New-York tribune., 1876-08-25
GENERAL PRESS DISPATCH. ]

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2f.-The Regatta Com
mittee met this morning TO consider protest Of the
Beaverwycks OF Albany against the eligibility Of the
kalana crew. and after hearing arguments on botAs!ds
the following recommendation was drawn up:
This Regatta Committee recommend 20 the consicra
ton Of tine Executive Committee OF the National As'o
citation practice when seems TO have obtained favor
certain clubs, OF maintaining crews ~ HahiHI,
aud dcfraying the training ana hylng expenses OF r'
considerable period prior 10 the races To br rowtd
tcc deserves rcpTobaon, and tie crew 80 maintained
should be hereafter consdered = hired crew.
The single scu was between L. c. Alderman.
Of the Atanas and Frank T. Yates Of the Union springs
! Courtney having withdrawn. Al o'clock Akerman
entered his boat and pulled csurcy under the bridge To
his position on the west side. Yates followed to his
stakcboat on The The umpiros boat came up and
soon after Mr.. Brickwood gave the signal Yates
touched the water first, but aerafew strokes hkcrmGn
was quarter Of length ahead. Before the bend in the
river was reached Yates had slight advantage and
both pulled near the western shore Akerman had been
etcering very straight course, but Yates still drew
ahead As they rounded the point Yates headed Abcr
man by good length, while the latter was little spashy
Yatcs's stroke was only p per minute. As they
nearcd Peters Island Akerman was pulling directly be-
hind Yates but the latter 5tecrcd eastward point Ia
40 doing the distance between the boats was Increased
AZ tley ncarcd the island both pulled stronger, aud
! ,kcrman lessencd the distance between them by a
length Yates then increased his speed, and passed the
| flag with brilliant spurt, winning In 10 minutes ard
39I2 seconds Akeunans time being 10 minutes aud &c
seconds.
The prizes given out 10 the victorious crews this
evening sThc committee then met 10 draw los for posi-
ton and boats for Monday next, the first day Of the
in crnaonal The following was the remarkable
! result for the int irrational fourOarcd shells;
First heat : p ock y. In.-Eurcka Boat Club, Newark,
~ j. ArgnuaJi, Rowing Association, Bergen Point, y.
| j.: and Dub.u aiYrTsIty Boat Cluh.
second me-. % p. m.-Ncspcr Boat club, Philadel-
plia Yale College crew; Crescent Boat cub Philddol-
| phia. . ,,-, -, ,,-,, - ~.
| York: Elizabeth Boat Club, POrt spOuth, Va; QuaAer
| CIty Boat club. philadelphia. .
Fourth heat I:l5 D. m.-PcayoFwych Rowing Club, Al
b,uv n. y; Falcon Boat Cub, burlington, " j.. D1-
! auDsne Boat Club. AIleg ghcuy City, Pcnn.
Fifth heat, O'Clock ui.-fcnu-ylNHnia Boat Club.
| Philadelphia: Watiino' Esat Club, do; Malta Boat
| Club, do.
sixth heat. 5i5 p. m--Loni0n Rowing Club England;
! North-W ,strrn Rowing CldD, Chicago; Atadnta Boat
! Club. New York
Seventh heat. G:3O y. m.-Frst Trinity College Crew.
| Cambridge, England Oneida Club, Burlington, New
| Jersey.
This is the programme for the first day, and the boats
will take their position the river in the order named,
the fret one being the west, or fayOrte side The
programme for tho other days viii he decided after
these races are rowcd The sixth heat-between the best
tLree clubs herewith undoubtedly prove exciting