The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-03
ROiRIN0 FUN on THE HARLEM
Fourteen Contests Participated In by Moro
than Fiuy Athletic Young Men.

Yesterday was gala day on the Harlem
river the occasion being the first annual rcgatta
of tho Harlem Regatta Association. opcn 10 all
amateurs. The course was from McCombs
Dam bridge down stream mile. and In the
afternoon from Gates's dock up stream mile.
Tho prizes were handsome gold medals TO in
dividual winners and set Of colors to the club
that they represented. Mr. Arthur I. Dexter OF
Narragansctt was the referee.
Promptly nt . A. NJ. q signal gun fnm the
referees bont Rebn brought out tho contestants
for the trial heats Of the Junior sculls. Emil
Conlon, Friendship won tho frst heat ins 52N
Wm. Hurley. Friendship. the second In 6;3lt;
II. Livingstone Yale. tho the third in 6:l5r;
Grorec Caisel. Grnmcrry the fourth in Gal =.
Henry G. West. j.. \. Mack. Athletic won the
first heat in 6:29. W. ". DOwns.J. 7. Eusts. Ata-
lanta. the second in G:3i' Ths llrs, tra neat
Friendship. in I:22h: the second by George w;
Ice. Triton. in $50 :. and the third by Edward
Mills. Jr.. Athletic in 9.59A Tho slow time in
the last three races. MS compared with those
preceding was due to the slack water and then
Mood tide setting up against the co9testants
The races in tho afternoon were decidedly the
most interesting of tho day, being tho ilna
heats in the pairs and singles and the four
Dared shell and siN-oarcd gig races. 1here
were several smashed guards ~ the steamboats,
steamed pcll-moll after the contestants, most OF
them doing all in their powrr to get past and
pairs brought out the Athletic and Atalnnta
crews The Atanntas won in G:lil. The final
heat for Junior singles was won by Livingstone
In COIN.
Of the day md brought out he iollowlng crewSS
II. Downs. John T.. Eustis. stroke; Columbia
T. +. Sage bow; Il. r. Colgate. c. :. Boyd, j. L.
Goodwin, stroke; Woycnhooks-N. II. Craig,
bow; j. j. Miles I. W. Tompkins. H. J. Wilson.
stroke: Athlctic-R. w kathbona. bow W. l..
Stowe, q. y. Stowe. Charles \. Cone. stroke.
Tho Columbias. with their usual dash, caught
n a..
and easy stroke. shot into the lead. Only a
slight one. for almost abreast OF them. on tho
New York shore the Ataantas were grlmly
stcnling along. On the Wsstchcster side. on
tho Columbia's quarter. We're the celebrated
Wolvenhooks and half length astorn OF the
latter were the Athletics. 1t was hot work up to
The quarter mile, and here Columbia showed to
ba won by nearly two lengths In minutes 10 !.
seconds: Atalantas. 5:l3; WolvenhooAs. 5;22
Athletics. 5:26
Lee won in 5.37h.
The last race, was for the six-oared gigs. with
Gihilsan. bow; j. " Peckwei, G, Z. Knapp. W
@. Demorest. II. W. Walter. ID. Roche. stroke
coxswain.. j. j. Dun: Friendship..W; Hurley
bow: W L. Cody, Robert Tillson. NJ. Robinson
A Schneider. +. Biglin. stroke: coNswain, ";
Murray Columbia-P r. TimsOn, bow c. Ed
son, II. G. Rdabock, r. H. Colgate Il; {. Cornell
J. T. Goodwin. stroke: coNswan. VI; Nathan
Columbia. in her usual dashing style
hit her NJ and within loo yards had taken the
lead The Columhias won in 5 minutes and A.
seconds. tho Daunt!cSs crew being u quarter o
| Il second in time astern. and the Friendships q
| quarter Of a second behind tN'm.