The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-18
CALIFORNIA BEARS EVEN MONEY BET;
 NAVY MAY WIN
Washington Dark Horse of FOur-MiIe Boat Race
 Tonight
BY STUART CAMERON United Press Sports Edltor)


 Poughkeepsie, N. Y, June lss--- (UP)--California's Golden Bears ruled even-money favorites to-day as tens of thousands of rowing enthusiasts crowded into this little Hudson river city to watch the an. nual Poughkeepsie regatta.
 Veteran river men, although ex- pecting anything but runaway race, tell you that the Bears are the crew to beat in the 4-niile varsity event. Second considera- ton in the minds of the experts and of the towns lone bookie was split between another west coast entry, Washington, and the chief hope of the east, Navy's dark blue boat.
 The winner, according to all but the most avidly partisan, will come from this outstanding trio. Penn, Cornell and Syracuse, rated strict ly on form and off the records of time trials, have no business fin- ishing as good as third, while Co- lumbia, even in the minds of the men of Morningside, is relegated to seventh and last place.
 Mammoth Crowd
 It will be near-twilight when some S0,000 spectators, lining tho four-mile stuGtch between Krum Elbow and~ Blue Point echo the yell starting the varsity test. This race is scheduled to start at D. m., EDT., but the Poughkeepsie is additionally late in getting under way. At D. m. five crews, Cali- fornia, Washington, Syracuse, Navy and Columbia will start the two. mile freshman sprint. As fin the varsity event the coast boatloads are favored. Syracuse is third choice, and Navy and Columbia are expected to fight for fourth place.
 One hour later the three-nile jayvee contest will be held. Four crews are entered, with Washing ton favored and with Navy, Syra- cuse and Cornell expected to fol- low in that order.
 The one man to whom the var- slty race means most is Al Ul- brickson, veteran mentor of the Washington Huskies. Relying on last years freshman "wonder crew" he beat California in closely fought thriller on the coast, and his star was in the ascendency. But his all-sophomore boat1oad proved undependable and finally he elevated his junior varsity com- bination of veterans into a varsity rating, and the sophomores origin ally the varsity, were made the jayvees.
 Fast Starters
 Pennsylvania, sprint champion of the east, Is expected to set the early pace. There are few who believ the Red and Biue boat, un- tested though 1t is over the long pull, may be able to hang on and beat out the coast combinations and the Navy. Coach Rusty Call low of Penn, however, doesn't give his boys serious chance. He picks yK Elbright's Golden Bears. So does Ulbrickson. Columbia is the one crew given not even . remote chance. The Lions have disappointed in every race. As one critical observer put 1t, Columbia can win only eff the other six - in the first mile"
 The $4.75 tickets for the obser- vation train were selling rapidly and it was possible that the hun. dreds of seats in these sidewise open cars would be disposed of at race time. Those riding the train, however, will form but handful of the thousansd who will view the regatta from the west bank of the Hudson, and from the hundreds of craft of all sorts, anchored near the finish line. Many of the small. CT boats have been riding an an- chor of days, assuring their owners the best possible view.