Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-08
7 COLLEGE CREWS
IN BIG REGATTA
Contests on SchuylkiII Will In
clude Eight Events for
Eight Dared Shells
SPECIAL RACE FOR PENN

With seven college crews entered and
a program of fourteen races. including
eight contests for eight cared crews. the
American Henley regatta on the Schuyl.
kill River, May -. will be the biggest
rowing event Of the season. not except
ing tho intcrcollegiates.
The schedule Of events was announced
today by John Arthur Brown. secretary
Of 'thc American Racing Association.
Tho races will be:
First. single sCulls lfor Farragui
Challenge Cup.
Second. single souls for Blake Cup,.
First double sculls for Schuylkill
Challenge Cup|.
First four sculls.
First four. .onrcd shells for Puritan
Challenge Cup).
Special four. .oarcd shells for United
States Navy CUP (opcn only TO crews
from colleges and boat clubs eligible as
second fours'.
First eight -oarcd shells for the
Stewards Challenge Cupl.
Spccial inter club second eight -oarcd
shells.
Junior collegiate eight .oarcd shells
iior the New England Challenge Cup.
/ Intcrschoastic eight .oarcd shells 'tor
! tho Franklin Challenge Cup).
Special collegiate 100 pound shells.
/ Freshman eight -oared shells.
4 special race for third varsity cot.
lcsiate crews will be added il there are
sufficient entries.
/ All races will be one mile, $50 yards
straight away. and it will be necessary
to have two entries 10 insure a race.
In second races. no crew is cllg
! iblc il more than one. half Of its mcm
bcrs are also entered for the correspond
ing "frst' race in the same regatta
or il moro than one half of its members
have rowcd in crew winning th'
same race. or the corresponding first
race at any preceding regatta Of this as
sociation. Under this rule scullci
may not enter in both the single soul
races at the same regatta.
Any individual may row in a sec.
ond race irrespective of his "scnior.
''in:crmcdiatc. or Junior rating IL
other rowing organizations. II his crew
wins in II second" race Of this nssO.
citation. he would be considered Il ''se.
nior oar>man or sculler in other 70.
ratraS. otherwise his rating Is not af'
The RECEIPT ION committee has arrange,
10 meet crews provided forty -cigh
hours notice is given TO William G
futile. chairman of Subcommittee o.
Arrangements. who will also furniSl
information about hotels.
This years regatta will bring togcthc
tho largest number of college crews eve,
entered in one days racing. Th'
United States Naval Academy will sent
It's first eight. junior varsity crew
ircSh imam and lW.pound crews. Th'
entries from Harvard will be the junior
varsity and third varsity crews. Yul'
will send two crews. The entries from
Princeton will be junior varsity. ,hir,
varsity. O.pound and freshman crews
Pennsylvania will have crews in all tn,
races. and entries will also be made b!
Syracuse and Columbia.
feature Of the regatta will be
snecinl race for third varsity crews %
he University Of Pennsylvania. for tn,
~. Panls Cup. This cup was donatcc
by graduates Of St. Paul's School. Con
cord. \. H.. who also were students o
tn" University of PENNSYLVANIA. Tn,
addition of this race will make totn
of ciaht eight Dared shell events to b
rOwed.