New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-08

Creedmoor al regular intervals. The Summer
ornmma Of repimnnial ahOOting follows:
REGATTAs AND RACES NOW PENDING.


BOATS AND oARsMEN-sCENEs ON THE RIVER
THE ENGLISH STROKE.
The little busy boating men arc now I'M
proving each shining hour and near and the youths
of the metropolis animated either by new longing Tor
life giving exercise among the sights anu souhds OF
nature are displaying zeal In the laoors Oh the oar
hardly second that which urges the razor Prov OF
Dartmouth" through the rapid headwater OF the Con-
Decticut shoots the pol5neu snch VI """"A' o'oi
the surface OF HO0sac.
To recaptuate some Of the events stirring In boating
circles on Saturday afternoon the Oneida Boat Club OF
Jersey City held its Spring regatta presenting
ing struggles between single sculls' WORKING poatS,
barges and fouroars The first race was coh'esteu III
working boats over q half-me course between " r.
Ockershausen and w. Clark jr the former winning easily
in 5m 2ls In tho for single SOULS over the same
course d. Sehanck defeated his only rival u H. Avord
IN Am 5s In the eiehoared barge race the Hudson, H.
c. Pearson stroke. victorious over the oheda ana
the four-oar ID. III. Henry stroke oVercame " H.
Ayords crew. Tho New-Jersey Boating Association
it may said, by the way, Is to DC reorsahhou' anu
meeting for the purpose will DO held in Taylors Hotel
on Thursday next On Saturday also the Atlantic Club
threw open their new and splendid boathouse to their
friends, OF which moro will be said. meeting was
also held at the Ator House in the evening by the Exc
cutye Committee of the Association OF Amateur oars
men of America, Mr.. Babcock, Chairman at which the
important measures taken OF posponing the Troy
Regatta from Aug IS and &c 10 Sept and q and OF re-
iectipr from membership in tho Association gentle
man who having rowed for money, had forfeited his
claim to the title OF an amateur
RACES COMING on.
Among the races now pending the Schuylkl Navy
regatta comes first In the order of time on June II ana
49, Tho New York clubs therein TO be are
The Nassau-one pair-John A. Walker. stroke; Frank
g. Brown bow Ole doube-John A. walker stroke;
Frank e. Brown, bow. Oae slnge-John A. Walker.
The Agsslanta"one our-Whers stroe) Van Raden,
Spear, Blake (Dowl. One pai-Hardy. Johnson ,o,
Tine Gramercy-One pair. manuedD y Mes'fS. harmon
Tue Hlrem-T r. Heater In a single scul
Tue Argonautus of Bergen PointMOae donble-Wa i
Man stroke), Ell. Smith too.l substitnteIBehl'Rin
Smith O1e four-Eldred Man OF the Amherst gricul-
tura, Stephenson Smith tstrOKe)'
On Juno 20 will como the between the Resolute
club OF Fort Washington and the Carman club OF Car
Evansville OF these young clubs the Resolue was first
organized on June T. 1872 The officers are: President.
g. & whitman; VIeePresident. g. 8. Lespinasse Cap
tain A. Whitman Treasurer, Seth Hawley, Jr; Secre-
tary s. p. Weir. They have very handsome eghtoar
barge SIX oar outraged gig. two sixoar shells, one
double scu three single SOULS, aud an English landau
gig, which they imported thus season.
The Carman Boat Club is yet younger association,
and was organized last season. Their officers are;
President A. soulard; yce-President. Edward Sage;
Captain, H. Swartz; Secretary. Wilson, and treasurer
H. l. Swartz. They have erected very handsome
boat. house and float, facing the Resolutes at One
.and-f y secondst and haze already enrolled
a large number OF members. They own at present
very neat ixoar barge par-oar she'll single shell.
and expect soon to add sixoar she'll to their feet
This race will rowed in eight-oar barges two miles
There will DO single scull the same afternoon,
open to members OF all amateur boat clubs for prize
offered by Mr.. Duncan Of the Riverside House. There
will be between two crews OF the Nered CLUB OF
Brooklyn about the same tme
On the 22i the Harlem Regatta will come of, which
cannot fail to be event OF great interest," The entries
will close Oh the l2h inst; meantime the clubs are
silent as their Intentions and 1t would BIO impruden
to say definitely what will or will not enter 1t
may be presumed however that there will be fouroared
ews from the Atlanta. Athletic. jramercy, and New
York Rowing Clubs pairs from the Harlem and Nassau
one the Atlanta. pulled by il hnson and Handy OF
the crew that went to London and one from the New
York Rowing Club. with Frank Ellison as bow and Will
bur Bacon the famous stroke OF Yale "a In the stern
seat or single SOULS the number will be large. in
GLIDING Is TO be hoped Mr. Losee OF the Atlanta, who
perhaps the most finished single sculler on the river
and the hero OF than dozen races.
YALE VS.. ATALANTA.
On the 2th six from the Atalanta Club. composed Of
the foar and pair crews above named will
with the Yale University crew on Lake Satonstall,
New-Hayen This excites an interest second only
10 the great University Regatta ITSELF Whether YALE
the victor OF last years college will be able to hold
her with four men Is doubted, especially when
It that the ATLANTA crew included three
of the went to England and that the other
three Messrs Johnson Spear aud Blake are strong and
well trained men, the nents OF Inc b hagsn stroke w
this subject all the rising oarsmen are intensely exer
On the 10th the Argonautas will race three miles
straight away with the Buffalo Rowing Club. in four
cared sbels The Argonauta crew has not only Edred
who in spite OF his bad fortune last year at Springfield
Is held to be OF the two really competent stroke
who have bv s o, a
cient member OF the Atalanta crew whicn went 10 En
It's efforts
1t Is unnecessary to say that the great college race
will take place the third week In July The
which now excite professional sporting circles
Ten Eyck and Schsrn Tor 1000 on juno a. and
between Brown aud Scharf for AOOJ on July 10
THE BOATING CENTER OF AMERICA.
The great center OF the boating interest In this country
ia evidently destined be- and in fact already b the
Harlem River. Here will be, II Is evident, the Henley
Of the United States. Between the bridges which
the Harlem at the termn Of Third and Fourthaves Is
beautiful stretch OF water just the block In length
more beautiful fitting spot for boating could be chosen
Close to tho boaandngs the railroad cr1ssingr and the
horsecar termn easy Of access locked by Its banks
and the buildings on them ana by tne Two bridges which
cross H. y forms protected basin Tnere .ae water
highest shell. CHANGING under the tall piers OF the pas
senger bridge on the right or an inc o, raw
lem where 1t spreads into the broad East Rver not
aad rver stretches low under Inc bridge and
far away between green banks into the beautiful region
of High Bridge aording racing course nowlse Inferior
opinion VI experts, TO the famous course on the
Thames.
Five years ago the south bank OF tho river between
the brdaes was bare As nature left II. Now a line of
elegant stretches from bridge TO bridge, fac
ing the water: were street with gangways In
he rear leading TO the shore with floats and pazzas
In front extending into and hanging over the
Here comfortable old chairs aud stuffed setees tho
learned veteran OF the club smokes at and views
the performances OF the club crew IA passes on Its
practice pull ana hence not infrequenty comes to the
ear OF the and
sraghten his back and command hl: elbows the iibe
which stingeth. From tho house next the Tnrd-ave.
Bridge flies the flag OF the NewYork Rowing Club.
Next the Fourhave Bridge the nne two-story house
of the Gramarcy Club. Nearly midway between rises
han iwn.