The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-15
THE ATLANTA BOAT CLUB REeArrk

The twenty-fOurth annual regatta OF the ATLANTA
Boat Club came of yesterday over the Pleasant
Valley course, and was in all respects success
which reflects credit on the club and afforded In
tense qualification to the numerous friends OF the
Atalantas who were present. According to an
nouncement, the barge and steamboat which werp
to convey the ATLANTA boys and their friends to
the Of their rivalry at the foot of Chris
TOPPER street and North River at one O'Clock butit
was fully hour.after that before they got away 0r
the course. fine band was on board the barge
and the fair friends Of the Ataantas with their gal
liant escorts enjoyed themselves in dancing, not
withstanding the heat Of the sun, until Pleasant
Valley was reached. Representatives from nearly
all the beating in the city
Nautilus and Friendship clubs, from the Harlem
River, were all duly represented. The North River
was not by any means behind. The Gucks and
Atantics also rallied in good force to do honor to
the club which was plucky enough to send crew
acy ct the oar with the famous London Rowing
Club Pleasant Valley was reached In good time
delay occurred which prevented the races irom
little drawbacks will happen even under the most
favorable circumstances
champion belt Of the club. The contestants were
Eben Losee and John O. O'Neil Distance three
many a hard-fouant battle with che oar before,
came on the victor beating his antagonist by about
forty-nye seconds. Time OF the winning boat,
The second race-the Junior Single sculls-for
the Columbia" belt was between George Young
and Samuel Clark; distance also three miles, with
turn. 1t was plan to be seen from the start that
Young was going to repeat Losee's success. Clark
| for before q third OF the course was rOwed over
Clark .'caved In" and allowed his opponent to 60
over the course alone, which he did In 25m. 1sks.,
beating, In q seventeen foot race boat, the time
made by Losees shell by 361s.
| The third race was for eight-oared gunwalo
barges and there were three entries-the Ataanta,
| Columbia and Hudson; the distance to be rowed
two miles, with turn. The following are the
Xtalanta-Rowed by George Young, bow; George
son, No. 4; George springsteen, No. IS Clark. No.
Losee, coxswaln. Coiors, crimson.
C0l,iuola.-w. A. Knapp, bow; w. @. Mainland,
Lin Lindsey, No. !; Charley Earwcker, No. 8; !.
1Ne No. 4 Alexander Handy ssroke John
No. q Haddect No. ss:a B. ECO cjz, hi No.
Clark, No. s; Charles Zachman, No. o. 9. s. Os-
swain, George Roahr. Colors, white.
This was the race Of the day Az the word 'go''
the Columbia, which mad the insnoIe position-the
tanned the lead, made an excellent turn and main
tanned Its gain to the end, Notwithstanding that
SON Jagged away Behind and came in At the heel
OF the hunt badly beaten. The Columbia won BY
length going over the course In seventeen min
The fourth and last race, fouf-oared barges, be-
tween the married and single men OF the club,
over the two mile course, was also an exciting
race and was well rowed The following are the
names Of the boats together with the crews with
which they were Manned
Ercelsior- (Married).-A. 8. Swan, bow; s. Van
zandt, No. 2; Alexander Handy, No. 8; Theodore
Van Raden, stroke; George Roahr, coxswain.
Volante-(single).- c. ONeil, bow; George
Sprngsteen, No. q John Lindsey No. 9; Russell
Witners, stroke; Eben Losee, coxswain Colors,
white.
The boats got on well together, the Excelsior
having the inshore. From the starting point up to
the stake 1t difficult to tell who was going To
come Off victorious Withers doing his best,
and Van Raden, on the other hand, was also work
ing with might and main to keep the lead he had
won Turning the stakeboat the Excelsior was
ahead and length to spare AS soon as both boats
got out into the stream the real struggle CON-
menced. The Excelsors were rowing In excellent
form, pulling longer stroke than the Volante and
crossed the line about two boats length ahead Of
the Volante winning the race in fourteen minutes.
short stay at Pleasant Valley, and the steam
boat, barge and 'all hands" returned "home
again." reaching the city little after nine. The
regatta was success everybody was pleased, ard
the Atalantas' annual was thus brought to sue
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