The Washington times., 1928-06-19
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POUGHKEEPSIE, n. Y.
June 19.Zero hour has at last
arrived for the husky giants
who man the seven varsity
crews Of Columbia, California,
Cornell, Pennsylvania, Navy,
Syracuse. and Washington.
q, They viii battle through the four
long, gruelling miles, OF the famous
Poughkeepsie-Hi Highland straightaway
course at dusk tonight in the TWEEN
4y-ninth renewal of the champion
ship regatta of the intercollegiate
Rowing Association.
East and West, are again brought
together in this years race, which
PROMISES to go down in the annals
OF American rowing as another OF
those brilliant struggles for which
this classic course has become
famed.
AS the start of the varsity race
draws nearer and nearer popular
opinion becomes more firmly in
.trenched in the belief that the hon
ors of the day will be between the
rugged crew of the University of
California, and the highly tempera-
mental, although physically power
ful Columbia eight which year
ago surprised the rowing world BY
smashing through to a totally un-
expected victory over Washington,
the Navy. and California.
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appear to stand forth so far
ahead Of their rivals this season
that perhaps less attention than
they deserve has been paid to
Navy, Cornell. Pennsylvania,
Washington. and Syracuse.
Navy has q powerful crew. but
1t has been changed and cOun-
ferchanged so often In the last
few weeks that its morale has
been badly shaken.
Pennsylvania. with smooth
rowing outfit is the real dark
horse" of the regatta, one that
has been brought along carefully
under the tutelage of the skillful
Rusty Callow to point where al
most anything may be expected Of
IL in the big race, Washington
admittedly has IN outside chance,
Dof only because of the many
changes that il has undergone
since its arrival here. but also be-
cause of a serious attack of di.
gestive trouble from which half q
dozen members of the varsity eight
suffered on Friday from drinking
liver water. OF Syracuse and
Cornell little can be said either
way. Both have big heavy crews.
success. Whether they carry the
magic something that produces
kpeed the race will tell.
Every road every railroad. the
river and even the air routes are
crowded and damned with thou
sands lurrying to the scene of the
regatta When the vast throng
is assembled 1t is expected that
fully 100000 persons will be OH
hand:
For the Navy. the day will be
one of holiday because in addition
to half a dozen destroyers, many
sub-chasers and other minor craft.
the giant airshfp LOS Angeles is
expected to hover over the regatta
course while the races are being
rowed.
The Los Angeles was TO leave
its hangar at Lakehurst early
in the day, fly leisureIy up the
coast to New York and then
follow the Hudson to POUCH
keepsie, there TO remain to
view what the Navy fOndly
hopes will be Navy victory.
The only uncertainty that blurS
the cIearness of the picture is the
threatening weather. 1t rained in
Poughkeepsie last night. and the
weather forecast for today II none
toe promising. Showers a:e pre-.
dicted for the greater part % the
day. However. there is tradition
that the intercollegiate regatta has
never had to he postponed on ac-
count of bad water conditions and.
although it may rain. yet 1t is quite
possible that the water conditions
will be such that it will still he
possible to row the big racG.
The appetite of the regatta crowd
was whetted somewhat Iast night
when California and the Cornell
crews scored the first victories OF
the regatta. California defeated the
Navy In "A race for substitute four
cared crews over a one-miie course
in 6 minutes 50 seconds, while
Cornell trounced an eight OF Co
lumbia scrubs in a mile aud a half
race in minutes 10 seconds
The first event. the tw0-mile
race for freshman crews, VIII he
rOwed 1T 5 o'clock. daylight
saving time. inst after the ebb
tide has hegun to gather
strength.
This race looks like a victory for
the Navy plebe. crew. The young
sailor oarsmen have a wonderful
combination with an almost un
broken string of victories behind
them. But they will find tarmid.
able competition In A. fine y ash
ington first-year eight and the
yearling boats of Cornell. Syracuse
and Columbia.
Following the freshman event, the
junior varsity crews OF Navy, Wash.
ington, Columbia, Cornell, Syracuse
aItds Pennsylvania viii engage in a
tl1Tee-milA race. This race will he
>dwed AT s o'clock. Washington,
whtchS In three years has not lost a
.J5@Eee race on the Hudson. Is re.
cax13ed with favor with second
s,sESfce' falling on Columbia.
Then comes the varsity event al
o'clock
Ne course lanes which the crews