Intercollegiate Rowing Association.

The Intercollegiate Rowing Association has finally determined to abandon the course at New London in favor of one on the Hudson, and during the past few days its regatta committee have been examining suitable courses. The choice lies between a course at Newburg and one at Poughkeepsie. At Newburg a four-mile course can be obtained, sheltered from all except the east winds, so that smooth water is practically assured. The current runs at the rate of but three miles an hour and as the stream at that point is over a mile wide, all the crews can keep to the westerly shore without any one of them being favored by the channel. At Poughkeepsie the stream does not afford a three mile stretch anywhere north of the Poughkeepsie bridge unless the crews row across the current. The river is comparatively narrow, so that the crew having the mid-channel would have great advantage.

The accommodations for the crews at Newburg would also be superior. Each crew could have a large farmhouse for training quarters, and the Newburg Board of Trade has agreed to erect a farmhouse for as many crews as shall row there, besides advancing from $2,000 to $3,000 to defray expenses.

Another important point in favor of Newburg is that the observation train on the West Shore Road will run parallel to the course and only a few yards distant from the river, without any break in the view of the race.