The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-03
THE POLICE REGATTA.

GOOD PROSPECT OF SPIRITED CONTESTS ON
THE HARLEM To-DAY-FlvE EVENTS AND
NUMEROUS ENTnIEs--A CHALLENGE TO THE
WINNERS
The nrst annual regatta OF tho Police Department
OF this city will take place the Harlem River to-day
and is expected TO DO interesting affair. 1t Is gen.
orally believed that there will be good rowing
displayed, nearly all OF those who entered tor
tho different have been constantly practising at
the oar for the past Eve or six woeks There are
I've events on the programme, including single and
double scul races. and pair and four-oarcd barge
races open all members OF the Police Dcpar MT
The course will be two miles with turn: the start
ing point being opposite Gates lumber dock, imme
diaiey sou,n y! the Harlem railroad bridge. IL 10
annou nccd that gold medal will be awarded to
member OF n winning crcw.
Al one o'clock the race Tor single SOULS, Will
be started. For this there are two cntricsJ. Pix
ington, OF tho Twenty-1ith, and L. Quinn. OF the
Tw enty- ninth precinct
Next will he race for single SOUL working boats,
seventeen ieet long The entries Tor this contest
e. Brady, steamboat squad; W. Gray, Sixteenth pro-
cinct; j. Roach, Twenty Conneil twenty
NINTH and NJ. Carroll OF the Thirlisth precinct.
Then Will follow race Tor psii gigs, and Tor
which there are Two entries. Ono OF those crews
represents the Eleventh precinct and Is composed OF
ID. Lssry aud II. Burden, with w. McGIvsn
coxswsin The other Is IRON tho Twenty ninth, the
members being L. Quinn and W. Phelps; T. Dempsey
rho fourth race Tor pa,r-oared working boats,
nineteen icet long In this there are tour entries,
anu BFnuy, OI SoCouu pr0clnct, iOrm-
ing the first crew; H. Gibson and w. Hughes, Tcpth
precinct, the sec0nd; J. Musarave and J. Flanagan.
Fourth prccinc Tue third aud Piikingtou aud j. j.
Phillips, Twenty Nth precinct, tho fourth crew.
The last race 10 Tor our-oared bargcs. -Four entries
have been received for this event. rhe Fourth pre-
cinct sends tho FIRST boat the being ii. Crowley,
bow; T. Barrett, 2; b. Myers, 3; }. Conovao; stroke,
and ). Dunn, coxswain. The second crew Is from tho
Eleventh precinct, and 10 made up Of II. Burden,
bow; W. II. Webb. 2; j. sarvis, 8; D. Lcary, stroke,
and J. Sheridan, coxswain. The third boat 10 from
the Twcntysighth precinct, her being composed
OF j. Pknglon, DOW; A. Fraser, q; j. g. Gilbgan, 3
j. w. Philips, stroke, aud U. Garland coxswaiu- The
fourth boat represents tho INVENT nlutn precinct the
crew being as follows: - Heating, bow j. Perry. ;
J. Gsnncy 3; NJ. Walsh, stroke aud J. K Price, cox
swain.
The referee on the occasion will DO Mr.. william
Baikia
CHALLENGING THE vIcroRs
TO THE Epfrop o rHK IIERALD;
We, the undorsignei fouroared crew oil the IwentY-
third police Will not be abc 70 contend 10 tue
barge race, place the Harlem River
tomorrow In consequence Of OF crew being dis
abd We hereby challenge the winning crew 10 row over
the course In equal bnrgss, for gold medals and
championship oil Police Departments. Respectfully,
MICHAEL SHbEHAN. Bow.
JOHN ID. FARRELL, No z.
JAMES u. SLEvkNS No. 3.
JOHN J. DONOVAN, stro<e.
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