WAS that pustponemenf would mean
No race until Monday ana that would be
bad for the crews and besides there would
he no CroNd ~ 20 the spectators. not
more than one m ten really knew What Was
going un az the finish anyway. And a. for
the crews no pOsfpouement could have
done more rdegtually for the chances
~ columbia ana Wisconsin than did start
tng m the rolling sea on which The race Nas
Fowed
observers noted that even the coaching
iUJnChes rather more seaworthy than
racing shells. we're bOhhing and pitching
heavily when the race Vas still some time
on u vas pointed out hat 20 start In slCh /
going would mean M test % ing hut
rather finding out who was the lurkirst +
Wis ought not however. 10 take any 81
the credit away from Pennsylvania which F..
rowet better than h knew low and covered .
L self With glory
WThe delay before the four Dared race
y a. due 20 a confusion Of craft IN the finish I
Jane and the inability Of the steamer Albany
- rei into place a. a finishing boat The
'uids revenue service gasOlene boat .
vas .uhstitut@d and that was about the .
nu'y service rendered BY aDy ~ the four 4
Government boats on duty The Mohawk. .
VI Manhattan nd Hudson didn't keep the .
course clear aud didn't stop motor boats .
from rhnnins ahead Of the crews In the var
,'ev race
The stewards ~ the REGATTA appearrd .
% regard everything that happened a. the .
ault ~ some one else. and although they .
struggled % relieve tho tanyle before the
irs' race they Couldnt think Of more
han one thing a. a time and ~ didn' send
~ 70 notify rho columbia and syracuse
ours about ths' wait Of nearly an hour.