New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-10
three races will found the holders of the best amateur
ROWING ON THE HARLEM.
EIGHTH ANNUAL REGATTA OF THE HARLEM Asso-
CATION.
Thousands of people crowded steamers ano

CATION.
Thousands of people crowded steamers ana
wharves on the Harlem River yesterday to witness inc
eighth annual regatta OF the Harlem Regatta AsSoci
ton The river covered with all sorts OF Vessels
and fr,nged with futtering rainbow OF bright hags'
Excursion steamers ent up and down the stream 'heii
occpapts brimfu OF beer and enthusiasm and between
them glided neat little steam launches, In which lado
I'm dresses recned red plush cushohH snau
inc their eves with their lace rnged parasos whenever
their escorts mentioned that welRnown Dut posSip9
profane structure McComb's Dam Bridge.
The course was mile straightaway from near 'no
Columbia boat-house TO McComb's DAM The morning
was devoted TO the trial heats those for the junior single
scns being drst There three trial heats Tor TINS
race and there entered representatives ol the e
Boat Club. of Newark the Gramercy' Atlanta anu Nhs
ann Roat Clubs and the New-York Row
ing Club the Narragansett Boat Ciup Vi
proyidence the Palisade Boat Club, OF fohkers'
and the Excelsior Boat Club OF Paterson. The rst neat
was won by f. Barnes of the Atalantasi the secou
Inv Parker W. Page of the Nassaus, and the third by
j. C. Hays OF the PAlisade Club. Then came the nrst
trial heat the senior singles, in when places were
won by L. A. Dempsey, OF the Paramount rowing Ah'o
citation OF Philadelphia, and W. N Goddard OF the New"
York Rowing Club. In the second trial neat John a.
Walker. OF the Nassau Climb. and Adolph Rave OF the
seawanhaka Boat Club, of Brooklyn, won places In
the trial heats for pair-oared gigs places were
won by the crews of the Ariel Club or Newark inc
Argonauta Rowing Association, OF Bergen fOht' ana
TIe iirs race of the afternoon was for doubescull
shells There three entries for TINS Inc New"
York Athletic Clubs entry had j. X. Curran, bow, and
Waldo spragne. stroke The Nassau Boat Clubs double
scul had r. o. Morse bow, and Parker W. rage stIohe'
aud james Pkington stroke The Mctropoitans were in
good form and evident IRON the Tst shat tney
would be first at the finish Ihey starter oH nm WI" 10
the end, winning in minutes 57% seconds. The
next race pairOaed shells III winch there were
ftvne nfrips ha
The Ataanta started little ahead. but had hardly
stronrly rom the southwest and the tide eddyiug
hTdge threw the boat against one abutments and
capszed it, efectualy putting out Of the
The Union rOwed over the course, making lhc us
tance in minutes 47ls seconds. For the iOur-oared
Princeton University the New'I9rk t Atnleuo
Boat Club. Tne crews got a fair start, and Princeton,
Wesleyan and the Atalantas kept well together, tme
took the lead and kept 1t until near the hnlsh wnen he
two university crews mace good spurts ina
of the Wesley bringing them IN winners III min
utes 81 l. seconds ana the effort OF the Princeton men
putting tnem with the Atalantas by @hoso sluc
Tie senior single-scul won by p; A
Dempsey. OF the Paramount Rowing club PhlladeIphit'
III & minutes 1O4 seconds, Ad0Ipn haVe,
of the seawaphaka Boat Club second IN minutes ii Il
seconds, ana Goddard OF the New-fOik ROWING CuD,
good third Crews Oi the ARIEL NOnparel auu AIsOhut
Clubs entered Tor the palI-OdIed gig race inc hISl
crew III minutes 2 seconds. Ine junior single
scIll race was by Page, who pulled bealiuul ana
easy stroke, III 7 minutes u second lie came
in three lengths ahead of his nearest comPetitoI,
Hays, without apparent effort. The race Tor SIX
cared gigs was between crews OF the Union
ana AIlcl Clubs and won By the latter III .
minutes 57Gs seconds. The next race was for eight
cared shells, and the most interesting OF thc day
COlum College, metropolitan, Dauntless ana New"
YORK Rowing CluO crews were eeIea tncLV az ,r
delay starring OWING to the inpcuOsy oil me MctfO
pOlilans and desire the Newlork crew Or lhI
start Columbia took TIE lead SOON aItIr te std, p
could not MA not leave open water between hefseu
ana her antagonists The MetrOpOnians seemed To dc-
All Their cnergl To Dcallhs the Dduhtess CIV
and succeeded, the that won the championship o.
the Harlem " on Tuesday coming III last COlulhDla
pulled an easy and graceful stroke ana won the race Ia
minutes IS seconds. The MetropOltHns were second
in minutes 40 10 seconds. the Ne"-1Ork were lIIu
nm minutes Ala seconds ana the Dduntoss crew Last
ia 8 minutes 40 seconds.