New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-23
SPORTS ON LAND AND WATER
,,t,rr,-p oARsNEN sCoRN THE BEAT.

AMATEUR OARSMEN SCORN THE heal
49, I'M rrsr CLUBS WELL REPRESENTED YEsrER-
DAY-YACHTs DRIFTING.
Comparatively few row-boats and wineries
cr on the Harlan yesterday, and the few had thel
wn,pcs spread and the oarsmen pulled with languid
so mai hardly moved the boat against the tide The
,er,iop necessary to row up high Bridge and to the
lsaSant country above was much for most of the
partes and they contented themselves with drifting
down with the tide What the river itself lost IN 'he
number of frequenters was more than made up, now
ever by those sted the cool shady resorts along lis
BANKS Early in the afternoon great crowds made thei
WAY to High Bridge and the cool shady bluffs on the
rvcc above that point. The stages and boats Tor OAK
Point were crowded with people all day long, and during
the day nearly 5000 people were at that point.
Although pleasure parties were few on tIo nNor 'no
hot sun had no more effect in keeping the amateur oars
men from their practice than did the cold damp weather
Of a few weeks ago Nearly all local champions were
ont They were accompanied BY many OF the less
known osrSmcn The Nassau Boat CLUB had out its eight
DARED barge a cared crew. two fours, and numerous
single an, double shells and gigs. r. o. Morse the cham
Mon OF the river with his mate p W. Page of the CLUB
were ont boh double and single. Among the other
proniuent oSrsmcn Of the clGh were ~ IL Co1a3' y H.
Abeel and ]. IS schuyler The Metropoans e'ght Oared
narge took s usual Sunday trip TO OAK Point Inc
Junior Among the single scullers were
John Maggie. Murphy; Lloyd, Bingham ana scne ier
The Union had fully recovered from their races o.
Saturday and were out in force Nearly al. tne WdoTS
Van Zardt Edwards Mccartney and Peterson the
NOnparcIls represented by RANK oaIui'ha,
Felix Guam, and Gallagher Their eight 0alcd
barge crew that will start for Albany
on Thursday the Albany regatta were out Ior
long practice pull. and went over 10 college Point Inc
Crsnercy eight Dared also went 10 College POand
whole fleet OF from the NyanOke Cub rOWed over
The rcd and white uniform of the Newly orK Athletic
club was vel represented on the river The winning
Ceutipcde Crew Of Saturdays races took pun up 20
High Bridge. Davy Roach. W. II ODonnelI, T. A. Bufk
man, A. VI. DrOte aud mum OF others were out IN
single sculS during the day. The Atlanta friendship
aud Excelsior also had numerous representatives out
The air was still and the was TOO nor 10 make
Yachting the pleasant spOr that 1t Is when sun breeze
sshas the lee channels under water aud keeps the men ~
the tinerand at the sheets wideawake 10 prevent sl!
St the waters OF the East River and the lower sound
were dotted with white wings. that d1ited lazy WIN
the tide between the flaws OF Wind good many OF the
yac.ts OF tie Harlem, kICRcrbocEet, and Eclipse cIlS
started on Saturday night, and the slM
breeze that then blowing carried
good many of them up far Cow Bay, whence they
slowly made their way home yesterday.
Among the boats that were ont yesterday were tne
cabin slOops Peerless, Saslua, Henry Ward Becchor
Uudne sara ana Mary Gibson. Among the pest known
OF the open boats the Oracle Nctue lhoip Ngch
has undergone thorough oye1hauug since her accident
IN the East River Regatta last Monday, the Daisy airy
Annie Niayctta q .orge b. DeIne. Little Doane, GlANS,
Jessie. Comma X, Minnie and Arrow. 800.
The annual regatta OF the Harlem Yacht Gun, when
was not sailed of lack OF wind VIII DE SAltu
one day this week. It Is expected that several boats
thai did not start in the last VIII start TINS TIME.
Afcr the IL, ittd number OF the boats Will 80 OH Oh
their annual summer cruise.