New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-02
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
THE HARLEM REGATTA.
FINE WEATHER AND GOOD sPoRr-vIoroRY FOR
srrrr pnINcrroN AND COLUMBIA CREWS.

TIE PRINCETON AND COLUMBIA CREWS
The tenth annual regatta of the Harlem
Regatta Association was held yesterday The day was
perfect There Just enough breeze 10 temper INC
heat OF tho SUM- and angudly to stir the hags on the
lighthouses along the Harlem River without rut
fling the water. Early in the morning the sneiis
began to appear, and the floats became gay win tne
bright costumes of the who were to take part
In the days sports barge for the use OF 'ades anu
their escorts moored just above the Fourth Avenue
Bridge and the morning advanced IL became prlenV
with many colored dresses and gorgeous parasos Inc
trial heats were begun O'Clock the first race Deg oe
tween the Junior ouroared shells In the first heat crews
were entered from the Union Columbia College and
Nonpare Boat Clubs Of this CITY, and from the Prince
ton College Boat Club. Places were won oy the NON
parel and Princeton crews. The secoho heat was W
tween crews of the Pasade Boat Club OF fonkers the
Metropolitan Rowing Club of this city ana the Duhueo
Rowing Association Of Paterson, n j. Places were won
By the Paisade and Metropolitan crews linen came INC
trial heats for the senior singles in which were entereu
T. Magin OF the New-York Athletic Club; L. Kerr OF
the Ariel Boat Of Newark f. j. Blake OF the Az
Atlanta Club p w. Page, or the Nassau Boat ClO,
and p. A. Dempsey, OF the Pennsylvania Boat oiup vi
Philadelphia Magin, Kerr aud Page won places Inc
trial heats Of the junior singles began at III O'CLOCK ana
lasted until noon. There were entered l. J'
woman. of the Gramercy Boat Club; J. J. Coburn
NJ the Institute Boat Club OF Newark;
b. f. Barnes OF the ATLANTA Boat Club W. g. Shaw, OF
the Metropolitan Boat Club, f. j. Meyer OF the Eclipse
Boat Club of Canton, Ohio H. Campbell. OF the Albany
Rowing Club. OF Albany; Ii. s. Rokenbaugh, OF tne
New-York Rowing Club X. n w. H. HOOKER OF tne
Friendship Boat Club. and ]. T. Penileld. OF the Non
pareil Boat Club. Places were by Barnes, Camp
bell and Rokenbaugh.
The afternoon races were called about O'Clock Tho
ladies' barge was moved up TO the Macombs Dam
bridge, where the finish to be, aud large
crowd and long of carriages ringed the shores
around bridge The was the usual one rom
the Columbia boathouse. The first race was for pair
cared ggs between OF tho Seawanhaka and Nom
pare Boat Clubs The seawanhaka took the lead az the
start and kept It TO the finish, winning In 7:l4 me
Nonpares time was 1885, making arather uninterestng
race.
The final of tho junior singles was next
Barnes had the position nearest the Ne"-iorA
shore, Rokenbaugh came next ana Campoeil
third The men got the water about the same time.
Barnes pulled neryously and unsteady and was soon
left behind Rokenbaugh and Campbell rowed pretty
nearly together the former little In advance hoKen
bsugh pulled violently, putting immense muscular iorco
into his stroke, but no did not finish IL. Campoeii
pulled more in the English style, throwing ms oouy
well back at every pull He was, moreover, cool
and collected and made his cut the water In perfect
time When the half.lnile passed he let himself out
in magnificent squirt and went by Rokenbaugh winning
the race In 7l9io ROkenbaugh was second In 1:3Z ana
Barnes a bad third in mas.
Magin, Kerr and Page were Of together In the next
race which was final OF tho senior singles Magn
was soon out the contest but there was close stug
gle between Kerr and Page The latter TOOK the
lead, however. and although his antagonist
chung closely to him kept It, easily finishing In minutes
Kerr second in 1907. ,,,
The Of the Junior fours rowed at O'Clock
The Nopparoil Crew took tho lead az nrs the Prince
ton boys after them one side and the Pasade
Crew the other. The Metropoitans pulled spasmod
cay and were OF the rom the first The race
might have been the Nonpareils' II they had rowed
longer and stroke, Tor they
evidently had muscle their side. As II was'
they pulled neryousy and handled their in feather
ing a. II their object to splash much water as
possible The Inevitable result that the science OF
the Princeton crew them the race In 6:O44 The
Nonpares second I'm GIL d and the Palisades tId
In G:20. The Tor Dared gigs was between crews
OF the Ariel and Union Boat Clubs The Union crew took
the water badly making splash ana giving inc ehd
10 the Arcls, who kept II TO the end, finishing III
5:45iq The time OF the Unions was 5:i0l2.
The race for fOur0ared shos was rowed between
Princeton Albany aud Columbia crews The Prncetons
dd finely winning the race In 54lA Tie Albany crew
was only g seconds later. The Columbia crew ala very
poorly the spending too much breath In shouting
:. Give II em." They were nowhere IN the race a.,
The last race between eightoared crews OF the
Metropolitans and Columbus. IL was well rowed ana
hoy contested. The Columbia crew won In o:O1% Inc
tille Of the Metropolitans WAS BIO.