The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-23
BOAT RACING on THE HARLEM.

TRR Nxw YORK ROWING CLUB AGAINST rHE
WV YORK ATHLETIC cLUB-Two MILES
srRheHr AWAY, FROM mon BRIDGE TO THE
PowDm sCHooSER-TIK ATHLETIC CLUB
The WINNERS
For some vime past there nas been considerable
talk among tae boating men ABOUT the two crews
from the New York Athlete and New YORK Row
ing ciaDs, which commended yesterday afternoon,
over the placid waters Or the Harlem, for aquatic
honors. Both clubs are strong 10 membership,
and have variety y god rowing material from
wnicn % selsct two good fours. Yesterdays race
may be considered - the formal opening OF the
rowing season on the Harlem, and for a
long time before the race the river
presented verv lively appearance All
the club nonses along the banks hung out their
bunting. and rowing men who had not previously
sturued our put Ia 4 drst appearance 70 see the
fun. The styles ~ the two crews were pretty
Freely canvassed bef re the race, and the merits
OF the English stroke we're warmly advanced BY
the believers IN t. pecullr advantages. soms-
how Or other, though, ABOUT the middle or toward
the close or hard pulled struggle rhe tug or JERK
which i q noticeable feature of the English stroke
Is not opservabe. and the oars are pulled
through the water more evenly and quite "a
strongly. IL may 10 that wnat IS known
a. rne English stroke, and practlsed BY
some Of the Harlem crews, waile q good
stroke 10 commence win Is not quite 80 effective
toward the close or race TIE stroke pulled
yesterday Dy the New York Rowing club Was
modification 81 what Il called The English stroke;
ana as every rowing man, WHO wears a suit Or
Io1d plaid says 'you knoH" to everything
ne tens whether you know or 90 nos know,
swears ..by Jovs' aud drinks rs with bis gloss
or hale says n i tne English stroke, why, il
must be 80. the Athletics, on the contrary,
pulled good. clean, even stroke, 10 pause a. the
commencement or no hang ~ the dnisn. II does
not seem 70 possess 50 much strength as II does
nevertheless, and sends tue boat qulckly through
the water. u Was not tue American stroke, y
sHrase = sornetaing unknoNn 4mertcsn @sTs
men Try o. com0lne me exceaences 81 ever
sJle o. rowing From tie Engii.h We earn most
or what We know, and II we can better the In
structOn Il viii o. - much 70 our gain ~
aanaticS The difference ~ STYLES 81 rowing yes
for honorable victory was that tie HeW YoFks
pulled tue so-caled English and lie Athletics the
best strOKe tney could pan
THE CONTESTANTS.
The members 81 each crew are well k1own on
the Harlem. me sew forks bad IN their boat
neil IN the waist and T.. Leland stroke. This as
q strong team, al EXPERIENCED ana victorious
ColumDia's Winning crew 81 the Universlty race
on Lake saratoga last sumner, the former
pulling IN tue same position as ne dld yesicroay,
ana the latter having tie seat behind tue slroke.
The tao LeianGs tns remaining members ~ the
crew, we're II me boat with ingersol iast year
81 tue rega ~ or the Harlem Association.
bered. IN that struggle won the grand
Challenge Plate o. tue association Ineir OD-
poasnts then, - yesterday, were the Athletics.
The Athletic four va Composed 81 kathborpe IN
the bow, Mack and West IN tue centre and Cone
pulling stroke Both Ratnh0rue ana Cone pulled
ia Ehe same positions iast year. Bota men are not
either man would have . good chance for the
amateur championship 81 tue Harlem ana the
diamond sculls Of the R@gatts Association bat Tor
the Western lmportauons VINO annually make
theR appearance On cur waters ~ row IOr New
York prizes.
The afpasf three boats from PccE slip brought
the great bulK OF the men who compose the CLUBS
or eonvsrsa},oa 90 board or course was the race
and - prospects,. i was generally conceded
NOR NOR. ' Ssrd i'S Ior oS TIE eW Yoss YOU'D no
have been aniiss o. Two 81 TIE crew did nOt ap-
pear "a fne as they might have been. The Ath.
fetlcs looked weA Ia tBelr boat, and appeared to
nave taken great care IN getting tnemseitcs IN
good condi ION. shortly AFTER the appointed aoar
IAs crews rOsed OUT from theu boat houses.
TIE CREWS
Eeu TUk Rosbg CO..
!. Is-ssa, M Il, >. Asi.5 I. ss$ ''fos~
" Pataborne bor. Ii. i. west Sol
4 !. Nacs. 81 i q Cone, svoks
THE RACE
Shortly before I've O'CLOCK the crews got Ia their
boats and roWed out rom tae n0ats a. Hign
Bridge. Inc tide was ehbing and tue water vas
me New Y0yks we're tDe fav0rtes before tne race
" about two 70 ore, and even then ther sup
p0rters believed that they had In sporting
parance "a dead sure thingn John q. BaDcOcE
was the starter and sent them on with the worl
ogor Dut not Dsing satisfied with the ''send on
called item back. the second time be was mors
successful AMI managed TO get b0tn crews OF
evenly totether IHe New J 0rks dia not poll the
English stroke, when they have been practising,
but pulled IN excellent form. FOR the nrst naf
mile the boats kept close company, but cone, the
stroke 81 me Atnlerie qulcEened nis stroke and
began % Jorge nts boat ahead. The little tbus
gained well maintained and Dy the
time MacOmbs dam BRUCE was reached
tue Athletic had clear gain ~ about
three boat lengths. Tney we're puliIng
about thrry.three 20 the minute and doing
n wen Apparently confident tnat the race, unless
accident should intervene, was theirs. The new
YOrks appeared to be pretty well worn out, and
their pulling acN Cd the vim aud spirit which dis
tlnRuisned the Atnletics. Prom Macomb's dam
Gown 10 the poNdeT schooner the breach Was
wf1eaed. and. Notwithstanding sac determined
efforts OF the New Yorks, tne AthletiCs came 10 he
winners In Inn. "a.
gUHNARY
HKw YORK ROWING CLUB VS. NEW YORK ATH-
IETic.-Kace, two miles straight away; wafer
g0Od. Winafng Crev-RsthDOrne. COW Mack, No.
Z; est No. 3; cone, stroke. starter, J. 4. Bah
cocs: referee ~ nnish. FRANK Bacon. Time,