The New York herald., 1922-02-17
intercollegiate Rowing AssO-
citation Retains Shorter
Distance for Varsity.
$50 POUND EVENT ADDED
Navy and California Almost
Sure to Return-PrincetOn
Also Is Invited.
BY DANIEL.


The Hudson at Poughkeepsie once
more will be the scene OF the annual
regatta of the intercollegiate Rowing
Association on Monday. June 26. The
distance for the varsity race will re-
main, as il was last year, at three miles.
and a new event for $50 pound crews
will be added. These announcements
csme from the board OF stewards
through Morton @. Bogue of Columbia,
It's chairman. after a meeting in bis
offices at 90 William street.
An eleventh hour capitulation by the
West Shore Railroad In the highly I'm
portant matter of running an ooserva-
ton train for the rowing classic saved
it for the splendid course on the Hud-
son. The West Shore will borrow the
observation train which the New Haven
road will run for the Harvard-Yale re-
gatta at New London on June %. A
similar move prevented the removal of
the races from the Poughkeepsie course
last spring.
Until yesterday the officials of the
West Shore were adamant and held that
they could not spare the gondola cars
or the tracks to run an observation
train. Accordingly the stewards of
the rowing body looked into the
merits of various other courses. in
Guiding that on the Connecticut at
Springfield. scene OF many hard fought
race in the old days; the Lake Qufn-
sigamond course at Worcester. Mass,
and the three mile stretch on Lake
Cayuga at Ithaca, where the regatta
was held in 1920.
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However. none of the rival courses
measured up to that at Poughkeepsie
and final big drive was made on the
West Shore through the New York Cen
trail. This resulted In the arrangement
with the New Haven road-an arrange
ment which Is most welcome to New
York. for II Is from this city that the
regatta draws most of the onlookers.
The West Shore will permit the various
college squads to use the boat houses
which are on the railroads right Of way.
The decision to row the varsity race
again at three miles comes as bit OF
a surprise. 1t was three miles last
spring. but In announcing the distance
last winter the stewards hinted that
they would return to the old four mile
route for 1922. Harvard and Yale row
four miles. and there was a feeling
among some OF the members OF the In
tercollegiate Association that in per-
ritting the New London race to stand
as the only four mile contest IN America
the Poughkeepsie regatta was losing
something In the way of prestige.
Evidently the stewards did not look
at the question from that angle yester-
day. However Mr.. Bogue did say that
IN keeping the race at three miles the
stewards did not commit themselves for
next year. There is n strong chance
that II will be four miles again in 1923.
The contest last June, which was won
by the great Navy eight. was the first
three mile race rowed at Poughkeepsie.
Courtney Brought Reduction.
II was three miles in 1898. but the
regatta that year was held on a fresh
water course on Saratoga Lake. In
1920 1t was two miles, but again OF
fresh water on Lake Cayuga. Fresh
water, let II be understood. makes
big difference TO the oarsmen. for pull
ing in tidal water Is far easier. par
ticularly since all races are rowed with
the current. The decision to row three
miles came as the result of agitation
for the reduction In 1917. There was
no regatta that year-none until 1920.
Charley Courtney was the prime mover
in the agitation, while Jim Rice OF Co
fuHlDla lOOh TIE Quiet Slue-dnu ne Sui
holds It.
The stewards Yesterday voted to send
invitations to the Navy. Princeton. wis
consin. Michigan. California, Stanford
and WASHINGTON. No word has yet come
from Annapolis. but II seems safe To
say that the Midshipmen will be out
there defending their title on June 26
California which put up a whale OF
race in finishing second to the Navy last
June, Is quite likely to return. The
three Pacific coast colleges will hold
their annual regatta In April and the
winner will come to the Hudson. Just
now California looks almost certain to
repeat out there.
Wisconsin has gone back to rowing
after alternating for many years and
may accept the chance to show that II
is back The Badgers have not rowed
10 Poughkeepsie since 1918. when they
1nished fourth in field Of five In the
varsity. second in the freshman and
fourth in the old four. which since has
given way to a junior varsity eights.
Wisconsin rowed a pretty race the year
before In finishing second TO Cornell in
he big event.
Tigers Not Likely Entrants.
Michigan is newcomer in rowing
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Hudson 'his year. II also is doubtful
" Princeton will come 10 the classic as
he Tigers arc not strong for three
niles and n course away from one of
he competing colleges
The new race for 15O pound crews
8 bound 20 prove a feature OF the pre-
liminary programme and IL certain 10
have entries from Columbia and Penn
sylvanla. in addition to a probable entry
from the Navy The light crew race as
well as the freshman eights and Junior
varsity will be rowed at two miles
The varsity race will be started al
$3.50 r. NJ. daylight saving tme--6:30
regular time The regatta will be
opened with the $50 pound event, at
$50 y. NJ. At 3:1b the freshmen will
row, and nj y. NJ the Junior varsity
oights win get away of Krum Elbow
II developed after the meeting that
Syracuse for some time has been a
member Of the association. 1t was ad-
mitted last fall The other members
are Columbia. Cornell and Pennsylvania
other crews compete only by invitation
from the four members. The list OF
nose present--the first named being the
graduate steward and the second the
lraduate manager Of athletlcs--follows
toiumbia. Morton G.. Bogue and Robert
Watt: Cornell. Charles Il. fireman and
Romeyn Berry; Pennsylvania. John
Arthur Brown and Edward Bushnell;