The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-29
MILLS and M'CREADY.
Rowing for the Champion Medal OF tho New
Nnrk AihIeIIc CInb--Othcr Races

ara fleet Of foot on land and strong OF arm on
the water. Their athletic grounds and boat
house are contiguous ON the Harlem River.
Their stronghold is on the wntcr. and Yesterday
the event OF the ycnr came Oif-rowing for tho
championship medal for single sculls. The
medal has to be held for two years against all
Corners when it becomes the property Of tho
lucky scullcr holding it. Last year Mr.. l.. Mills,
Jr. and Mr.. W. T.. McCrcady wero the contest
ants for the medal. Mr.. Mills won it. Ycster-
day tho same gentlemen rowed for the medal.
Mr.. Mills was the favoritc. although Mr.. Nc
Crcady. who has practiscd steadily with the
view Of winning the trophy and has won in
past races. was we'll backed. Tho race was
straight mile over the Harlem course.
The men got away well together. and kept the
tips Of their shells nearly on line for the first
half mile. On coming to the powder schooner
on the last third Of the mile McCready had u
boat's length the lead. Mills passed the schoon-
or Oh the New York side. while McCrcady pulled
on the Wcstchestcr side. running against the
schooner. thereby losing II few strokes. After
passing the schooner the shells were even
again. but McCrendy showed signs of weaken-
ing. Mills pulled steadily until near the lust
rs ynes ne 2p thy hSo rasd Ps On bs
oars. and the race was over. Mills reaching tho
stakoboat on an easy null in minutes l6 soc
| Mills has gone over the mile in :3i
Nota member OF the Pioneer Boat Club was
Bay. in front of The boat club house. There
were three races, and the nnriicipnnts were the
/ single souls The entries wore g. \. jacobs,
! weight $50 pounds: George Cox. li5 pounds
James H. Beard l2i pounds. and Z. J. smith.
| l3S pounds. The race Wa Tor the gold chll-
| lengr badge held by Beard who had won It IN
! two previous rnres. Thecourso WAS hall "a mile
and turn. AZ r. the word was given by q $.
| Xahrskie. Of tho Argonautus Club, of Bergen
/ Point. Th"re was good start. Jacobs leading.
| At the turn jacobs turned from right to left
] contrary 10 the rule. and consequently was
/ ruled ont. Next alter him. Beard rounded in
! linz style and struck out On the homcstretch
winner ly one aud a half lengths. Smith was
The crews Of the pair.oarod gigs were: Bow.
| W II. Tawdv: stroke. A. Gunther: coxswan.
| GOO Cox. Jr.. ~ The slell Darling; and bow.
| Fink; stroke. Il. f. Keddc; roXswain. Geo f.
! Thatcher. ia the shell flirt. Not 4 hairs
| breadth interviewed between them at tho start.
! but the superior muscle OF the Darlng's crew
crew cl the Firt struggled paufully to keep
| abreast. II WAS nip ANA tuck ON turning the
I Stuknhnat hui hy IA" superior steering OF the
| Darling she obtained the cyd on the home
! stretch anu won m / as tho Fart crossing tho
! lin" three lengths behind.
The four.oarrd zig rnce was last. This WAS
n.nsun alter suns and ended Just at darS.
Cox, Jr.. James Packard. j. Il. Beard; str9kc.
W. d. Baker. and coxswan. G. Sllnan. The
| Thatcher. q. H. Swan. +. ~ Baker; stroke.
W. II. Sayre; coNswnin. +. c, swan The crews
! wrr" picked men ~ the club, and nj the word
| cheer from III" spectators. IL was nm even start.
and nip and tuck pull up. 10 the staketoat.
! Tntn cart Swan. 10y superior steering on the
homestr,tcn kept half a length ahcnd of the
| judy. and won the race in exactly siA minutes.
There was d"nl calm on the fissair RIVER
nj Woodslde yesterday afternoon when the
! competitors Ia the rucc FOR single souls were
called 20 take their positions 1t was the first
race N the illih annual regatta OF the Eureka
Boat club OF N"wars and rs many OF the oars
men have already established an acuuatc rec
ord the result was awaited with much interest
| lt the multitude that lined the rivers banks,
Frank Campbell. who won the luniur singles in
the Natona, regatta on july " got the start.
pulling ia excellent form. aud lie was the
iavorne IN the betting Lablin. Howard
crhl lengths behind Notwithstanding the
strenuous excrtions OF Young. Campbell turned
his buoy first. led him down the last quarter
fully q length. and won the mile and one-h half
race in s:3l, beating Young by one second.
with IN RobrT f' L All ho S and Il B. ' FaSs
strokr. hal II all their. own way from the start
f ESSrs Ssr Gaa ~ Z Ff" sros win
T. the Eureka hand over han.l. but the race was
too short for them. ana the Eureka crossed the
line tire" seconds ahead ana won the race.
From the start down the course TO the end Of
the quarter stretch IN" four crows entered FOR
the lour.oarrd race sp"eded almost neck and
neck. There the Triton and the Unknown
iou"d. The two boats soon separated. how
eyer aud continued the race. y Notwithstanding
this uisIap. the Unknown sent their boat spin
u,,-.,I th~ Alexander Cinrk' and lapued lie
. y. T. TIA latter boat won in .3j.
Two ~ihWut crows manned the siN-oar"d
81 tina, w,re 10 r"mpr'g r H. fnG e"la a
iead. pulling 30 strokes go IA" mlnut" against
81 b, the Bessie B.'s crow. At the quarter the
latter was in the wash Of the PaSsaic. but Jack
Aneclmal. the stroke gave his men the word.
! and they lulrkrnru their stroke to IS This
/ sent thHm % iul length ahcud OF their rivals.
The lie-si" H. won IN 7;l1. beating the Passaic
10y halt I"ngth.
TT" unnu.I regatta Of the Res9utc Boqt Club
81 Washington He .ehts WAS held Yesterday on
tn" liu i~,in. \ merry party in the Fort Lee
witness d Oh" rncc~ and tae specnior- on the
shO r" wer" a!sn NUM- nrous. Mr.. H. q. Jackson
wu- referee. The course was one mile straight
AWAY f.. lll the races. the finish bein-; on the
nm, p edge. NJ me wharf al 1924 street Tho
str'n.. ,ih tide. and Il ,nt hrcaze both aided the
ruwrts. and tne time was fast. In the Junior
en,lc SOULS F. y. Clarke. /. Putnam. W. b.
Poet ami &. Il. knaup sturted. The rHcc was
close all tho way between KNAPP anu Pet. and
% the hall mile Poet hHt sight lead. Then
knapp drew ny abreast and won 10y half
lensth In minutes 10 seconds.
Tho nrSt race was ior senior pair;osrcd gigs.
Thr crows wrrr I. ID. Clarke. bow: u. g. Foster.
s.rokt; :. J.. M"ir coXswain ;qnd J. Il. Folsom.
bow: la2,n Morse. stroke; II. T.. u Jackson,
coNswnn. Jackson = rev ,ar.h toni The lead,
ming hv two lengths and clear water in min.
IL, ser. Ia the junior palr-oared gigs the
crows were;
p'a .'orn ,">,@a.n ii l. D iacS,on lo~: J r
5s f iaa .,rose 7 * fc'G ea,,San = wen
THIS WIS rafting race between Fosters and
CMrAes crew. They Kept ahreast MI the way
, tutu. lnl,. wiki Dearoorn's crew falling more
mud more nst"rn. Al the tnrne-luartors
+ CMrscs crow ,parled and drew into n half
length lead Th'u Foster forced M" pace and
slipp'd Oy the finish. leading nearly II length
IN 5.iGs
IN taD souior singles were VI. g. Foster and
, / Hnycu Morse. Morse won hnndlly and rs he
pleased. IA j:52'i
, Ia the right-onro'l hnrgo raro were the Prosi.
dents rev and Cap'ains crew:
T. Wrr. how, a. J. - som. .. W Crttcm
den. 81. lltseu Nlr-o. VI. 90 Foster. b.J Il Folsom q
. cArAc. -, : Mntn"n. ',r;k'; ,harlc, Brock
raari. s.. N rc,f. :. e knaup .. Theodore Poet
o.. ronu'ic. All'rd Whitman siroA' q Dearborn
cuNsvHIn
t The Captain rrow soon t9ol; the cnd. and
tuou. l,i, -."d i1r % hali mile" k"It the l,ni r.
/ the nui~h. winning h, iWo hlrg' lengths in 81
= Nllr tournament IN! dancing closed ia,
ia. = tu!I5fn"u..
Tine Word-Kenowned Cricketcrs.
Tho Australian crirkrtrrs. who wore cxpcctc,
d 10 arrive ln the rit of Rchmonl Yesterday will prob
ably rot reach the city until tonight early Monda,
mornn-. ON aonday they are to VISIT The nohokcI
cricket grounds at iOA NJ On Tuesday mud "Wednesday
ncAt grand mt. rulton match is 10 he played III,
% 81 Georges ground The teams ARE;