New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-08
TIE HARLEM CLUBS.

Among the clubs of the Harlem Regatta
Association which includes all upon the river, ex-
cepting the Ataanta and Columbia College Clubs all ia
activity, though, with the other clubs they are
later in beginning their training The annual regatta OF
the Association will be held upon the 26th Of June The
following delegates from the clubs constitute the
Executive Board Of the Association, who have the ar
rangements In charge: Athletic, II. G. Meeker Presi-
dent Nautilus r Neville, Secretary Dauntless. H. NJ
Peckwen, Treasurer; Nassau. +. G. Brown; Harlem
Rowing Club H. NJ. Knapp; Gramercy, A. n. Atkinson
N. Y. Rowing Club, F. NJ Scott. The arrangements for
the race course entries and prizes will be the same
as those of last year and there every probability OF Its
fully selected their crews for this regatta, but all have
men EN- In training for The principal races no..
in training but they have been out only three or
four times II is not settled that they Ia represent the
Club in the regatta. T. r. KeatOr will In single
SOULS and will also enter for the same race al the regatta
of the schuylkill Navy, in which he won last year
The club will purchase shell for the fourOared
A challenge has been made to the Nassau Club for
single scu race, but yet it has not been accepted
The Dauntless Club has built house during the
Spring % by IS feet after the model Of the house Of the
Harlem Rowing Club. Though more Of pleasure club
than otherwise il will enter four and single boats
for the regatta H. NJ. Peckne is captain OF the club
The fOur-Oared crew will probably be seleosed from
among the following: II. NJ Peckne L. Buck, jr., C..
TrOtter, o. j. Conkn. s. Pomeruy In single SOULS, the
club will Peckne j. J. Dull and j. II. Bates. This
club has contemplated having junior races for many OF
the younger members express desire 10 enter but nav
ing chance Of winning against the heavy weights Of
some OF the clubs hesitate TO do II is argued frther
that such viii give additional interest 10 the re-
gatta, and produce more rivalry among the members.
The Nassau Club has not even put crew III training
thus far but expects when the time comes, make
good appearance q. Floyd Jones captain of the club,
VIII PROBABLY pull IN the fouroared crew Inc cD nous
regatta on the last Saturday in May for prizes offered
by Cen Roome, President Of the Club aud, the seec
uon OF crew for the Harlem regatta will depend very
much upon the result Of these races. four-oared
shell Is being built for the club Rohr 90 inches wide
by 40 feet inches In length. The Nassau will enter
crew for the Schuykl regatta and possibly FOR that a
Saratoga. In regard 10 the challenge Of the Harlem
Rowing Club, 1t said that Myers their best single
seull man, has left the club and they did not feel
justified in accepting challenge from a club with a
representative man like keator They will DO So now
ever, later the James Wills is their best
single scull man the champion Of the club He has never
outside OF it, The Nassaus viii probably bring him for
The New-York Athletic Club have the following four
Dared crew in practice and this one they VIII pobapy
c. West, 3 ; L. g Mack . ; r. VIM Rathhurn, bow Rath-
burn IL captain OF the club. The challenge TO the New
YORK Rowing CUP for series OF races =" Iouis,
doubles" and sinses'-has not yet been accepIeIl
The club will also enter in the singles and doubles
Yates for both and besides them probably X W RAIN
burn, r. b. Balnbrdge, ana W l. Mct , Le%IIy'
scull at the time Of the Harlem regatta
between Curtis and Yates Of the Athletics, and Balm
bridge Of the Alatanas and Smith Of the Argonautaa
they viii win and that after his race in single souls with
Banbrnge Yates will still continue the amateur cna-
pOn OF the United states The amateur games open TO
ALL at the grounds OF the club IN Mott Havcn az one
undredandtorty- nnth-st. and Madison-ave VIII be
held in the latter part Of september The grounds nave
been improved dlng The SPRING ana are no" III eAcei-
lent condition -
lem regatta, and promise that II shall be strong crew
until further practice had decline 10 say who VIII
pull in the boat. r. +. Weisner is captain Of the club
The remark made that the club would not take
an effective part in the races TINS year
The regular regatta Of the club Will be held III
September, but they will have an opening meet
ing in June. The Gramercys Will establish early I'D the
senior and Junior crews for medal prizes, hoping by TINS
step 10 a competition among the members that
may not only prove BENEFICIAL but al me same time esao
lish better record for the club in the rowing circles
They propose TO have some amusement in this manner
II they lack the courage to enter al Troy ana sara
toga. II r. Mills, C. +. I4Oethng and Frank Wiley are
spoken Of as good singescul men, and very probably
The New York Rowing Club brings a strong crew INTO
the field this year mention OF which has already been
made in THE TRIBUNE, and Will contest closely for the
superiority on the river.
The ATLANTA Club has Withdrawn from the Harlem Re-
gatta Association of being ruled ont OF the
entered for the declared profess by the
Executive Board and the boat excluded The club
cepted and the point argued recently before me
National Association of Amateur Oarsmcn, ana "A de-
cisiOn given against the Harlem Association The point
raised was against Blake and Leroy IL ~ PROBABLE
that She club will carry the matter still further ana de-
mand OF the entrance fee from the Association
The club will hardly take part in any OF the earlier races
OF the cannot get the crew together Downs
OF Wesleyan who IL 10 pull bow Will not leave
college until June. and JOhnsOns place mas not
vet been satisfactorily filed. The club Will he ready
however, for the Troy and Saratoga National Amateur
Regattas
Two new clubs have been formed this Spring. One is
AZ Fordham. called the MuscOOta Clun Of which Gustav
H. Schwab Is Presidents the other Is al Mott Haven ana
headed by Foster Bell OF the New-Hork National La
change Bank.