The New York herald., 1921-06-20
NAVY VARSITY WILL
START FAVORITE
Time Trial Near ii Minutes
Over Poughkeepsie Course
Said to Be the Best.

Special Despatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
PouGHKEEpsIE. June 19.-The Navy's
varsity eight assumed commanding
position to-day in the speculation re-
garding the outcome or the varsity race
In the regatta on Wednesday. and ii is
certain that it will start as favorites.
The sudden lump in the stock Of the
Midshipmen came when IT was reported
in rowing circles that in the time trial
over the three mile course yesterday
afternoon the Navy eight was recorded
In the hitherto unexampled time of just
a few seconds over fourteen minutes.
under tidal conditions considerably
worse than those that will prevail on the
day of the big race.
The best recorded time for the three
mile distance Is the II minutes As sec
onds hung up by the Pennsylvania var
sity last week under fairly good con.
ditions. but what makes the showing of
the Middies stand out so prominently
is the fact that Jim Rice, the Columbia
coach, who knows the river like a book,
has made the public declaration that
the big race will be won In from Ia
minutes Is seconds to IA minutes 80
seconds.
Under the circumstances the Navy Is
apparently entitled to every consideTa-
ton as the leading candidate for the
championship crown, according to Keen
observers Of rowing. for they agree that
Rice's statement must nave been made
after careful observation Of the capa-
bilities of his own varsity crew in It's
trials over the course.
Aside from the report concerning the
Navy's time trial the day was an ex-
ceedngly dull one on the river. Jonn
Hovle caused flicker of excitement by
stating that he would make definite an
nouncement tomorrow as to his selec-
ton of Cornelps entry for the varsity
race This announcement has been olS-
counted already. however. because IL is
regarded as a foregone conclusion that
Wheeler's varsity "a combination Is the
one that will be chosen, leaving the
Preston stroked crew to row IN the
i,nior varsity contest. The Wheeler
crew Is a fast rowing eight. seemingly
unable to get the beat below "a. and al
though its form is bad yet. 1t has been
able consistently to defeat the better
rowing Preston boat.
Another new report was sprung TO-
night to the effect that Jim Ten Eyck,
coach OF the Syracuse varsity eight, nau
been selected to coach Yale next season.
First Jim Rice was named as the man
who was booked to go to Yale and then
the rumor mongers handed the job TO ben
Wallis. coach of the University OF Cali-
fofnia and stroke Of the Yale varsity IN
1910. The Ten Eyck rumor did not set
the river afire and Ten Eyck himself did
not worry about 1t because he was Wis
ting relatives in Peekskill, thirty miles
down the river.
The University Of California oarsmen
were the guests of Mrs. j. W. Hinkley
here to-day and the Cornell squad spent
the day on motor trip arranged by the
Cornell Club vi Poughkeepsie. The Co
Iumbia crews kept close TO quarters ana
refused to get excited over reports aoout
tbe Navy's fast time. Jim Rice had no
comment TO make aside from the state
nert that he race would show a Column
oia crew better than any the Blue ana
White has yet turned out.