The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-19
THE SCHUYLKILL REGATTA.
Final Heats for the Grand
Challenge Prizes.
VICTORY OF NEW YORK OARSMEN.
PHILADELPHIA, June Is, 1874.

PHILADELPHIA, June Is, 1874
more bright and beautiful morning could NOT
have been wished for by the most enthusiastic
lover OF aquatic sports than that which ushered In
to-day, and on which the final heats for the grand
challenge prizes OF the Schuylkil Navy were to ba
commended for the waters Of the beautiful river
which wends its way through the classic grounds
ofFairmount Park.
THE PRIZES
with the exception OF the prize for pair cared
boats, which was a magnificent silver ice bowl,
and which was so CALAMITY and cleverly won by
Frank G. Brown and John A. Walker OF the Mas
saus, OF New York, the winners and wearers OF all
the other prizes, we're to be determined this after
noon. In justice to the Schuylkil Navy II must 10
admitted that in the selection OF these prizes tho
utmost amount OF artistic taste and discriminar
ton has been exercised The first prize, for foars,
given by Commodore Ferguson, is q handsome
silver punch bowl, Ornately chased and very hand
some IN design. The second, for pairs thas
won BY the Nassau boys has been already writ ZEN
about; the third. for double SOULS, prettily de-
signed water pitcher ami made OF silver, is prize
well worth the honor OF winning, and the fourth
reward-a most appropriate one In Its way-con-
sisted OF O handsome piece OF statuary In BRONZE
'Thc Gladiator" In addition TO these the sue
cessfu oarsmen were each to be awarded per-
sonally with q neatly chased gold locket with the
monogram OF the Schuylkl Navy on one side
and place for the name OF the winner on the re-
verse.
DRAWING FOR HEATS
With commendable promputude all the heats
yesterday were started at the hour they were an
nounced on the programme The determination
OF the Regatta Committee to delay until compare
lively late in the afternoon the nnal heats to-day
might have been improved upon, as. had they been
set down an hour earlier visitors from other cities
could have left that evening Tor their homes. The
result Of the drawing for stations for the final
side OF the river. and the Pennsylvania Barge Club
crew OF Philadelphia on the east bank. SO far as
any advantage In location was concerned the
Argys had It. The choice Of position for double
SOULS gave the Crescents, OF Philadelphia, the east
IN the &c e s
seuiiers as I'd: smith Of the ArgonaStas; I Tom
Keator, OF the Harlem, ana John Lavens OF tho
Pennsylvania. and an old favorte in the Phila-
delphia waters together-Keator had the east
on the west side.
The crews who contended to-day were the Arpo.
naqtas, Of Bergen Point, and the Pennsylvania,
Of Philadelphia. The Argonauta crew consisted
son. and Ed. smith in the bow. The Pennsylvania
crew consisted OF John Laven, Jr., stroke Frank
Henderson Max schmitt and Oscar +. West in the
bow. Shortly after four O'Clock the boats wero
drawn into line and, after the usual preliminary
eaun a mac been yen to the o the
bank OF the river and wore blue coors, and the
Pennsylvania, on the west shore, sported pure
white as their mark OF distinction Before
the first 200 yards were rowed the Argys boat had
nearly got half length clear on the Philadelphia
boys. At the bend Of the river tho Bergen Point.
ers had three boats length between them, while
the PENNSYLVANIA boys were pulling splendid
race at about tnirty-eight strokes to the minute.
but the steering on their boat was bad. the
Argonautas, on the contrary, steered a magnin-
cent course, and seldom ran higher than thirty
six strokes. Nearing PETERS Island, the boats
held about the same positions, both crews work.
ing hard. on the island the Pennsylvania less.
Edred, perceiving this, spurted, and drew away
again. The Pennsylvania crew responded. But