The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-28
HARLEM ROWING CLUB REGATTA.

THREE SPIRITED ONE MILE coNrEsTs ON THE
RIVER YESTERDAY.
very select and very happy company OF young peo-
pie crowded the decks OF the Water Lily she
left the wharf Harlem Bridge three O'Clock yestcr
day afternoon for the OF tho opening regatta OF
the Harlem Rowing Club. Three events were the
programmed our.oared shell race Tor q sot OF colors
and the club championship OF the year, pair cared gig
contest "lor glory' only, and sxoared barge match
for club prizes All the contestants members OF
tho club, and the for the three from
a point opposite Columbia Colleges boathouse,
just above the bridge, stragh,away McComb's dam,
a distance OF one mile.
As the steamer arrived on tho course tho shells
which were to open the contes. took their places
promptly at the stakeboats, and whiic waiting tho
signal start treated to slight shower bath
from the end OF passing cloud This however, lasted
but a seconds, and thereafter throughout the
regatta the weather pleasant could be desired,
the sun being clouded 10 completely shade the
course. In boat No l, wearing white caps and blue
shirts. were T. D. pinckncy, bow; Robert Topper,
a. b. Hocbcr and a. G. Scranton, stroke. Their an
tngonisls in the other shell J. w. Arthur, bow;
H. W. Coates. j. Dovoc, ana II. Conxling stroke. Tho
latter crew blue caps and scarlet shris When
the signal given 10th shells started with
q favorable tide aud kept ahead OF each other till
they arrived opposite the grounds OF tho
New York Athletic Club, when the scarets began
to steer badly, making several rather wild turns and
pressing their antagonists toward the Manhattan
shore SO close did they keep tho bank that it
became necessary for the TO them by her
whistles 10 keep out in tho stream. The blues were
evidently disconnected by being pressed their
and tho scarles gained several lengths the
course OF a minute When within a short dis
TANGO OF the blues made squirt which brought
NJ hair
crowdng over into the blues The scarlels
seemc: unnerycd for second but recovered them.
selves to rctaliate with squirt which carried
them abreast OF their antagonists and both shells
passed the goal together Blues GAINED foul on the
ground that they had been crowded. but the rcicrce
Mr.. Henry N. Knapp, refused TO allow the claim and
decided that was dead heat and would have to be
contested again. The time was ON. ASS
RACE.
The second event was the pair-oared gig race, in
which MessrsA b. Hocber and f. b. Pinckney, clad
in blue matched against Messrs }. W. Arthur
and Robert Lepper, arraycd in white Blues started
more promptly than the whites but when half way
over the course which was back from the Dam 10 tho
Bridge, they began to lag 80 that tho whites up
with them. The boats kept side By side near the Man
haitian Shore neither appearing ITSELF till
they got abreast OF Watts Island when the began
to pun quicker stroke. which gave them an advance
OF length two before tho whites responded When
within quarter OF m'Ie OF the stake
boat the reds gained gradually on the blues
and passed the goal i've lengths ahead OF The latter
the limo being sm. lis. The poor time made
accounted tor by supposing that the reward OF
the winners was nothing more substantial than
glory and the had all taken part
in the first contest and were to participate In the final
for the club prizes, they were Outstanding their
strength for the more important
The last event a six-oarcd barge race, and the
fulI strength Of the club was exhipt,d IN The con-
testants. In the first boat, wearing blue were j. w.
Arthur bow, with T. B. Pinckney. X De Guscard, II.
w. Coates }. Dcvoc and {. w. Turner. stroke; while
arraycd against them and wearing white NJ T.
Knapp, bow with A. G. Saparas Robert Lcpper. A.
b. Hocbcr, II. Conkng, and A. q. Scranton, stroke
The course OF this the the first one,
from the Columbia's house back McComb's Con-
siderable delay caused by the blues who tardy
In making their appearance. When they did shoot IN
der bridge and the bow of the they
passed their waiting opponents and pulled half way
the and back for the purpose Of getting
stroke. A. X. Conking who practised with the blue
crew. had been suddenly called 10 Washington the
previous night. and his place was supplied by MIR. De-
voc, who had rowcd with them I'LL they appeared
the This fact against tho chances OF the
crew, and. add misfortune their more Iortu
antagonists the choice Of boats, which gave
them the club barge which both crews had trained
and relocated the blues 10 an unfamiliar boat borro xcd
from the friendly Athletic Club for the occasion.
At the first Tap Of the bell both boats started like
lightning. and few up the stream straight arrows
distance between them TN half the course
vcrscd The blues seemed 20 pull IN better form than
the whites, but evidently handicapped by their
novel craft and the whites gained steadily advance
The faulty steering of the blues also had, doubtless
useless sweep in shore while the others kept straight
course. Whites BY half dozen lengths In six
minutes, their antagonists passing the jcty twelve
seconds later
ARRANGEMENTS.
Everything passed or IN the most agreeable manner
the steamer under the direction oil courteous and
efficient regatta committee. composed of Messrs
Edgar y. Pnckney Arthur b. Hocbcr, Mark 7. Knapp.
Howard Conkng AMI Robert Lcppcr.
Al the close oil the regatta the guests taken up
TO High Bridge and back In the cool Of evening.
he officers Of the club for the present year
resident H. .. Ighman; Vice President, II. W.
Coates; Secretary, u. loebcr Treasurer. Robert b.
Dodson CAPTAIN, Ed. y. Pinckney; Licu,cnant Robert
Leppcr.