New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-13
ROWING ON THE HARLEM.

INTERESTING CONTESTS IN THy SPRING REGATTA.
The Spring regatta of the Harlem Regatta Asso-
citation yesterday, open to all amateurs, was en-
joyed keenly by the many spectators. The weather
was favorable, the lighthouses fringing the river
were gay with bunting. the water was alive with
all sorts of craft from twelve-foot steam canoe to
the catamaran Tarantula and the races were close
and exciting. The home crews and scullers carried
off all the prizes 20 the surprise of everybody the
New-York Athletic Club capturing three, the
ATLANTA Boat Climb two. the Dauntless Boat Club
and the Columbia College Boat Club one each. All
the races were one mile in length, being rowed on
the Harlem River course from McCombs dam to
Gates's Dock in the morning and back again in the
afternoon. so as to be with the tide. W. b. Curtis
acted as referee.
The first race. called about $50 a. m, WIS the
trial heat for the fOur-oared crews of the Water
vhet Olympic, of Albany. and the Columbia Col
lege Clubs. This won by the Olymp'rS by bali a
length from the Columbus in min 19l2 sec. The
Coumbias lost more than that distance through the
bad steering of Eldridge. Then followed the trial
heat between the fouTs Of the New York Athletic.
ATLANTA and Nassau Clubs, which was won with
ease by the Atalantas in min. i9li Sec The New
Workers were disqualified for fouling the Nassaus,
who were consequently allowed to row In the final
heat.
In the trials for the junior single sculls II. c.
West, of the New-York Athletic Club won the first
heat with Gaze from c. F. OckoThausen, Hudson
ercy Boat Club, IN min 81 sec, and j. ). CWclls,
New-York Athletic Club, the second heat after a
most exciting race. from c, s. Osborn, Atalanta
Boat Club, and ID. Pearl, Danntless Boat Club. IN
min 9sec. All three boats were tapping each other
at the finish and the referee had some difficulty
in placing the second and third men In the order
named.
After the thunder shower at midday had passed
over leaving the water smooth and the air fresh,
the final heat of the four-oared shells was rowed
The contest lay entirely between the Ataantas and
OlympicS, and was won by the former who took
the lead at the start. and rowing beautiful
stroke of forty to the minute came III three lengths
ahead min. % l4sec., the Nassaus as much behind
the second boat. K. W. Rathbone. New-York Athletic
Club won the senior single sculs race from e. l..
Phillips Triton Boat Club. Newark, aud George
GaSel Gramercy Boat Club. without effort, in
Gmin. 212isec. In the final heat for junior single
scurs between West and Wells, the latter came out
about two lengths ahead, in 6mn. 4Glsec.
The most exciting race of the day was that of the
siX-oared gigs of the Eurekas of Newark, Mutuals
OF Albany and Dauntless and COlumbias OF New
York. After beautiful start the four boats kept
abreast for a quarter of mile, when the Eurekas
gradually dropped back. Two fouls occurred, but
without Affecting the positions OF the tree leading
boats. which were still even at the half mile The
Dauntless crew slowly went TO the front and hn-
ished one second ahead of the Mutuals, who had
been the fayOntes against the field at the start, IN
min., 81 sec, the Columbus third in mln., 32l2
sec.
The double-sculls contest was won by Irving A..
Lyon bow and II. W. RathbOne (stroke), New
York Athletic Club, in mn, 219i sec, beating
Charles Piepenbrink and G.. Hughes, of the Mn
tuas with apparent ease Four pairs started in the
pair-OaTed shell race representing the Olympics,
Atalantas. Mutuals and Nautilus Clubs. w. II.
Downs and j. E. Eustis, of the Atalantas, took the
lead from the start and won easily III min., S3i
sec, although the Olympic boat had been rOwed
over the stern of their boat disabling the rudder
and upsettlng tue Olympic pair Charles h. Bulger
and Ii. c. Graves, of the Mutuals, were second and
the Nautilus pair steered so badly that they ran
up a side creek. The Columbia College Boat Club
the prize for eight-oared shells by wak-over.