New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-19
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
THE scUrrYLKILL NAVY REGATTA.

RACE WON BY TILE NAssAUs OF NE"-ionh a.
THR slNGLE-scUIL RACE BY kEAfoh of i"-
HARLEM ROWING ASSOCIATION
PHILADELPHIA, June 1S.-An amateur oais
men delight in the schuykil coarse anu 40 49,
FOR there Is not preter stretch Of boating water IN ne
-, .,~. ,,a, bsginp,ng jast below the arches
- the railroad bridge at the Falls, ana extending
1xn stream a mile and a half, TO Rockland Landing.
rhe boathouses OF the numerous clubs composing 'ne
Navy, lining the east oank OF the river aDOFe
Paramount water-wOrks, are unsurpassed Tor eo"lor'
and elegance the cordial hospaiities OF the mem
bers OF those clubs visiting oarsmen always orine
guests 10 their regatas Yesterday tIla heats cereu
the lists Of the weak trained and nervous crews ana
left only those proved their superiority IN the pre-
Hmnarv encounters compete to-day for the prizes
OF the REGATTA The interest OF the races ior spec
tators WAS naturally much than when the only
thug gained by the successful crew IN each neat was
the right 70 mil in the final contest 1t was TIVE great
day OF the year for Philadelphia oarsmen, but the
crowd upon the banks was not a large one. ROWING
Is gentemsn's pastne here, and the masses
do not appear 70 enough for the sharpest
contests between the well-trained amateurs Of the
schuylkil and their guests from Harlem River and the
Hudson 70 leave their work for half day and travel
Eve miles 20 Paramount Park. weldressed throng of
thousand OF people Of leisure, who came on the
little river steamers or by rail Rockland Landing,
packed upon the piers and the shady banks ada-
cent and the both shores were well filed
Rookiand
Nothing like the interest was exhibited in the afLir
that shown the college regatta the Connecticut
or at the annual matches Saratoga Lake. All the
races mile and half in length, starting from
stakeboats Just below the tall arches Of the
bridge at the Falls 70 imaginary line from the Rock
land pier. a tree the western bank. few rods
above this line a little island lies IN mdstream when
mas often made shpwreck OF hopes Of amateur oars
men, who in The excitement Of the final squirt have run
mgdiy banks got foul OF the feet OF sklhs
and barges that collect under It's lee.
The to-day for fOrr-oared shells and the
competing boats and crews were as follows:
ArgOnautl Rowing ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, r. Edred; W.
Eln, y. Stephenson; bow, Ell. Smith
fennsyiss Barge Ciub. ladeipnia-SJroKe John
Llvens. Flank Henderson, Max Scnmltt; DOW, Oscar
X. West
The splendid pulling done by both Of these crews yes
terday trial heats made the friends Of each con
hdent. Among those whom friendship did not preju-
Dice the belief was that the long. powerful English
OF the Argonautas would win SO turned out.
bat the Pennsyvanians pushed their antagonists so
closely the whole course that there was not min
when the race good as won. until 1t ended
with the NewYOrk Club second and half ahead. The
boats started WELL each catching the water at the same
instant After dozen strokes, Argonautas got the
lead and afterward lost it. Opposite the Gene
terry they length IN advance At the Bend Of the
Tver the PennsylvaDians got little nervous and lost
q length by bad steering but they settled down
their work drew the Argonautas, so that the
latter had to quicken their stroke TO keep their
advantage. OF the upper point Of the island,
The length apart with both crews
rowing masiihcently. Then the Argonauts, by making
final squirt. increased the distance little but the
Pennsy closed before they crossed the line.
The time of the winning was minutes Il seconds,
and Of the losers, minutes and 5 seconds. closer
contest better rOwed throughout has seldom been
upon the Schuylklh
The tugs that had wheeled along after the
the umpire. the reporters and the guests Of the
schuyk NAVY put their together at the per the
announced, and all went Of up stream 10 start
the next race. This Tor double-scu boats and
first heat, In this class having been rOwed
yesterday. The competing boats and crews were
Nassau Club. New-York-srrOke. John A. Walker
BOW. Frank q. Brown; ,,. s.,,o rY r vya,,
Crescent Boat club. Phiadeipha-Stroke, IL l. "ett-
mer; Bow. {. +. steel.
For the first hali-me the promised TO be close
The boats got away well together and went of side by
SIDE pulling fine steady STROKE OF SO TO the minute IL
was soon plain, that the Ndssaus had more
muscle TO put upon the oars than the Crescent men
could command. They drew slowly ahead and measured
their advantage a fun length before the bend was
reached, and afterward added another length The
Crescents managed OF this at one time.
all they gained, aud more too, by the time the
island was reached. il that they capa-
BILE of better work than they had been doing the Mas
saus made a squirt at the hash aud went right away
from their competitors in surprising fashion. Time
Nassaus, 93ls; Crescents, 9:45i.
BY this time the crowd landing had increased
In numbers aud enthusiasm, and both winners and
losers were heartily cheered from the tugs and the
sooal of small that made the river gay with PEN
uants and aasains oars. The Philadelphia clubs
uniformly unfortunate In the regatta yester-
day. The only final race. that for pair
cared shells, was won easily by the Nassau
Club Of Ncw-Y)rk. place the four-Oared race
then gained by the Pennsylvania Club, only to have
the prize from them to-day by the Argonauta
Club Of Bergen Point " j. last chance remained to
the schuylkil Oarsmen-the single scull race. The
three winners OF trial heats who entitled to
row for this prze were John LIvens OF the Pennsy
yanias Ell Smith Of the ArRonautas and T. r. Keator Of
the Harlem Rowing Association Lavens withdrew
50 the Philadelphia Clubs had no man ia the race
Both the contending oarsmen had made about the
IN the trial heats but keatOr then had no
antagonist. of did not do has best work. To-
day he had the advantage Smith OF being fresh
smith having pulled in the four-oared This
sufficient however, 10 account for the decided
superiority he displayed. TIA ing tine lead as he
cared TO- he kept his own distance ahead, varying it
from two TO six eight lengths, he pleased
Smiths sliding seat did work smoothly and
three strokes this account, but every
time this happened Keator slackened his speed At the
finish. KeatOr long IN the lead, and someiof
The spectators thought the between him and
man IN a straw haf, who put from the shore in
shell and kept with Keator for few seconds The time
was: Keator l0:333; Smith, io:lo
The regatta was exceently managed throughout, and
delightfully."- cool weather and smooth course made IL
all that those who rowed those VINO looked could
have desired.
YACHT REGATTA POSTPONED.
The second annual and first union regatta
Of the Long Yacht Club to have been sailed
hav NJ A