Evening star., 1932-06-19


the first intercollegiate rowing associa-
- ton regatta was held over . three-mile
course on the Connecticut River at
Springfield. Mass. Eleven six-oarei
varsity crews. Yale, Wesleyan. Harvard.
Dartmouth, Amherst. Columbia, Bowdoin.
Massachusetts, Agricultural Cornell Trinity
and Williams, finishing in the order named,
took part in that great and colorful rowing
carnival
The regatta transferred to Saratoga
Lake, N. Y, the following year. when Column
bia was the winner. In 1875 Cornell oars
flashed first across the finish line ahead Of IL
other crews on the same course.
BY that time the Intercollegiate Rowing As
sociation IVES composed of Is members Hamil-
ton, Union, Brown and Princeton having joined
the group. Old-tir,e oarsmen will tell you that
the salubrious seventies saw the heyday of
rowing.
QUT since the World War and particularly
= during the last two three years. Ameri-
cans have witnessed a great rowing revival
There is more interest in the sport among COL
leges at the present time than there has been
in more than 50 years
Nine crews have been entered in the varsity
race at the Pougikeepse. N. V. intercollegiates
since 193o-Cafoin MIA, Cornell Columbia. Penn
sylvanis, Massachu etts Institute of Technology,
Syracuse, Urited States Naval Academy, Wash
lngton ana Wisconsin. Although Georgetown and
Leland Stanford, Jr, Universities have sent
boats to the HUDSON River regatta in various
years since the Intercollegiate Rowing Associ-
alton was revived in 1895. down through 1916
when the World War caused its abandonment
for three years, six crews was the largest num-
Der to enter the HCughkeepsie races.
Vale and Harvard wind up their season every
juno with q SEE tacular race on the Thames
River at New London. Conn, and Princeton has
its rowing tuJ5,eS with four or five Eastern
universities every Spring
Americans viii have an opportunity to wit
ness during the next two months the greatest
rowing carn,vsls held in the United States sine
the national end International events in the
races the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia
in 1875 in connection with the Centennial Ex-
hibi icn.
Up the Huds R.ver at Highland. N. Y.
across the ri:er from Poughkeepsie, will be held
this week TIE greate,t intercollegiate reg sta of
the year. Nine prominent schools are to battle
fer rowing supremacy over the arduous four
mile course. slightly smaller number of shells
will be REPRESENTED in the Junior varsity and
freshmen tits over shorter distances
Four days later another great Harvard varsity
probably the seme crew with the exception of
two men that wen OYER Yale year ago. will
again battle a fighting Eli eight in long grue,-
ing grind cn the T.. mes Ed Leader product
Of the Washington rowing system, has developed
with victory IS in 1929.
Rowing attention will be centered at Phil
adelphia on July 2 and f. when the national
regatta is held the Schuylkin River On
Saturday July 2. trails will be held for four
cared stels with c-xswain and double souls
without coXSW3in. On Independence Day these
trials to decEe who will represent the United
States in the O:nlpics will be climaxed with the
following races: Four-oared shells without cox
swain. pair-oarcd shells without coxswain and
the single souls.
Rowing cubs from all parts of the country
will send representatives to the Schuylkn
regatta. Included among the Philadelphia clubs
which in training for these Olmpic
trials are the Penn Athletic Club, Bachelors
Barge and Urd;nc Barge Clubs.
Even greater public interest will be manifested
in the eight-oared national trials at Quinsig
amond, at Worcester, Mass. on July 7, and
9. 1t is expected that eight ten crews will
be entered in these elimination tryouts to de-
eide who will represent the United States at
the tenth Olymp.cS. 1t would de dfficlt to
forecast the leading Olympic contenders frem
the result of the Poughkeepsie regatta. mas
much as the trials well as the final
at the Olympus will be rowed over 1000
meter course, approximately a mile and a
quarter, which is a two-and three quarter mile