The New York herald., 1921-01-12
ENGLISH CREWS ARE
INVITED TO HUDSON
intercollegiate Rowing Asso-
citation Opens It's Regatta
TO the World.
BIG EVENT THREE MILES
Will Be First Varsity Race at
That Distance at POugh-
keepsie.
BIG EVENT THREE MILES
BY DANIEL.

I'VE have made the annual regatta
OF the Intercollegiate Rowing Associa-
tion, which will be revived on the Hud-
son at Poughkeepsie on June 22, open TO
the colleges of the world" was the an
nouncement made by Charles Halsted
Mapes of Columbia, at the close of the
annual meeting of the board of stewards
of the association at the Columbia UNI
versity Club yesterday afternoon. John
Arthur Brown of Pennsylvania and
Charles e. fireman of Cornell. the other
two stewards. Joined with Mr. Mapes
in explaining that they wanted as many
crews as possible to compete In the big
Regatta.
The announcement not only indicated
that a big effort would be made to get
entries from Oxford and Cambridge in
England but also contained the news
that the date for the races had been
set. June 22 will come on Wednes-
day, and will be the longest day Of the
year. 1t Is planned to row all the races
freshman, junior varsity and varsity
late in the afternoon. beginning at
o'clock.
The stewards announced that the
varsity and junior contests would be
rowed over a three mile course, and
the freshman event over the usual two
mile route. 1t will be the first three
mile varsity contest yet held at Pough-
&eepsie.
May Increase Route.
The old distance was four miles. In
1917, in response to general demand
for shorter race, the stewards reduced
the distance to three miles, but along
came the war and a hiatus In the his
tory Of the regatta. Last May the
races were revived on Lake Cayuga.
but the distance was two miles Re-
Gently there was some talk Of going back
TO four miles. but the officials explained
yesterday that all the colleges in the
association and many out of it had
looked forward to a three mile race
and with that fact in mind they
had decided to try the shorter distance.
IT may be that next year they will re-
turn to four miles. In fact, the change
to the old route Is almost certain. IF
Harvard and Yale were to adopt the
three mile distance there is no doubt
that the Intercollegiate Association
would be satisfied to row at three miles
too. But the New London company can
not see three mile contests for the big
crews. and the Poughkeepsie contingent
does not like to let Harvard and Yale
row the only four mile race in America.
The blanket invitation issued by the
stewards is the first Of its kind in the
history of the association. The organ
ization has only three members-Colum-
bia. Cornell and Pennsylvania--and each
year they send out invitations to various
institutions. such as Syracuse. the Navy,
Princeton, Stanford, California and
Washington. To these, as we'll as Wis
consin and Massachusetts, Institute OF
Technology. specific invitations once
more will be sent.
Toronto Wanted, Too.
There is no doubt that letters will be
despatched TO the rowing. authorities at
oxford. Cambr lge and the University of
Toronto. If any OF the college crews of
france. Australasia, Holland. Sweden
and Norway care 10 make the trip to the
Hudson the stewards will be glad TO
welcome them.
Entries from the three member coli
leges of the association and Syracuse
are certain. The Navy is considering
the plan to send crew and the outlook
in that respect is bright Annapolis has
rowed in the Poughkeepsie regatta only
once. The stewards are desirous Of
having an entry from Princeton, which
declined many invitations in other years
because IL was opposed to rowing four
miles. The reduced distance is expected
60 attract an eight from Princeton.
IT is hoped that the Tiger attitude
toward the regatta will be known defi-
nitely when the American Rowing AS
sociation meeting brings together the
delegates of all the collegs late this
month. Harvard and Yale. of course
would not row on the Hudson. They will
hold their annual regatta on the Thames
at New London on Friday, June "a.