The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-02
AMERICAN HENLEY
Is SET FOR MAY 81
At Least Four Colleges and
the Navy Will Send Crews
to the Schuylkill.
COLUMBIA Is ENTERED
Penn, Princeton and Cornell
Also in It-Quakcrs
Are Ambitious.
COLUMBIA Is ENTERED
BY DANIEL.

Phiiadelphta VIII take the place OF
Poughkeepsie as the scene Of the grand
finale OF the intercollegiate rowing sea-
son next spring. At least four colleges
and the Naval Academy will be repre-
sented In the varsity. Junior varsity and
freshman races at tho American Henley
on the Schuylkill River on Saturday.
May 81. That entry was assured and
the date for the regatta fixed at the
annual meeting OF the Board OF Stew
ards Of the American Rowing Associa-
ton at the Columbia University Club
yesterday afternoon.
As Columbia, Pennsylvania and Cor
nell. which compose the Intercollegiate
Rowing Association, already had decided
not TO revive the big regatta at Pough-
ksspse this year. they were free to con-
slider the invitation to take part in the
biggest American Henley yet arranged.
When the final roundup of entries was
made at yesterdays meeting it was
found that the three members of the
Toughkeepsie company and Princeton
and the Navy would send crews to the
MAY 81 regatta and that Yale and Har-
ward were possibilities However. there
seems TO be little chance of getting the
Ellis a/i the Crimson into the regatta
since It practically has been settled that
they are 10 row on June at New Lon
don.
Club Events Too.
The American Henley will include not
only the three races for college crews,
but many events open to all oarsren
Single SOULS, tours club eights and any
other events which may be justified by
the demand will be added 20 the pro-
sramme The crew races will be at the
Henley distance of one mile and $50
yards.
The Union Boat Club Of Boston, which
sent a representative in the person OF
Charles g Lund, promised to enter an
eight and other oarsmen. Lund Will be
remembered as the stroke OF the Har-
ward seconds who won the Grand Chal-
lenge Cup at the Henley In England.
The following year he stroked the Har-
ward crew. but It lost TO Yale.
All OF the stewards spoke in inost en-
thus,astic tones regarding the outlook
for the regatta on May 81. John Ar
thur Brown OF Pennsylvania SAID that
Il doomed up as the biggest inteTcoiie
giate regatta in the history or the sport
Charles Halsted ,Mapes. representing Co
,umbta. declared that Columbia was
quite certain to send three Fights to the
Schuylkill and to make the regatta Just
an big an objective as 1t used to make
the old four mile races at Poughkeepsie
In addition to Messrs. Mapes, Brown
and Lund those present were Lieut.
Commander ]. r. Morrison of the Naval
Academy, Francis s. Bangs, one time
dictator of rowing at Columbia; lhotnas
r. Reath of Pennsylvania, Rohert y
Lee Williamson OF Baltimore ana Dean
NcClenahan of Princeton. Mr.. Reath
presided
DR.. Cabot Is Chairman.
The election of officers OF the associa-
ton resulted in the following choices:
Chairman, DR.. Hugh Cabot OF Union
Boat Club and Harvard; vice-chairman.
Julian Curtiss. Yale: treasurer. Russell
Johnson, University Barge Club. Phila-
delphia; secretary. j. A. Brown, Penn-
sylvania-
In addition to arranging for the Amer
ian Henley the conferees talked rowing
schedules in general and a number of
events we're arranged. However, as the
final decisions rest with the various ath-
let,c and rowing committees OF the col
leees nothing definite could be issued.
IT was decided that the Childs Cup
race would be rowed again on Lake Car
yegie at Princeton, but the date was not
set. Most likely it will be Saturday.
May 10, with Columbia. Princeton ana
Pennsylvania as sure entries. Pennsyl-
vanla won the cup last May.
Mr. Brown announced that Pennsyi-
vania had arranged to row the navy on
the Severn at annapolis on Saturday.
April IL, at the Henley distance, with
events for varsity. Junior varsity and
freshman eights. 1t will be the sixteenth
consecutive meeting OF Penn any Navy
,rews-a record for continuity OF COM
petition which Mr.. Brown said was
equalled only in IIarvard-Yale history.
Penn's Big Programme.
Mr.. Brown added that Pennsylvania
Nad arranged to row five varsity races
within seven weeks. This programme
never has been equalled in college cir
cles Pennsylvania last spring rowec
four races In five weeks, and won three
ot them. The Penn idea--and a sound
ono It is-has for its object plenty OF
racing at short distances instead Of few
races over long courses.
Dean McClenahan refused to talk OF
Princeton's rowing plans. but il is known
hat the Tigers will row Harvard ir
April, and will take part in the Child'
Cup race and the American Henley. The
Tigers would like TO break into the Har'
Nard-Yale doings on the Thames, anG
that proposition will be discussed at the
Harvard Club here next Tuesday even
ing
Mr.. Mapes said that rowing at Column
bla was going along PRETTY smoothly
under Fred Plaisted. who had been as
sistant to Jim Rice. Columbia Is mo-
likely to row in other than the Childt
Cup and American Henley races. Cor
nell and Princeton may row Yale on tho