The New York herald., 1875-10-08
AMATEUR BOATING.
THE GRAMERcx BOAT CLUB.


The sixth annual regatta Of the Gramercy Boat
Club, the pioneers Of Harlem River boating took place
yesterday afternoon on The Harlem, the races being
rowed the which are usually trayerscd BY
that river The bad weather the forenoon
kept away large number Of friends OF the members Of
the club, but eyen it was the Tiger Lily.
which had been chartered by the club for guests was
comfortably filed band Of SIX pieces played
some OF the popular airs Of the day during The after
noon, and collation. spread In the after cabin Of
the steamboat for the benefit Of the hungry.
The first race on the programme for the single
scull championship Of the club The prizes were
challenge belt presented by Mr. Charles Zachman, and
presentation medal F. Winnie, F. J. Englehardt A.
Giesemann and H. r. Mills had entered for this race,
but only the first and last mentioned put IN appear
ance yesterday The course was three miles straight
from the Lumber dock Whine had the position
nearest the New York shore, and Nils starting
place was almost in the middle Of tho river.
When the word to start given the
water quite rough, too much so 20 admit
Of good time being made, while an eghl-kno breeze
blowing from the northwest ana the tide was
strong ebb Winnie very wisely kept close to the New
York shore where the water was smoother ana the Tue
not powerful To this piece OF strategy, together
with his good steering he can attribute nus success
Mills who remained out in tie stream during the entire
race pulling long slow stroke but was putting
good deal of strength into IT, while Winnie needed TO eX
himself much loss in the smooth water to keep up TO
his opponent Mills took the lead al first ana remained
ahead until Macomb's Dam Bridge was reached, when
Winnie passed him and went 10 the front by about a
length In the next 200 yards Mills again took the
lead which he maintained as lar as High Bridge, when
Winnie BY a good spurt, once lett his antagonist
behind From this point Mills seemed to row without
any energy his hard work in rowing in such a sea for
such distance having proved too much for him.
Winnie 26m 56s Mills time was 27m. 35s.
The second race was the junior single souls for
silver cup; distance one miles starting place same as
in last race. H. Mills, II. Sptzka and +. b. Wech
were the contestants of whom Weoh was the decided
favorite before the They started of very evenly
Mills being the New York shore, Sptzka next in line
and WEIGH nearest the Westchester shore. Wech
headed for New York and smooth water, but by some
very bad steering brought up several lengths behind
the other boats which hung together for eight or ten
lengths when Spitza who had steercd wen for smooth
water, began 10 forge slowly ahead. lie continued 10
gain till the end, and passed the home stake many
lengths in the His time was 10 minutes. Mills
was second in 10m. 33s., and WEIGH was last IN
10m 46s
The next race was for pairoared gigs, the distance
being one mile and the prizes two gold medals There
three entries the consisting OF II Brown,
bow; H. r. Mills stroke, and C. J. Hudson, coXswain,
in No. /; NJ. L. sutton, bow; p }. Atkinson, stroke,
and L. b. Welch, coXswain in No. 2; J. H. Pierce,
bow; Charles Earwicker stroke, and d. Pentz, cox
swain, in No 3 There not much enthusiasm
created by this race Mills crew took the lead at tho
start with No in second position and No u third
and they remained until the finish. The time of
the three boats was, respectively l0n BIS, llm l52s
The fourth race was for four-oa shells The dis
tance mile and the prizes four gold medals
The comprised H. Mills. bow; G. II. Wilcox, No
.; r. L. Wiesner No 8, and H. II. Mills stroke, whose
colors were blue and white; and F. Winnie bow; W U.
Smith, No. 2; NJ l. Sutton No 3, and f. J. Atkinson,
stroke whose colors blue and red Both crews
got under way as soon as the starter asked Are you
ready ~ and before he had time to say "go.n Tho
tried to recall them and make them
start over but neither boat returned The blue and
white reached the stakeboat several lengths ahead
of the blue and red but the referee decided that it
race the boats had not been started properly
He ordered to be rowed, but this the blue
and white refused comply with, the ground that
the other satisfied al the start and had not
entered protest The blue and red then rowed over
the course alone.
An eight-oared barge was 10 follow, but darkness
set in al this juncture and prevented IT, Mr.. G. +.
Kmbark acted starter Mr.. Russell as referee and
Mr. Ed Mills as timekeeper.