New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02
Races Between Varsity
Eights,J Junior Fights and
'sFreshies'' ON Schedule

me American Henley, rowing mkt
ure established some years ago for
the promotion of real high class ANA
teur boat racing on this side of the
Atlantic, is to be revived in all its old
time glory this spring. This was de
cided at a meeting of the stewards of
the American Rowing Association held
yesterday at the Columbia University
Club. The date selected was Satur-
day, May 81. the course being the
Schuylkill River at Philadelphia.
Men from the big colleges interested
in rowing and number of the civilian
clubs with the sport of aquatics at
heart sat in the conclave, and it was
their unanimous voice that "the
Schuylkills lazy tide" should again be
the scene of the conflict
Those who passed on the Henley re-
gatta at the meeting were Commander
J. R. Morrison, U. S. NJ; Charles H.
5Iapes, Columbia University; F. S.
Bangs, Columbia University; Charles
Lund, Union Boat Club, Boston, Mass;
Robert Lee Williamson, Baltimore;
Thomas Reak and John A. Brown.
Pennsylvania; and Dean McClenahan,
Princeton.
For some time past there has been
reports that the regatta would again
go 10 the river Severn, at Annapolis
but the neighborhood of the Naval
Acadamy was hardly mentioned once
during the session. The regatta was
awarded t othe Severn last year in
order that Annapolis should have a
chance to row. but the choice was only
temporary One objection to the Sew
ern BY the big colleges was that An
napolis was a difficult spot to reach
with rowing shells and crews, and were
It selected again this year the meet
would be anything but success.
As one of the big college representa-
TIVE put it: 1t is all right to visit Bal
timore. but it Is another proposition
to tote crews and men to Annapolis."
However when the location was
finally decided Commander Morrison
game forward in the true sporting
spirit and stated that the navy would
support the regatta with all the re-
sources within its command
a long discssion occurred over the
detection of the events to make up the
programme, which will come in for
more detailed and closer study later on.
IL was tentatively decided that the
races should be varsity Fights and
freshmen Fights. For the rowing clubs
anu such other association as might
care to muster crews it was thought
that single and double sculls, four
cared shells and eight-oared shells
would bring together the best civilian
oarsmen in America.
tohn A. Brown, who acted as secre-
tary of the meeting and was subse-
quentiy elected to the same position
Ior the ensuing Year, announced that
,he programme of events might be
icngthened or shortened as the feeling
OF the oarsmen intending to compete
might require.
At was argued that all races at the
coming American Henley will be rowed
over a distance of l mile and $50 wards
winch is the real Henley route. 1t was
pointed out by Mr.. Brown that colleges
winch intended to row several races
curing the spring term showed that
races between mile and a quarter and
Two miles were goodly test of the
rowing ability of the majority of col
iegemen. He further drewattention to
me TACT That Pennsylvania would have
70 row no less than seven races inside
OF couple of months. and anv races
over distances more than a mile and a
quarter would be the death of the oars
men were they to endure such a cam
paign. Ne''"
1t was announced that the animal
n.ateh races between Annapolis and
pennsylvania will take place on Anril
II at Annapolis
To the sunrise of everybody the
poughkeepesie regatta was not once
mentioned during the session. and II
row looks as if the big carnival on the
hudson was a thing of the past. 1t
"as the voice of the stewards that a
race OF four miles was now more or
yess OF fossil idea for an open col
fegiate rowing regatta.
Among those most interested in the
american Henley revival is Charles H
aapes of Columbia, through whose ef.
forts the rowing men we're brought TO-
se.her to boost college rowing on this
side of the water One of the nota.
pies In the club to hear the news was
alexander Simmons, who rowed on =, o
irst Columbia University crew of 1874
The officers elected for the coming
year were: Hugh Cabot. Harvard
chairman Julian ". Curtis. Yale
zee chairman; Russell Johnson, Union
d. G.. treasurer, and John A. Brown.