New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-15
TIE WASHINGTON REG1TT1.
THE METRoPoLITANs. OF NEw-YoRK, DEFEAT THE
COLUMBIA CREw-soME FAST ROWING.

TILE METRoPoLITANs. OF NEw-YoRK, DEFEAT THE
COLUMBIA CREw-sOME FAST ROWING.
WASHINGTON Aug 14.-The Washington
regatta to-day was OF the most interesting ever seen
upon the Potomac River. The weather was cool and
cloudy and the water smooth. The time made In some
Of the races regarded fast when the fact that they
were rowed against tide is taken into consdera
ton.
The first for double sculls. with two entries
from the Columbia Club, OF Washington and was won by
Z.igler and Kinter IN 10:42.
For the second race junior sin gle sculs the entries
we're w. T.. Cody. Metropolitan Club OF New.YOrk;
Richard sonmers, Analostan Club of Washington, and
Stephen Kearney, Potomac Club Of Washington. This
race was exciting throughout. Kearney went of first
with rapid stroke; Cody second, and sommers close
I'D At the end Of the first hafmile Cody rowing
thrtyfour strokes and Kearney thirtyseven. At this
point Cody appeared to have slight advantage
owing Kearneys erratc steering but the latter soon
out spurted strongly and repeatedly and
passing Cody with at the end OF the mile, soon
increased the lead lengths. Sommers was far In
the rear Tune Kearney, 1o:40; Cody, lilo
The third between two fouroared crews from
the Columbia Club and was won In 1885 by the crew
composed OF Balentne, Kerr, Fidew and ods.
The next race was between eghtoared shell crews Of
che 81 Sao Il to S
race because the same crews had met at Newark with
three Bonbam, four; Nagle, i've; Wilson six Kent,
seven; Plkingon. stroke Mcintyre coLswain
three /; Kondrup, four Mackall, I'VE; woodward
SIX Wade, seven Mute, stroke Gibson coxswaiD.
AtRogh the Columbias got of with a stroke OF afty
the minute the superior weight OF the men
showed 10 advantage, and win stroke OF forty they
began 10 forge slowly ahead Inc for the lead
in the first halr mile exciting. but the Metropotans
managed TO hold their advantage on the second half
mile the Columbas dropped TO fotytwo and the Metro
stil rowing at forty. AT the end Of the mile the
| Columbias made desperate EFFORT TO catch up,
| hut succeeded only In reducing the distance
between themselves and their leaders scant length
at the finish neutrality-suspicious. s:2oi2; Columbus,
8.29ia
trict scullers with by Fisher of tue
Potomac Club, In 1l:15. Sommers OF the Analostau
Cub second, aud Lake, OF the Columbia Club third.
The gig was won by the Pennsy lvanta,
of Philadelphia the Rcnmonds second and the Cookade
| CITY, OF Petersburg, Va, third. Time 9:42.
For the senior singles the entries were: filkington
of the Metropolitan Club OF New York; Mckinney, OF the
Potomac CLUB Washington Dempsey. Of the Pennsyl-
orleans; and Morgan. OF the Eclipse Club, New
Orleans Dempsey got the best Of the with McKin-
| ney second, aud the others terms. Plkingon
soon came up with Mckinney and they raced along for
| a time length behind Dempsey, who WAS pulling
easily at thirtytwo Morgan began to creep up on tue
man mad fallen II the rear, and did not place At tine
| end Of the mile Pkingon had shaken of
Mckinney, and endeafored TO catch Dempsey,
| but the latter held lead OF two lengths, which
hs increased ~ six enghs at the finish 1lme-Dempsey
| 1929 Pilkington 1898, Mckinney l0:40.
Tne ast ouroared shells. with the
following entries Ottawa club, Of Ottawa, Ont Eclipse
cub OF New Orleans; and Hillsdae club OF Hisdale,
Mich. The Eclipse crew got away first. rowing hftytwO
strokes Ottawas second with stroke Of fortyfour
and the nisdales last. rowing stroke OF fifty Within
the frat 100 yards the Hllsdae passed the Canadian
Gre and afterward forced the Eclipse
second place. AT the half mile they led by two lengths
tho Eclipse having about the Same advantage over the
Ottawas Although the Hilsdaes had decreased their
stroke fOrtyeight OF the three quarters t1ey had
lorsassd heread over the Eclipse, WHO were towing al