The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-19
FOUR COLLEGE CREWS
READY FOR THE MARK
Cornell, Pennsylvania, Columbia and
Syracuse Meet on Cayuga Lake
This Afternoon for Great
Racing Contest

Ithaca, N Y, June l9-The first re-
gatta of the intercollegiate Rowing as
ISOLATION ever staged upon Gayuga
lake will be held here this afternoon,
with crews from Cornell, Pennsylvania,
Columbia and Syracuse universities
competing. There viii be three races,
all to be rowed over a two.mile course.
which has been staked out close to the
shore near the head of the lake. Fresh
man Fights, junior varsity Fights and
varsity eights will each compete in
their respective events, and unless
there is an 18th hour withdrawal, II
crews viii 60 to the starting line in
the trio of contests.
The regatta will differ in several re.
spects from the usual rowing classic
made famous over the Poughkeepsie-
Highlands course of the Hudson but
will, none the less, maintain the inter
est which has always surrounded the
contests of |. r. A. With but one ex
ception it will be the first time in the
history of the rowing association that
the regatta has been rowed on lake wa
ter. Every race since the organization
held on the flowing waters of the Hud-
son, except those of 1898. when the re-
gatta was staged at Saratoga, n. u
The long drawn-out battle of varsity
Fights over the four mile course is also
a classic of the past, for after the
Poughkeepsie regatta of 1916 it was
decided by the board of stewards that
the distance should be reduced 10 three
miles. The World war interviewed be.
fore the innovation could be put into
effect, and when it became necessary
this spring to shift the races from |
Poughkeepsie to Csyuga lake the dis
lance for the university eights was
further reduced 10 two miles.
Two reasons were advanced for the !
change a two-mile race rowed on the 1
dead waters Of lake was thought TO I
equal close to three miles on flowing
river water. In addition one or more I
of the varsity crews plan to compete 4
for places on the United States Olym.
pic rowing team. These try-outs will
take place at Worcester on July - and I
viii be over mile and a quarter
course. II was felt that TO require the
oarsmen TO train for a three mile race.
after the seasons preliminary short dis
lance events and then return to sprint
training again would be too severe a
strain and prevent them from show
ing their best form at Worcester.
1t is expected that the regatta viii
return to Poughkeepsie in 1921. when
railroad traffic and housing conditions
L 4
pect and for this season the regatta is
considered rs a part of the established
program of the l. r. A.. and not a
change Of policy or permanent innova-
ton. AZ result the records Of the
various regsttss at Poughkeepsie are
appended as a basis Of comparison I'M
the events to be rowed tomorrow.
contests have been held
for the varsity challenge cup since
1895. OF these Cornell has won Is,
Syracuse I, Pennsylvania 3 and Co
umbia 2
No record exists for the two. mile
race for varsity crews, but Cornell
lights hold the record for the two mile ;
freshman and junior varsity events at /,
his distance The Ithaca freshman crew
II 1909 rowed two miles in m. ! IS /,
zee. in winning the race Of that year. J
while the Cornell junior varsity eight .
n the 1915 regatta set mark Of 10 m. I
IS sec. for the junior event
The following table shows the aggre- =
,ate positions won BY each varsity :
rev in the % regRttas since lSa5, As I
veil a. the records for the three stand. 4
.rd events composing the regatta
College. lst. %. ID 18th. 5th. 9th. 7th. {