Arizona republican., 1913-06-21

the University of Washington's Pa cific coast champion crew.
 The oarsmen from Seattle have all
 ready defeated the crews of the Uni
 versity of California and Leland stan
 ford university, while Cornell has tri-
 umphed over Harvard. Columbia's
 varsity eight won from both Princeton
 and the Navy in triangular regatta on Carnegie Lake May F, leaving only Yale, which did not row preliminary contest undccountcd for. While none
 of these races were over q four-miIe course, the tests afforded a fair line on
 the respective ablitiss of competing crews.
 The winner of the long four-mile pull from Krmn Elbow to the finish line a mile below the Poughkeepsie Bridge, will be generally acclaimed. therefore, the championship eight of i the wear It is this test and the hope of victory that have set the nerves of
 both oarsmen and spectators atinele tonight. Strange to say there is mo pronounced faVorite for the feature and final race of the day. All coaches con cede that the average in speed and en- dUrauce is considerably above the us- ual standard, and are chary about nam ing winners in advance Cornell. be cause of the prestige of both Coach Courtney and the records of his crews in the past, has the usual heavy fol- lowing. while Wisconsin. Columbia and | Syracuse are not lacking in adhcrents. Unusual interest is attached to the WaShington crews which crossed the continent after winning the Pacific i coast rowing laurcls, to measure blade work and stamina with the pick of the eastern college crews. Last wear the University uf Stanford eight made the same journey Without the services of a coach and in q borrowed shell the California crew finished last Coach Conihear and his veteran eight from the northwest are far more optimistic. While not proclaiming themselves vic tors the Seattle oarsmen contend that they will uphold the honor of the far coast crews and show that the stand ard of collegiate rowing is not greatly below that of the east.
 In the minor events the freshman ! efght-oared race is expected to bring out five of the best junior crews vet seen on the Poughkeepsie course. All of the colleges except Washington are entered in this event. with Cornell the 1 favorit. because of past performances. l ne ltllll-ttItQ race w I4l. t''i lil' IT ~t time in the history of the association, be a contest between six crews every college being represented. In this race the guiding of the shell is not | done bv coxewain and the ability of 1 the bow man, who steers the shen with his feet. to keep the boat in q direct | course is a most important factor in the race The Washington four-oarcd crew has been working under a disad- ! vantage from the fact that it has had no shell and used Cornell boat dur ing practice.
 The intercollegiate regattas have 1 been held annually on the Poughlleep-
 sic course with one exception since | 1S9I The exception was the regatta | of 1898. which was roWel at Saratoga During the uninterrupted series Cor neil has won eleven varsity races.
 nine four-oared events. and ten fresh men contests. PennsyIvania Colprs 1 have shown in front in three varsity contests: two four cared rows and one freshman event. Syracuse has Won
 two varsity struggles; two freshmen races and three four-oared events IVisconsin's victories consist of two 1 freshmen eight-oared races. The pro ! gram for tomorroW's races together i With the crew statistics follow:
 First race 1 ?. m.-UniversitT four cared shells. without coXsWain. Dis tance two miles Entries and course
 positions, numbered from west shore outward: No. I. syracuse: No ?. Cor
 neU No 3, Columbia: No. 4, Pennsyl- vanfa: Eo. ;, Wisconsin; No. 6, Wash i ington.
 second race. AZ p. m.-Treshman
 eight-oared shells, with coXswains, Distance two miles. Entries and course positions: No. 1, Columbia: No. 7, Pennsylvania: No 3, Cornell; Eo. 4 Syracuse: No. ,. Wisconsin.
 Third race. 6 D. m.-University eight
 pared shells. with coxsWain. Distance
 four miles Entries and course posi- tions: No. l. Syracuse: No. ?, Wiscon- sin: No 9. Washington; No 1, Colum-
 bia: No. ,, Pennsylvania; No 6, Cor
 nell