Stonehurst Regatta rows back into town

rew teams representing more than 30 universities in the Northeast, Midwest, and parts of Canada are expected to compete in the Stonehurst Capital Invitational Regatta on Sunday, October 15.

The competition, in its 12th year on the Genesee River in Genesee Valley Park, is a major fall rowing event and a highlight of the city of Rochester's River Romance Weekend. The races, which run from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., are co-hosted by the University, Rochester Institute of Technology, and the Greater Rochester Metro Chamber of Commerce, Inc. Last year's regatta drew more than 8,000 people; about 1,000 college students, both men and women, compete.

Viewing the races in Genesee Valley Park, south of Elmwood Avenue on the University side of the park, is free. Besides RIT and the University, some of the other schools that have accepted the invitation are Yale, Harvard, and Colgate Universities; Dartmouth College; and SUNY at Buffalo. Awards to winning teams will be presented about 4:15 p.m.

Musical groups from RIT and the University will perform throughout the day, and clowns and face painters will entertain children. At noon, high school students from the crew clubs in the Brighton, Fairport, and Pittsford school districts will row in an exhibition.

For further details, check out the regatta Web site at www.rit.edu/Stonehurst or call x3-3334.

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