The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-27
CLASSIC REGATTA
At POUGHkEEPS|E
Crews Representing Six Univer-
sites Will Be in Races on
Saturday.

Poughkeepsie. n. Y. June ga
memorable contest in American row.
ing annals is promised in the inter-
collegiate rcgratta TO be held on the
Hudson River, opposite this city, June
IS. when eight-oared crews represent
Ing six coiieges-Cornell. Columbia.
I Pennsylvania. Syracuse, Wisconsin and
Leland Stanford University viii
me assure boat lengths with one an
other in the annual four-milc race for
the varsity challenge cup. now held by
Cornell.
| Preceding the big varsity race there
VIII be the usual two-mile race be-
tween four-oared crews representing
| ali but Stanford and Wisconsin, and
the two-mle freshmen eight-oared
race. in which all but stanford vi
| be represented.
| The prediction as to the memora bic
! quality OF the regatta ) based on the
observation of the veteran coaches in
charge OF the young oarsmen. and
| others who have followed rowing Tor
| twenty years or more.
| Never have L seen six crews so good
as the six university Fights assembled
here said Charles L. Courtney. the
coach OF Cornell University. The con-
test between Cornell and Columbia
: last year was truly a wonderful race,
! But believe that all of this years
at the finish than they were in 1911.
In my opinion. there will not be an
| inch of the fourmilc varsity race that
Will not be worth seeing"
| For this great regatta. 40 college
rowing men have trained. They are
divided into the fifteen crews repre-
| sentlng the colleges named. To see
these men in the pink CT physical fit
ness. after months of training. is TO
realize the highest possible attainment
in the development OF young men for
athletic competition.
| The full program OF the regatta is
! as follows:
First Race.
| AIS p. M.-CniversIty four-oared
shells. without coxswains. Course,
two miles. beginning one mile north
I of the bridge and finishing one mile
| south OF II.
! Trophy-the Kennedy challenge cup.
presented in 1880 by Davidson Ken
nedy. Pennsylvania. to be held by the
winner for one year. Present holder
CT the trophy. Cornell.
Entries and course position:
No. columbia.
! No. 2-Syracuse.
No. 3-Corncll.
No. i-Pennsylvania.
Course positions in all races begin
their numbers from the west shore.
p. M-Freshmen eight-oared shells
with coxswains. Course. two miles. be-
ginning one miles north OF the bridge
and finishing one mile south of it,
Trophy-The stewards cup. pre-
scented in 1900 By a graduate of CO.
lumbia. to be held by the winner for
| one year Present holder OF the
trophy, Columbia
| Entries and course positions:
No. l-Pennsy!vania.
| No. Columbia
No. 3-Wiscons!n.
| No. 4-Cornell
! No. 5-Syracuse.
Third Race.
5:l5 P. M.-University eight-oared
shells. with coXswains. Course, four
miles. beginning three miles north OF
the bridge and finishing one mile south
of It.
Trophy-The varsity challenge cup,
presented in 1905 by DR.. Louis /. Sea-
man, Cornell. to be held by the winner
. for one year. Present holder of the
trophy. Cornell.
Entries and course positions:
No. l-Wisconsin.
No. 2-Pennsylvania.
No 3-Syracuse.
No 4-Columbia
No. 5-Cornel.
No 6-Stanford
me houF Set Tor the big race-5:i5--
Is fifteen minutes after the ebh tide
reaches It's maximum. The freshma
race will have strong ebb. and the
tide will be running we'll for the va
sity four-oared race.
The Poughkeepsie course is a
straight. deep stretch OF waser he
shining three miles north OF the
Poughkeepsie bridge and finishing one
mile south OF that structure