New-York tribune., 1921-06-22

ar what PROMISES lu pS tllS 4lAoSI SpS
historic Poughkeepsie course.
All the combinations are keyed up
70 the highest possible pitc, and with
ons or two exceptions every oarsman
I. in fine physical condition. The
coaches chased their charges to the
fathers at an early hour this evening
and the men will not again handle q
sweep until it is time to paddle to tbs
line late tomorrow afternoon.
All of the crews were out on the
liver this morning and again this af-
ternoen. but nothing strenuous was
attempted by any Of them. Ben Wal
iora's herculsan eight from the shores,
ef California, who are rowing in the
rsst for the first time, dashed off an
impressive mile and half over the
actual course and called it day after
they had practiced number of starts.
Californians Improved
The writer saw the Californians this
sfternoon for the first time since their
dsfeat By Princeton on Lake Carnegie
q month ago. No crew in to-morrow's s
Great maritime spectacle has shown so
ysst an improvements Their race
srainst the mechanically perfect Tigers
gsve these Western giants lot to
tbink about They evidently absorbed
manv of the fine points of the game
during their two weeks stay at Prince
ton. for they looked like different
crew as they pulled through their de-
eidedly fashy workout to-day.
The crew, in the opinion of the
writer. has improved 100 per cent in
4he last month and will bear watching
to-morrow. The Improvement in the
mort side Of the boat is particularly
noticeable, all the ragged feathering
and uneven spacing that marked the
Princeton race having disappeared.
Whether in actual competition these
GIANTS from the Golden Gate will per
fornY as smoothly as they did to-day
remains to be seen. A fact that stood
ant this afternoon was that when the
Californians raised their beat to some
thing like thirty-eight they accom-
nlished it without breaking UP the nice
rhythm of their stroke.
Columbia. Cornell Pennsylvania, Syr-
scuse and the Navy devoted the morn
inc to practicing starts, and late this
afternoon took short spins up and
down the river. None of them at
tempted speed, and the only object N
manning the shells at all was to keep
the oarsmen limbered up.
Poughkeepsie Celebrates
Pouehkeepsis went through her usual
night-before Mysteries this evening,
and the rah-rah boys marched up
and down thronged the decorated
streets and staged a prerace cele-
brstion that was surprisingly
animated in view Of the fact that most
Of the famous old bars where the clans
were won't to gather in damper years
are now only 8 melancholy memory.
The last intercollegiate regatta held off
this ancient port was in 1915 3. P.
Supporters Of the various entries in
+o-morrow's marine sextet began flock
ing into town early this morning, and
at 8 o'clock this evening most of the
hotels here were hanging out the S.
R. 0. sign. The town is particularly
iammed as a result Of the convention
Of festive fremen from all over the
state. and in addition to this Still
man Reporters Association gave its
first annual clambake this afternoon
and invited a few thousand of its
friends. The crest of the organiZa-
ton is an Indians head rampant on a
field Of afidavits.
As the result Of the draw for posi-
tions Cornell will row in lane No. l.,
which is nearest the west bank of the
river. The Annapolis eight is in lane
No. 2, Pennsylvania in lane No, 8, Co
lumbia in lane No. q, California in
lane No. and Syracuse in the out
side berth.
Race Starts at P. NJ
The varsity race starts at o'clock
daylight saving time. The junior varsity
race Of two miles starts at 5:15 p. NJ,
and the freshman contest over the
same distance, one hour later. Four
shells, representing Columbia, SYRIA
cuse, Pennsylvania and Cornell, are
entered in the two preliminary races.
There was not great deal of betting
here tonight on the outcome of
the varsity struggle Most of the
w2gers made were on the chances of
the Navy and Columbia, who appear
70 be neck-and-neck favorites for first
odds, probably as a result of the fact
WILL send his junior crew away to-mor-
rowing in the junior event.
jim Rice's Columbia crew is in won-
derTul shape. and so far as form and
technique are concerned will be the
most perfect organization on the
SWer. 1t is simply matter If they
nave the brute strength to go the dis
lance. In Franklin Brodil Columbia
lndsuhtedly has one of the best
S;I9fes Of the year, and if the man be-
MA MN can stand the pace the Blue
sN WHITE she'll ought to win