The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-02

A DOUBLE VIC DRY FOR THE sHoEwAEcAE-
MErTEs AMERICAN REPRESENTATIVES, AT
HENLEY-LEE, OF NRwATK, The WINNER
or THE SINGLE scULL coSTEsr-sALurIxa
THE WINNERS
ELxrRA, N. Y, juno /, 1878.
The nnai heat in the iour-oared representative
between the Ataiantas, who tho first hcat aud
tho shoswaecaemo,tcs. vino tho second heat yes
terday, was started this morning Tho signal gun
sounded al balf-past nvo A. NJ. After hasty prep
ara,ions the shot from the stakes at twenty
four minutes past SIX O'Clock, with inc Showcase
mct,cs on tho lead, pulling Al stroke, whiic tho
Ataiantas ccntented themselves with SO stroke
The AtaIantas still kept the second position their
friends feeling confident that ther squirting qualities
would yet win them tho Az the bali. milo
stake tho Shocwaccacmettes led a little, with a 40
stroke tho Atslantas having succeeded In closing
M the gap; Shocw let themselves
cut ana spurtcd up 70 IS, whilc tho Atalantas
weakened and fell back TO tho second place again.
failing TO show that wonderful burst OF speed tina,
was expected OF them. Tho Shocwascaemcttcs won
In I'm W., with the Aalanas about length behind
THIS is considered very fast time aud the shocwac-
cacmcttcs arc now the representative oarsmen that
20 abroad to compete the Henley ouroarcd raccs.
tho names OF the 3. Ste ohcn Dusear Joseph
Nadcau, w. II. Durrcli and Moses Nadesu. Little
enthusiasm was manifested over the race, as the
crowd present did not number cigh,
hundred persons. Tho iako smooth aud the
weather nnc.
TINS SINGLE scuLLgRs' RACE
Al the closc oil the four-oarcd racc tho single scuh
ers were called Ant arranged In the following posi-
,ious:--Gasci, OF New York, first; Robinson. Of
Union Springs. second; Lee Of Newark, y. j., thrd:
Hall. Of Perth Amboy, foarth; McLanerty, OF Wat
k,os. anh. At the word "Gol" McLarcriy caught
the water first ana led on 81 stroke; GaiseI, 40
Callahan SO; Robinson, 81; Leo. SO; Hall, %. Mo
I,afTcriy held the lead aDom third OF tho
way by length, with Lee second. the rcst
In about tho same posn,ons ss a. ,hc
start Lee now made spurt Tor FIRST position rowing
long and powerful rs stroke, CLOSING on McLaneriy
and tapping him. Callahan, through bad stccring,
fcuIcd McLsncriy. the two striking their oars they
SOON recovered aud continuci down the course. AZ
the finish ~ the boats entered tho last eighth, Lee
led McLsdcrty by about length with - stroke, Nc
L,iIeriy rowing ~ lhc latter was soom crowded ~
ysisel ut 49, Callahan at ~, Hall al ~
and ROBIN son In tho rear at 20 They
held these respective positions until wihin
: few Yards of the finish, when Gsssl made . maj
Effort pas scd McLarerty and took second place two
lengths behind Lee, tho winner fine Of race, SIN.
3sI.s. The time was not fast. considering tho hne
condition or the whtsr. Leo seemed TO know what ne
was doing and probably could have made better time
II no had been forced To exert hmscf Lce ~ there
fore our representative osrsmHn In tho senior single
race at the Henley races .,
An adjournment was then made till haupast ten In
order 10 give tho chance TO cool on ivr tho
three mite race.
WATKINS WINS DOUBLE scuLL RACE
Tho double scull race was called about hnif pass
nine. wnh Andrews and McLarsrty pulling for tho
watknsclup and rhilip and CLARK FOR the Hudsonss