The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-21
COLLEGE OARSMEN
ON THE HUDSON
Four Eastern University Crews and Two
Western Crews Are to Compete This
Afternoon for Championship.

| Poughkeepsie. n. l.. June 2l.-Before
! the sun sinks behind the Palisades of the
| Hudson river this evening, the intercol-
| legiate rowing championship of the
| United States viii have been won and
lost in a series of three races, in which
seventeen crews are entered to compete.
The national character of the intereol-
legiate regatta this year is shown by the
fact that of the twelve colleges which
support crews, six are represented on the
river here to-day, while several of the
others have been eliminated by prelim-
mary contests.
Against the four eastern university
squads representing Columbia, Pennsyl-
sania and Syracuse, will be pitted the
University of Wisconsin from the mid
die West and the University of Wash
ington's Pacific coast champion crew.
The oarsmen from Seattle have al.
ready defeated the crews of the Uniyer-
sity of California and Leland Stanford
university, while Cornell has triumphed
over Harvard. ColumbiaIs varsity
eight won from both Princeton and the
navy in triangular regatta on Carnegie
lake May II, leaving only Yale, which
did not row preliminary contest, un-
accounted for. While none of these
races were over four-mile course, the
tests afforded a fair line on the respec-
tive abilities of competing crews.
The winner OF the long four-mile pull
from Krum Elbow to the finish line, a
mile below the Poughkeepsie bridge, will
be generally acclaimed, therefore, the
championship eight of the year. 1t is
this test and the hope of victory that
have set the nerves of both oarsmen and !
spectators atingle to-day. Strange to |
say, there is no pronounced fayorite for |
the feature and final race Of the day. |
All coaches concede that the average in |
speed and endurance is considerably |
above the usual standard, and are ehary |
about naming winners in advance. Cor
nell, because of the prestige of both /
coach Courtney and the records of his /
crews in the past, has the usual heavy
following while Wisconsin. Columbia and
Syracuse are not lacking in adherents.
Unusual interest is attached TO the
crews which crossed the
after winning the Pacific
,oast rowing laurels, to measure blade
work and stamina with the pick of the
EASTERN college crews. Last year the
University of Stanford eight made the
'ame journey. Without the services of
'oach and in borrowed shell, the Cali
ornian crew finished last. Coach Conf
bear and his veteran eight from the
Northwest are far more optimistic.
While not proclaiming themselves vic
ors, the Seattle oarsmen contend that
hey will uphold the honor of the far
cast crews and show that the standard
# collegiate rowing is not greatly below
! at of the East.
In the minor events, the freshman
light .oared race is expected TO bring out
i've of the best junior crews yet seen
n the Poughkeepsie course. All of the
olleges except Washington are entered '
a this event. with Cornell the favorite, J
eeause of past performances. The four
AIRED race will. for the first time in the G
istory of the association, be a contest
etween six crews, every college being !
spresented. In this race, the guiding of Z
he shell is not done by a coxswain. and 6
he ability of the bow man, who steers j
he shell with his feet, to keep the c
cat in a direct course, is most impor I
INT factor in the race. The Washington
,ur-oared crew has been working under 10
disadvantage from the fact that it has I
nd no shell and used a Cornell boat Z
lring practice.
The intercollegiate regattas have been I
I'D annually on the Poughkeepsie course o
it'll one exception since 1925. The ex- a
ption was the regatta of lSas. which {
as rowed at Saratoga. During this I'M 4
terrlIpted series, Cornell has won elev- n
varsity races; nine four-oared events, 4
ID ten freshmen contests. Pennsylva- 81
a colors have shown in front in three 4
Irsity contests; two four-oaned rows Of
ID one freshman event. Syracuse has nj
on two varsity struggles; two fresh v
en- races and three four-oared events. q
isoonsin's victories consist Of two q
eshmen eight-oared races. q