Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-03
RAILWAY TO PICK
SITE OF REGATTA;
COLLEGES, NEVER!
Poughkeepsie Race Blocked
When Trains Are Refused
for June 29th or 30th
MAY ROW AT CORNELL

A railroad company, rather than the
Board of Stewards, will have the deter
mining voice in saying where this year
intercollegiate regatta VIII be held. Al
| though the railroad company which con
| trolls the observation trains along the
west side of the Hudson river has twice
refused to furnish trains for either June
| 20 or so. the compromise dates suggested
by the stewards the stewards have asked
| the company the third and last time to
| grant this concession.
If the request is denied. as the stewards
! seem to feel II will be. the race will be
rowed on Lake Cayuga. at Ithaca, N. Y,
June "a. This is the final decision of the
| Board of Stewards according to the state.
ment of Pennsylvania's rowing authori.
| ties today.
/ 1t was also learned today that when no
| agreement could be reached between Cor
nell, Pennsylvania and Columbia and the
railroad authorities for a suitable date
when the tide was running out IT was
proposed that the race be rOwed upstream
as Harvard and Yale frequently do at
New London under similar conditions.
This proposal, however has been definitely
abandoned because it would necesSitate
marking out an entirely new course and
starting far down below the present fin
ishing point. The race has never been
rowed upstream
The only objection to rowing the race
on Lake Cayuga is it's distance from New
York and Philadelphia, which furnish
the big majority of the spectators The
length and expensveness of the trip to
Ithaca would keep down the attendance
greatly.
Although none of the stewards have
said anything for publication 1t Is known
that there is considerable resentment to-
ward the railroad authorities for their ar
bitrary refusal to run observation trains
on either June 90 or 80. 1t Is pointed out
by the stewards that the railroads are the
only ones that make anything out OF the
regatta. They haul from 3O,OOO TO 4O,OOO
persons. many from long distances. and
they give the competing crews virtually
nothing in return. The railroads Will get
many of the spectators for longer hauls
If the regatta goes to Lake Cayuga, but
the stewards feel that they should make
some concessions under the circumstances
The excuse given by the railroads Tor
their unwilungncss to have the regatta on
June 90 or 80 is that these dates come
too near July and would interfere with
their plans for taking care of their holl-
day traffic,
Manager Jack Thayer, of the Penn
sylvania crews, explained today that the !
decision to have the Quaker oarsmcn live |
along Boathouse Row, at least until after |
the Yale race did not mean that the row.
ing authorities would convert the present !
boathouse into habitable sleeping quar- |
ters The Qualiers' boathouse is the poor
est along the river and no one could live |
in IT, What the Rowing Committee Is
trying to do is TO get the consent of other
boat clubs along the river to permit the !
Quaker oarsmen to live in their houses
This is being done simply because, on
account of hours. the entire squad cannot |
row together" said Manager Thayer 1T
It not intended to have the same men row |
twice a day necessarily. In order to
make lecture periods on time it will be
necessary for the early morning spin to
be taken at about o'clock. The second
will be held late in the afternoon
"The men will eat at a house near
Strawberry Mansion. This is more or
less of an experiment, but we think j.
will work out we'll"