New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-04
BOAT-RACING AT GENEVA.
THE REGATTA sUCcEssFUL-A SPIRITED RACE WON
By RILEY.


By RILEY.
GENEVA y. Y, Sept. 3-The regatta began
TODAY The four cared event called at O'Clock,
aud was contested By The Albany and Hobart Co
LEGO crews The race was simply a walk-over for the
Alhanians Time-Albany. 15:4i4 Hobart College,
l5:5lis
An hour later the amateur siuGlo-scun race was
called with seven starters out OF twelve en-
tries as follows: Murray. Goodsell. Grouse, sej
fert Gaisel. Holmes and Dorchester Murray
proved himself to be the dark horse in this race.
Al the mile point he fourth III tie contest but cy-
IDENTIFY rowed a waiting race. Tor putting on magniii-
cent squirt he challenged aud passed bO,h Holmes and
Gaisel. Time-NlurIay. 14lG4; Gascl. HASA ;
Holmes. 1J:03A.
The doub e-scu race was called at $50 p. m, and
brought out Holmes and Woodbury., OF Pawtuoket.
the Monahan brothers, of Albany, and
Larmon and Brown. OF Union Springs
At the mile ana half stake Holmes and Woodbury. led
hV two lengths, and thc Aibdnidns were equal dis
rance in advance the last The relative positions
l"-O 4,,.i,,r,,,l "a, I'M, finish HIM Paw turl.fs
1880; AlDanlaus, 13:i3l; and Union rings 10 ga
great race g.. ihe dNt was l-e "IoI a'Oh' shIlc
sculI race, and there much spec ala ion TO The
winner. Rarely has a race between professionals
Try Iiosner Tcueyecli Woishcr,cr Lee and Felinscr
we're the contestants. Courtney aud Dempsey were
both entered. but did not appear Il the art,
The oa.-mcn were started at G:45 o'clock, ANA Wels-
berger tOoa water INST but IN lew strokes he vas
ve.-Cd Nv IIosmcr AT tnr quarter mile bu IIosmcr
iouIIh rcncyeck fith, and f-uln9cr last. Half mile
from tie losmer ANA Riley were NJ Oh even terms,
leading Lee by fully Two lengths. The last
uamed oaI sman WAS two Lengths IN advance
M Weisarrsrr, and tue relative positions OF
the other mru were unchanged The first haii-Ele
passed IN 3O5l2 few hundred tee beyond his point
lie Boston senior made gallant slurt. eHclius the
cheers Of the spectators the mOYinl grand stand ard
civIrR hllu lead o. thrf c-quarters o. eng The
FIRST mile was pulled IN G:33. The positions OF
were the when the mile and half buoy was
ne icned. Uosncr tulnlh. D. IL IO2i42 Inc tlfue gc
nov her ,cn HO~lncr ana Riley iOr hrt Place very
great Each man cXercd every effort, and thr spcctH
TORS looked wonder and admIht'on. All interest
WAS centred The contest between these men, ana the
other oarsu~n apparently ou u tue race, 80 Tar
a. frat position was concerned.
Down the course HO-mcr and Riley contested. neither
man being able obtain decided lead over the other.
{brrcouarers of mile from thc flush he Ittlc Boston
sculcr made dcsp rat" cnor 10 shake of H. WHY OPP
pcneut from Saratoga, bui Ia no rurpr. Then he sui
denly stoup-d IOWug. beaten man hui quchl} re-
covering himself hc began rowing, ana crossed the inc
second IN tho liWr: Riley, 2l:&J; HOsiBtr.
2I:3i; Wcisb rger. 2l'35; Tcncyeck, 22:0O.
Articles d. agreement were gntd and tGc money
demo ned toni. the tnrc,nllc race between Riley
au Welsh r-,r for 900 side. to 3e row d tduay.
september % Saratoga Lake. the stakeholder :.
H. Parker, OF sc eva.