Sprawled on the steep east bank of the Hudson River, 70 miles above Manhattan Poughkeepsie is more accustomed to the genteel antics of Vassar College girls than to the annual turbulence of a college rowing race. Since it started in 1895, the Poughkeepsie Regatta has become the biggest, the most important of the year. The succession of races has been interrupted only twice: first during the War, again last year when few of the participating colleges felt they could afford to send boats Last week, the river was again filled with big shiny yachts;...
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