The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-04
POLICE REGATTA.


WAY SQUAD.
The police regatta was the attraction ON the har- |
lem River yesterday afternoon and created quite On
excitement In aquatic circles The dissolution oil Inc
Police Athletic Club has diminished the interest
in athletic sports among the members OF the ponce
iorce and lastsriy they gwen Their attention 10
rowiug and a number Of clubs have been startea oy
the different precincts Some OF these nave rowed
private matches against each other. but yesterday
was the nrst time they came togssner
In regular regatta. The steamer d.
N. Wells was chartered by the Regatta
Committee to carry the invited guess
and the steamer Seneca also on duty win inc
referee Judges and members OF tho press GU board.
The races wero 10 have commenced at one r. NJ, Du'
in consequence Of the the start was postponed
for over an hour Tho regatta was badly managed ~
the arraus emerts keeping the course were very
Indifferent ana In several instances the rowooa's'n
the river seriously intersred with the racing oos'a
Mr. William Blake ofaciatcd starter and referee
Mr. Frederick LEVER as Judge at the nnsh, anu MI
Pummer as timekesper. The course was IRON on
Gates lumber dock TO and around s'akeooa' y"
Macomb's Dam Bridge and return, making distance
of two miles all During tue races the river was
alive with small craft OF every description and some
eight or ten steamers
SINGLE scCLL SHELLS.
The frat event on the programme was tho race ior
single SOULS which brought out James Piikingon, Of
the Broadway squad, ana Lawrence Quinn, Of the
Tweuly-nnth precinct Phkington Is one Of tue oes'
athletes ON police force, aud has frequently avs
tinRushed himself amateur pedestrian. "hen
the contestants appeared Pikiugton look MS ssaHon
on tho New YORK and Quinn In the es'cnes'er
water The course was blocked up with small row.
boats and there some delay In getting Them Out
OF tho way. When they got the word Quinn jumped
I'M laad ed
as they passed the Columbia boat house ne mud lead
of about halt a length Pilkingon then began 10 oose
up and mt the powdor the men were on even
terms. Al the half mile ?ilkingtoD LED oy ABOUT
three quarters OF length and presently opened day.
ph, be tweeu the stern his boat and the bow OF
that OF his adversary they turned tho stakeboat as
follows :-Pnkingtou, 7:20h, and Quinn, 735.A. Inc
| race home not very interesting as Fkns'on MAJ
s OH his own way and won easily BY OF
length Time Ism. 49, Qunn's time was ISM 299<~
SINGLE sCULL WORKING BOATS.
John Roach, OF tho Ywenty-eRhth chris. brady,
of the First; Michael Carroll. OF the Thrtetn. aud
John j. Donovan OF the were Tue con.
testants IN THIS event Brady led the for The hrst
thres-uuarters. and thou Carroll went 10 the 'front.'
| They turned the stakeboats as foiows:-Carro. im
carro led a process on nome winning easily in l7n
| 25Xs. Brady and Roach got tammed up losother
among lot OF rowooa!s ana sraay nnsd an
,ared protest against Carroll the ground that he
rowed outraged working boat ana me referee,
| r..
decision tomorrow
The re wore two boats This race Lawrence quinn
| j. Donovan and james 6. Stevens. OF the Twonty.
| tn,rd The Twenty-ninlh boat was the first 10 got
swav hut the third pair caught them half
| dozen strokes opposite the Columbia boat mouse
were in the lead The Twenty ninth pair then closed
up ana 90. on even terms, but the Twen'y-thrd again
drew ahead ana al tho hall mile led by Two lengths
Tney turned the staKeboas as
7.5Gx ana Twenty -uinth sloA. The Twenty third
ned the lead all the way home and won easily ny ten
'e"S'A'' nousLr scULts-woKklsG boats
In this event PIlkington ana Philips represented
the Twenty. NTH, Brady and scalon the FIRST and
Scallon got away in the lead. with the Twenty nth
| men second and the Tenth last me race between
The First and Twenty filth closely contested for
,he arst hall mile, ana then Pilkingon and Phillips
drew ahead, while the Tenth crew stopped rowing
the twenty fifth pair turned the staksboat In I'm:
| haXs and the FIRST in 8m. lbs. Coming homo
Piitington and Phillips we're never headed and won
Scaiion came in second. Time, Ism. 401xs. During
this tho steam launch Little Charlie was oaps'zso
There we're four starters in this race representing
tho Fourth, Eleventh, Twsnty-hith and rwenty'nintn
precincts. Tho latter crew were run into as they
| puu in to George Roahr's float TO repair damages
comsnp a oeay of about fifteen minutss When they
.ar,sd the twenty MN boat had the New York shore,
with the Eleventh next then tho Fourtn ana the
Twentynnt on the wss,chester sue o. the t'sGr.
ing Inc lead closely followed by the Eleventn Iney
kept positions tor the hrst nall mlie the twenty
ai,~e r.cs shorty alter passing the halt
Eleventh boat edged over TO she New YORK SIDE and
| Ioulco with the Twenty nth, the latter not being
sno 70 get any further In shore. The Eleventh crow
then stopped rowing, knowing that they were IN the
shou. half a minute, but tnoy resumed work and be-
gan 10 draw up on tue Fourth aud iweniy,hinth'
Iney rounded tho stakoboats as iollows:-Fourth,
Am. 5oS.; twenty ninth, On. 55Ils. and Twenty
lith I'M. 4Oxs. he latter then began 10 row an 70,
ss.us n. Ts. ssnsss WAS short.
crew forged ahead aud won easily Time lam. 1873
| The Fourth got second place-ttme, lam. 22As-and
| the Twenty ninth thlrd-umc, IAN. 5lxS
The following Is tho summary OF The Regatta
FIssr ANNUAL REGATTA OF rmk POLICE DEPARTMENT,
SOUL smells Prize, gold medal Course Two miles,
with u turn. m.
p-..,,,, and vom< Position. AZ " s.
rvop.y.nitn--J.m es Pilkinston...".. IL 2sk
Twsn S9 p.p Asp -oussS-snoosp RaoEsinse scu
l7.ioot working boats. Prize, gold msuaI - o.,
'rnirrietn-Aichasl Csrroii............ ~ 2sas
rwss,y o,sn,hMJohn Roach. .......3 Not iimst
Twenty -snird--Jonn J. Donovan.-.... Not ums'
| nYrotest ; 90 30 decided TO-DAY.
SANE DAY AND IouRss-rHrRp RAcE-Pair-oars'
| gigs Prize, gold medals
| TWEEN ty.third--Johu T. Donovan and
James q. Stevens; coxswain, j. Nc :. o.,
r C:ll,n, Quinn and VIZ
William Phelps; coxswain, i. Demp-
~, ~: co,.ssicuarM RAcn"poaU
souls, 10-Iool working boats. Prize, gold medals
Twenty fifth Piikingson aud J. W. 90 o,
4 First--C Brady and 7. Scailon. 4Oh
Tenth--H. Gibson and w. II. Hughes. Not tims'
SAME DAY AND CoURsE-FIPTH RAcE-Four-oa
barpcs Prize gold medal each oil the winning crew
Twenty nith--J. Piikngton, A. Fraser,
Jonn L. Gliisan, j. 5. Farrell; cox :.
swain, Garland. Observation-Disclosures. IA 10Y
| FOURTH Canovan, b. Meyers I. Bar
retL M. Crowley; coxswain, J. Dunn. IA 22a
. | Twenty NINTH. Foley, j. Gnnney, u.
Wash, 3. keaiing; coxswan. J. X.
| Price n ViS
| sEIeventh-Dennis Leary. II. Burden,
W. Webb, J. Sarres; coxswain, J.
Sheridan.
sFoued and Withdrew.
r THE LITTLE CHARLIE SUNK BIZ THE SENECA
A collision took place on the Harlem River durin
the progress the police regatta that sunk the steal
launch Little Charlie aud throw about twenty Peep