New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-18
GENERAL OUTDOOR SPORTS.
REGATTA OF THE ATLANTA BOAT CLUB.

REGATTA VI THE ATALhNTA BOaI CbUb
The Atalanta Boat Club had its 25th annual
regatta Saturday. The steamer Virginia Seymour
and the barge VIM Myers hired for the friends OF
the club, and programme OF "a dances was carried
out 70 the music Of walaces Band The races, four OF
which contested by members Of the ATLANTA Cluo
and one by oarsmen Of the Guck Club. were rowed
over course mile and return the start and finish
being short distance above the railroad bridge over
the Harlem River and the stake-boat just below Ma
combs Dam Bridge. The Regatta Committee were r.
II. Clark, +. Mills jr, B. Zachman, j. c. ONeill ana
b. F. Kobbe. The judges and tmekeepers were Geo. NJ
springsteen and the referee was Chas A Peverelly.
The first which took place at o'clock was for the
senior championship OF the ATLANTA Club and for the
ATLANTA prize belt 1t contested by Eben Losee, f.
Blake. and J. c. ONen +. Losee came In first In 10
minutes and 25 seconds Half way up tho course Losee
and Blake foued but the latters judge put In no claim
that he had lost the thereby The second contest
for the junior championship Of the ATLANTA Club
and for the Columbia prize belt, second prize OF gold
rowing badge being offered. George NJ Young. VINO mas
held the junior championship for three years. again car
red off the prize easily IA minutes 20 seconds though
rowing In working boat while his two competitors;
Mills, jr., used shells Next came contest for the
championship Of the Gulick Boat Club, and for goo
i4I5, having hollow victory over his single rival
Thomas Moore. The fourth race OF the day was pe,
tween the ATLANTA and Columbia crews and was rowed
in eightoared barges with coxswains, the prize being
the Ladies' Plate. This was an interesting contest inc
Columbia won by two lengths In lAVS Inc Wlhhlns
included W. II. Spear, stroke r. Q. Benjamin, bow,
with w. A. Penney. G.. b. Zaehman W. c. Msirlord Il.
Mills r w. j. Knight, and f. LOsee, j. r. BuITell acting
as co1swain In the second barge were G; Earwcker'
stroke, Geo. w. Young bow, and Geo. T. Ackerson D.
Fryer w. T. Monk, A. r. HaddOek VIM. f. Silkenard,
ii. Brown, with A. 3. Swan coxswaD.
The final race which fraught with interest to the
lady friends of the club, account Of the influence IT'S
result might have upon the symeneal inclnaons OF IFS
members was the annual contest between the married
and unmarried Of the club, rowed la four cared
Shells For score OF years the Benedicts have annually
beaten the bachelors cevery demonstrating the sppe-
rOry of the married state On Saturday the bachelors
in 1905 Their unprecedented victory was, I'M
dOubedy due TO the OF engaged man iD their
crew. The winners rowed in the VOante Their colors
were blue and white and their names and places as
follows r. Blake. bow H. b. Lee Roy, No. 2; c; ;;
Osborn. No. Q, ana j. g. O'Ne, stroke The married
rowed second in the Excelsior, with magenta and
white colOrs and these positions A. s. Swan bow y
Van Zandt, No 2: Alex. Hardy. No. 8, and T. Won Ra
deD stroke The losers IL il rumoIed have not yet ven
tured to let their wives know OF their failure