Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-19
HENLEY REGATTA
TWO-DAY EVENT
With at Least Six Crews in
childs Cup Race, PreIimi-
nary Heat Is Necessary

SO many college crews are anxious to
row in the sixteenth American Henley
Regatta on the Schuylkill river on
Saturday May 20, that the Managing
Committe may be compelled to make
the Regatta two day affair. Sir
universities already have announced
their intention to send their varsity
crews for the Child's Cup race and two
more are in prospect.
Since it is impossible for six or more
crews to row abreast on the Schuylkill
it has been proposed that preliminary
heats be rowed on Friday and the first
and second crews meet in the final the
next day. The crews that have already
been entered are Princeton, Columbia
Harvard, Pennsylvania, the Navy and
Syracuse. There is strong likelihood
that both Cornell and Yale also will
come.
The problem of having all these crews
row under proper conditions is now up
to the officials of the American Rowing
Association. They are in communica
tion with other universities and deci =
sion will be announced within a few
days. II some of the races are held on
Friday it will be the first time that the
American. Henley has been a two day
affair. As such, it will fulfill the dream
of many years entertained by the stew -
ards that this Regatta should be two
or three day affair similar to the Eng
lish Henley.
Twenty Crews
In all, at least twenty college crews
will be here. They include four from
Princeton, four and possibly fve from
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| Academy, four from Columbia. at leas
one each from Harvard and Syracuse
and possibly the same from Yale ant
| Cornell In speaking of the regattf
today John Arthur Brown, secretary o
the American Rowing Association, sa id
This regatta will be the greatest tina
has ever been held in the United States
Never before have we had so many
college crews Of such high standard II
my judgment il will be even a greater
regatta than the historic English Hen
ley"
In arranging this regatta the stewards
are CO. operating with the intercollegiate
Association of the Amateur Athletes o
America whose forty fourth annua
track and field championships are t
be held on Franklin Field, May 2S anC
20. All Of the boat races will be helC
| luNt tib 81 iIut TIE spec
tators can get from Franklin Field t.
the Schuylkill course in plenty of time
The Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co. ha,
arranged to have special cars leave
Franklin Field Immediately after tn,
track meet and go to the Girard avenue
bridge, from which a short walk vii
take the spectators to the finish Of tn,
boat races. To make this possible tn,
I. c. A. A. A. A. finals on Saturday
will start at > o'clock. About two
hours will be required to complete tht
intercollegiate meet.
Special Races
In addition to the Childs' cup race
and the race for the Stewards challeng,
cup, the colleges are deeply interested
in the special race for 150- 0-pound crews
In this race it ia provided that tbs
crews must weight in an hour before
the race, that no member weigh NOR,
than 1876 pounds, that the average shall
re $50 pounds or less. The Navy,
! Pennsylyania, Princeton and Columbia
have already sntezsd this event