New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-28
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
pnw,vn IN TIE HARLEM RIVER.

10 ROWING on THE HARLEM RIVER
lNxuAt RACE or TIE HARLEM REGATTA AssJcfA-
TIoS-THE sINGLE SOUL RACE won BY B. II
nAfNBpIDdE-rHE NASSAU CLUB WINNER OF rnH
PAIR-oARFD RACE-THE ATHLETIC CLUB VIC
TORIors IN THE fOUR-oAnEp BAcr.
The third annual race Of the Harlem Ngatta
Association, which took place ca Saturday On The Harlem
River, attended by large nnin1or VI spoeta ofs.
During the rst two races the strong breeze wds n
what 10 tue rowers though It estcd their
skill at pulling through turbulent water. The regatta
consisted OF two trial for single scnlis. one mile
from atess lumber dock TO FOrences dock for places
the final heat, which decided who should hold tho da
mond medal for the year The third tho pairoared
race over the same course, for the ladies' Challenge
Gun. Tho fourth wos fOuroared race, two miles,
starting from the Same point but finishing at the High
Bridge ste amboat dock The fifth the deciding
heat Of the single sculs over the same course as the
trial heats.
Tho competitors in the first single seu race were r. H.
Bainbrdge and w b. Curtis, both Of the Athletic Club
The former Kept thr NewYork aud tho latter on tho
westchester size OF the They started OFF at tho
same time, and kept well together for few minutes but
Bainbdge soon began TO creep slowly ahead Of bis COM
petitor Curtis rowed the first quarter OF mile m
good STYLE in endeayoring 10 avoid wave, mscacu
lated, aud hid knocked from his grasp He re-
gained it without much loss OF time, but tho acct
dent lost him the race, and Dainbridge came In
fifteen lengths ahead in minutes and seconds. W.
liam Bacon OF tho New-York Rowing Club and Frank f.
Bates Of Athletic Cub contested IN the second trial
heat The wind had fallen of somewhat and the water
was more subdued. Bacon kept on the Sow-york side
aad the other contestant along the Westminster shore
They both got fairly away, after somo delays hadoe
Cured but Yates obtained tho lead and arrived at
the finish 20 lengths ahead making tho race in minutes
and 5Oi2 seconds
The paroarcd race took place between Frank c.
Brown bow and John A. walker, stroke, OF Tie Nassau
Club and p. A. Curtis, jr., bow, and W j.. Mccredy.
stroke, of the Athletic club The Inter had tho Now
York side and the former the Westchoster side. The
Nassau mon led slightly the start hut Their boat rolled
badly Brown missed n stroke, and before he and hi,
companion got settled 10 steady work. tho Athletics had
got abreast and shot half length In advance Por
sstent pulling increased this advantage to length ana
bali and they went across the others bow win plenty m
clear water between them The Nassaus, however bad
got down TO steady work. and pulled with great pre-
cision They made desperate squirt crawling to and
then slowly passing their opponents boat arriving at this
stakeboat one and onehaf lengths in advance and win
ming the race IN and AZ seconds This
VOL contested and excited great enthusiasm and ap'
The next contest was the four-oared race between
the Athletic and h9r s n h'% GSs how, se
G. IT. Cone stroke; G. t. Mack aud H. @. West;
and the latter By H. NJ KNAPP bows ,r C. Ta9r
men were all good condition, their muscles and Shows
showing of to line advantage they settled down to
start but their opponents soon. however, came up
abreast and very close took place for quarter OF
a mile. at the distance OF half mile the Athletics
thrcearters OF length ahead Steady pulling increased
the lead to two lengths ut the end OF the first mile which
WAS rowed In 3 minutes and 80 seconds The lJarlems
then gradually fell behind. When about quarter OF
mile from home they made an attempt 10 oyertako the
other crew they pulled unsteady. The Athletics
by six lengths, with comparative ease, III Il
minutes and 40 seconds.
Tse Last contest was the for the diamond NINA.
tIre SOULS. this between Banbiidge TIE winner of
the first heat and Yates tho winner of the second Tbs
tide just turning and running out on tue newborn
side where ainbrdgt's stakCboat anchored YATES
had the advantage as his boar on the Weschesier
side where still at the Hood The start
simultaneous, aud close and exciting race ensued fOr
the first quarter OF mile the boats bows remained
directly line Grsdually cambridge begun 10 force
his boat ahead and at tho halfme line there was dis
lance between its stern and the others DOW
which he crossed Yates made an effort ana sent Eis
boat ahead piping his competitor Then the ruSge %
the race bega boat lending and then thc other
Banbridges crossed the Inc with Iatess bow
under ouirigger. The tmO OF the lace was minutes
MARKSSIEN'S CONTESTS AT CREEDMO0R.
MATCH BETWEEN NEw-YoRK AND CALIFORNIA SOL
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BEATEN BY SCOTTISH
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS FOR THE LUTHER
BADGE.
There were three rife contests at CreedmooI
Saturday. That which Attracted the mos attention
was the match between a team from Company Of the
Twelfth ,nent and lflOnein0 10 ConDany