Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-06-17
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ed and the college crews gathering at
Poughkeepsie and New London for the
final races of the year, interest in the
intercollegiate regattas turns to the
probable outcome of the varsity aqua
tic duels at the end of the month
The result of the dual, and triangular
regattas during April and May point to
closely contested four-mile races Ola
both the Thames and Hudson rivers.
Harvard and Yale have had sue
cessful spring on the water, winning
all the races in which their varsity
crews started although the schedule
vas not as heavy as in previous years.
Harvard won from the naval academy
eight at Annapolis on April "a defeat
irg the Middies first crew in race
of 5-S miles by IL seconds. On Nay
% the Crimson oarsmen wen from
Cornell in two-mile race on Caynga
lake by a length.
Yale figured in two preliminary
races defeating Pennsylvania in a
snowstorm at Philadelphia. April 3,
when the Quakers were outrowed over
/ 5-16 mile course. The Eli first
crew also had the honor of winning
the triangular regatta at Princeton on
May Is when both Cornell and. Prince
ton followed the Blue oarsmen at the
finish of 7-S mile race. Less than
"a shell length separated Yale and Cor
nell, with the Tigers trailing badly. OF
the two defeats administered to the.
Cornell crew the race won by Har-
ward was more impressive than the
victory secured by Yale.
OF the FIVE varsity crews entered for
the intercollegiate regatta at Pough-
keepsie the Leland Stanford eight Is
the only one undefeated. The Cali
fornians won the Pacific coast inter.
collegiate title, defeating the Uniyer.
sity OF Washington and California
crews in a three-mile race on April
10. The Stanford time was Is minutes
81 As seconds. Among the eastern
crews Pennsylvania has been defeated
by Yale, Princeton, Columbia and has
wen from the Navy; Cornell lost to
Yale and Harvard and defeated Prince
ton. The Princeton eight and the
Navy crew will not row in either oil
the four-mile races scheduled for the
closing days of the month.
Eastern Try-outs.
The plans of the Amateur Athletic
Union for the holding of eastern and
middle western tryouts preliminary to
sending team to San Francisco for
the junior and senior track and field
championships, will be modelled along
the lines of the Olympic games trials
In the spring of 1912. Nineteen events
will be included in the program; the
40 yards hurdle being new event
At the eastern competitions, to be
held at the Harvard stadium Cam.
bridge, June 26. the winners of each
event will make the team as will some
of the second place men. Each mem. !
Der of the team will be allowed about
$3.50 for his expenses to the exposition
meet. In addition to these winners
several OF the larger eastern athletic
clubs are planning to send additional
men to San Francisco SO that the party
will number between so and 40 con
testants.
The western trials are scheduled for
Chicago and will probably be held on
July II. The entry conditions will be
In a general way. similar to those gov
erning the eastern try-outs. The en-
try fee for each event will be 81
and the expense fund allowed to win |
ners for the trip to the Pacific coast
500. The question has
arisen as to whether an entrant, hav.
ing failed to qualify in the eastern
games, shall be permitted to compete
in the western meet This point, as